CK Witco to seek name change

GREENWICH, Conn. (April 6)—CK Witco Corp. will seek to change its name to Crompton Corp. at its annual meeting on April 25, the company said. "Crompton Corp. will enhance the corporation´s recognition among its customers, members of the investment community and its peers in the chemical industry," a CK Witco statement said. The name change will not affect the company´s product brand names such as Crompton, Witco, Uniroyal Chemical, OSi and Davis-Standard, according to CK Witco.