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The Dow Chemical Co. recently announced an increased divestiture target aligned to further enhance the value of its portfolio and support the company’s market-driven, integrated strategy.

Evonik Corp.’s Inorganic Materials Business Unit has announced new agreements with The Cary Co. and Dorsett and Jackson Inc.

Bayer MaterialScience recently announced it has appointed Klaus Schäfer, Ph.D., to the position of head of Industrial Operations and Technology.

DKSH Holding AG recently announced it has been appointed as a new exclusive distributor for KRÜSS GmbH.

CVC Thermoset Specialties, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced it has appointed Michael Berlin product line manager for the group’s line of Hypro™ reactive liquid polymers (RLP)

Univar Inc. recently announced it has acquired D’Altomare Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, through Univar Brasil Ltda.

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. recently announced it has commissioned two new expansions at its Rayong, Thailand, manufacturing facility.

Novomer Inc. recently announced that Jowat AG is reportedly the first to commercially adopt Novomer’s new polypropylene carbonate polyols for use in polyurethane hot-melt adhesive applications.

Evonik Industries recently announced it has opened a new plant for hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) production.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced a new agreement with Dow Corning as authorized distributor for the industrial assembly and maintenance market in Mexico.