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27 Oct 2006
Univar Purchases Italian Chemical Distributor
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – October 27, 2006 - Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, today announced that its Univar subsidiary in Italy has acquired, for cash, 100% of Achimar S.p.A. shares. The acquisition was completed on October 26, 2006. For the calendar year 2005, Achimar S.p.A. recorded net sales of approximately EUR 20 million.
Achimar is a long-established chemical distribution business, based in the central region of Italy, some 30 kilometers south of Rome, and ideally located to serve the center and south of the country. Primarily selling commodities, it has a strong reputation for its excellent service to the pharmaceutical, food, detergency, water treatment, metal-working and electronics industries in Italy, and will be quickly able to benefit from the wider range of products offered by Univar already in Italy. The purpose-built facility, based in the industrial area of Frosinone, is fully equipped to handle the repacking of solvents and inorganics, together with blending facilities and warehousing for food and pharma grade products as well as industrial chemicals.
26 Oct 2006
PolyOne Increases Commitment to Automotive Industry
（Shanghai, Oct, 23）PolyOne introduces a series of new products and services for use in the automotive market, including: non-halogen flame-retardant ECCOHTM compounds, OnColorTM color concentrate for automotive interior and exterior applications, and [brand here™] engineered materials and OnFlexTM thermoplastic elastomer compounds.
(Oct. 23, 2006, Tianjin, China)Oct. 23 2006, TEDA government and PPG Coatings (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Signs Land Transfer Contract, and PPG bought the 60,000 m2 of land adjacent to its Tianjin plant. Relevant Tianjin and TEDA Government Officials, including Mr. Pi Qian Sheng, Mr. Ni Xiang Yu and directors of TEDA Construction Bureau, Economic Development Bureau, Trade Development Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau, Tax Bureau and Human Resources Bureau will be present at the ceremony. Vice President and Managing Director of PPG Asia Pacific, coatings business, Mr. Viktor R. Sekmakas, PPG China Vice President Ms. Cathy Yan and other senior management of PPG shall be at the signing ceremony. The newly purchased land shall be used for expanding the production capacity of automotive coatings, industrial coatings, and also for new investment plans. 
Middlebury, CT - Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) has named Jon Amdursky to Director of Marketing Communications for the company’s $3 billion global specialty chemicals businesses. 
Borouge today announced the launch of a study to examine the feasibilityof a major new expansion of its petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi to produce and market base chemicals for the first time.