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The Dow Chemical Co. said its Epoxy Products & Intermediates (EP&I) business will discontinue the production of BLOX thermoplastic resins

Expancel Inc. has appointed the Chem-Materials Co. Inc., Cleveland, distributor of Expancel's plastic microsphere products in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and West Virginia.

Zehntner Instruments has appointed Avian Group USA, Wilmington, OH, sales representative in North America for paint and paper measurement instruments.

Chemcentral Corp. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Specialty Additives business of The C.P. Hall Co., a purchase that Chemcentral said will expand its distribution of specialty chemicals in the Midwest.

Celanese AG completed the acquisition of Clariant AG's European emulsions and global emulsion powders business.

ICI Paints said its Glidden brand has been named "Vendor Partner of the Year" by the Home Depot for the fourth time in the past five years.

Huntsman Tioxiderecently started production at a new, 58 million-pound ($92 million) "ICON 2" titanium dioxide (TiO2) production plant at the company's Greatham, U.K., site.

OM Group Inc. announced a realignment of its corporate and management structure in conjunction with a major restructuring program designed to address the company's financial performance.

ICI Paints' North American Division announced an agreement to acquire the architectural-paint stores operating under the Hancock name in the Boston area.

Tikkurila Coatings Oy has completed the acquisition of Akzo Nobel's Nordic general industrial liquid coatings business, a transaction that Tikkurila said will significantly expand its industrial-coatings market position in the Nordic countries and Baltic Sea region.