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LANXESS and Dutch company Royal DSM N.V. have reached an agreement in principle involving the sale of DSM Elastomers to LANXESS for €310 million (~ $432 million).

A new bacterial species has been discovered in India. Scientists are very interested in the bacterium, because it naturally produces a crucial component found in certain medications and epoxy adhesives.

Chemsultants International has promoted Berry Decker, Ph.D., to Technical Project manager and Cheryl Saqqa to Testing Project leader.

During PPG Industries’ 2010 Capital Markets Day, PPG chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch and other senior management described how the company’s strategy has created a leaner, stronger, more global company.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first U.S. industrial plants to be certified under the Superior Energy Performance program.

Univar has announced plans for a European coatings laboratory, to be established by upgrading and extending the services, scope and reach of the company’s existing UK facility in Middlesbrough.

Resinall Corp. recently announced its plans to construct a hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin unit at its Hattiesburg, MS, manufacturing site.

Video game consoles are often a popular holiday gift, but sometimes they require expensive accessories. One savvy innovator found a way to mount the Kinect for Xbox 360 without paying

Nordson ASYMTEK announced that Steven J. Adamson, marketing specialist, has received International Microelectronics and Packaging Society’s (IMAPS) 2010 President’s Award.

Evonik Industries recently announced that it plans to construct a new production plant for isophorone and isophorone diamine.