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AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paint business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house. AkzoNobel has also agreed to sell two Belgian brands to Rieu Investissements S.A., a French producer of coatings.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has completed the acquisition of the Liquid Coatings Subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited.

Emerald Performance Materials has appointed Edward T. Gotch President of its Emerald Kalama Chemical business unit.

ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire the effect pigments business of United States Bronze Powders Inc. (USBP), Flemington, NJ.

HORIBA Instruments Inc. has purchased all assets of Beta Scientific.

Plasticolors Inc. has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Campbell as Thermoset Plastics Sales Manager.

BASF SE, the world’s largest chemicals company by revenue, has made an offer to acquire Ciba Holding AG in a deal valued at approximately €3.8 billion.

Susanna Aaltonen has been appointed Vice President, Communications, and a member of the Tikkurila Management Board.

At the recent American Coatings Conference, Reichhold honored E.W. Kaufmann for its sales efforts.

Deacom, Inc. has announced that Hoover Color Corp., a supplier of iron oxide pigments for the paint and coatings, building product, and plastic industries, has licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System.