Leadership & People 2010

• Tom Takacs Joins DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol as Vice President of Operations
  Tom Takacs has joined DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol as Vice President of Operations and a member of the company's Senior Leadership Team.
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• Borealis announces changes in Film & Fibre and Moulding Business leadership
  Borealis announced the promotion of Wim Roels, previously responsible for the Moulding business as Vice President, to Senior Vice President for the Business Unit Film & Fibre, effective August 1, 2010.
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• Styron Names Richard J. Diemer Jr. as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  Styron has announced three new members to the company's executive leadership. The announcement was made by Chris Pappas, President and Chief Executive Officer of Styron.
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• DSM appoints new director for Strategy & Acquisitions
  Royal DSM N.V. announced that Karin Dorrepaal (1961) will join DSM as Senior Vice President in the Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions department, as of September 1, reporting to Hein Schreuder.
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• John Mafrige Joins DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol as Vice President of Commercial Development
  John Mafrige has joined DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) in a leadership role as Vice President of Commercial Development and a member of the company's Senior Leadership Team.
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• Univar entity in Egypt fully operational
  Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that Univar Egypt LLC, based in Cairo, Egypt is now fully operational. The new entity includes office and warehouse space and will be headed by Ahmed Fakhr El-Deen.
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• LyondellBasell to end Iran operations - WSJ
  Specialty chemicals giant LyondellBasell Industries NV (LALLF.PK) will end its operations in Iran to avoid penalties the U.S. could soon impose on companies for violating trade sanctions, the Wall Street Journal said.
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• Saudi Aramco: New Board of Directors Appointed
  Saudi Aramco today announced the appointment by Royal Order of a new Board of Directors.
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• A. Schulman Names Derek Bristow as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Asia
  A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) announced today that it has named Derek Bristow as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Asia, effective September 1, 2010.
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• Georg Fischer accelerates its expansion in China
  Georg Fischer is further strengthening its market position in China: The Corporate Group GF Piping Systems is bringing its tenth production plant in China on stream. 
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• Univar expands in the Baltics with Distribution Agreement and new office
  Univar announced that it has signed a distribution deal with Celanese Emulsion Polymers, a global leader in emulsion technology and application development.
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• Dow Announces Divisional Structure and Leadership Changes to Drive Next Phase of Transformation
  The Dow Chemical Company today [Monday] announced business structure and leadership changes to continue driving the Company's transformation.
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• Albemarle CFO Richard J. Diemer, Jr. to Resign; Richard Fishman Named Interim Successor
  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), announced today that Richard J. Diemer, Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is resigning after five years with Albemarle to pursue another business opportunity. 
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• Huntsman Announces Appointment of New Board Member
  Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced the appointment of Sir Robert Margetts as a new director to its Board of Directors effective August 4, 2010.
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• Avery Dennison Appoints Michiel Gerretzen Procurement VP For Europe
  Michiel Gerretzen has been appointed to the newly-created post of vice president, procurement, for Avery Dennison in Europe.
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• Andy Green Joins Celanese as Vice President of Investor Relations
  Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading global technology and specialty materials company, today announced the appointment of Andy Green as vice president -- Investor Relations, effective immediately, reporting to Mark Oberle, senior vice president -- Corporate Affairs.
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• Herbert Willerth assumes responsibility for Borealis’ Middle East and Asia activities
  Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, announces a reorganisation of its Executive Board.
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• Gambrell Appointed to U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council
  The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced that Michael R. Gambrell, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering Operations for The Dow Chemical Company, has been appointed by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Manufacturing Council.
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• Air Products Appoints Nelson Squires Vice President of North America Merchant Gases
  Air Products has appointed Nelson Squires vice president, North America Merchant Gases. He is responsible for the growth and profitability of the company’s Merchant Gases business in the U.S. and Canada. 
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• Prey Named Chief Executive Officer of New Chlor-Alkali Joint Venture
  The Dow Chemical Company and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Japan announced today the appointment of Todd A. Prey as chief executive officer of their new chlor-alkali manufacturing joint venture.
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• Avery Dennison Names New Vice President and General Manager for Fasson Roll North America
  Avery Dennison Corporation has named Darrell Hughes as its new vice president and general manager for Fasson Roll North America.
