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Top Industry News                                  April 7, 2008 Issue

Study Examines Additives Consumption in Asia
Consumption in Asia of seven leading coatings additives was 655 million lbs., worth $1.5 billion, according to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney. This compares to U.S. consumption of $800 million ...  More 

Acquisition Action Report

IMin Purchases Kaolin Business From J.M. Huber
IMin Partners has purchased the kaolin business of Huber Engineered Materials and renamed the company KaMin LLC ... More 

Akzo Nobel Completes Sale to Henkel
Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has completed the sale of its Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses, part of the former ICI's National Starch business, to Henkel KGaA ... More

Rohm and Haas Completes Acquisition of Polymer Dispersions Division of OY Forcit AB
Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB ... More

Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Sells Dominion Colour to Management Buyout Team
Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Corp. (KCC) has announced the sale of its subsidiary, Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC), to a management buyout team of DCC ... More

ACCESSA Coatings Solutions Acquires Louisville Industrial Coatings
ACCESSA Coatings Solutions, Indianapolis, has acquired Louisville Industrial Coatings of Louisville, KY ... More

APS Meg-A-Pak: Two-Component Mixing Packages 

Business Barometer 

H.B. Fuller Announces First-Quarter Results
H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, has reported financial results for the first quarter that ended March 1, 2008 ... More

The People File

Fusion UV Hires Bill Tongen
Fusion UV Systems Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, has announced the appointment of Bill Tongen as a Key Account Manager ... More 

American Coatings Show 2008: To the Next Level 

Company Portfolio

Schlenk Metallic Pigments Opens Aluminum Facility in China
After a three-year startup period, the Schlenk Group has begun operation of a production site for aluminum pigments in Taixing, China ... More 

GTI Graphic Technology Inc. Gets a Colorful Rebrand
GTI Graphic Technology Inc., a company that designs and manufactures critical color viewing and inspection systems, has unveiled a new brand ... More

H.B. Fuller to Establish Technology Center in Asia
H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul,