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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.

Thomas G. Rudeau has been named Vice President and Regional Sales Manager for E.W. Kaufmann.

Dennis L. Wanlass has been appointed to the Tronox Inc. board of directors, effective Aug. 15, 2008.

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.

The Valspar Corp. has reported its results for the third quarter ended July 25, 2008.

At the recent American Coatings Conference, Reichhold honoured E.W. Kaufmann for its sales efforts.

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.

Ceresana Research, Konstanz, Germany, has released a new study, “Change in the Global HDPE Market.”

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.