DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials and Malaysia-based Master Additives have signed an exclusive agreement.

IMCD Group, a specialty chemicals and food ingredients company, has announced the opening of its regional headquarters in Singapore and the appointment of Albert Stevens as Vice President Asia.

The Performance Monomers business of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) announced that an incremental expansion strategy has unlocked an additional 15 percent of crude acrylic acid (CAA) capacity at its Deer Park, TX, facility.

Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) announced the expansion of its Parylene coating service operations into the southern United States.

A product of ALTANA's ACTEGA division has been awarded with the annual ALTANA Innovation Award.

Arkema Coating Resins has announced the formation of a new business function dedicated to building more proactive relationships with coatings formulators and other customers.

Coatex received the Best Coating Raw Materials Environmental Friendly Award at the Green Industrial Coating Asia (GICA) 2011.

As an important global professional exhibition, the 2012 China International Coatings Exposition (CICE), will focus on finished coatings products, raw materials, coating preparation equipment and the latest products and technologies in the coatings industry.

LANXESS has acquired Verichem Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

DALLAS – Celanese Corp., a global technology and specialty materials company, announced an agreement to acquire certain assets from Ashland Inc. The agreement includes two product lines, Vinac® and Flexbond®,