Chemical Week articles from October 2006

Chemical Week archives from October 2006

It's not easy being green.(viewpoint)(Green chemistry)
October 25, 2006... Everyone is going green these days, as you can see from our innovation cover story this week (p. 29). Almost every chemical company has some kind of green initiative developing new products or processes that are less hazardous, result in less...

Bayer eyes January for TDI restart.(toluene diisocyante )(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Bayer Material Science says it will begin reconstruction work on its damaged toluene diisocyante (TDI) unit at Baytown, TX shortly, and expects to restart production at the unit in January. The unit was damaged and shutdown following an...

GL&V buys Water treatment units.(Groupe Laperriere and Verreault)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Groupe Laperriere & Verreault (GL&V; Montreal) says its Eimco Water Technologies has acquired two wastewater treatment firms for $21 million, subject to certain adjustment clauses. The acquired firms are U.K.-based Copa, and Australia-based...

IBM sets up procurement in China.(International Business Machines Corp)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... IBM says it will relocate its global procurement headquarters from Somers, NY to Shenzhen, China. IBM says it collaborates with nearly 3,000 suppliers across Asia, accounting for about 30% of the $40 billion/year IBM spends on procurement....

Gelosa to retire from Ashland.(Len R. Gelosa plans to retire from Ashland Bancshares Inc)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Ashland says that Len R. Gelosa, senior v.p./water technologies, plans to retire effective January 1, 2007. "Len has led an aggressive program of organic growth legacy and acquisition that in water technologies, strongly positions water...

3M earnings advance on broad-based revenue growth.(financial report)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... 3M posted third-quarter net income of $894 million ($1.18/share), a 6% gain compared to year-ago quarter. Sales increased 8.8%, to $5.9 billion. 3M says performance in LCD films rebounded from a weak second-quarter performance. "As...

Valspar acquires powder coatings unit from H.B. Fuller.(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Valspar says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire H.B. Fuller's powder coatings business for an undisclosed sum. The deal, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval, is expected to close by the end of...

Praxair buys packaged gases firm in Indiana.
October 25, 2006... Praxair Distribution, a subsidiary of Praxair, says it has acquired Hobart Industrial Gases (Fort Wayne, IN), a supplier of packaged industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as welding equipment and supplies with locations in Indiana...

DuPont files suit to block sale of MacDermid printing products.(cases)(E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... DuPont says its has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop sales of certain MacDermid printing plate materials, citing alleged infringement of patents related to DuPont's CyrelFAST thermal technology. The motion seeks to stop...

Innospec sues Ethyl for breach of TEL contract.(Innospec)(Innospec)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Specialty chemicals producer Innospec says it has sued Ethyl for violation of sales and marketing agreements for tetra ethyl lead (TEL) that apply to markets outside North America. Innospec is seeking more than $40 million in damages....

Akzo says pharma spin-off unaffected by drug trial setback ...
October 25, 2006... Akzo Nobel says that disappointing clinical trial results for a pipeline drug that had been widely expected to become a blockbuster should not affect the planned separation of the company's pharmaceuticals business into a separate company...

... Begins search for chemicals acquisitions.(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Akzo Nobel has started to look for "selected" acquisitions in its remaining chemical businesses as the company nears the end of a major chemicals divestment program, says Akzo CEO Hans Wijers. "We have a long pipeline of different targets,"...

Ineos picks Grangemouth for U.K. biodiesel investment.(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Ineos has, as expected, chosen its Grangemeouth refining and petrochemicals complex for a previously announced project to build a world-scale biodiesel plant in the U.K. (CW, May 24, p. 18). The plant is expected to start up by 2008, and have...

BASF expands capacity for novel plasticizer.(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... BASF will increase capacity for its Hexamoll DINCH specialty plasticizer at Ludwigshafen from 25,000 m.t./year, to 100,000 m.t./year for completion in the second quarter of 2007. The company cites increasing demand for Hexamoll DINCH, which...

