RPM International Inc. announced that its Performance Coatings Group has acquired API S.p.A., a producer and installer of polyurethane and urethane-based flooring and decking solutions for cruise ships, mega-yachts and naval applications.
PPG Industries and its subsidiary, PPG Colombia, have entered into an agreement to purchase the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas, a privately owned Colombian coatings company, and its affiliates, which include Colpisa Ecuador.
Ashland Inc. completed its acquisition of privately owned International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), a global specialty chemical manufacturer of functional ingredients and technologies.
CPS Color Group Oy has acquired Switzerland-based Pinova AG. Pinova is a market leader in colorants for facade coatings and wet plasters in German-speaking Europe and CEE countries.
BASF announced plans to invest in a world-scale production site for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers (SAP) in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. It will be the first acrylic acid and superabsorbents plant in South America.