Xiao Yu Tong, Chairman of Shanghai FOPOL Chem-Tech Industry Co. Ltd., has announced the recent opening of a sales, marketing, distribution and M&A office in the United States.
As part of PPG Industries’ acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel, Scott B. Sinetar, Vice President, PPG Architectural Coatings, North America, is set to lead the combined architectural coatings business.
Emerald Performance Materials has appointed Cemsac Corp., Ellisville, MO, as its distributor in the central United States for the Nychem™ specialty nitrile and butadiene emulsion product lines.
DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor, announced new partnerships in the personal care industry in the United States and the expansion of its sales force.
D.B. Becker Co. Inc., Clinton, NJ, and Matteson-Ridolfi Inc., Riverview, MI, have partnered with Nanobiomatters North America LLC, a subsidiary of Nanobiomatters Industries S.L., Valencia, Spain, for distribution of engineered clay-based additives.
OMNOVA Solutions, a specialty chemicals provider headquartered in Fairlawn, OH, has appointed Dowd & Guild Inc., San Ramon, CA, as the distributor for its West Coast and Southern territories for the paint and coatings, floor care, fluoropolymers, graphic arts, nonwovens, personal care, tapes, and adhesives markets.
The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V., a leader in the coatings market in Mexico with headquarters in Mexico City.
