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AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paint business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house. AkzoNobel has also agreed to sell two Belgian brands to Rieu Investissements S.A., a French producer of coatings.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has completed the acquisition of the Liquid Coatings Subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited.

ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire the effect pigments business of United States Bronze Powders Inc. (USBP), Flemington, NJ.

HORIBA Instruments Inc. has purchased all assets of Beta Scientific.

BASF SE, the world’s largest chemicals company by revenue, has made an offer to acquire Ciba Holding AG in a deal valued at approximately €3.8 billion.

At the recent American Coatings Conference, Reichhold honored E.W. Kaufmann for its sales efforts.

Deacom, Inc. has announced that Hoover Color Corp., a supplier of iron oxide pigments for the paint and coatings, building product, and plastic industries, has licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System.

Elcometer has changed its name to Elcometer Limited. The name change reflects the company’s global position and reinforces the Elcometer brand.

3M has announced that Palmer Holland Co., North Olmsted, OH, has been given an expanded role throughout the central United States for distribution of 3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) line of specialty chemicals and additives products.

Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern’s long-term distribution partner in India, have formed a joint venture, Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd.