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Plasticolors Inc. has completed an asset purchase of the UCD™ Colorants products previously owned by Rohm and Haas.

The Dow Chemical Co. and the Bayer Group have announced Dow’s acquisition of Wolff Walsrode.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) has, through one of its subsidiaries, acquired the Biocides business of Bode Chemie.

Basell and Lyondell Chemical Co. of Houston have signed a definitive agreement in which Basell will acquire Lyondell’s outstanding common shares for $48 per share.

PPG Industries has announced an offer to purchase SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, the Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital.

The Board of Management and Supervisory Board of Akzo Nobel N.V. and the Board of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI) announced that they have reached agreement for a cash offer by Akzo Nobel for ICI.

ST. LOUIS - Archway Sales Inc. was presented with an award from 3M Specialty Chemicals for attaining outstanding sales growth during 2006 of specialty additives and chemicals from 3M

Akzo Nobel announced that it will apply for deregistration and termination of its reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the NASDAQ stock exchange.

International Paint LLC, an Akzo Nobel company, has launched the first phase of expansion of its worldwide research and development team based in Newcastle, U.K., to the company’s U.S. operations in Houston.

INVISTA has announced a five KT per year capacity expansion at its DYTEK® A (2-methylpentamethylenediamine) manufacturing facility in Maitland, Canada.