Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, will strengthen its position in Eastern Europe by establishing a sales company called IP Tikkurila in Minsk, Belarus, to be responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of Tikkurila's decorative paints and industrial coatings in Belarus.
Brookfield is offering three courses that provide users of Brookfield instrumentation with the hands-on knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity and texture-test methods.
AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paints business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house. AkzoNobel has also agreed to a deal to sell two Belgian brands to Rieu Investissements S.A., a French producer of coatings.
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold, Inc., has announced the planned sale of certain business assets, the permanent closure of all facilities and the intention to cease all business activities before the end of 2008.
3M has announced that Palmer Holland Co., North Olmsted, OH, has been given an expanded role throughout the central United States for distribution of 3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) line of specialty chemicals and additives products.
AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in China with the opening of a new site for the manufacture and sales of protective coatings in Suzhou, China, about 80 kilometers west of Shanghai.
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