The Aqualon Division of Hercules announced that repairs are expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year at a soluble-nitro-cellulose production facility in Parlin, NJ, that was damaged by an explosion and fire on May 24.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals announced that its Colors Division has appointed Burks distributor of Ciba’s organic pigments and dyes in parts of the southeastern United States.
BASF said its Industrial Coatings business group has opened an office in Houston to support the business’s activities in the North American oil and gas pipeline market.