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• Organizational and Personnel Changes at BASF
  The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE announced the following changes in its organization and management team.
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• Peter Volanakis to retire as Corning President and Chief Operating Officer
  Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Peter F. Volanakis, president and chief operating officer, will retire on or before Dec. 31, 2010 following 28 years of distinguished service with the company.
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• PolyOne Grows Global Presence with South Korea Office
  PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the extension of its global footprint with the formation of PolyOne Korea Ltd.
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• Husky Energy Announces Board Additions and Executive Appointment
  The Board of Directors of Husky Energy Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen Bradley, Mr. Frederick Ma and Mr. George Magnus as Directors. The appointments are effective immediately.
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• Praxair Board Elects Bernardes
  Praxair, Inc. today announced that Oscar de Paula Bernardes, former chief executive officer of Bunge International, Ltda., has been elected to the Praxair Board of Directors, effective July 26, 2010.
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• BP CEO to Step Down Following Oil Spill Crisis
  BP is expected to announce within the next 24 hours that Tony Hayward, CEO will be stepping down and will be replaced by Robert Dudley, the director of BP's oil spill response unit.
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• Dow Chemical Names George Hamilton VP, Olympic Operations - Quick Facts
  Dow Chemical Co. Wednesday said it appointed George Hamilton, vice president of Government Markets, as vice president, Dow Olympic Operations.
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• LyondellBasell Names Milton Carroll, Bruce A. Smith and Rudy van der Meer to Supervisory Board
  LyondellBasell announced that Milton Carroll, Bruce A. Smith and Rudy van der Meer have been named to the company's Supervisory Board. In addition, Marvin O. Schlanger has been named Chairman of the Board. 
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• DuPont Names Doug Muzyka as Chief Science & Technology Officer, Tony Su as President of Greater China
  DuPont named Doug Muzyka as its Chief Science & Technology Officer, succeeding Uma Chowdhry who plans to retire later this year following 33 years of service.
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• Süd-Chemie Secures Subsidy for Germany's Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
  Süd-Chemie says it will build Germany´s largest plant for the production of biofuels from straw and that it will build it with subsidies from the Bavarian State Government, and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
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• Air Products Strengthens Presence in Middle East with New Abu Dhabi Office
  Air Products today (Monday) announced the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi and the creation of a new legal entity, Air Products Gulf Gas LLC, underlining the importance of the Middle East region in its global growth strategy.
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• Air Products Appoints Julie O’Brien Corporate Sustainability Manager
  Air Products announced the appointment of Julie O’Brien to the position of corporate sustainability manager. 
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• Donald McGauchie appointed Chairman of Nufarm Limited
  Mr Donald McGauchie has been confirmed as the new Chairman of Nufarm Limited.  Mr McGauchie succeeds Mr Kerry Hoggard who has retired from the Nufarm Board due to serious health considerations.
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• Evonik establishes independent carbon black company
  Evonik Industries is reorganizing its carbon black activities.
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• American Vanguard Announces Change in Amvac Chemical Senior Management
  American Vanguard Corp. announced that Mr. Trevor Thorley, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the corporation’s subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Company, has resigned from his position in order to pursue other business interests. Mr. Thorley joined the company in January 2009 and since that time has been involved in managing several different functions.
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• H.B. Fuller Adds Thomas W. Handley to Board of Directors
  H.B. Fuller Company announced that Thomas W. Handley was elected as an independent member to its board of directors, effective immediately. Handley's position expands the board to eight directors, seven of whom are independent.
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• Chemtura files for plan of reorganization
  Bankrupt U.S. chemicals maker Chemtura Corp (CEMJQ.PK) filed for a plan of reorganization with a U.S. court that would pave the way for the company to emerge from bankruptcy protection.
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• Baune takes helm at AkzoNobel MCA
  Effective July 1, 2010, Jürgen C. Baune has been appointed General Manager of AkzoNobel’s worldwide MCA (monochloroacetic acid) activities, part of the company’s Industrial Chemicals business.
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• Borealis sets investment milestones for the development of its Porvoo location
  Borealis strengthens its long-term commitment to the production site in Porvoo, Finland with a 10 year contract with Neste Oil to supply feedstock and further investment in the site’s innovation capabilities.
