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B.L. Downey Co. LLC has hired Mark Prochaska. He will assume the role of Maintenance Manager with responsibilities for equipment and building preventative maintenance in B.L. Downey’s 325,000-square-foot plant in Broadview, IL.

BASF has announced a public tender offer for all outstanding shares of Ciba Holding AG at CHF 50.00 per Ciba share.

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a production plant at the integrated production site in Shanghai to manufacture polyurethane dispersions (PUD).

H.B. Fuller Co, has revised its earnings expectations for fiscal year 2008, primarily reflecting the ongoing negative impact from rapidly rising raw material costs.

LORD Corp., Cary, NC, has sold its resilient floor coatings business to AkzoNobel.

IRL, a division of Business Research Group, has published a second edition of its profile of the Italian paint industry.

AkzoNobel has strengthened its position in the automotive plastics decorating market through the acquisition of Soliant LLC, a manufacturer of decorative paint and bright films.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it is exploring divestiture options for its Clear Lake Operations acrylic acid and esters, and UCAR Emulsion Systems specialty latex business in North America.

At a meeting in St. Paul, 3M Chairman, President and CEO George Buckley told institutional investors and investment analysts that the company’s strategy to innovate and invest in 3M’s core is succeeding and delivering results.

Buhrs Americas has named Matthew Pince to the position of Office Manager.