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Q-Panel Corp., Cleveland, announced the opening of the company's new international headquarters in Cleveland.

In a realignment of its carbon-black operations in North America, Columbian Chemicals Co. announced that it would temporarily halt production at the company's facility in El Dorado, AR, effective Nov. 30.

Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced plans to increase manufacturing capacity for surfactants and fatty acids in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.

The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2 million shares

Bayer AG announced plans for a major expansion program in China involving the construction of an integrated chemicals and health-care manufacturing complex at Caojing, near Shanghai.

Urecoats Industries Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL, announced the opening of a new corporate headquarters facility in Deerfield Beach.

Third-Quarter Results Reflect Continuing Economic Weakness

BASF Corp.'s Automotive Coatings Regional Business Unit, Southfield, MI, has received Saturn Corp.'s Outstanding Supplier Achievement Award in recognition of the business unit's record of supplying coatings systems with no defects or rejections over the course of a production year.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court denied a request by the defendants in a lead-paint lawsuit to review a lower-court ruling allowing the suit to proceed.

Seegott of Canada Inc., the Canadian unit of the chemical distributor Seegott Inc. of Streetsboro, OH, recently opened distribution centers in Montreal, Calgary and Richmond, British Columbia, as part of an expansion program.