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Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC, South Bend, IN, has completed its acquisition of the assets of Advanced Polymers International (API) from PCI Paper Conversions Inc.

Tesla Nanocoatings is expanding production of its Teslan^® brand of nanocoatings, a corrosion-resistant coating for structural steel, produced with SMW™ specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes developed by SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT).

In an effort to improve the global competitiveness of its pigments and additives business, Huntsman Corp. announced a restructuring program in which the company plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 900 positions.

Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced a planned increase in its Eastman Texanol™ ester alcohol manufacturing capacity in Longview, TX.

Hardide Coatings has invested a six-figure sum in its UK manufacturing facility, increasing its installed capacity by nearly 50% to cope with growing demand for its range of nanostructured tungsten carbide coatings.

Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets.

PPG Industries has entered into negotiations with the AXSON Group to acquire REVOCOAT, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry.

BASF has agreed to sell its share of the 50-50 joint venture ELLBA Eastern, Jurong Island, Singapore, to Shell.

Gemini Coatings Inc., a division of Oklahoma-based Gemini Industries Inc., has acquired the assets of Gulf Synthetics, Cumming, GA.

HP Mile Inc., a Syracuse-based label printing company, has acquired all assets of Lauraville Packaging LLC, a label converter based in Geneva, NY. Lauraville Packaging is now a division of HP Mile.