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DuPont Co. announced an agreement to acquire ChemFirst Inc., a supplier of electronic chemicals and materials for the semiconductor industry and specialty intermediates for polyurethanes and other markets, in a cash deal valued at $408 million.

in a move aimed at increasing its business base, announced the appointment of sales-representative firms for portions of the eastern United States.

announced the appointment of manufacturers' representatives for various territories in the United States.

said its Seegott West regional office has moved its Orange office and Los Angeles warehouse to new facilities in Cerritos, CA, in an expansion designed to accommodate business growth

formally opened its new U.S. headquarters and North American technical center in Akron.

Charles Ross and Son Co., Hauppauge, NY, announced the launch of a website for the company's mixing and dispersion equipment line in the Chinese language.

Hoover Color Corp., Hiwasee, VA, has appointed Bossco Industries Inc. distributor of Hoover Color's pigment products in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

X-Rite, Grandville, MI, announced the opening of a China headquarters facility in Shanghai.

Celanese AG, Frankfurt, Germany, said its Ticona business unit recently completed construction of a new 30,000 metric-ton per-year production plant for the company's GUR ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene.

Millennium Chemicals, Red Bank, NJ, announced that it would not exercise its right to purchase Occidental Chemical Co.'s interest in the joint-venture business Equistar on a ratable basis.