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U.S. Silica has appointed three new distributors.

International Specialty Products (ISP) has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with FOSS NIRSystems, a manufacturer of NIR (near-infrared) spectroscopy equipment.

The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) has released a guide called Addressing Year 2000 Issues in Small and Medium-Sized Facilities that Handle Chemicals.

Chemcentral has announced a new regional alignment that will involve a number of internal promotions.

National Starch and Chemical was honored with an Outstanding Project Award from the Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS).

Effective Jan. 1, 1999, the Bayer Group has consolidated all activities related to coatings in a reorganization of the LS Business Group.

Avecia Specialties has been announced as the new name for the former Zeneca Specialties business following completion of the $2.1 billion buyout from AstraZeneca.

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) hardware-based weathering Standards G 23, G 26 and G 53 are slated to be withdrawn by December 2000 and should be replaced with improved, performance-based Standards G 151 through G 155.

Essex Specialty Products announced that its Hillsdale, Mich., manufacturing facility has been awarded the Chrysler Gold Pentastar for the second consecutive year.

Sartomer Co., Exton, Pa., has been named a finalist in the Chemical Educational Foundation’s 1999 Chemical Product Stewardship Awards Program.