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Elementis Specialties has announced the territory expansion of its west coast distributor, J.F. Shelton Co.

Global market for chloroprene rubber is forecast to reach 445.3 thousand metric tons by 2017, driven by increasing demand from end-use industries such as industrial rubber products, adhesives and automobiles.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has created and launched a new company, Ellsworth Adhesives Australia Pty Ltd (EAAU) in Melbourne, Australia.

Univar Inc. recently announced that it is building a new facility to expand its white oils handling and distribution capabilities.

Huntsman Polyurethanes recently announced it has expanded its distribution territory into the Southeast U.S. market through a new cooperation with D.B. Becker Co. Inc.

In conjunction with the Hefei High-Tech Industrial Development Area, 3M recently announced it plans to build a manufacturing site for photovoltaic solar materials and renewable energy products in Hefei High-Tech Park.

Avery Dennison Medical Solutions, a division of Avery Dennison Corp., has announced the completion of a license agreement around Quick-Med’s NIMBUS® technology.

DSM recently announced that it will expand its innovation activities in the area of formulated coatings and composites with the formation of a DSM Functional Materials business unit.

Thin adhesive hairs on the footpad of a leaf beetle may prove to be the inspiration for new synthetic adhesives.Click here to read the full story.

Kyowa Hakko Chemical Americas Inc. announced it officially began operations on April 1. The company, a spinoff of the Kyowa Hakko Group, will operate from corporate offices in Schaumberg, IL.