Terra, GrowHow merge in U.K.(Terra Industries)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Kemira GrowHow and Terra Industries say they have signed an agreement to merge their U.K. fertilizer and associated process chemical businesses into a 50-50 joint venture. GrowHow will contribute a production site at Ince to the jv, and Terra...

Polish firms create EB venture.(Dwory)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... PKN Often (Plock, Poland) and Dwory (Oswiecim, Poland) say they have formed a 51-49 joint venture to produce ethylbenzene (EB) at Plock. The jv, Etylobenzen Plock, will construct a 120,000-m.t./year EB unit, sources say. PKN produces EB raw...

Sanofi-Aventis sells Rhodia stake.
October 25, 2006... Drugs maker Sanofi-Aventis says it has sold its 8% stake in Rhodia to banking company BNP Paribas. BNP paid 183 million [euro] ($229 million) for the shares before selling them on to institutional investors, market sources say. Sanofi-Aventis...

UIC lowers French output forecast.(Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer )(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Industry association UIC (Paris) has revised its 2006 forecast for output growth by the French chemical industry, in volume terms and excluding pharmaceuticals, from 1.4% to 1.1%. Output grew 3% in 2005, UIC says. It cites tough conditions in...

Earnings at diversified firms stay strong in third-quarter.(top of the week)
October 25, 2006... Basic and diversified chemical makers posted strong gains in operating earnings before one-time charges in the early crop of third-quarter earnings reports last week. Higher pricing, and decent volume growth lifted results, companies say. ...

Dow, Siam Cement advance naphtha cracker plans.
October 25, 2006... Dow Chemical says it will proceed with plans for a joint venture liquids cracker in Rayong, Thailand with Siam Cement (Bangkok). The cracker, which wilt have capacity for 900,000 m.t./year of ethylene and 800,000 m.t./year of propylene, is...

Specialty earnings up, despite rising costs.(financial report)(Financial report)
October 25, 2006... Most specialty chemical companies reported higher year-over-year results for the third quarter, helped by strong demand, and, for some companies, improved selling prices. Some companies, however, were unable to raise selling prices in time to...

ACC: moderate growth ahead for industry.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... ACC says it expects an average growth rate for the U.S. chemical industry over the next 10 years of 2.8%/year, up from 2%/year for the previous decade, according to ACC's recently released 2006 Guide to the Business of Chemistry. Growth of...

Dow and DuPont expand access to seed-trait technology.(business & fiance news)(.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Dow AgroSciences and DuPont have agreed to eliminate a provision of their original marketing agreement for the insect-resistant Herculex traits, allowing Dow to start licensing the technology to other seed companies in time for the 2007...

Oxiteno CEO to head Ultrapar group.(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Oxiteno CEO Pedro Wongtschowski will succeed Paulo Guilherme Aguiar Cunha as CEO of Ultrapar, Oxiteno's parent company, effective January 1, 2007. Paulo Cunha will remain as chairman of the board of Ultrapar, the company says. Oxiteno...

Sherwin-Williams sues three cities over lead-paint suits.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(city of Columbus)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Sherwin-Williams (SW) says it is suing the city of Columbus, OH to try to halt a possible lawsuit by the city to recover damages caused by lead-based paint. SW's suit also names the Ohio cities of Toledo and East Cleveland--which previously...

Altana outsources some IT to Accenture.(business & finance news)
October 25, 2006... Altana Chemie has chosen Accenture to manage its global information technology (IT) service desk in the Americas, Asia/Pacific, China, and Europe, Accenture says. Terms of the three-year outsourcing agreement were not disclosed. ...

Correction.(Correction notice)
October 25, 2006... In "Qapco Plans Two PE Plants in Pakistan" (CW, Oct. 4, p. 17), the story should have said that Qapco is planning to open two offices, not two polyethene (PE) plants, in Pakistan. The two PE plants that Qapco is planning are in Qatar.

