Houston\'s Flotek Industries, Inc. Acquires Sooner Energy Services(12489)
Sooner Energy Services, Inc. (\"SES\") develops, produces and distributes specialty chemical products and services for drilling and production of natural gas.

Bellevue, Wash.'s LANXESS MPP Selects ChemPoint.com as North American Distributor (10558)
LANXESS is a leading worldwide supplier of industrial biocides and preservatives with a full spectrum of active ingredients and formulations. The company’s biocides are used in multiple industrial, household, and institutional applications including coatings, inks, and adhesives. Leading brands include METASOL® (TBZ or 2-(4-Thiazolyl) Benzimidazole) commercial parasiticide/biocide, TEKTAMER® (DBDCB or 1,2-Dibromo–2,4-dicyanobutane) commercial microbiocide, and BIOCHEK® industrial preservative.

Coriolis Flowmeter Finds ‘Vanishing’ Product in Specialty Chemical Batch Processing (6468)
Great Lakes Chemical is the world’s leading producer of certain specialty chemicals for applications such as water treatment, household cleaners, flame retardants, and performance chemicals.

J.M. Huber Corporation Acquires ATH Business Of Cincinnati’s AluChem (4689)
AluChem is a manufacturer of various forms of chemical grade of alumina products

Ashland Distribution will now represent Teknor Apex PVC compounds in China (14347)
SHANGHAI, China – Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), has announced an agreement with Teknor Apex to distribute their PVC compounds in China, with an emphasis on the medical market. Ashland Distribution operates warehouses in key manufacturing areas throughout China and provides customers with a trusted source for branded thermoplastic resins and other products and services.

Ashland Distribution will now represent Teknor Apex PVC compounds in China (14341)
SHANGHAI, China – Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), has announced an agreement with Teknor Apex to distribute their PVC compounds in China, with an emphasis on the medical market. Ashland Distribution operates warehouses in key manufacturing areas throughout China and provides customers with a trusted source for branded thermoplastic resins and other products and services.

Emerald Hilton Davis Acquires Wolstenholme, a Manufacturer of Carbon Black Dispersions for Printing Inks (14244)
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Emerald Hilton Davis, LLC, a subsidiary of Emerald Performance Materials, LLC (“Emerald”), has acquired the carbon black dispersions business and assets of Wolstenholme International Ltd. (“Wolstenholme”). Emerald is an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Job Creation Tax Credits Approved for Twelve Ohio Businesses for Expansion (14226)
Columbus, Ohio -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create at least 1,242 jobs, and retain 1,144 positions for Ohioans.

Lubrizol Launches 10-year Investment Plan to Meet Demands of Additive Customers. (14187)
CLEVELAND,-- The Lubrizol Corporation (NYSE:LZ) to launch a 10-year phased investment plan to upgrade and increase global capacity in its additive business. This will be achieved through an extensive debottlenecking program at its existing facilities and a greenfield investment in China.

PARKER FLUID CONTROL DIVISION INTRODUCES NEW CAR CARE VALVES (14172)
NEW BRITAIN, CT, Parker Fluid Control Division, manufacturers of the Skinner and Gold Ring lines of solenoid valves and the Sinclair Collins line of process control valves, now offers a new line of solenoid valves designed exclusively for the car wash industry. The Car Care Solenoid Valve line reliably meets the most demanding applications including presoak, soap dispensing, water purification, water softening, hot waxes, spot-free rinsing, blowers and driers, and high-pressure washes.