Atlas has announced that its outdoor exposure site in
Sanary sur Mer in the Bandol region (south of France) received accreditation to
DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 in early April.
Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, the Netherlands, confirmed
on Monday, June 18, 2007, that it has approached the board of Imperial Chemical
Industries PLC ("ICI") with a view to entering into discussions about
a possible cash offer for ICI. However, the approach has been rejected.
The
Lubrizol Corp. will expand its presence in China by investing approximately $40
million to build a facility in Songjiang, just outside of Shanghai.