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International Marine Coatings has secured a major contract to coat the first-ever Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) carriers to be built in China.

A scientific study commissioned by DuPont confirmed that there is no risk to consumers from potential exposure to trace levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and that the margins of safety for all products tested dramatically exceeded the levels of protection typically used by regulatory agencies to judge the safety of chemicals.

Bomar Specialties Company has assigned Dorsett & Jackson to represent its UV/EB-cure oligomers in the Western states.

Lyondell has increased the production of ARCOSOLV® PM (propylene glycol methyl ether) from 95,000 metric tons to 130,000 metric tons at its Botlek plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Degussa AG has signed an agreement to acquire Cytec Industries Inc.'s 50-percent holding in CYRO Industries, a joint venture established in 1976 between Degussa and Cytec

Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings has officially opened its new powder coatings facility in Qingpu District, Shanghai, China.

Akzo Nobel's Decorative Coatings business has initiated the latest phase of its competitive European expansion strategy by signing an agreement to acquire Swiss Lack, Switzerland's leading paint company.

Clariant's Pigments & Additives Division, Sulzbach, Ts., Germany, and Hangzhou Baihe Chemicals Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Province, China, announced that a joint-venture agreement has been signed for the production of high-performance organic pigments in China.

Eliokem is expanding its capacity of Pliolite® S5 styrene butadiene resins in both its Le Havre, France, and Akron, Ohio, plants.

Intelchem Industries Sdn Bhd (IISB) has completed successful certification of the Environmental Management System ISO14001:1996 and Safety & Health Management System OHSAS 18001:1999 by DNV Certification B.V. The Netherlands.