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MAPEI recently announced the opening of MAPEI de Mexico SA de CV, with headquarters in Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.

BWAY Holding Co. has acquired Phoenix Container Inc., a leading U.S. producer of steel pails, in a stock purchase transaction.

The restart of this cracker increases Eastman’s olefin capacity by approximately 215,000 metric tons and brings the company’s total number of active cracking units to three.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced that the department is accepting applications for up to $184 million over three to five years to accelerate the development and deployment of new efficient vehicle technologies.

Univar Inc. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Basic Chemical Solutions LLC (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of its annual national analysis of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), providing information on toxic chemical disposals and releases.

Henkel Corp. has named Joseph D. DeBiase senior vice president of its North American General Industry business.

Eastman Chemical Co. recently announced the retirement of two executives, as well as two new executive appointments.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) announced that Larry Brotherton, Ph.D., president and CEO of Ortec Inc., was re-elected as chairman of SOCMA’s Board of Governors.

ADCO Global, through its Michigan-based operating subsidiary ADCO Products, has acquired EternaBond®, Mundelein, IL.