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Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor, and Basic Chemical Solutions L.L.C. (BCS), a global distributor and trader of commodity chemicals, have signed a definitive agreement.

PPG Industries has reached an agreement to acquire Bairun, a privately held packaging coatings company in Foshan, China.

Taminco and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. (MGC) have reached an agreement for Taminco to acquire a 50-percent share of Ling Tian, MGC’s methylamines- and derivatives-producing facility in Nanjing, China.

Reichhold Inc. has reorganized its distribution network.

Taminco has signif­icantly increased its North American specialty amine derivatives capacity in order to address growing market demand.

U. S. Representative Tim Holden and Pennsylvania House Speaker Keith McCall joined a slate of elected officials, 30-year employees and other honored guests at the headquarters of global effect pigment manufacturer Silberline to celebrate the family owned company’s 65th anniversary.

U.S. Zinc, Houston, TX, has named E.W. Kaufmann Co., Bristol, PA, as a distributor for its zinc oxide.

Eckart America Corp. is consolidating its sales agency and distribution network within the United States.

Vogel Paint, Orange City, IA, has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany, to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings for the United States.

The Lubrizol Corp. has broken ground on a new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of a previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase the company’s global capacity in lubricant additives.