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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.

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council is sponsoring a Professional Development Program (PDP) during the Polyurethanes 2008 Technical Conference, held Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2008, at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX.

Fuji Silysia Chemical LTD. has appointed Majemac Southeast, LLC. its distributor for the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

A joint venture between materials characterization company Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern’s long-term distribution partner in India, has resulted in the establishment of Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd.