Chemcentral Corp. has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Southwest Solvents & Chemicals, a distributor of chemicals with facilities in Texas and Los Angeles.
Sartomer Co. has acquired Rohm and Haas Co.'s line of Uvithane oligomers, a group of five urethane acrylate oligomers that includes two aromatic and three aliphatic products used in coatings, ink and adhesives.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a notice that new, statewide VOC limits for several consumer products, including certain adhesives and aerosol coatings, were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1.
Engineered Polymer Solutions and Color Corp. of America, both of which are units of The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced a merger of their operations in a move the businesses said would improve efficiencies in their sales, marketing and technical functions.
Eastman Chemical Co.'s board of directors elected J. Brian Ferguson chairman and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Ferguson succeeds Earnest W. Deavenport Jr., who earlier announced his plans to retire at the end of 2001.
- Elementis plc has sold Harcros Chemicals, the company's U.S. chemical-distribution business, for approximately ¿23.0 million, or $32.4 million, to HCI Acquisitions Inc.
Cabot Corp., Billerica, MA, has appointed E.T. Horn Co., La Mirada, CA, West Coast distributor for CAB-O-Sil fumed silica and specialty grades of carbon black.