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• IChemE opens China office
  A new IChemE office in Shanghai is open for business following the successful application to local government for a wholly owned foreign enterprise (WOFE) business licence.
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• Brenntag to Expand New Zealand Business with New Office
  Brenntag, global market leader in chemical distribution, announces the opening of an office in Auckland New Zealand, as an initial step toward significantly expanding its business footprint in the New Zealand Market.
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• ABB Executive Committee member Anders Jonsson to retire
  Anders Jonsson, a member of the ABB Executive Committee since 2006, will retire at the end of July 2010 after 34 years with the company.
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• 2011: Changes in the Carl Zeiss Executive Board
  At its meeting of 24 June 2010 the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG passed a unanimous resolution concerning personnel changes in the Executive Board.
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• IDEX Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director
  IDEX CORPORATION announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed a new director, Ernest J. Mrozek, effective July 1, 2010.
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• US: Rexam to Expand its Packaging Operations in Hot Springs
  Rexam, a leading global consumer packaging company, announced today that it will expand its current operations in the region, creating more than 150 new jobs by the end of 2010.
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• Styron begins operations as a leading materials company with global reach
  Styron, a former business division of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the new company’s direction following the close of its sale to Bain Capital Partners on June 17.
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• Uwe Rohrhoff New Chief Executive Officer of Gerresheimer AG
  Uwe Rohrhoff becomes the new Chief Executive Officer of Gerresheimer AG on June 22, 2010.
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• USA: Graphic Packaging Announces Closure of Golden, CO, Plant
  Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, today announced that it plans to close its Golden, CO, plant.
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• Chemtura Files Reorganization Plan; Aims to List on NYSE or Nasdaq
  Chemtura and its 26 U.S. affiliates filed for a plan of reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Southern District of New York late Thursday, the company said in a statement.
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• Yang Named Dow Electronic Materials Business Group Vice President; Paik Retires
  Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow Advanced Materials, announced today the appointment of Dr. Dominic Yang to business group vice president, Dow Electronic Materials.
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• India: Food Packaging Firm Uflex to Up Global Presence, with USD250mn Investment
  In a bid to further up its presence in India and abroad, Uflex Ltd., India's largest flexible packaging company with annual revenues of more than Rs. 30 billion, has chalked out aggressive business and investment plans of more than US $250 million for the next two years
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• Sasol Builds TEAL Plant at Site in Germany
  Sasol says that its Sasol Olefins & Surfactants (O&S) business will build a plant to produce purified tri-ethyl aluminum (TEAL) at Brunsbuettel, Germany.
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• Albemarle Builds Kilo Laboratory in Europe
  Albemarle Corporation announced it is building a state of the art kilo lab in Louvain la Neuve, Belgium.
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• Univar grows Personal Care and Household & Industrial Cleaning businesses in North Africa
  Univar is set to expand its business in North Africa. Univar will establish entities in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia which will service an expanded agreement with Dow Corning to sell products in these territories, as well as strengthening their Personal Care and Household & Industrial Cleaning businesses in the region.
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• Personnel Changes at BASF
  The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE announced the following changes in its management team. 
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• Agilent Technologies names Dr. Teng Chai Hock Vice President and General Manager for Southeast Asia Pacific and Korea
  Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Teng Chai Hock as Vice President and General Manager for the Southeast Asia Pacific and Korea (SAPK) Field Operations. 
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• The new chairman of VNCI is Werner Fuhrmann
  Werner Fuhrmann is the new chairman of the Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI).
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• DSM Engineering Plastics focuses on growth in China
  DSM Engineering Plastics is reinforcing its focus on China -- what the company believes will develop into the world’s largest engineering plastics market in just three to five years.
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• King appointed new IChemE president
  Desmond King, president of Chevron Technology Ventures, has been appointed as the 69th president of IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers).
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• Kurt Bock appointed new chairman of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors
  The Supervisory Board of BASF SE has today appointed Dr. Kurt Bock (51) to succeed Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF.
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• Avery Dennison Names Mitchell Butier as CFO and Daniel O'Bryant as Executive VP
  Avery Dennison Corp. announced the promotion of Mitchell R. Butier to senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 1.
