Millennium Chemicals said it has taken its 29.5% stake in the Equistar Chemicals LP joint venture off the sale block because it has not received an “acceptable offer” for its share of the ethylene business owned jointly with Lyondell Chemical and Occidental Petroleum.

CREANOVA formally dedicated its new DYNAPOL® polyester-resins manufacturing plant at the company's Theodore, AL, manufacturing complex.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts(KKR) announced an agreement to acquire significant portions of Laporte.

Brenntag AG announced an offer to acquire Holland Chemical International N.V.

ASTM has announced a major change in its Standard Test Method for Scrub Resistance of Wall Paints.

CLEARCorps has produced its first “CLEARCorps Community Service Guide, General Program Operations Description and Replication Manual.”

Hercules announced an agreement to sell its hydrocarbon-resins and certain parts of its rosins resins businesses to Eastman Chemical.

Seegott has acquired Cron Chemical and Magnolia Solvent.

Invitrogen completed its merger with Dexter and Life Technologies.

Sovereign Specialty Chemicals announced an agreement to acquire Imperial Adhesives from NS Group for approximately $27 million.