Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, announced the launch of a Web site ...

Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC has named John B. Talpas vice president of Global Pigment Operations ...

Dieter Engel has been named vice president, Technology, of DuPont Performance Coatings ...

The Dexter Corp. said its board of directors has unanimously rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from International Specialty Products (ISP) ...

A New York state appeals court has unanimously reversed a decision that allowed plaintiffs in a lead-based paint poisoning case to seek damages under the so-called "market share" theory of liability.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Morgan Grenfell Private Equity announced an agreement under which Morgan Grenfell will acquire Ciba's Performance Polymers division ...

California Products Corp., a specialty architectural coatings manufacturer, has started construction of a new corporate office, manufacturing and distribution facility in Andover/ Tewksbury, MA ...

ASTM said two proposed standards currently under consideration will provide a "definitive chemistry" to evaluate the performance of coatings applied to coil galvanized steel.

Solutia Inc. has completed the acquisition of Vianova Resins from Morgan Grenfell Private Equity Ltd. ...

Rohm and Haas Co. has announced plans to acquire Acima, a Swiss company specializing in biocidal formulations ...