BASF Corp., Florham Park, NJ, has named Lorama Inc. its new exclusive distributor for BASF Industrial Kaolin in Canada.

ASTM International has been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

Michelman, a developer of water-based functional coatings, surface modifiers and polymers, has formed a new Engineered Wood business unit and has made four personnel changes to better align its resources with customer needs.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced income from continuing operations of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended November 30, 2012.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG), a business unit within Dover Corp., has named Chris Distaso Director of Engineering for PSG's Grand Terrace facility.

Wacker Chemie AG officially launched its new production plant for vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions at its Ulsan site in South Korea.

General Motors is making a $600-million investment in its Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant, including the construction of a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop, the installation of a new stamping press and other upgrades.

Cathay Industries Group, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of iron oxide and chrome oxide pigments, is investing in a joint venture with chemical manufacturer Tonghua Group to build a new production plant for yellow, red and black iron oxide pigments in Tongling, Anhui Province, China.

BYK-Gardner - worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties – is providing two posters for technical use: a Color Theory poster and a Viscosity Conversion Chart poster.

After 17 years in Twinsburg, OH, Silicone Solutions has moved into a newly remodeled facility in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.