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Following its successful June 2008 premiere, the next American Coatings Show & Conference will take place April 12-15, 2010, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Heucotech Ltd., a Heubach company, has announced the promotion of Robert Poemer to Business Manager.

BASF has named Uwe Liebelt Group Vice President of the company’s Acrylics and Dispersions business in North America based in Charlotte, NC.

Eastman Chemical Co. has extended its relationship with ChemPoint.com, an online distributor of fine and specialty chemicals.

Ciba Inc. has entered into an agreement with Lamberti Group to purchase the Italy-based specialty chemical maker’s photoinitiator business.

In order to improve its service to a growing customer base in the Russian Federation and the other CIS countries, Eastman Chemical B.V. has opened a Representative Office in Moscow, Russian Federation.

B.L. Downey Co. LLC has hired Mark Prochaska. He will assume the role of Maintenance Manager with responsibilities for equipment and building preventative maintenance in B.L. Downey’s 325,000-square-foot plant in Broadview, IL.

BASF has announced a public tender offer for all outstanding shares of Ciba Holding AG at CHF 50.00 per Ciba share.

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a production plant at the integrated production site in Shanghai to manufacture polyurethane dispersions (PUD).

H.B. Fuller Co, has revised its earnings expectations for fiscal year 2008, primarily reflecting the ongoing negative impact from rapidly rising raw material costs.