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Cognis has officially opened a new production facility for alkyl polyglucoside (APG) surfactants at its site in Jinshan, China.

Dow Coating Materials has announced a new $17 million emulsion plant located at the company’s Zhangjiagang site in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.

Nubiola has expanded its distribution agreement with Keyser and Mackay (K&M), a performance chemicals and equipment distributor based in Amsterdam.

Hockmeyer Equipment has received notice that its fifth patent covering immersion mill enhancement has been granted by the U.S. government.

Arch Chemicals Inc. has opened its new Asia-Pacific Marine Laboratory in Osaka, Japan

Evonik Industries intends to shut down its production of polyethylene waxes in Herne, Germany, at the end of December 2010.

Tronox Pigments GmbH, Uerdingen, Germany, has changed its name. The international producer of white pigments and specialty products now operates under the new name of crenox GmbH.

The Buhler Group is making selected dispersions of inorganic nanoparticles accessible to materials science researchers through an exclusive distribution agreement with Sigma-Aldrich®.

NEI Corp., Somerset, NJ, and Chisso Corp. of Japan have signed an agreement to develop a new class of self-healing coatings for flat-panel display and related markets.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has reported net income of $15.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended May 31, 2010, compared to net income of $5.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009.