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BNP Media, the publishing company for PCI Magazine, has announced the acquisition of the Professional Services Division of Ascend Media, which includes the Food, Beverage and Packaging Group, and the Gaming Group of magazines, conferences, websites and events.

Akzo Nobel N.V. has published the agenda and accompanying Shareholders’ Circular for its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

Ribelin Sales Inc. has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Kronos titanium dioxide for industrial applications in California and Nevada.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. and Columbia Paint & Coatings Co. have entered into a definitive merger agreement.

In a continued effort to consolidate its portfolio, LANXESS has divested its wholly owned subsidiary, Borchers GmbH, located in Langenfeld, Germany, to OM Group Inc. (OMG) of Cleveland.

Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co., will add 130 million pounds, or approximately 59 kilotons per annum (KTA), of specialty-mix polyols capability at its manufacturing facility in Freeport, TX.

Camcorp Inc. has announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Lenexa, KS.

Rohm and Haas Company inaugurated its second acrylic emulsions facility in India, located in the Sriperambudur industrial area of Tamil Nadu in South India.

Akzo Nobel has been ranked as the chemicals industry leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI), recognizing the company’s ongoing commitment to improving its social responsibility performance.

RAG Beteiligungs-AG, parent company of Degussa GmbH, has changed its name to Evonik Industries AG.