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PPG Industries reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, up $161 million, or 4%, versus the prior year.

Chemical distributor Univar Inc. has acquired D'Altomare Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, through Univar Brasil Ltda.

BYK Additives & Instruments has concluded an exclusive agreement with the Spanish technology research center ITENE of Valencia on the production and marketing of new clay-based additives for the packaging industry.

Corbion Purac is continuing its expansion into the biotechnology arena with plans to become a PLA producer.

PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of Consorcio Comex S.A. de C.V. (Comex), an architectural coatings company with headquarters in Mexico City, in a transaction valued at $2.3 billion.

Stahl, headquartered in the Netherlands, has acquired Clariant’s Leather Services Business in Brazil.

AkzoNobel has started operations at its new powder coatings plant in Dubai.

Special Materials Co. (SMC) and Dalian Bio Chem have agreed to form a new joint venture in the isothiazolone-based biocide and preservative markets.

CINIC Chemicals America LLC announced an expanded distributor territory with Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc., Conshohocken, PA.

The Cefic European Chemical Industry Council awarded Emerald Kalama Chemical BV, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, the 2014 European Responsible Care Energy Efficiency award, citing the group’s use of waste-to-steam energy as an outstanding example of a reduced carbon footprint in the European chemical industry.