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Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has announced two acquisitions in Asia.

Prometheus Acquisitions LLC, Lafayette, NJ, has announced the acquisition of EFTEC North America LLC’s formed butyl product line.

IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries^® has released the spring 2009 edition of its quarterly business report, Supply Chain Tracker, which shows not just continuing economic contraction but the first signs of recovery in the electronics industry.

Caraustar Industries Inc. has announced that the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia has approved the company’s first-day motions to pay pre-petition general unsecured claims in the ordinary course of business in connection with its voluntary restructuring under Chapter 11.

Lord Corp., Cary, NC, recently moved into its new plant located in Shanghai, China.

Jeff Dudas has been named chief executive officer of Spiroflow Systems Inc.

Dunleary, Baltimore, has announced plans to distribute EKA’s Bindzil technology throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), Washington, D.C., has announced the acquisition of ChemAlliance^®, an online compliance assistance center formerly funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and designed to improve regulatory compliance of the chemical manufacturing industry.

The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC), Washington, DC, recently announced the election of a new Board of Directors for the 2009 term.

Three months after embarking on an exclusive strategic alliance to serve the $2-billion-plus worldwide foam-control market, Clariant has acquired Dalton, Ga.-based XL Performance Chemicals from Fibro Chem LLC and its affiliates.