Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. subsidiary Rockwood Pigments (UK) Ltd. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Pigments and Dispersions business of Johnson Matthey plc for approximately $50 million.
Akzo Nobel's Decorative Coatings business announced an agreement to acquire Timpe & Mock, reported to be the second-largest architectural-paint wholesaler in Germany.
INSL-x Products Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Wattyl Ltd.'s Coronado Paint Co. Inc. and Lenmar Inc. coatings units, as Australia-based Wattyl moved to sell its remaining U.S. coatings businesses.
A memorial service for Donald Brookfield Sr., founder of Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc. and a pioneer in the development of viscometer instruments, was held June 25 in Sharon, MA.
Troy Corp. announced plans for the 2004 Troy 5K Run/Walk, scheduled for 7 a.m. Oct. 28 in conjunction with the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's International Coatings Expo (ICE).
Akzo Nobel announced the introduction of a waterborne exterior wood coating billed as a "pioneering" advance in coatings technology due to a solids content of approximately 65% and "nearly zero" VOC content.
Epoxy resin suppliers said the market is under "intense upward pressure on pricing" generated by rising global demand and continued increases in raw-material and energy costs, with the situation not expected to change in the near term.
The investment firm Apollo Management L.P. announced an agreement to acquire Borden Chemical Inc., a supplier of thermoset and other high-performance resins, adhesives and specialty chemicals, for approximately $1.2 billion including the assumption of outstanding debt.
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