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German specialty chemicals group LANXESS has founded a dedicated company for the Middle East, LANXESS Middle East GmbH, headquartered in Dubai.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will fund key lab research as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Dow and DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to accelerate the adoption of cool roof technologies in the United States.

Hockmeyer has been awarded patent rights to an extension of the technology approved in its sixth patent.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s Nicolet iS5 FT-IR spectrometer received a 2011 Scientists’ Choice Award for Best New Spectroscopy Product of 2010.

Cytec Industries Inc. has completed the previously announced sale of its Building Block Chemicals business to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital LLC.

Specialty chemical producer Rhodia, Paris, France, has completed the acquisition of the new guar derivatives production unit belonging to Suzhou HiPro Polymers, based at Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China.

ALTANA has acquired the can end sealants business for the metal can packaging market of U.S.-based Watson Standard Adhesives Co. (WSAC).

ISP announced that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Health Canada has approved the use of Fungitrol 940 dry film preservative for the protection of paint, coatings and adhesive products.

PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group has issued a white paper demonstrating the superior energy performance of buildings with infrared (IR)-reflective coatings on metal walls, window frames and roofs.

Oxea has announced plans for significant capacity expansion of its range of specialty esters.