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• ExxonMobil Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors
  Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that shareholders elected two new members, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe and Jay S. Fishman, to its board of directors.
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• GeoBio Energy, Inc.: New Management Team Sees Significant Expansion and Growth Opportunities With Its Proposed Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Services Markets
  GeoBio Energy, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GBOE) ("GeoBio") is looking to become a dominant player in the oil and natural gas services field.
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• Kurt Bock, CFO of BASF SE, Named CFO of the Year by Chemical Week
  Chemical Week awarded Kurt Bock, CFO, BASF SE, the CFO of the Year Award at the 15th Annual CFO Conference in New York City on May 25.
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• Mitchell R. Butier Succeeds Daniel R. O'Bryant as Avery Dennison Chief Financial Officer
  Avery Dennison Corporation today (Tuesday)announced the promotion of Mitchell R. Butier to senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 1.
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• Rhodia to Close Acetate Filter Tow Plant in Venezuela
  Rhodia has said today that it will close its acetate filter tow manufacturing facility in Valencia, Venezuela by year end. The facility employs about 120 people.
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• Univar looks to build its presence in Asia and the Middle East
  Asia remains a fragmented market, although its rapid consumer growth is driving the distribution market as demand for finished goods increases, putting pressure on chemical supplies.
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• UPDATE 2-Shin-Etsu chief Kanagawa to step aside after 20 yrs
  Chihiro Kanagawa, the 84-year old chief executive of Shin-Etsu Chemical and one of Japan's most respected managers, will step aside and become chairman after two decades at the helm of the country's most valuable chemicals firm.
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• Husky Energy Appoints New President & Chief Executive Officer
  The Board of Directors of Husky Energy is pleased to announce the appointment of Asim Ghosh as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective June 1, 2010.
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• VLS-Group to launch new Structure and new Executive Team
  Following the increasing demand of the chemical industry for tailor-made, sophisticated and integrated logistics solutions the chemical logistics provider "VLS-Group” does implement an entirely new structure and a new executive committee effective from May 1, 2010 in order to further improve its response to customer needs.
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• Chemical Businsss Association Appoints New Chairman
  The Chemical Business Association, the UK organisation for the chemical supply chain, has appointed Dr Neville Prior, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cornelius Group plc, as its new Chairman.
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• Celanese CEO Looks to Shake Up Product Line
  Celanese Corp has traditionally been one of the more staid members of the chemicals industry, but lately Chief Executive David Weidman has been shaking things up by trying to make the company less reliant on economic cycles and more of a technology leader.
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• Brazil's Braskem Appoints Marcela Drehmer As New CFO
  Brazilian petrochemicals giant Braskem SA (BAK, BRKM5.BR) appointed Marcela Marcela Drehmer as its the new chief financial officer and investor relations director, the company said late Thursday in a statement.
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• Shell Celebrates Grand Opening of Singapore Petchems Complex
  Shell today announced the completion of its Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) in Singapore, Shell's largest petrochemicals investment to date.
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• Husky to announce successor to CEO John Lau as early as end of second quarter
  Husky Energy Inc. has picked a new chief executive, but isn't ready to officially announce the choice just yet, the outgoing boss of the integrated energy company said Wednesday.
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• UPDATE 1-Celanese plans UK plant closure
  Chemicals maker Celanese Corp (CE.N) said on Tuesday it plans to close an acetate manufacturing facility in the U.K. to consolidate its operations and cut costs.
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• William M. Cook Elected to Valspar Board of Directors
  The Valspar Corporation announced today (Friday) that the Board of Directors elected William M. Cook, 56, chairman of the board, president and CEO, Donaldson Company, Inc., to the Board of Directors. Mr. Cook has been appointed to serve on the board's compensation committee.
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• H.B. Fuller to Discontinue Production of Polysulfide-Based Insulating Glass Sealant Product Line in Europe
  H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) announced today that it will exit the polysulfide-based insulating glass sealant product line in Europe by the end of calendar year 2010.
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• Colfax Names Arne Forslund Vice President of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia
  Colfax Corporation announced that Arne Forslund has been promoted to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia effective immediately.
