PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has promoted Howard Wright to General Manager, Global Coil and Extrusion Products (COEX) and John Shaffer to Business Director, COEX Americas.
Dyneon LLC, a 3M company headquartered in Oakdale, MN, has acquired the business of Hitech Polymers Inc., a manufacturer of specialty thermoplastic polymers and provider of toll thermoplastic compounding services based in Hebron, KY.
RBP Chemical Technology, Milwaukee, WI, has named Rajesh Parekh as Commercial Manager at RBP Technology (India) Pvt., Ltd., the company’s chemical blending facility near Mumbai, India.
Eliokem, a global specialty chemical company that is majority-owned by AXA Private Equity, has completed the acquisition of the Polymer division from Apar Industries Ltd., India, for $28 million.
HOCKMEYER Equipment has entered into an agreement with Highlander Trading and Fortune International Technology to represent HOCKMEYER Equipment in an expanded territory for the sale of its equipment.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired Becker Powder Coatings Inc. in North America, a subsidiary of AB Wilh. Becker based in Sweden. Simultaneously, AB Wilh. Becker has acquired the North American coil coatings business of Sherwin-Williams and related assets.