Sun Chemical Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Bayer Corp.'s organic pigments business located at Bushy Park, SC. