Dr. May Shana’a has been named Group Vice President, Technology and Growth Strategy, for Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc.

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA AG was able to further increase sales and operating earnings over the first six months of the current business year.

Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., a leader and innovator of waterborne coating technology, has opened three new stores in Bee Cave, TX, and San Jose and Castro Valley, CA.

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC), a global manufacturer of dust and fume collection equipment, has announced plans to open a 40,000-square-foot facility in the United Kingdom to serve industrial customers throughout the UK and Europe.

Chemical manufacturer Oxea is expanding its product portfolio by offering a broader range of higher alcohols.

Nanoscience researchers have developed a new instrument that helps chemically identify materials at the nanometer scale.

Sika Automotive Division USA announced that Maik Nessau has joined Sika Automotive USA as a Program Manager. 

Biofilms may no longer have any solid ground upon which to stand.

Sun Chemical, Parsippany, NJ, and its parent company, DIC, have closed the acquisition of Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH, a manufacturer of metallic effect products based in Austria.

Evonik Industries’ Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with U.S.-based BioAmber Inc. on a long-term cooperation for the development and manufacturing of catalysts for making BDO (1,4- butanediol), THF (tetrahydrofurane) and GBL (gamma – butyrolactone) from bio-based succinic acid.