ShawCor invests in coating capacity.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Energy services company ShawCor (Toronto) says it will spend $30 million to expand pipe coating capacity at its Camrose, AB plant. Capacity amounts were not disclosed. Completion of the project is predicted for the end of second-quarter 2007....

Ciba opens flame retardant plant.(business & finance news)(Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Ciba Specialty Chemicals says it has opened a new melamine polyphosphate production plant at its Lampertheim, Germany site to meet growing global demand for the non-halogenated flame retardant. The company says its new melamine polyphosphate...

ULSD fuel to hike transport costs?(business & finance news)(ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel )(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... U.S. retail fuel stations began selling ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) last week under a new federal program that some trucking groups say may end up adding to transportation costs. The program, aimed at lowering diesel fuel emissions,...

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum agree to advance cracker project.(EUROPE/MIDEAST)
October 25, 2006... ExxonMobil Chemical and Qatar Petroleum (QP) say they have agreed "to progress studies" for a previously announced $3-billion petrochemical complex at Ras Laffan, Qatar. The agreement was formalized at a signing ceremony in Doha last week...

Orica to acquire Minova.(business & finance news)
October 25, 2006... rica says it has agreed to acquire Minova (Chipping Norton, U.K.) from Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE; London) for A$857 million ($643 million) plus A$13 million of "acquisition costs." The deal is expected to close by year-end. Minova...

Rohm and Haas to expand in Turkey and Mexico.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Rohm and Haas (R&H) has announced plans to construct manufacturing facilities in Turkey and Mexico. The company says it is in the final stages of planning for a 40,O00-m.t./year plastic additives acrylic impact modifier and processing aids...

India Has Key Role in Solvay's Ultra-Performance Polymers Entry.(Gharda Chemicals)(polyether ether ketone)
October 25, 2006... Solvay Advanced Polymers (Alpharetta, GA) has unveiled plans to significantly expand its ultra-performance polymers business by launching a new family of high-value, high-performance polymers, which typically sell at more than 50 [euro]/kg....

Austrian firm launches major biodiesel plans in China.(new construction projects)(Biolux Biofuel)
October 25, 2006... Biolux Biofuel (Brunn am Gebirge, Austria) says it has broken ground on a project at Nantong, China to build "the biggest and most modern integrated biodiesel plant in the world." The groundbreaking ceremony on October 10 was attended by...

Aramco-Dow megaproject may cost $16 billion.(new construction projects)(upgrade a refinery and build an olefins complex)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... The previously announced joint megaproject between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical to upgrade a refinery and build an olefins complex at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia will involve an estimated investment of $16 billion, according to a recent report...

Alfa Laval bags aromatics contracts in Kuwait and Oman.(new construction projects)
October 25, 2006... Alfa Laval (Lund, Sweden) says it has received separate orders to supply heat exchangers for aromatics projects in Kuwait and Oman. The company has a SK100-million ($13 million) contract to supply heat exchangers for a 770,000-m.t./year...

Davy lands technology award for Saudi plants.(new construction projects)(Davy Process Technology)(Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co)
October 25, 2006... Davy Process Technology (DPT) says it has been selected by Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co. (Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia) to supply technology for an amines complex at Al Jubail. Basic engineering for the project is under way, DPT says. The...

Uhde awarded contract for methanol-to-gasoline unit.(new construction projects)(Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining Co)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Uhde says it has been awarded a contract by Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Coal Mining Co. (Jincheng, China) for the engineering and supply of a methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) demonstration plant at Jincheng. The contract covers the license,...

Showa Denko expands high-purity chlorine.(new construction projects)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Showa Denko says it has started work on a capacity expansion of high-purity chlorine at Kawasaki, Japan. Purification capacity will increase from 300 m.t./year to 1,000 m.t./year, and filling capacity will rise from 300 m.t./year to 600...

