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BASF has completed the acquisition of the assets of Guangdong Yinfan Chemistry Co. Ltd. (Yinfan) in China.

The specialty chemicals company LANXESS announced plans to acquire U.S.-based Chemtura Corp., a provider of flame retardant and lubricant additives, in a deal valued at approximately $2.7 billion.

Engineers at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new spray-on material with a remarkable ability to repel water.

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has unveiled the results of its 2016 PaintCare local authorities survey, which reveal the barriers to recycling leftover paint as faced by Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) across the UK.

UK-based plastics manufacturer Aquapak Polymers is looking for paint companies to try out a new sustainable flexible packaging concept that is 100% recyclable and fully biodegradable.

BioAmber Inc. has achieved an important milestone in its application for a $360 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE).

Celanese Corp. has started production in its newest vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) production unit.

Chromaflo Technologies, Ashtabula, Ohio, has received the 2016 Supplier of the Year Award from Molded Fiber Glass (MFG).

The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp. (Huber) announced a 10% capacity expansion of its Martinal^® fine precipitated alumina trihydrate production at its newly acquired Martinswerk Plant in Bergheim, Germany.

The Chemours Co., Wilmington, Delaware, formally inaugurated its new titanium dioxide (TiO₂) production line at its Altamira plant in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.