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The Lubrizol Corp. has broken ground on a new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of a previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase the company’s global capacity in lubricant additives.

Arkema has announced construction of a latex plant in China to produce a range of emulsion polymers for use primarily in the coatings and adhesives markets.

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp, a leading supplier of caprolactone and its derivatives, announced that its current investment to double the production capacity of its Warrington, UK, site is on track.

BASF has opened a new Polyurethane System House in Poland.

LANXESS has started a new production unit for high-quality black iron oxide pigments at its site in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.

Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant continued strengthening its presence in China with the official opening of its new Greater China headquarters in Shanghai on October 20, 2010.

Teknos and Oliva have signed an agreement to merge the two companies, creating a new company in the Polish metal paint market.

The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH, has closed a definitive agreement to acquire industrial wood coatings business Becker Industrial Products AB.

The sale of Cognis’ UV acrylates business to IGM Resins B.V., Waalwijk, The Netherlands, has been formally completed.

AkzoNobel is boosting its presence in the Chinese automotive market after agreeing to acquire Changzhou Prime Automotive Paint Co. Ltd.