Food manufacturer plans first biodiesel plant.(new construction projects)(Grupo Sos)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Food manufacturer Grupo Sos (Madrid) says it is planning to enter the biodiesel industry and will build a 200,000-m.t./year plant at Andujar, Spain. Further details of the project were not disclosed.

Rohm and Haas: capturing emerging opportunities.(Cover story)(Financial report)
October 25, 2006... Rohm and Haas (R&H; Philadelphia) is taking the next step in its growth strategy, and perhaps the most significant since the late-1990's acquisition spree that established it as a leading global specialty chemical producer. R&H announced...

Going green ain't easy; chemical firms gauge payback.(GREEN CHEMISTRY)
October 25, 2006... Chemical companies say they are investing cautiously as consumer and regulatory demand increases for "green" products, or those that make only a minimal impact on the environment and human health. While many companies have green product R&D...

Western firms respond to low-cost pharma in China and India.(CPHI EXPO)(Company overview)
October 25, 2006... Dramatic changes within the global I pharmaceutical fine chemical manufacturing sector are likely to have negative affects on Western pharma fine chemical manufacturers, analysts say. The changes include consolidations, group restructurings,...

Dow opens API catalyst facility.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Dowpharma says it has commissioned a homogeneous catalyst facility at Midland, MI to produce asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts, one of its small-molecule technologies. The facility, which has been operational since the second quarter, will...

Halocarbon links with distributors.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Fluorine chemical specialist Halocarbon (River Edge, NJ) says it has entered into agreements with key distributors in China, Europe, and Japan. Nanjing Guochen Chemicals will distribute Halocarbon's products in China; Daikin Fine Chemical...

Almac opens peptide facility.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)(Almac Sciences)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Privately owned contract manufacturer Almac Sciences (Craigavon, U.K.) says it has invested 500,000 [pounds sterling] ($934,000) for new assets at its Craigavon, Northern Ireland, and Edinburgh, Scotland sites for multi-kilogram GMP peptide...

South Africa: a crossover from inward thinking to o global outlook: this report was compiled by Global Business Reports after meeting with many of the key players in South Africa's chemical industry. It looks at efforts to add value to South Africa's considerable resources, find new markets for an export-driven economy and maintain a responsible approach to manufacturing.
October 25, 2006... Twelve years after the country's first democratic elections, South Africa has made great progress in dismantling its old economic system, which was based on high tariffs, subsidies, anti-competitive conduct and broad government intervention...

Contract manufacturing and distribution: a springboard to the African continent: opportunity and risk in a delicate balance.
October 25, 2006... South Africa is already a natural regional hub given the size and importance of Durban, the largest and busiest port in the Southern Hemisphere. Although many companies retracted manufacturing installations during the apartheid era never to...

Agrochemicals: at the root of prosperity: South Africa exported agricultural produce worth nearly USD 3 billion in 2002-04, which constituted almost 9% of the total value of national exports.(smooth transition of land from white commercial farmers to black emerging farmers )
October 25, 2006... Whilst fully aware of the economic and social havoc land redistribution can cause, South Africa also recognizes the necessity that land ownership better reflect the demographics of the population. This requires a smooth transition of land...

Pharmaceuticals: balancing healthcare and profits: new legislations could be a double edged sword.(South Africa implementing new legislation)
October 25, 2006... South Africa (SA) has been implementing a substantial amount of new legislation that affects all industries. The pharmaceutical sector in particular has been forced to cope with a considerable amount of regulation covering price...

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE): tackling social and economic disparities.
October 25, 2006... According to 2005 World Bank figures, South Africa is ranked 19th in terms of PPP--GDP in the world. The country has a population of 45 million: black-African 79%, white 9.6%, coloured 8.9%, Indian/ Asian 2.5%. Of the total population only...

Chemtura works to improve plastics additives' profitability.(STRATEGIES)
October 25, 2006... Chemtura is working hard to improve profitability in the nonflame-retardant portion of its $2 billion/year plastics additives business, says Marcus Meadows-Smith, executive v.p. Meadows-Smith, who already oversees Chemtura's crop protection...

