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Clariant is acquiring XL Performance Chemicals, Dalton, GA, from Fibro Chem LLC and its affiliates.

Celanese Corp. has announced that its emulsion polymers business, Celanese Emulsions, and its Boucherville, Canada, manufacturing facility recently received the highest recognition for large enterprises in the CSST (Québec Health and Safety Commission) Québec provincial Innovation Award competition.

Global industry leaders in biocides and coating materials have emerged with the acquisition of Rohm and Haas by The Dow Chemical Co.

Cognis has opened an affiliate in Mumbai, India.

Allcoat Technology has appointed Maroon Inc., Avon, OH, as a distributor of its AllUthane, PolyCrl, AllSperse and AllCrl range of products in the central United States.

BASF has received the Outstanding Supplier Award for 2008 from Guild CPO, a global buying cooperative that focuses on the procurement of raw materials and services for the coatings industry and related industries.

The COROSAVE international trade fair for corrosion protection, preservation and packaging will be held at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre, Germany, from Oct. 20-22, 2009.

The 10th Asia Coatings Markets is set to take place Sept. 29-30, 2009, at the Swissotel Merchant Court hotel in Singapore.

The 4th Annual Biopolymers Symposium will be held Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown/Lakefront hotel, Chicago, IL.

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval and availability of the newly revised American National Standard ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009 “Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training.”