Nubiola has recently expanded its manufacturing capacity of micronized red iron oxides (Nubifer Red 5000 series) by 20 percent in its Girardota (Colombia) production plant.

The Dow Chemical Co. has increased its monopropylene glycol capacity by 15 percent, an additional 35 kilotons per annum (KTA), in the Stade, Germany, plant.

Key Finishes LLC, Columbus, OH, has announced the grand opening of its toll bonding facility.

BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and INEOS Industries Holdings Limited, Lyndhurst, UK, have announced their intention to combine their global business activities in styrene monomers (SM), polystyrene (PS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styrene-butadiene block copolymers (SBC) and other styrene-based copolymers, as well as copolymer blends, into a new joint venture called Styrolution.

D&F Distribution Inc. has been named OMG Americas’ technical partner for the Advanced Organic business group.

In response to increasing demand, Clariant has added polyetheramines to its range of industrial and consumer specialty products.

Arkema has announced plans to acquire the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals activities for a EUR 550 million enterprise value.

Eckart America Corp. is consolidating its sales agency and distribution network within the United States.

Royal DSM N.V. announced that it intends to acquire a 51 percent stake in AGI Corp. of Taiwan (AGI) through a subscription for newly to-be-issued shares combined with a public tender offer, subject to AGI corporate approvals and to regulatory and other customary conditions, approvals and notifications.

Celanese Corp. is planning to construct manufacturing facilities in China and the United States to utilize recently developed advanced technology for the production of ethanol for chemical applications and other industrial uses.