In a realignment of its carbon-black operations in North America, Columbian Chemicals Co. announced that it would temporarily halt production at the company's facility in El Dorado, AR, effective Nov. 30.
Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced plans to increase manufacturing capacity for surfactants and fatty acids in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
Bayer AG announced plans for a major expansion program in China involving the construction of an integrated chemicals and health-care manufacturing complex at Caojing, near Shanghai.
BASF Corp.'s Automotive Coatings Regional Business Unit, Southfield, MI, has received Saturn Corp.'s Outstanding Supplier Achievement Award in recognition of the business unit's record of supplying coatings systems with no defects or rejections over the course of a production year.