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• UPDATE 2-Lyondell judge approves plan to exit bankruptcy
  A bankruptcy court judge on Friday approved Lyondell Chemical Co's [ACCEIN.UL] plan to exit bankruptcy, signaling the near-end of a 15-month process during which the chemical maker fended off a takeover and settled hundreds of environmental claims and a creditor lawsuit.
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• Brad A. Alford Elected to Avery Dennison Board of Directors
  Avery Dennison Corporation today announced that its board of directors has elected Brad A. Alford, chairman and chief executive officer of Nestle USA, to the board.
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• Husky Asia could be spun off by year end: CEO
  The proposed spinoff of Husky Energy Inc's (HSE.TO) Asian operations should be complete by the end of this year, assuming the plan hits no regulatory or tax roadblocks, the company's outgoing chief executive said on Wednesday. By Jeffrey Jones
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• Solutia Announces Exit of the Primary Accelerators Business
  Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) announced today that it will exit the Primary Accelerators business and discontinue Primary Accelerators production at its facility at the Monsanto Antwerp site in Belgium.  Production of Primary Accelerators is scheduled to stop in the second half of 2010.
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• ENSINGER opens additional location in Eastern Europe
  Plastics processor ENSINGER has established a new branch in Slovakia in April. The new Trnava location is positioned in the West of the country, just 55 kilometres from the capital Bratislava.
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• DSM announces management changes
  Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the following management changes:
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• Songwon to Establish Subsidiaries in China
  Songwon Industrial (Ulsan, Korea), an additives supplier to the polymer industry, says it will establish a series of wholly owned subsidiaries in China and will also prepare for future joint ventures in the country, to build its presence and meet customer demand in China.
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• UPDATE 1-Nippon Sheet Glass taps former Dupont exec as CEO
  Nippon Sheet Glass Co (5202.T) named former DuPont (DD.N) executive Craig Naylor as its new president and CEO on Thursday, making him the second non-Japanese to head the Tokyo-based glass maker.
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• BASF to shutter six pigment plants, cut 500 jobs
  BASF's pigments business will close individual production plants at six sites in North and South America and Europe, eliminating redundancies caused by the April 2009 acquisition of Ciba.
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• Bruno Weymuller to join the Board of Directors at Deinove
  Deinove announced that Bruno Weymuller had accepted its invitation to join the Board of Directors. As a former Strategy Director and Director of Risk Assessment at Total, Bruno Weymuller is an acknowledged petroleum industry expert.
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• Radhika Batra Named Chief Procurement Officer
  Owens-Illinois, Inc., (NYSE: OI) announces that Radhika Batra has been named vice president and chief procurement officer. Batra will be responsible for leading O-I’s global strategic sourcing function and driving synergies across the company’s regional operations to maximize buying power.
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• Dow Corning Names Global Solutions & Alliances Manager for Solar Business
  Dow Corning has named Wilfried Brachschoss as Global Solutions & Alliances Manager for its Solar Business Unit, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain.
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• Steve Braig to Take the Helm at Trexel, Inc.
  Steve Braig, former CEO of Engel North America has been appointed President & CEO of Trexel, Inc. The appointment is effective April 19.
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• Bruker Announces Formation of New Chemical Analysis Division and Appointment of Collin D'Silva as Division President
  Bruker Corporation announced today that it has created a Chemical Analysis Division within its Bruker Daltonics subsidiary.
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• Pappas Appointed to Lead Styron
  Former Nova Chemicals CEO Chris Pappas has been appointed president and CEO of Styron, Dow Chemicals' former styrenics business.
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• Huntsman Announces Appointment of New Independent Board Member
  Huntsman Corporation announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Harker as a new independent director to its Board of Directors effective March 24, 2010.
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• Borealis announces new Chairman of the Supervisory Board
  Borealis announced the nomination of H.E. Khadem Al Qubaisi, Managing Director of the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Chairman of the Board of Aabar Investments, as the new Chairman of the Borealis Supervisory Board, effective March 5, 2010.
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• Kemira Oyj: Leena Lie appointed Vice President, Marketing and Communications
  Leena Lie, Vice President, Communications of Kemira has been appointed Vice President, Marketing and Communications and member of the Strategic Management Board of Kemira as of March 24, 2010 (substitute for maternity leave).
