The titanium dioxide producer TRONOX Pigments GmbH, Uerdingen, Germany, has used the insolvency process, brought on by its March 2009 bankruptcy filing, for a strategic reorientation.
Atrion International has signed an eight-year agreement with Netherlands-based Thermphos International BV, a chemical company in phosphorus, phosphoric acid, phosphorus derivatives, phosphates and phosphonates.
The Flint Group, a global solutions provider to the packaging and print media industries, signed an agreement to acquire Torda, a manufacturer of printing inks for the packaging markets.
PPG Industries has appointed John R. Outcalt Vice President, Automotive Refinish. Outcalt will assume global responsibility for PPG’s automotive refinish business effective March 1.