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The successful startup of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility convenient to major Chinese and Asian manufacturing centers has positioned The Dow Chemical Co. for anticipated growth in demand for propylene oxide-based glycol ethers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Industrial Junkie, a new program launched on the Discovery Channel, features a marine paint produced by AkzoNobel.

Clariant is acquiring XL Performance Chemicals, Dalton, GA, from Fibro Chem LLC and its affiliates.

Celanese Corp. has announced that its emulsion polymers business, Celanese Emulsions, and its Boucherville, Canada, manufacturing facility recently received the highest recognition for large enterprises in the CSST (Québec Health and Safety Commission) Québec provincial Innovation Award competition.

Global industry leaders in biocides and coating materials have emerged with the acquisition of Rohm and Haas by The Dow Chemical Co.

Cognis has opened an affiliate in Mumbai, India.

Allcoat Technology has appointed Maroon Inc., Avon, OH, as a distributor of its AllUthane, PolyCrl, AllSperse and AllCrl range of products in the central United States.

BASF has received the Outstanding Supplier Award for 2008 from Guild CPO, a global buying cooperative that focuses on the procurement of raw materials and services for the coatings industry and related industries.

The U.S. EPA has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company’s Exolit® OP 560, a new-generation, non-halogenated flame retardant.

Arizona Chemical will permanently close its Port St. Joe, FL, chemical plant in July 2009.