MetoKote Corp. has opened its newest facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. This is the eighth facility in Mexico for MetoKote, which has a total of 38 facilities across North America, South America and Europe.
Hexion Specialty Chemicals has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Hexion Quimica Industria e Comercio Ltda., has begun construction of a formaldehyde and resins manufacturing complex to serve the rapidly growing engineered wood products market in southern Brazil.
Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira’s paint and coatings business, will establish a sales company in Eastern Europe called IP Tikkurila in Minsk, Belarus.
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc., has announced the planned sale of certain business assets, the permanent closure of all facilities and the intention to cease all business activities before the end of 2008.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, part of the global Bayer MaterialScience business, has purchased the pour-in-place, spray and molded polyurethane-foam-systems business of the Stepan Co. in the United States, Canada, South America and Mexico.
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