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DowDuPont™ announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont), effective Aug. 31, 2017.

Dr. Jan Breitkopf has joined the board of the packaging ink manufacturer Siegwerk to oversee the packaging business of the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) region. 

The J.M. Huber Corp., Edison, New Jersey, has completed the sale of the Silica business unit of Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) to Evonik Industries AG, a global specialty chemicals company. 

Eastman Chemical Co. announced multiple projects to increase CHDM capacity at its Kingsport, Tennessee, manufacturing facility. 

Explosions and smoke have been reported at Arkema Inc.’s Crosby, Texas, plant. The company said in a statement it was notified by the Harris County Emergency Operations Center of two explosions at the plant at approximately 2 a.m. CDT.

AXEL Plastics Research Laboratories Inc. (AXEL) announced the grand opening of its new headquarters in Monroe, Connecticut.

Birla Carbon has appointed Mark Bass President, North America Region, Birla Carbon, effective Sept. 1, 2017.

Vertical Research Partners chemicals analyst Kevin McCarthy offers insight into the continued impact of Hurricane Harvey on the chemicals sector.

Sprayroq Inc. announced the addition of Kyle Warren to its corporate team. 

With immediate effect, the Krahn Chemie Group will be distributing the biocides and preservatives of the Lanxess specialty chemicals company in Germany and Benelux.