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EW Kaufmann, a member of the KODA Distribution Group, announced that Ted Burke has taken over as President of EW Kaufmann after the retirement of Brian O’Connor on February 27.

PPG Industries has appointed Michael H. McGarry, currently Chief Operating Officer, to President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 1.

WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH, Gerhardshofen, Germany, has purchased the Brazilian coatings producer Heliocolor.

Hempel has acquired its South African toll manufacturer, The Coatings Manufacturing Co. (TCMC), which is located near Johannesburg.

RadTech Europe anticipates a full agenda of activities in 2015, driven by growing interest in the UV/EB curing technologies across an ever-widening range of industries.

BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) will build a new world-scale production plant for 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHAcid) at the site of their existing joint venture, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals, in Kuantan, Malaysia.

3E Company, a provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, has received a Business Achievement Award in the information technology category from Environmental Business Journal (EBJ).

Yara International and BASF Group have agreed to build a world-scale ammonia plant at BASF's site in Freeport, TX.

News outlet Biofuels Digest gave its Chemical of the Year award to bio-succinic acid, naming producers BioAmber and Reverdia.

AkzoNobel Performance Coatings announced plans to invest €2.5 million to expand its plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.