Eastman Chemical Co. announced plans to close two ink varnish plants as part of a program to further consolidate manufacturing of products used in the ink and graphics-arts markets.
Albermarle Corp. said its affiliate company Martinswerk GmbH will increase production capacity for fine precipitated aluminum hydroxide (ATH) at Martinswerk's plant in Bergheim, Germany.
ICI Paints said the Glidden.com website of the Glidden paint brand was named the best consumer-goods website in this year's WebAwards competition sponsored by the Web Marketing Association.
Huntsman Corp. said it has completed a financial restructuring that puts its businesses on "firm financial footing" and reduces its debt by approximately $775 million.
PPG Industries Inc. has appointed Brandt Technologies Inc., Bensenville, IL, distributor of PPG's Lo-Vel and Hi-Sil silica products for the coatings markets.
International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced a buyout agreement with International Specialty Products Holdings Inc., a new corporation formed by ISP's chairman and majority stockholder, Samuel J. Heyman.
Sun Chemical Corp. has acquired a 50% stake in Assemblage Intermoleculaire en Chimie Organique (AIC), a special-effect pigments, additives and ink company based in Libourne, France.
Environmental Coatings Inc. said it has acquired industrial-coatings product technology and rights to customer bases in New Jersey, Illinois and Wisconsin from Akzo Nobel Coatings.
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