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Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) has reported a revenue increase of 13 percent for the third quarter of 2010 and an EBITDA margin of 14.8 percent.

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

Sika AG’s U.S. subsidiary, Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, NJ, has acquired May National Associates Inc., a manufacturer of silicone and polyurethane products for sealing and bonding in the construction, industrial and distribution markets.

PPG Industries has reported sales for the third quarter of $3.5 billion, an increase of seven percent versus the prior year’s third quarter.

To broaden its waterproofing product offerings for balconies, pedestrian-traffic decks and industrial floors, the RPM Belgium Group acquired Hermeta Chemie GmbH, based in Berlin.

The Board of Directors of Brookfield Engineering Laboratories recently accepted the resignation of Louis DiCorpo as Chairman of the Board.

ICIS Chemical Business has named The Plaza Group, an international petrochemical marketing firm, as one of the 2010 Top 100 Chemical Distributors.

Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd. announced it will invest approximately $15 million to expand capacity in its high-performance pigments production facilities to meet increasing market demand of its diverse range of pigments.

The Lubrizol Corp. broke ground on its new additive plant in China, the centerpiece of its previously announced 10-year investment plan to upgrade operations and increase its global capacity in lubricant additives.

Avantium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has started the construction of a pilot plant at the Chemelot site (Geleen, the Netherlands).