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Dr. Martin Jung, Senior Vice President, has been appointed head of the Surface Treatment business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, which comprises the Chemetall business acquired from Albemarle in December 2016.

Organic Dyes & Pigments LLC (ORCO) has acquired the assets of Eastern Color & Chemical Co., Providence, Rhode Island, effective January 4, 2017.

Siegwerk has signed a contract to purchase UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd., a supplier of water-based inks and coatings.

BYK has completed its acquisition of the plastics additives manufacturer PolyAd Services.

Grace Matthews Inc. and Aakash Chemicals and Dye-Stuffs Inc. (Aakash Chemicals) announced that private equity firm CenterOak Partners LLC, Dallas, Texas, has made an investment in Aakash Chemicals.

Evonik Industries is transforming into one of the leading suppliers of additives for the coatings industry.

Wanhua Chemical Group has formed a new business division, the Performance Chemicals business unit.

AkzoNobel will bring together more than 100 of the coatings industry's leading scientists at a new €12.6 million research and innovation hub, a move that could revolutionize the company's portfolio.

Munich-based Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing production plants for polymeric binders in Germany.