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• New Director Appointed for Dow Corning Construction Industry
  Jim Hayes has been named commercial director for the Dow Corning Construction Industry, Americas region, and will be responsible for advancing several of the company's construction initiatives focused on developing innovative energy efficiency and green building solutions.
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• Shell Starts Operations at New Singapore Cracker
  Shell Chemicals has successfully started up the ethylene plant at its Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) in Singapore.
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• LyondellBasell Names Bob Patel as Senior Vice President, Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas
  LyondellBasell today announced that Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel has been named Senior Vice President, Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas.  He will be based in Houston.
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• Honeywell Names Dr. Krishna Mikkilineni And Bask Iyer To Executive Management Team
  Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has named Krishna Mikkilineni and Bask Iyer to its Executive Management Team, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dave Cote, effective on April 12, 2010.
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• Agilent Technologies Appoints Rick Burdsall as Chief Infrastructure Officer
  Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced the appointment of Rick Burdsall to the newly created position of chief infrastructure officer. Burdsall is currently Agilent's vice president and chief information officer.
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• O-I Enters Argentinean Market
  Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) today (Thursday) announced it has acquired the majority share of Argentinean glassmaker Cristalerias Rosario, giving O-I its first entree into the rapidly growing Argentinean market.
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• Univar Names Grade SE District Manager and Adds Public Health Specialist Leahy
  Univar announced that Kurt Grade has been named Southeast District Manager. The company also announced the addition of Mike Leahy to Univar’s Public Health Team.
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• Albemarle Appoints Dr. Ronald C. Zumstein as Vice President of Manufacturing
  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable specialty chemical solutions, has appointed Dr. Ronald C. Zumstein as Vice President of Manufacturing, effective immediately.
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• Albemarle Promotes Luke Kissam to President
  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable specialty chemical solutions, announced today that Luke Kissam has been elected President of the company.
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• Sika further expands its construction sealant business in Japan
  Sika AG / Sika further expands its construction sealant business in Japan processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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• Kemira Oyj and VTT to establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland
  Kemira Oyj and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) will establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland.
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• Albemarle Appoints Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
  Albemarle Corporation announced that the company's Board of Directors has elected Assistant General Counsel Nicole C. Daniel to the position of Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary effective immediately. She will also continue in her role as Assistant General Counsel.
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• Philipp Junge appointed new global head of Rhein Chemie's Lubricant Oil Additives Division
  Effective January 1, 2010, Philipp Junge was appointed head of the Lubricant Oil Additives Division of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
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• Ian Davis to Join the BP Board
  The board of BP announced that it has appointed Mr. Ian Davis as a non-executive director of BP p.l.c. with effect from April 2, 2010
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• Dow Chemical Names William Weideman CFO
  Diversified chemical firm Dow Chemical Co. (DOW: News ), Monday announced the appointment of William Weideman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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• Wacker Opens New Biologics Facility at Jena
  Wacker Chemie has opened a new production facility for pharmaceutical proteins at its Jena, Germany site. The plant is part of Wacker's program to enlarge its biotech operations.
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• Air Products Appoints John Marsland Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, and Member of Corporate Executive Committee
  Air Products has named John W. Marsland senior vice president, Supply Chain, and member of the company’s Corporate Executive Committee, effective immediately.
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• Univar Names Chief Human Resources Officer
  Univar has appointed Edward A. Evans as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Univar.
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• Linde opens world's first helium production plant in southern hemisphere
  Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, announced the official opening of its helium production plant in Australia.
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• Philipp Junge appointed new global head of Rhein Chemie's Lubricant Oil Additives Division
  Effective January 1, 2010, Philipp Junge was appointed head of the Lubricant Oil Additives Division of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
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• Univar Names Chief Information Officer
  Univar has appointed Dave Cummings as vice president and chief information officer.
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• Executive Vice President Charles A. James to Leave Chevron
  Chevron Corporation announced that executive vice president, Charles A. James, will leave the company effective May 2, 2010.
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• Avery Dennison Board Elects Dean A. Scarborough Chairman and Selects David E. I. Pyott Lead Independent Director upon Kent Kresa's Retirement; Approves Governance Changes
  Avery Dennison Corporation announced today (Friday) that its board of directors has elected President and Chief Executive Officer Dean A. Scarborough to succeed Kent Kresa as chairman of the board and selected Director David E. I. Pyott lead independent director.
