Arch Chemicals has named The M.F. Cachat Co. as its biocides distributor for building-products applications.

United Mineral & Chemical Corp. has appointed GRUCO sales agent in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Southern Indiana and Western Pennsylvania.

Avecia Inc. has opened a 13,800-sq-ft R&D Center at its New Castle, Del., site.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) 2001 Fall Convention and Exposition will be held October 21-24, 2001, in New Orleans.

Premier Mill Corp. has appointed the William B. Tabler Co. as a representative of its milling, mixing and dispersing equipment for specialty processing applications.

Ashland has completed the purchase of Neste Polyester’s business and assets from Dynea Oy, formerly Norkemi Oy.

ATOFINA has acquired an equity stake in Omnexus™, the B2B global plastics e-marketplace (www.omnexus.com).

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) scored record attendance at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., May 1-4, 2001.

PQ Corp. and Akzo Nobel N.V. have announced that PQ Corp. has acquired 100% of Akzo-PQ Silica (APS).

Rohm and Haas Co. has announced that it will exit the Liquid Polysulfide and Insulated Glass businesses and cease production of those products at its Moss Point, Miss., chemicals facility.