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Raabe has started operations at the company’s new, $2-million liquid production facility.

Occidental Petroleum announced that its Occidental Chemical subsidiary has tentatively agreed to sell its Durez phenolic resins and compounding business and assets to Sumitomo Bakelite of Japan.

Air Products and Chemicals has completed the sale of its polyvinyl alcohol business to Celanese AG of Germany for $326 million.

Reichhold announced an agreement to acquire NCS Resins.

Millennium Chemicals said it has taken its 29.5% stake in the Equistar Chemicals LP joint venture off the sale block because it has not received an “acceptable offer” for its share of the ethylene business owned jointly with Lyondell Chemical and Occidental Petroleum.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts(KKR) announced an agreement to acquire significant portions of Laporte.

Brenntag AG announced an offer to acquire Holland Chemical International N.V.

Seegott has acquired Cron Chemical and Magnolia Solvent.

Invitrogen completed its merger with Dexter and Life Technologies.

Hercules announced an agreement to sell its hydrocarbon-resins and certain parts of its rosins resins businesses to Eastman Chemical.