NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, LLC and SPX Corp. signed a definitive agreement on April 30, 2010, under which NETZSCH acquired the Premier Mill business of SPX Corp.
Eastman Chemical Co. has completed the acquisition of Genovique Specialties Corp., a leading global producer of specialty plasticizers, benzoic acid and sodium benzoate.
Westlake Chemical Corp. has reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 of $17.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, on sales of $778.3 million.
AkzoNobel is planning to build an additional plant at its Ningbo multi-site for its Functional Chemicals business. The new EUR 17 million project, part of a total investment of EUR 275 million, will further expand the company’s rapidly growing organic peroxides activities.
Holliday Pigments’ Directeur Général, Christian Duhayon, has been recognized by a French parliamentary figure serving Comines, North France, where the company’s manufacturing facility is located.
Adhesive Applications has announced the addition of Jay Hirschberg, a seasoned adhesives sales specialist, to continue development of the fenestration and solar markets.
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has announced preliminary operating results in the first quarter of 2010 that significantly exceed results of the first quarter of 2009.