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Archer Daniels Midland Co. has named Paul Bloom Business Director, Industrial Chemicals.

Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Basic Chemical Solutions, L.L.C. (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals

Tikkurila Oyj’s Swedish subsidiary, Dickursby Holding AB, is selling all the shares in OOO Tikkurila Powder Coatings, a Russian industrial coatings company, to Teknos Group Oy.

OMNOVA Solutions has completed its acquisition of specialty chemicals manufacturer Eliokem International (ELIOKEM) from AXA Private Equity.

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of Feixiang Chemicals after receiving approval from Chinese authorities.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), a division of J.M. Huber Corp., and Almatis Inc. (Almatis) have reached an agreement under which Almatis will toll produce for HEM certain specialty hydrate flame-retardant products previously produced and marketed by Almatis.

Ashland Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new Natrosol™ hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) production facility in Nanjing, China.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) has awarded LANXESS Corp.’s operations in Baytown, TX, with a 2010 Silver Award for implementing a recognized environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) program.

BASF and PETRONAS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia.

Evonik Industries intends to construct a new production plant for isophorone and isophorone diamine.