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Eastman Chemical has announced that through its subsidiaries it has completed the asset acquisition of the hydrocarbon resins and select portions of the rosins resins business from Hercules Inc.

Saiden Technologies, announces the opening of its new state-of-the-art polymerization plant in Sanford, N.C.

Morehouse-COWLES has taken on several new representatives to sell its line of dissolvers, dispersers, media mills and mixers to the Eastern region of the United States and Canada.

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).