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News outlet Biofuels Digest gave its Chemical of the Year award to bio-succinic acid, naming producers BioAmber and Reverdia.

AkzoNobel Performance Coatings announced plans to invest €2.5 million to expand its plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.

JNS Smithchem LLC has been appointed the distributor for Invotec LLC and its corrosion-inhibiting pigments, flash rust inhibitors, flame retardants, smoke suppressors and phosphating catalysts.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced 2014 full-year sales from continuing operations of CHF 6.116 billion compared to CHF 6.076 billion in full-year 2013, an increase of 5% in local currencies, mainly driven by higher volumes (+4%). In Swiss francs, sales increased by 1%.

Stepan Co. announced the sale of its Specialty Polyurethane Systems business to J6 Polymers LLC.

ENMET LLC has appointed Norman Davis Jr. as the company’s new President, succeeding Dr. Verne Brown who held the position for 43 years until his passing.

Huntsman Corp. plans to reduce its titanium dioxide (TiO₂) capacity approximately 100kt, representing 13% of the company’s European TiO₂ capacity.

Dymax Oligomers & Coatings provides toll manufacturing services for companies seeking capital cost reduction, supply chain consolidation and specialized knowledge of energy-cure technology.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) has commended the Canadian government for finalizing new regulations related to the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace hazardous chemicals.

The European Union has commissioned Wageningen University and Research center (Wageningen UR) Food & Biobased Research (FBR) institute to perform pre-normative research into standards for biobased products.