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Mallard Creek Polymers Inc., Charlotte, NC, a manufacturer of specialty emulsion polymer products, has purchased a portfolio of performance polymer products and related assets from Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, Research Triangle Park, NC.

PPG Industries has reached an agreement with BASF Corp. to acquire that company’s North American coil and extrusion coatings (COEX) business.

Univar, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has sold its Mozel packaging business and facility in Columbia, IL, to EMCO Chemical Distributors Inc., North Chicago, IL.

Ciba Inc. has entered into an agreement with Lamberti Group to purchase the Italy-based specialty chemical maker’s photoinitiator business.

Arizona Chemical, Jacksonville, FL, has reached an agreement to purchase Abieta Chemie, a European rosin upgrading company, from private funds managed by AUCTUS Management GmbH & Co. KG equity firm.

AkzoNobel will invest almost €50 million in its performance coatings activities with two acquisitions that will boost the company’s Car Refinishes and Industrial Finishes businesses.

Eastman Chemical B.V. has opened a Representative Office in Moscow.

Mayan Pigments Inc., El Paso, TX, has been awarded funds from the Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) of the State of Texas.

Accugenix, a genetic microbial identification and characterization service, has announced the addition of 283 new species to its extensive bacterial library, bringing the total number of unique bacterial DNA sequences on file to over 2,400.

Dunn-Edwards Corp. plans to build a 40,000-square-foot coatings technology center on its Los Angeles campus.