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The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced that the SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and SCG, has reached a key milestone for the new propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand by ramping the plant up to stable production levels in preparation for the full capacity run scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011.

A leading supplier of electron microscopes and scientific instrumentation, JEOL USA, Peabody, MA, and its parent company JEOL Ltd., Akishima, Japan, have opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil.

Taminco has unveiled redesigned Web sites for the company’s coatings additives Advantex® (www.advantexamine.com) and Vantex®-T (www.vantex-t.com).

Rust-Oleum has introduced a cost-efficient alternative to purchasing bulky pre-fabricated boards: Rust-Oleum Professional Dry Erase Paint.

Watson Standard is accelerating its growth activities for both its Rigid and Flexible packaging businesses, including plans for organic growth initiatives, forming strategic partnerships and acquisitions of complimentary companies.

UITHOORN, the Netherlands - Resinall Rütgers Resins GmbH (RRR), a joint venture between the German RÜTGERS Novares GmbH and the Belgian Resinall Europe bvba, acquired the chemicals company Neville Chemical

ECKART Effect Pigments, a Division of ALTANA AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the production of Metalure pigments from Avery Dennison.

All-Color Powder Coating, Oregon, WI, has joined other custom powder coaters who have obtained DuPont’s Star Coater Certification through DuPont Industrial Coating Solutions.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced that Jessica Carter has joined the council as its Online Communications Manager.

Clariant, a specialty chemicals company, announced the sale of its polysilazane coatings business, including the production site in India, to AZ Electronic Materials (AZ), Luxembourg, for approximately EUR 4 million.