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Rohm and Haas Co. has announced the successful start-up of its new Brazilian adhesives plant in Jacarei.

The Loctite Corp. in the United States has changed its legal name to Henkel Loctite Corp.

International Paper (IP) has decided to discontinue the efforts to divest its Arizona Chemical business.

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Mobius Technologies, Grass Valley, Calif., have completed the installation of a proprietary polyurethane-recycling system at Dow's Technical Development Center in Meyrin, Switzerland.

Rohm and Haas Chairman and CEO Raj L. Gupta recently told investors that Rohm and Haas is committed to sustainable top-line growth led by the continued introduction of new products into key markets.

Millennium Chemicals announced that it will not exercise its right to purchase Occidental's interest in Equistar on a ratable basis.

Co-locating with Assembly Technology Expo is an Adhesives Forum, co-sponsored by the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Mobius Technologies, Grass Valley, Calif., have completed the installation of a proprietary polyurethane-recycling system at Dow's Technical Development Center in Meyrin, Switzerland.

Assembly Technology Expo, the world's largest "all-assembly" trade event, will feature two free keynote addresses by senior-operations executives from General Motors and the Ford Motor Co.

The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) has issued a call for papers for Tech XXVI, which will be held in May 2003, in Washington. Proposals for presentations should be sent to PSTC on or before August 1, 2002.