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Jul 23, 2008 - 3M to Acquire EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A.
3M to Acquire EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A. The agreement will be implemented subject to compliance with third party notice and approval requirements. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.


Jul 23, 2008 - Scapa 571 Splicing Tape Provides Excellent Bond to Silicone Coated Substrates.
Scapa North America offers Scapa 571, a highly conformable, heat-resistant tape designed to splice silicone coated substrates.


Jul 22, 2008 - H.B. Fuller to Invest Further in Asia Pacific; Building New Specialty Adhesive Facility in China to Foster Organic Growth in Region.
H.B. Fuller Company announced that it will invest further in its Asia Pacific region through building a new hot melt moisture cure (HMMC) and polyisobutylene (PIB) manufacturing facility in China.


Jul 21, 2008 - WACKER POLYMERS to Raise Prices for Dispersions in Europe.
WACKER POLYMERS is to raise its prices in Europe for AIRFLEX®, VINAC®, FLEXBOND® and FLEXCRYL® dispersions.


Jul 21, 2008 - Nova Roll and Pliant Announce Russian Joint Venture.
Pliant Corporation and Nova Roll announced their intent to form a Joint Venture to produce world-class film and packaging solutions.


Jul 18, 2008 - Ashland Inc. invests in its packaging, printing and coating capabilities.
Ashland's Specialty Polymers & Adhesives (SP&A) business recently installed additional equipment valued at more than $2 million.


Jul 18, 2008 - SAFC Supply Solutions Launches REACH-Compliant Products and Support.
SAFC Supply Solutions®, a focus area within SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich Group, announced that the Company has launched a new initiative designed specifically to assist.


Jul 17, 2008 - H.B. Fuller Names James J. Owens as Senior VP, North America.
H.B. Fuller Company announced that James J. Owens will join the company as senior vice president.


Jul 17, 2008 - Victrex launches cosmetic black APTIV™ film to broaden range of applications which can benefit from the film’s exceptional properties.
In direct response to customer demand, Victrex plc has enhanced its portfolio by introducing a cosmetic black color APTIV™ film.


Jul 16, 2008 - Ashland to Acquire Hercules.
Ashland Inc.and Hercules Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hercules for $18.60 per share in cash and 0.093 of a share of Ashland common stock for each share of Hercules common stock.


Jul 16, 2008 - New Moisture-Resistant Gasketing Resin for Plastics from DYMAX.
DYMAX Corporation is pleased to introduce a new tack-free, soft gasket material for sealing fuel cells, appliance housings, and critical electronic assemblies and devices.


Jul 15, 2008 - OMNOVA Solutions Offers FDA Compliant, Water-Based NovaCryl™ Pressure Sensitive Adhesives.
NovaCryl™ pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) from OMNOVA Solutions meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards to be utilized in adhesives and coatings intended for indirect food contact applications.


Jul 11, 2008 - Price increase for acrylics products in the United States and Canada.
Effective August 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase its prices by $US 0.10 per wet pound in the United States and Canada


Jul 11, 2008 - Araldite ® S-HCEP System Provides Cost Effective Solution For Outdoor Electrical Insulation.
A semi-flexible, cycloaliphatic epoxy for producing sheds on reinforced fiber-core composite insulators used in medium- to high-voltage outdoor power applications is now available from Huntsman Advanced Materials.


Jul 10, 2008 - Ashland Closes Adhesives Deal With Air Products.
Ashland Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and the atmospheric emulsions business from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.


Jul 9, 2008 - Lubrizol Announces Price Increase for Estane® Thermoplastic Polyurethanes.
The Lubrizol Corporation, announces that effective July 15, 2008, it is increasing prices globally for its Estane Engineered Polymers product line.


Jul 9, 2008 - Rohm and Haas Announces Price Increase for Packaging and Building Materials Products in Asia-Pacific Region.
Rohm and Haas's Packaging and Building Materials business announced a price increase for all products sold in the Asia-Pacific Region to the adhesives, plastic additives, textiles, non-woven, graphic arts, paper and leather industries.


Jul 8, 2008 - European Commission Approves Merger With Hexion.
Huntsman Corporation announced that the European Commission has approved the proposed merger between Hexion and Huntsman contingent on, among other things.


Jul 7, 2008 - Arkema increases the price of its Durastrength®, Plastistrength® and Clearstrength®
This price increase for Durastrength® Acrylic Impact Modifiers, Plastistrength® Processing Aids and Clearstrength® MBS Impact Modifiers is required to offset the continuing price escalation in major raw materials, utilities and freight costs.


Jul 4, 2008 - Thermally Conductive, Electrically Isolating Epoxy Resists High Temperatures.
Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, N.J. has introduced Supreme 11AOHT, a two component room temperature curing epoxy adhesive with high thermal conductivity ...


