WILMINGTON, Del. and MIDLAND, Mich. (Dec. 11, 2015) – DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The combined company will be named DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded companies through tax-free spin-offs.

WATERBURY, Conn. (Dec. 11, 2015) – Hubbard-Hall Chairman/CFO Chuck Kellogg has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD).

In presenting the award, Roger Harris, CEO of Producers Chemical, described Kellogg as a mentor to others in the industry who has demonstrated “not only a lifetime of giving but also inspired others to reach lifetime goals.”

LANAYE, Belgium (Dec. 10, 2015) – Xylem has designed a water pumping solution as part of a complex project to expand the Lanaye Locks in Belgium, a vital connector route between Northern and Southern Europe. Xylem’s Flygt pumps and turbines will regulate water levels in the canal network and harness energy from excess water in the Albert Canal. The addition of a fourth Lanaye lock [225 metres (m) x 25m] will quadruple the lock system’s convoy capacity from 2,000 to 9,000 tons.