H.B. Fuller Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into cross-distribution agreements for flexible packaging products in several countries with Plexbond Quimica S/A in Brazil.

After 10 years of risk assessment for nanomaterials, an intermediary report concludes that to date the technology poses no unusual risks.

INX International UK Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility in Heywood, England.

International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company and provider of high-performance protective coatings, linings and fire protection products, announced that the company will broaden its portfolio of coatings offerings through an exclusive distribution relationship with Polibrid Coatings Inc., headquartered in Brownsville, TX.

On April 1, 2012, exactly one year after its initial launch, Kyowa Hakko Chemical Americas Inc. will be renamed KH Neochem Americas Inc.

The Dow Oxygenated Solvents business announced an expansion plan to increase capacity of butyl glycol ethers at its Seadrift, TX, facility.

Dymax Corp. has appointed Jon Galaska Territory Sales Manager in the Field Sales Department.

ASTM International Committee G03 on Weathering and Durability has named Joe S. Robbins III, CEO of Arizona Desert Testing LLC in Wittmann, AZ, as its new Chairman.

“Congress and the Administration have an opportunity to build on the chemical industry’s initiatives to enhance security by improving implementation of the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).” That’s according to Timothy Scott, Chief Security Officer and Corporate Director of Emergency Services and Security at The Dow Chemical Co., who testified March 6, 2012, on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies.

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has successfully issued a German schuldschein (a traditional German floating or fixed-debt instrument) with a volume of EUR 150 million.