http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com chemical blending, custom chemical blending services, custom chemicals, chemical compounding, formulating chemicals, chemical blending services, chemical blending chemists, chemical formulating Sooner Energy Services, Inc. (\"SES\") develops, produces and distributes specialty chemical products and services for drilling and production of natural gas. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=12489%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=10558%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=6468%2etxt AluChem is a manufacturer of various forms of chemical grade of alumina products http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=4689%2etxt COVINGTON, Ky. and MUNICH, Germany, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH) and Sud-Chemie AG signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to form a new, global joint venture to serve foundries and the metal casting industry. When final agreements are reached, each parent company will hold a 50-percent share of the joint venture, which is planned to be headquartered in Venlo, The Netherlands. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14573%2etxt CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) plans to triple production capacity in its Middletown, Ohio, facility and centralize Quaker's North American production of steel, cleaner, and hydraulic fluids at that facility. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14452%2etxt MIDLAND, MICHIGAN — The Dow Chemical Company introduced UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate during the STLE Tradeshow and Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate is a new, patent pending water glycol hydraulic fluid technology. UCON ADVANTA™ Hydrolube Concentrate enables production of formulations with outstanding shear stability when compared to existing, conventional water glycol hydraulic fluids. It provides improved fire resistance while protecting equipment under severe operating conditions. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14448%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14347%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14341%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14244%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14226%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14187%2etxt 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. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14172%2etxt MEDINA, Ohio, -- RPM International Inc. (NYSE:RPM) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Euclid Chemical Company of Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired Increte Systems of Odessa, Florida. With sales of approximately $15 million, Increte is the nation's leading manufacturer of decorative concrete systems that economically recreate the look of natural stone, wood, tile, brick and pavers using concrete. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14126%2etxt $44 million expansion project is back on track and expected to start in the 2nd qtr. 2008. Plans are to lease a 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Middletown, Ohio for a fluids production operation. http://ChemicalBlending.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14073%2etxt