The specialty chemicals group ALTANA was able to further increase sales in the 2011 business year compared to its record year in 2010, despite an increasingly challenging environment.

With sales of CHF 2,131 million, the global Bühler Technology Group once again achieved solid growth of around 12 percent. Order intake rose by more than 3 percent to CHF 2,233 million; in local currencies and adjusted for acquisitions, it rose by 8 percent.

H.B. Fuller Co. reported financial results for the first quarter that ended March 3, 2012, with the company reporting increases in net income and revenue for the quarter.

Archway Sales Inc. announced that Lindsay Smith has joined the company as the Assistant Regulatory Manager.

Michelman continues its strategic commitment to the Asia region with the hiring of Steven Wong as Managing Director of Asia Pacific. 

BASF’s Coatings Division has invested one million euros in the construction of a new Application Center in Oldenburg, Germany.

Jotun has officially opened its new paint production facility at Vindal in Sandefjord, Norway, one of the most modern in the world.

Specialty Polymers Inc. has hired Kelly Kane to be the company’s new Director of Operations.

In recognition of the vital role that scientists at universities and other research institutions play in advancing chemistry and material sciences research, AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the American Chemical Society (ACS), has launched a major new science award.

Clariant announced the inauguration of its new pigment preparations production plant in DaGang, in Tianjin city, China.