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AkzoNobel is selling its Building Adhesives business to Sika AG for €260 million.

The Valspar Corp., a leading manufacturer of paints and coatings, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Inver Holding S.r.l. (Inver Group), an industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe.

Taminco BVBD has appointed Bill Rouse as National Accounts Manager. A chemist himself, Rouse brings nearly 25 years of experience to Taminco.

Specialty chemical supplier Maroon Inc., Avon, OH, has appointed Rodger Cram to be the company’s new HQ Sales Manager.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant has signed the declaration of membership of the UN Global Compact.

PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group announced that its line of fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE)-based powder coatings will again be marketed under the CORAFLON^® brand name, reversing a previous decision to sell them under the NEWLAR™ brand name that PPG acquired with the purchase of Spraylat Corp. last December.

RadTech - The Association for UV & EB Technology has released a comprehensive ebook that details the technology and market opportunities for UV LED technology.

PPG Industries recently reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year. Second-quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $341 million, or $2.35 per diluted share.

Butterfly wings can do remarkable things with light, and humans are still trying to learn from them.

TH Hilson Co. is the new distributor for 3V.