Paper chemical prices stack up.(specialties)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Several paper chemical suppliers are raising prices. Imerys says it will boost prices on select kaolin products by an average of $15/dry m.t. for Georgia hydrous kaolins and Brazilian kaolins, as well as $40/ dry m.t. for calcined kaolines,...

R&H hikes Adhesives prices.(specialties)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Rohm and Haas's Adhesives and Sealants business has announced several price increases. It has raised prices for acrylic, vinyl-acrylic, and styrene-acrylic emulsion and solution polymer products sold to the pressure sensitive and construction...

Distribution updates.(specialties )(contracts between Perstorp AB and Lawrence Industries)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Perstorp says it has chosen Lawrence Industries (Staffordshire, U.K.), a catalyst, specialty chemical, and mineral distributor, to distribute certain specialty chemicals for the polyurethane market in the U.K. and Ireland * Supresta (Ardsley,...

Price declines likely in October; margins expected to expand.(POLYMERS)
October 25, 2006... Prices of most polymers are expected to soften in October in line with sharp falls in feedstock costs and easing demand. Margins, however, will likely increase as feedstock cost declines outpace price reductions, analysts say. Plastics demand...

Huntsman ramps up MDI plants in China.(DIGEST)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Huntsman says it has started commercial operation of methylene di-para-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) plants at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park at Caojing, China. The plants are part of an integrated isocyanates complex operated as a joint...

Engineering plastics growth speeds up.(DIGEST)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... U.S. demand growth for engineering plastics is projected to rise to 3.5%/year over the next five years, to 5.4 billion lbs by 2010, compared to 0.8%/year in the past five, says The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH). A resurgence in the...

Vinnolit brings on PVC expansion.(specialties)(polyvinyl chloride)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Vinnolit (Ismaning, Germany) says it has completed a 16-million [euro] ($20 million) expansion of its paste polyvinyl chloride (PVC) capacity at Burghausen, Germany to 80,000 m.t./year. The 30,000-m.t./ year expansion boosts Vinnolit's paste...

Producers plan acrylic hike.(specialties)(prices and rates of acrylic acid)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas (R&H) have separately announced acrylic acid and esters price increases of around 10% in North America, 5% in Europe, and about 15% in Asia/Pacific, effective October 1, or as contracts allow. Dow is seeking...

Acrylic acid.(product focus)(demand for crude acrylic acid)
October 25, 2006... Prices North America: 102 cts-107 cts/lb fob, third-quarter contracts Europe: 1,630 [euro] -1,750 [euro] /m.t. del, third-quarter contracts Asia/Pacific: $1,500-$1,550/ton c&f Outlook World demand for crude acrylic acid...

Cw price report.(Table)
October 25, 2006... cw price report U.S. SPOT CONTRACT ETHANE 65-66 cts/gal fob NAPHTHA 155-156 cts/gal fob GASOIL 121-122 cts/gal fob PROPANE ...

CSB: improper piping placement caused BP Texas City fire.(ACCIDENT PREVENTION)(Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board)
October 25, 2006... The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB;Washington) says a faulty metal piping elbow caused an explosion and fire on July 28, 2005, at the resid hydrotreating unit (RHU) of BP's Texas City, TX refinery. The fire caused $30...

DuPont study shows no increased mortality risk for West Virginia workers.(HEALTH EFFECTS)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... DuPont epidemiologists say a recently completed worker health study of employees at the company's Washinton Works,WV, facility located at Parkersburg, which uses pefluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to make Teflon and other products, found no...

Group gives guidelines for climate disclosure data.(regulatory)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Social responsibility investor group Ceres (Boston) has released guidance for companies to use when reporting data on the financial risks posed by climate change. The guidelines urge companies to disclose any climate change initiatives, as...

