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The specialty chemicals Group ALTANA has signed an agreement to acquire the Color Chemie Group.

AkzoNobel has opened a new research laboratory in Deventer, the Netherlands.

Evonik Industries has completed the purchase of the hanse chemie Group, comprising hanse chemie AG and nanoresins AG.

Sherwin-Williams announced that its Chemical Coatings Division has been renamed Product Finishes.

Cognis Corp. (now part of BASF) has recognized E.W. Kaufmann Co., a raw materials distributor to the coatings, plastics, ink, construction and adhesives industries, with its Distributor Operational Measure of Excellence (DOME) award.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) is renaming its Alumina Trihydrate business unit Fire Retardant Additives.

OMG Americas has expanded The Cary Co.’s region in the United States.

Dow Coating Materials has launched eXposure Vision™ Viewer, an on-line system that puts exposure station test panels within easy view.

Ashland Inc. has agreed to acquire privately owned International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), a global specialty chemical manufacturer of functional ingredients and technologies.

Troy Corp. announced that The Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Health Canada, in accordance with the Pest Control Products Act, has approved the usage of Mergal 753 wet-state preservative for the in-package protection of paints, coatings and allied products.