PPG Industries has taken another step in the Asia-Pacific region by creating PPG Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

OMNOVA Solutions has expanded manufacturing capability for its Pliotec® water-based acrylic coating resins to include three locations in the United States.

AkzoNobel has entered into a partnership in China with Quangxi CAVA Titanium Industry Co. Ltd.

Rhodia and SIBUR have signed a letter of intent to create a joint venture in specialty surfactants. The alliance will focus on creating a leader in the CIS market.

Eastman Chemical Co. is planning a significant debottlenecking in the manufacture of its isobutyric acid at its Longview, TX, facility.

U.S. Zinc has signed an agreement with Velox to distribute zinc oxide in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg).

E.W. Kaufmann Co. has been named the national distributor of the Bisomer monomer product line.

Materials characterization company Malvern Instruments has established Malvern Instruments Canada, a new direct entity that will support Malvern’s expanding customer base in Canada.

Arkema has combined the assets of its existing Arkema Emulsion Systems with those recently acquired from TOTAL to form Arkema Coating Resins.

Ross Mixing Inc. has completed a 12,000-square-foot plant expansion of its facility in Port St. Lucie, FL.