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Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co. Inc., recently announced plans to consolidate its commercial production of chemicals at a single location.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced the addition of Carl Lechner as the company’s General Sales manager for the South region.

PPG Industries’ Aerospace Transparencies group has named Arthur C. Scott global market director for Commercial Transparencies and Mark Hood global market director for General Aviation Transparencies.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has finalized the €260 million (~ $352 million) divestment of its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG.

Housing markets in 52 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide have now returned to or exceeded their pre-recessionary levels of activity.

This company has expanded its non-phthalate plasticizer portfolio with the addition of Eastman Effusion™ plasticizer.

Archroma recently announced it has launched as a newly formed global color and specialty chemicals company.

PPG Industries recently announced plans to invest $60 million in a new manufacturing facility and commercial operation for its coatings businesses in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The

The U.S. economy continues to improve, with forecasts now suggesting economic expansion into 2015, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer.

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to invest more than €50 million (~ $67 million) in China to build new manufacturing facilities for its Powder Coatings and Decorative Paints businesses in Chengdu.