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• Karen A. Twitchell Named to Board of Directors of KMG Chemicals
  KMG Chemicals, Inc., a global provider of specialty chemicals in carefully focused markets, today announced that Charles L. Mears has retired from the Board of Directors, and that Karen A. Twitchell has joined its Board, filling the vacancy left by Mr. Mears.
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• IDEX Corporation Announces Senior Leadership Changes
  IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) today announced a series of changes in senior leadership assignments effective immediately.
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• Richard J. Kramer Elected Goodyear CEO; Robert J. Keegan to Remain Executive Chairman
  The Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) today announced that Richard J. Kramer was elected chief executive officer and president effective April 13, 2010, replacing Robert J. Keegan who will remain as executive chairman of the board
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• Univar appoints Sonia Pires as head of SHE/Sustainability
  Brussels, Belgium – 24th February 2010 –  Univar, a leading global chemical distributor, has announced Sonia Pires as the new EMEA leader for Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) / Sustainability.
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• Ineos ChlorVinyls to close Barry PVC plant
  Ineos ChlorVinyls has announced it will close it PVC facility in Barry, South Wales, UK.
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• Agilent Technologies Announces New Leadership in Biological Systems Division
  Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the appointments of Robert Schueren as vice president and general manager, Genomics; and John Fjeldsted, Ph.D., as general manager, Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
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• Clariant Downsizes Swiss Site as Part of Major Capacity Restructuring
  Clariant says it will cease production of textile dyes and chemicals, as well as paper chemicals, at Muttenz, Switzerland as part of a major restructuring of the company's production capacity over the next three years.
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• DSM announces management changes
  Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the following management changes:
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• Paul Polman Elected to Dow Board of Directors
  Dow announced today that Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V., has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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• South Africa: Sappi, Mondi Push On With Restructure
  PAPER and packaging groups Sappi and Mondi are both continuing with restructuring moves within their southern African operations, but while Mondi's restructuring at its Empangeni mill is moving smoothly, Sappi is meeting fierce resistance from unions in Swaziland over its Usutu mill closure.
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• New Leader for DuPont France
  Martin Virot has taken the reins as the leader of DuPont France. Martin’s earlier DuPont assignments included responsibilities as general director of several segments within Performance Coatings, corporate accounts manager for the automotive industry, and growth leader.
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• Joan A. Schuller Named General Manager, North America for Dow Coating Materials
  Joan A. Schuller has been named General Manager for the North American region of Dow Coating Materials, the global architectural and industrial coatings business of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow).
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• Dow Appoints New Country Manager For Malaysia
  The Dow Chemical Company, the specialty chemicals and advanced materials company, has appointed James Thong as Country Manager for Malaysia.
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• FKuR expands to North America
  At the beginning of 2010, FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (Willlich, Germany) began operations of its newly founded subsidiary, FKuR Plastics Corporation, in Cedar Park, Texas, USA with a team of 4 people.
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• New Management Team at Elemica Following Merger With RubberNetwork
  Elemica announced the appointment of a new management team following the merger with RubberNetwork.
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• GE Oil & Gas Strengthens Drilling & Production Portfolio with Downhole Oilfield Technology
  GE Energy announced that its Oilfield Technology (OFT) business, has been realigned from GE Energy Services to GE Oil & Gas.
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• Mboweni Named Nampak Chair, Ending Government Career (Update2)
  Former South African central bank Governor Tito Mboweni was named chairman of Nampak Ltd., Africa’s second-biggest packaging maker, indicating he may not pursue a career in the government.
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• Syrris establishes Brazilian subsidiary
  Syrris established its new Brazilian subsidiary at the beginning of January 2010. With offices on four continents and an expanding distributor network, the new office in São Paulo will enable Syrris to provide efficient and direct support to its rapidly expanding Latin American customer base.
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• Shell, Dow Chemical CEOs hope to increase investment in China
  The CEOs of Shell and Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) , two oil and chemical giants in the world, have said they are willing to expand investment in China as the country is increasingly important on the global stage.
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• ConocoPhillips launches PP business
  ConocoPhillips Co. has launched its own Copylene-brand polypropylene business.
