During the Plenary Session of the American Coatings Conference, the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Vincentz Network presented Dr. James W. Rawlins with the first-ever American Coatings Award.
Dover Corp. has acquired Neptune Chemical Pump Co. Neptune will become part of Dover’s newly formed Pump Solutions Group (PSG) within the Fluid Management segment.
Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Corp. (KCC) has announced the sale of its subsidiary, Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC), to a management buyout team of DCC led by Mike Klein.
RPM International Inc. has announced the acquisition of Flowcrete Group (Flowcrete), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of resin flooring systems for industrial and commercial applications.
Rohm and Haas Co. has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB, for €60 million (approximately $85 million).
AkzoNobel N.V. has completed the sale of its Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses, part of the former ICI’s National Starch business, to Henkel KGaA for £2.7 billion (€4 billion).
Emerald Hilton Davis LLC, a subsidiary of Emerald Performance Materials LLC, announced that it has acquired the carbon black dispersions business and assets of Wolstenholme International Ltd.