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Evonik is a global leader in the innovation, manufacture and marketing of lubricant additives that control viscosity and enhance the environmental sustainability of the world through improved fuel economy. Daubert Chemical appoints Univar Solutions as distributor Downers Grove, III.-based Univar Solutions Inc., a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, announces it has been appointed the exclusive distributor of the Severe Atmospheric Corrosion Inhibitor (SACI®) product line of corrosion inhibiting additives from Chicago-based Daubert Chemical Company Inc., for the U.S. and Canada. Sentient Science and Croda partner for wind turbines Croda International Pic, which uses smart science to create, make and sell specialty chemicals that improve lives, announces a new partnership with Sentient Science (Sentient) for the recommended use of Croda's Rewitec additives for wind turbine gearboxes and main bearings. The 3,600-square meter polyols plant, completed in May, expands Huntsman's downstream polyurethanes capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region and marks the first time Huntsman has manufactured its TEROL® polyols outside the U.S. To produce its TEROL® polyols, Huntsman utilizes a proprietary process that upcycles scrap polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, some of which otherwise would have ended up in landfills, rivers and oceans.