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• Dow Corning Expands Central & Eastern Europe Operations
  Dow Corning has expanded its presence in Central Europe with a new commercial office in Warsaw, Poland. The company intends to work more closely with local businesses as they focus on modernization, improved efficiency and sustainable growth. 
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• Dow Finalizes Sale to Arkema of Acrylic Acid, Esters and Specialty Latex Assets in North America
  Arkema and The Dow Chemical Company announced jointly that they have closed Dow’s divestiture to Arkema of its acrylic acid and esters business located at Clear Lake, Texas and its UCAR Emulsion Systems specialty latex business in North America.
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• Petrobras restructures Petrochemical Segment
  Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – Petrobras and its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Química S.A. – Petroquisa (jointly, Petrobras), together with Odebrecht S.A and Braskem S.A announced the Investment Agreement executed by the companies which set the conditions pursuant to which Petrobras will consolidate its investment in the petrochemical segment. 
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• Jukka Havia appointed Tikkurila's new CFO
  Jukka Havia, 41, Master of Science (Econ. & Bus. Admin.) has been appointed Tikkurila's CFO and member of the management board as from April 16, 2010.
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• LANXESS to build €30m membrane filtration facility in Germany
  LANXESS will build a new chemical plant at its Bitterfeld site in Germany as part of the group’s strategy to further expand into the water treatment business, the German specialty chemicals and rubber producer said on Thursday.
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• Chevron's Richmond refinery likely to close-paper
  Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is likely to close its oldest refinery, in Richmond, California, in a wider restructuring of downstream operations, the local newspaper's business editor wrote in a column on Wednesday.
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• Huntsman Polyurethanes Opens New Systems House in Russia
  Huntsman Polyurethanes Russia, an entity of chemical company Huntsman, has opened a new Systems House in Obninsk, near Moscow.
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• DSM to Close Specialty Intermediates Operation
  DSM says it will close its DSM Specialty Intermediates (Sittard, the Netherlands) operation by December 31, 2010 at the latest. The business's activities, located at the Chemelot industrial site in the Sittard-Geleen area, will cease with effect from July 1, 2010, as a result.
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• AkzoNobel to Focus on Customers, Costs and Cash in 2009
  Global chemical firm AkzoNobel is to focus on customers, costs and cash as well as invest in growth markets such as Asia and Brazil, the company's CEO has said.
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• Singh named to lead Ashland Performance Materials operations in India
  Vivek Kumar Singh has been named general manager in India for Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., effective Feb. 1.
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• New Head of the Care Specialties business unit of Evonik
  As of January 1, 2010 Dr. Dietmar Moll, previously head of the Skin Care Product Line of Evonik Stockhausen GmbH, has taken charge of the Care Specialties business line of Evonik. 
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• Dr. Stefan Beckmann is the new head of Care Chemicals and Formulators Europe at BASF
  Since January 1, 2010 Dr. Stefan Beckmann has been head of the Care Chemicals and Formulators Europe unit at BASF. He succeeds Dr. Friedrich Seitz, who will be taking charge of BASF’s Competence Center Chemicals Research & Engineering.
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• WACKER to consolidate production of pyrogenic silica
  Wacker Chemie AG announced today that it is consolidating pyrogenic silica production in the context of previously announced structural improvement measures at its WACKER SILICONES division.
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• Euro Chlor appoints new Regulatory Affairs and Science Directors
  Euro Chlor, representing the European Chlor-Alkali industry, has appointed two new Directors. Mrs. Véronique Garny takes over Regulatory Affairs from Arseen Seys, who retired on 31 December 2009. Dolf Van Wijk is the new Science Director.
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• UPDATE 1-Lonza shuts three chemical sites, sheds 175 jobs
  Swiss drug industry supplier Lonza Group (LONN.VX) said on Tuesday it was closing three chemical sites to cut costs as it grapples with a challenging economic environment.
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• Guillermo Novo to Lead Dow Polyurethanes
  The Dow Chemical Company has appointed Guillermo Novo vice president of Dow Polyurethanes, a global business group that includes the Propylene Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Isocyanates and Polyols businesses. In his new assignment, Novo also takes on the role of global business director for Dow Polyols.
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