Ashland Distribution Provides Options for Former Dow Plastics Customers.
DUBLIN, Ohio, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Distribution, a division of Ashland Inc. , will be advising customers that Dow Chemical Company has provided notice of its intent to terminate Ashland's supply agreement for distribution of Dow plastics in North America, effective March 1, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040113/ASHLANDLOGO...

Portland Takes on Additional Role of Vice President-General Manager of Service Businesses Division.
DUBLIN, Ohio, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashland Distribution Company has announced that Michael J. Portland has been named vice president and general manager of its Service Businesses Division. Peter M. Bokach, president of Ashland Distribution, made the announcement. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001019/CHTH004LOGO ) In his...

Demag Ergotech Joins Omnexus eMarketplace; Omnexus Bolsters Equipment Procurement Presence.
ATLANTA, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Demag Ergotech, a leading European manufacturer of injection molding machines, has joined Omnexus (www.omnexus.com), the global plastics eMarketplace, as a strategic supplier. Demag Ergotech is the second of the world's top five injection molding machine manufacturers to join the Omnexus site, clearly...

Muehlstein, World's Largest Polymer Distributor, Joins Omnexus Global eMarketplace.
ATLANTA, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Muehlstein, the largest international distributor of plastics and rubber polymers, has joined Omnexus (www.omnexus.com ), the global plastics eMarketplace, as a strategic supplier. The addition of Muehlstein to the Omnexus marketplace represents a rapidly growing list of more than 20 global suppliers...

Solutia and JLM Industries, Inc. End Benzene to Phenol Commercial Agreement.
ST. LOUIS and TAMPA, Fla., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOI) today announced a mutual agreement with JLM Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: JLMI) to end the commercial agreement to establish a new benzene to phenol plant. The site, which would have used Solutia's AlphOx BtoP technology,...

Key Plastic Distributor Joins Omnexus as Ellis & Everard Becomes a Leadership Supplier and Equity Stakeholder.
ATLANTA, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellis & Everard, an international group of companies concentrating on the sales, marketing and distribution of chemicals and polymers, has announced its intent to become a Leadership Supplier and equity stakeholder of Omnexus(TM) (www.omnexus.com), the global e-marketplace for the plastics industry. ...

Ashland Distribution Company Names Washington Customer Support Manager.
DUBLIN, Ohio, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashland Distribution Company has announced that, effective immediately, Joseph L. Washington has been named customer support manager for its Fine Ingredients Division. Jerry M. Snyder, vice president and general manager of the division, made the announcement. In his new...

INDUSRTY NEWS: Ashland Chemical acquires General Fiberglass Supply
Ashland Chemical Co has acquired General Fiberglass a distributor of fibre-glass reinforced plastics (FRP) and cast polymers. According to its new owner, General Fiberglass sells in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio, USA, and has its headquarters in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Ashland Chemical will operate the business as...

INDUSTRY NEWS: Ashland Chemical buys Gwil Industries Incs Plastics Division.
Ashland Chemical Canada Ltd, a subsidiary of Ashland Chemical Co of Ohio, USA, has acquired Gwil Industries Incs Plastics Division. Financial aspects of the agreement were not disclosed. The Plastics Division of Gwil specializes in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins and gelcoats, and in the sales and distribution...

MARINE: Round-the-world yacht has latest composite technology
Two unsaturated polyester resin suppliers are sponsoring the development of a yacht which they hope will win the 1998 single-handed Round-the-World Race. Cray Valley and Cook Composites and Polymers, both subsidiaries of the French petrochemical company Total, are sponsoring Jean-Pierre Moulign . Moulign is a Sales Manager of RP...