Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold, Inc., has announced the planned sale of certain business assets, the permanent closure of all facilities and the intention to cease all business activities before the end of 2008.
3M has announced that Palmer Holland Co., North Olmsted, OH, has been given an expanded role throughout the central United States for distribution of 3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) line of specialty chemicals and additives products.
AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in China with the opening of a new site for the manufacture and sales of protective coatings in Suzhou, China, about 80 kilometers west of Shanghai.
Plasticolors, Inc., a manufacturer of custom colorant and chemical dispersions for the thermoset plastics and paint and coatings industries, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Campbell as Thermoset Plastics Sales Manager.
LANXESS Corp.’s Inorganic Pigments Group (IPG) has reached an agreement with Dowd and Guild Inc. and J.F. Shelton Co. to sell the chemical company’s BAYFERROX® inorganic pigments.