Eastman Chemical Co. has completed a previously announced capacity expansion of its Eastman 168™ non-phthalate plasticizers at the company’s manufacturing facility in Texas City, TX.

The AVA Group (AVA-CO2 and AVA Biochem) has hired Dr. Volker Wagner-Solbach as the Sales Manager at AVA Biochem and the Business Development Manager, Bio-Based Chemistry at AVA-CO2.

R.E. Carroll Inc. has added Charleen Heinke to the company’s sales team.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed David Keung to the newly created position of Asia Sales Manager.

Taminco Corp., a leading producer of alkylamines and alkylamine derivatives, announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Eastman Chemical Co. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.8 billion in cash.

Bayer announced on September 18 that it plans to focus entirely on the Life Science businesses - HealthCare and CropScience - and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company.

Effective July 1, 2014, Cleveland-based Specialty Chemical Sales Inc. (SCS) has expanded its distribution of Momentive's Versatic acids.

SE Tylose has appointed GMZ and EW Kaufmann as regional distributor partners for the Tylose^® product line of cellulose ethers effective September 1, 2014.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant has once again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI).

Wrapping wound dressings around fingers and toes can be tricky, but for burn victims, guarding them against infection is critical. Scientists are reporting the development of novel, ultrathin coatings called nanosheets that can cling to the body’s most difficult-to-protect contours and keep bacteria at bay.