Trecora Resources initiated production at the recently acquired BASF plant adjacent to Trecora Chemicalin Pasadena, Texas, with the first run being a new high purity specialty wax product. Dow Chemicalis now 100 percent owner ofDow Cornings silicones business, following restructuring of Dow Cornings ownership. Mary Meixelsperger will join Ashlands Valvoline subsidiary in Lexington, Kentucky, as chief financial officer effective June 20. PetroChoice acquired lubricant distributor Hagan Kennington Oil Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
