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In another deal in the chemicals industry in as many days, Ashland Inc. has announced it will buy Hercules Inc. The deal is valued at approximately $3.3 billion, or $23.01 per Hercules share, and is expected to close by the end of calendar 2008.

The Dow Chemical Co. and Rohm and Haas have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire Rohm and Haas for an estimated $15.4 billion.

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp is following up its recent expansion with the acquisition of the specialty chemicals operation from Rhodia Organics and Lyondell Chimie TDI SCA, a LyondellBasell subsidiary, including the production of TDI, HDI and HDI derivatives.

Rhino Linings Corp. has promoted Joe Nichy to Sales Director, Americas.

H.B. Fuller Co. has announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.066 per share of common stock.

Wacker Chemie AG has honored Dr. Volker Stanjek, Dr. Wolfram Schindler and Dr. Thomas Kammel with this year’s Alexander Wacker Innovation Award for their pioneering work in organofunctional silanes and the development of silane-curing polymers.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Co., LLC has named Archway Sales Inc. distributor for renewably resourced Susterra™ 1,3-propanediol.

CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, has nominated Stefan Schröer-Elpers as a new Region Director to APAC area.

The Freedonia Group has released a new study that predicts demand for chemical solvents will rise less than one percent per year to 11.8 billion pounds in 2012.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has reported a net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended May 31, 2008, compared to a net loss of $9.8 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2007.