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10 Oct 2007
PPG and Bain Capital sign agreement for sale of SigmaKalon
PPG today announced that its offer to acquire SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer, from global private investment firm Bain Capital has been accepted. PPG and Bain Capital signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement upon the completion of discussions with appropriate employee representative bodies.
8 Oct 2007
Univar launches pan-European relationship with Innophos
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – October 8, 2007 - Univar has announced the addition of Innophos’ full range of pharmaceutical excipients to its European portfolio. The new direct relationship with Innophos will be launched officially at the CPhI Worldwide in Milan in October.
Borealis announces the appointment of Martin Kuzaj as Executive Vice President for Base Chemicals and member of the Executive Board effective November 1, 2007. He will report to CEO John Taylor and will be located in Linz, Austria. 
Bergen op Zoom, October 2, 2007 – EMG has announced the opening of its second office in mainland China in Beijing, continuing its expansion across Asia-Pacific and further strengthening its international operations. The new office was officially inaugurated on September 19th in Beijing at a special ceremony attended by around 40 invited guests, including prospective clients, representatives from CIPRA (China International Public relations Association) as well as of key media in China.
SUZHOU, China and ST. LOUIS -- September 21, 2007 -- Solutia Inc. (OTCBB: SOLUQ) today celebrated the grand opening of its new plant in Suzhou, China. The plant is a manufacturing site for the company’s Saflex® business. Saflex is the world’s leading producer and seller of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers. The Suzhou plant site is ideally suited for future expansion of Saflex and for other Solutia businesses. 
Shanghai, China, September 26, 2007 ---- Rohm and Haas’s ion exchange resin facility in China is one of four Rohm and Haas ISO-certified sites expanding operations for a wide range of ion exchange resins manufacture. The expansion complements various developments already underway at the company’s network of ion exchange resin sites in the USA, Europe and Asia. 