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Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (HYC) broke ground on a new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Wuhai, China.

Biocides provider Lonza has been awarded the 2017 Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its Proxel^® LS Preservative.

ShayoNano USA Inc., a subsidiary of ShayoNano PTE Ltd., Singapore, inaugurated its first U.S. production facility, located in the Houston suburb of Stafford, Texas.

BASF announced plans to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia-Pacific, to be located at the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China.

AkzoNobel has completed the €2.6 million ($3.5 million) expansion of its U.S. research and development facilities in Houston.

NACE International Institute (NII) has acquired Master Painters Institute (MPI), the leading paint performance certification organization in North America.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) reports that Europe’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has issued an “advisory opinion” that titanium dioxide (TiO₂) be classified as a Category 2 carcinogen under the EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.

Micro Powders Inc. has hired Bob Stearns as the company’s Regional Sales Manager for its industrial products.

IGM Resins announced that Bart Oude Vrielink has joined the company as Global Finance Director.

RadTech International North America is inviting industry professionals to submit an abstract for RadTech UV+EB Technology & Conference 2018, scheduled for May 7-9, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.