Spring Global Mail Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Spring Global Mail Appoints Chief Financial Officer Amsterdam, 08 August 2007 – Spring Global Mail have recently strengthened their management board with the appointment of Wouter Hijzen as Chief Financial Officer. Mr Hijzen, a Dutch national, joins Spring from Netwerk VSP, a wholly owned subsidiary of TNT specialising in the delivery of unaddressed mail in the Netherlands.

Borealis announces record net profit: EUR 137 million for second quarter and EUR 250 million for first half of 2007

Borealis• Strong growth of net profit in Q2 2007 - 50% increase on the same period in 2006
• Asset development programmes in Europe and the Middle East continue to increase competitiveness
• Acquisition of AMI extends base chemicals offering

PQI GUANGZHOU COLLEGE CONDUCTS PAINT SALES TRAINING AT HOME DEPOT STORES IN CHINA

Rohm and Haas CompanyShanghai, China, August 7, 2007 - PQI (The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute) Guangzhou College conducted paint sales training for over 200 sales associates of seven Home Depot stores in Beijing and Tianjin from July 2 to 6, 2007. The objective was to equip sales associates with a thorough knowledge of paint and painting practices, thus enabling them to better advise customers about paint selection and application.

AVERY DENNISON’S THEME FOR LABELEXPO HIGHLIGHTS ITS FOCUS ON HELPING CUSTOMERS GROW

Avery DennisonLeiden, The Netherlands - Avery Dennison announced today that its theme for Labelexpo Europe is “Together We Grow,” which will highlight the way the Company works with its customers to help them grow their businesses and profits.

GE Plastics’ Lexan* Thermoclear* Glazing Offers Design Freedom and Practical Performance for Stadiums and Arenas

GE’s Lexan* Thermoclear* Sheet Used for the Roof of Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland >BERGEN OP ZOOM, THE NETHERLANDS — August 06, 2007 — GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* Thermoclear* sheet is being used for the roofs of three stadiums under construction for the UEFA Euro 2008™ football championship. This versatile thermoplastic glazing material, which has been used in arena roofing and other glazing for more than 25 years, delivers a unique combination of advantages in roofing for large, complex structures like stadiums: light weight, high impact resistance, and the ability to be easily formed into compact shapes.

CHEMTURA NAMES NICOL VP, GLOBAL BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Chemtura names James Nicol VP, Global Building & Construction Industries.Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) has appointed James Nicol Vice President, Global Building & Construction Industries. He reports directly to Polymer Additives Group President Anne Noonan.

GLS CORP. PRESENTARÁ UNA NUEVA GAMA TECNOLÓGICA DE TPE DE MOLDEO POR SOPLADO EN LA K 2007

GLS exhibirá en la K 2007 una nueva gama tecnológica de aleaciones de TPE especializados para la amortiguación del ruido y las vibraciones que permite a los fabricantes atenuar los efectos negativos del ruido y las vibraciones de productos tales como las herramientas mecánicas, el calzado, los productos electrónicos, los materiales de construcción, la protección personal y las aplicaciones de control acústico. Esta nueva tecnología de amortiguación utiliza principios mecánicos para reducir el ruido en un amplio espectro de frecuencias (de 20 Hz a 20.000 Hz), y ofrece un recambio de peso reducido/densidad reducida más versátil para plásticos técnicos competitivos. Los clientes de GLS pueden especificar los grados para el sobremoldeo en diversos sustratos y elegir entre una serie de durezas y colores personalizados. Estos materiales ofrecen además una protección UV excelente y pueden satisfacer las especificaciones UL. MCHENRY, IL – 02 de agosto de 2007 – GLS Corp., líder mundial en el desarrollo, la fabricación y el suministro de elastómeros termoplásticos formulados a medida (TPE), presentará una nueva gama tecnológica de TPE de moldeo por soplado en la Kunststoffe 2007 (K 2007) que se celebrará del 24 al 31 de octubre en Düsseldorf, Alemania. La compañía exhibirá asimismo sus últimos avances tecnológicos en TPE, entre ellos nuevos materiales de altas prestaciones con propiedades de amortiguación de las vibraciones y el ruido destinados a aplicaciones tales como herramientas eléctricas y aparatos electrónicos, para minimizar el ruido del motor, la transmisión de vibraciones o los golpes cuando se caen.

CHEMTURA URETHANE PRICE INCREASES FOR EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST

ChemturaEffective September 1, 2007, or as contracts permit, Chemtura Europe will increase selling prices of most urethane prepolymers and curatives by €0.20/kg in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These changes are directly related to continuously escalating costs for raw materials, energy and transportation.