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Synthomer, Harlow England, has agreed to buy Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings (Hexion PAC), the adhesives and coatings business of Hexion Inc., Columbus, OH, for $226 million.

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS reported a successful fiscal 2015 despite a challenging market environment.

At the World Bio Markets (WBM) conference in Amsterdam, Stora Enso was awarded Biobased Brand of the Year for its ongoing biomaterials transformation.

Corbion has opened an advanced research and development (R&D) and applications laboratory in Gorinchem, the Netherlands.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its presence in Latin America by opening a new technical center for construction applications and a new subsidiary in Bogotá, Colombia.

Krahn Chemie GmbH has acquired the distribution activities of the Dutch company Lapis Minerals & Chemicals BV (Lapis) as part of an asset deal.

Freeman Technology was presented with the Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award in San Antonio, TX, on January 11 by the ASTM D18 Committee on Soil and Rock.

P2i, a leader in liquid-repellent nano technology, has hit a milestone by protecting 100 million smartphones from water damage with its liquid-repellent coating.

AkzoNobel announced the issuance of more than 126,000 carbon credits worth more than $500,000.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced full-year 2015 sales of CHF 5.807 billion compared to CHF 6.116 billion in 2014. This corresponds to a 3 percent growth in local currencies mainly driven by higher volumes.