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Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it is expanding its production capacity in South Korea for vinyl acetateethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions by constructing a new plant with an annual capacity of 40,000 metric tons.

H.B. Fuller Co. recently announced that Dante C. Parrini has been elected as an independent member to its board of directors.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, IGM Resins is a global specialty chemical company and leading supplier of photoinitiators and acrylates.

Sika Corp.’s Industry and Automotive divisions recently announced several management promotions.

Estimated at $25 million, the new factory is expected to begin operations in the end of 2013.

3M and Ceradyne Inc. recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for 3M to acquire Ceradyne for $35 per share.

RPM International Inc. recently announced that its Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Synta Inc., a producer and marketer of exterior wood deck and concrete restoration systems.

Net sales were $288.2 million for the quarter, a decline of $26.8 million, or 8.5%, compared to $315 million for the previous year’s third quarter.

Charles Ross & Son Co. recently announced it has completed its 3,000th double planetary mixer.

Net income from continuing operations was $24.6 million, compared to $22.2 million in last year’s third quarter.