Jul 4, 2008 - Huntsman To Increase MDI, Polyols And Polyurethane Systems Prices In The NAFTA Region.
Huntsman Corporation informed customers that its Polyurethanes division will increase prices in the NAFTA region for its RUBINATE®MDI products and SUPRASEC®


Jul 3, 2008 - Evonik Industries Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony for New Methacrylates Plant in Shanghai.
The first milestone in the construction of the €250 million plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) has been reached-right on schedule.


Jul 2, 2008 - Celanese Announces Global Price Increase for PVOH.
Celanese, a global leader in the chemicals industry, announced that it will increase the price of all polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) grades by US $330 per ton.


Jul 1, 2008 - Huntsman To Increase MDI Price In APAC .
Huntsman Corporation announced that its Polyurethanes division will increase prices in the Asia Pacific region for its MDI grades by a minimum of $100 per tonne, effective July 1 2008, or as applicable contracts allow.


Jun 30, 2008 - LORD Corporation Launches First Ever OEM-Approved Adhesive for Bonding Bare Metal to SMC.
LORD Corporation, maker of Fusor® Automotive Repair Adhesives - the leading metal and composite bonding solution for automotive body repair...


Jun 27, 2008 - Adchem Corporation Offers 3175M Double-Coated Polyester Film.
Adchem Corporation, a leading manufacturer of innovative, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape systems, offers 3175M double-coated polyester film tape designed to bond to most foam and gasket materials.


Jun 26, 2008 - BASF to increase prices for polymer dispersions and powders
Effective July 1st, 2008, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices in Europe, Africa and Western Asia for polymer dispersions and additives by...


Jun 25, 2008 - FGG/BM/CZ™ System Compatible Program Adds J.C. Whitlam Plumb-Pro Power Seal Plus.
J.C. Whitlam Plumb-Pro Power Seal Plus sealing compound has been added to the The Lubrizol Corporation'sFGG/BM/CZ System Compatible Program.


Jun 24, 2008 - Cytec introduces high-performance polyurethane potting compound for demanding SMT applications
Cytec Industries Inc. introduces CONAP CONATHANE EN-3010, a filled two-component polyurethane potting compound formulated for Surface Mount Technology (SMT) applications.


Jun 23, 2008 - High-tech Adhesives for Europe-Sika opens its new, highly-modern production plant.
Sika opens its new factory for Sikaflex® polyurethane adhesives in Dudingen,Switzerland. More than CHF 100 million were invested in this major project.


Jun 23, 2008 - Arkema increases the price of its Functional Polyolefins.
Effective July 1st 2008, the price of its entire Functional Polyolefin range marketed under the tradenames Evatane®, Lotryl®, Lotader® and Orevac® may increase by as much as €150/MT.


Jun 20, 2008 - Cytec to implement price increase for pressure sensitive adhesives
Cytec Industries Inc. announced the implementation of a $.09 per pound price increase on its solvent acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive line...


Jun 19, 2008 - Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Announces the Acquisition of ProTech Systems, Inc.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the "Company") announced that its subsidiary, Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc. purchased 100% of the equity of ProTech Systems, Inc. ("ProTech"), a New York company.


Jun 19, 2008 - Rohm and Haas Announces List Price Increases for Acrylate, Methacrylate and Specialty Monomers in the Americas
Rohm and Haas's Primary Materials business announced increases in the list prices for Acrylates, Methacrylates and Specialty Monomers sold in North America and Latin America. The increases will be effective July 1, 2008.


Jun 18, 2008 - Estane® TPU Products Earn NSF Certification for CIPP Potable Water Applications
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation , announces it has earned NSF certification for 11 Estane® Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) products.


Jun 17, 2008 - Bayer MaterialScience Performs Extensive Tests In Collaboration With Major Manufacturers
Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) worked together with adhesive manufacturers Dow Automotive, Henkel and Sika to determine which of the adhesive systems commonly used in automotive glazing are best suited for use...


Jun 16, 2008 - DSM has built new factory in China for waterborne resins
DSM NeoResins+ announces that it has finalized the construction of the new factory for the production of waterborne acrylic resins in China.


Jun 13, 2008 - BASF opens new construction chemicals production site in India
The BASF Construction Chemicals division is to open a plant for concrete admixtures in Kolkata (Calcutta), East India.


Jun 12, 2008 - "Adhere" "star" product in Araldite® 2000 Plus range
The automotive industry has many characteristics in common with more general assembly processes - one of these is the need for a tough fast curing adhesive requiring minimal surface treatment while offering gap filling characteristics between dissimilar material components.


Jun 11, 2008 - Asia Pacific Highlights Estane® TPU for Film, Sheet and Fabric Coating Offerings.
Lubrizol Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, announces that its Estane® TPUs are gaining popularity in the Asian market as an environmentally friendly option for film, sheet and fabric coating offerings.


