Specialty chemicals company Clariant Ltd. and Wilmar International Limited have, through their subsidiaries, signed an agreement to establish a 50-50 joint venture as the global platform for production and sale of amines and selected amines derivatives.

Worlée-Chemie G.m.b.H., Hamburg, Germany, has been appointed Synthomer’s exclusive distributor for polymers for industrial coatings in China.

DuPont Protection Technologies announced the winners of the second annual DuPont™ Tyvek^® Dirty Work Photo Contest.

Cray Valley Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemicals (HSC) has relocated to its new corporate research and development (R&D) facility in Exton, PA.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced sales of CHF 1.923 billion in the third quarter of 2012, up 3 percent compared to the previous-year period.

Sika Automotive Division USA has appointed a new Key Account Manager.

The third Global Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis Report (2011 – 2016), published by the International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC), is available for pre-order.  

The National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) has named Al Dunlop the organization’s Technical Director.

Chromaflo Technologies, supplier of advanced colorants and chemical dispersions, appointed David Stubbs the new Southwest Territory Manager for the Americas region.

Alberdingk Boley Inc. has appointed Mario Karshalev Technical Sales Representative in the Western U.S. Region.