Huntsman Corp. has completed the acquisition of the Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂) businesses of Rockwood Holdings Inc.

Zochem, a subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp., has implemented a Customer Resource Management System (CRM).

By June 2015, U.S. chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to comply with new U.S. OSHA Hazard Communication regulations with adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

Wilden^®, part of Dover Corp.’s Pump Solutions Group, announced that its Pro-Flo^® SHIFT is a winner of Flow Control Magazine’s 2014 Innovation Award.

The DuPont Green Living Survey: India, conducted by TNS Global, found that a majority of Indian consumers are familiar with green products, have confidence that green products are better for the environment, and feel that biobased ingredients enhance the desirability of a product.

Researchers from the University of Tehran are working on biocompatible anticorrosive coatings with nanometric thickness to increase corrosion resistance in metallic structures in various fields, including the petroleum, gas, petrochemical, automobile fabrication and marine industries.

On September 25, PPG Industries marked the opening of a regional headquarters for its architectural coatings business in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

United Paint & Chemical Corp., Southfield, MI, has opened a new production facility in Irapuato, Mexico.

Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts with headquarters in Bloomington, MN, has opened its fourth distribution center in Latin America.

The Clinton Global Initiative acknowledged AkzoNobel's promise to help cities around the world build more resilience to the challenges of the 21^st century.