Jun 10, 2008 - DSM Powder Coating Resins opens R&D facility in China.
On 15 May 2008 Patrick Niels, BU director of DSM Powder Coating Resins, performed the official opening ceremony for the new R&D synthesis laboratory at the DSM Powder Coating Resins site in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China (PRC).


Jun 10, 2008 - Ashland to Buy Adhesive and Polymer Assets from Air Products.
Ashland Inc. announced that it signed a definitive agreement with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. for an asset purchase of its pressure-sensitive adhesive business and its atmospheric emulsions business.


Jun 9, 2008 - Cytec Announces Price Increases for Selected UV/EB Curable Monomers, Oligomers, Photoinitiators, and VANCRYL® Acrylic Resins in the Americas.
Cytec Industries Inc. announced that it is increasing the prices of selected UV/EB curable oligomers, monomers, photo-initiators, and VANCRYL® acrylic resins, shipped in the Americas on or after June 23, 2008, or as contracts allow.


Jun 6, 2008 - Doresco® UVC87 Polymers Promote Adhesion in Energy-Cured Plastic Coatings.
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., a subsidiary of The Lubrizol Corporation, announces its Doresco® UVC87 specialty polymers for energy-curable applications.


Jun 5, 2008 - BASF offers epoxy resin systems for production of wind turbine blades.
BASF has launched an expanded offering of epoxy resin systems for fiber-reinforced composites developed specifically for the production of wind turbine rotor blades.


Jun 4, 2008 - Kraton Polymers Announces North American USBC Price Increases.
Kraton Polymers continues to experience unprecedented cost increases derived from raw material, energy and packaging costs.


Jun 3, 2008 - Perstorp to expand caprolactone production by 2010
The world's largest caprolactone producer, leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp, is doubling the production capacity of their recently acquired Capa® caprolactone plant in Warrington, England.


Jun 2, 2008 - Arkema announces the acquisition by its subsidiary Coatex of LyondellBasell’s Ethacryl business.
Arkema has announced the acquisition by its subsidiary Coatex of LyondellBasell's Ethacryl business.


May 30, 2008 - Dow Chemical hikes prices 20 pct.
The Dow Chemical Company has announced that on June 1 it will raise the price of all of its products by up to 20 percent.


May 29, 2008 - Dow Biocides Introduces CANGUARD ULTRA BIT 20 DPG, An Enchanced In-Can Preservative.
Dow Biocides, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), introduces CANGUARD™ ULTRA BIT 20 DPG Preservative, an enhanced version and drop-in replacement for CANGUARD BIT 20 DPG.


May 28, 2008 - Sumitomo Chemical Expands Production Capacity for Resorcinol.
Sumitomo Chemical will build a new production facility at its Oita Works in Japan for resorcinol, a core product of its Fine Chemicals sector, in order to strengthen and expand this business and continue to provide a stable supply for its customers.


May 27, 2008 - Henkel Adhesives business under new management from mid-June
Thomas Geitner (53), who has been a member of the Henkel Management Board since March 1, 2008, will assume responsibility for the Adhesives Technologies business sector, effective mid-June.


May 26, 2008 - SAP and TechniData Release Market's Most Comprehensive Solution for Achieving EU Chemical Regulation Compliance
SAP AG and TechniData AG, the SAP development partner for environmental compliance solutions, announced the availability of SAP® REACH Compliance


May 26, 2008 - Franklin Adhesives Launches Its First 100 Percent Formaldehyde-Free, Water-Resistant Wood-Assembly Glue
Franklin International, a pioneer in environmentally safe adhesives and sealants, now has introduced its first completely formaldehyde-free, water-resistant, one-part x-PVAc adhesive for lamination.


Oct 3, 2007 - Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increase in Europe
Celanese Corporation, a global leader in polymer emulsions, announced that it will increase the price of all PVAc homopolymer, VAE co-polymer, acrylic and vinyl-acrylic emulsions sold in Europe by €50 (EUR) per metric ton.


Jul 4, 2006 - Brady Announces Completion of Acquisition of Daewon Industry Corporation
Brady Corporation, a world leader in identification solutions and precision die-cut components, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Daewon Industry Corporation, a Korean manufacturer of self-adhesive components for the mobile phone industry.


Jun 22, 2006 - Rohm and Haas Names Renette Richard Market Manager for Building and Construction Networking North America
Rohm and Haas Company announced the appointment of Renette Richard to the newly created position of Building and Construction (B&C) Network Market Manager.


Jun 13, 2006 - BASF to Increase Prices for Acrylic, Styrene-acrylic Latex Products
Effective July 1, 2006, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices by $0.03 per wet pound in the United States and Canada on all straight acrylic and styrene-acrylic latex products sold under the Acronal® and Acronal® Optive brand names that are supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, construction and fiber bonding industries.


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