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Celanese Corp., a leading global chemical company, recently announced it will rename its AT Plastics Inc. business Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc.

OMNOVA Solutions’ Specialty Chemicals business today announced a price increase of up to $0.10 per dry pound for all GenFlo^®, GenCeal^®, OMNABOND^TM, GenCryl^® and GenCal^® styrene butadiene-based emulsion polymers.

H.B. Fuller Co. has reported financial results for its second quarter, which ended May 30, 2009.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. reported net income of  $5.1 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the second quarter, which ended May 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2008. 

Cook Composites and Polymers Co. (CCP) recently received the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Designing Greener Chemicals.

American Chemistry Council (ACC) Vice President of Federal Affairs Marty Durbin testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a legislative hearing today on the Chemical Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.

Reuters reports that General Motors has reached a deal to sell Saab Automotive to Sweden’s Koenigsegg, a niche manufacturer of sports cars that cost $1 million each.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company’s Exolit^® OP 560, a new-generation, non-halogenated flame-retardant.

Huntsman Corp., The Woodlands, TX, has announced the appointment of Daniele Ferrari as president of its Performance Products division.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Vericol Inc., a producer of adhesives and sealants owned by Chemence Inc., was recently investigated by the Dalton Fire Department and the Georgia Occupational Safety and Health Administration for an alleged safety code violation at its chemical manufacturing plant in Dalton, GA.