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Effective January 4, 2016, HOERBIGER Group, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, acquired Newson Gale, Nottingham, UK.

Grace Matthews, a specialized middle-market investment bank, announced that it has spun off its non-chemical investment banking business into a new, independent, employee-owned entity.

Huron Capital Partners LLC (Huron Capital) announced its specialty coatings ExecFactor^® platform, Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Valentus), has acquired North Brunswick, NJ-based National Paint Industries Inc. (NPI).

Univar Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Univar Ltd., has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Polymer Technologies Ltd., a UK-based developer and distributor of unique UV/EB curable chemistries used to formulate environmentally responsible paints, inks and adhesives.

Evonik Industries is building a new production plant for specialty copolyesters at its Witten site in Germany.

PPG Asian Paints Lanka Ltd. announced the launch in Sri Lanka of ENVIROBASE™ High Performance (HP) automotive refinish paints.

Fitz Chem and Elementis Specialties announced a distribution agreement in Fitz Chem’s Mid-Central territory that includes the states of Missouri and Kansas.

Sun Chemical has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Colmar Inks Corp., based in Ontario, Canada.

Covestro, previously known as Bayer MaterialScience, has won a sustainability award for an innovative polyurethane paint hardener at the 2015 British Coatings Federation Awards.

Atlas Material Testing Technology, the global leader in weathering technology and services, announced that as of December 4, 2015, it has taken over all operations of Sub-Tropical Testing Service (STTS) headquartered in Miami.