CW75 stock performance.
October 25, 2006... The CW75 Index gained 1% for the week ending October 18, slightly trailing broader market indexes. The Standard & Poor's 500 gained 1.1%, and the Morgan Stanley global composite index gained 1.2%. Basic chemical stocks were up 3%, diversified...

BASF Corp: a turnaround story: recent acquisitions strengthen non-cyclical portfolio.(companies)(Company overview)
October 25, 2006... BASF Corp. (Florham Park, NJ), the North American subsidiary of BASF, recently completed a drastic multi-year restructuring that achieved annualized fixed-cost reductions of $400 million by October 2006 and raised the business's profits...

Mosaic names new CEO.(Key changes)(appointment of James T. Prokopanko as president)
October 25, 2006... Mosaic has named executive v.p. and CO0 James T. Prokopanko as president and CEO, effective January 1. Prokopanko succeeds Fritz Corrigan, who will continue to serve on Mosaic's board until its 2007 annual meeting and will provide consulting...

Chemtura.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... CHEMTURA has named Jon Amdursky director/marketing communications, specialty chemicals businesses.

International Specialty Products has named Daria Long North America sales director/personal care.(key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS has named Daria Long North America sales director/personal care. Long was previously worldwide director of sales/consumer health. The company has also named Sally Romano director/sales, marketing, and...

Key Technology.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... KEY TECHNOLOGY has named David M. Camp president and CEO. Camp was most recently a consultant with the Thomas Group.

Ashland Casting Solutions.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... Shigeo Negoro has been named commercial director/Asia for ASHLAND CASTING SOLUTIONS, a business group of Ashland Performance Materials.

RPM International has appointed Kennenth M. Armstrong director/environment, health, and safety.(key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... RPM INTERNATIONAL has appointed Kennenth M. Armstrong director/environment, health, and safety. The company also promoted: Karin J. Owen, to manager/corporate, secretarial, and legal services; Melissa A. Curzi, to senior corporate financial...

The Shaw Group.(key changes)(appointment of James Dudley as president)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... THE SHAW GROUP has appointed James Dudley president/consulting of its energy and chemicals division. Dudley was most recently v.p./strategic and commercial advisory services at KBC Advanced Technologies.

DSM has appointed Bert Meijer chairman of its scientific advisory board.(key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... DSM has appointed Bert Meijer chairman of its scientific advisory board. Meijer is a professor at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. The company has also named Rolf-Dieter Schwalb CFO and a member of the managing board of...

General Electric Equipment Services.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... Jay Wileman has been named president and CEO of GENERAL ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT SERVICES, rail services.

Dow Chemical.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... DOW CHEMICAL has named Pam Butcher v.p./marketing. Butcher was previously v.p./ specialty chemicals.

Sartomer.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... SARTOMER has named Brian Contrisciane technical sales representative.

North Carolina-Railinc.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... NORTH CAROLINA-RAILINC has named Todd Bolon v.p. and CFO.

Norac.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... NORAC has named R. Douglas Hubbard business manager/organic peroxides. Hubbard replaces Ken Weber, who is retiring.

National Association of Metal Finishers.(key changes)
October 25, 2006... The board of directors of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF METAL FINISHERS has elected Ray Lucas president. Lucas is president of Valley Chrome Plating.

Harri Kerminen has been appointed president/pulp and paper chemicals for KEMIRA OYJ.(key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... Harri Kerminen has been appointed president/pulp and paper chemicals for KEMIRA OYJ. Kerminen was previously president/performance chemicals. Pekka Ojanpaa will replace Kerminen as president/performance chemicals. Ojanpaa was previously...

International Flavors & Fragrances.(key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
October 25, 2006... INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES has named Hernan Vaisman group president/flavors, and Nicolas Mirzayantz group president/fragrances. Vaisman was previously v.p. and regional manager/Latin America. Mirzayantz was formerly senior v.p./fine...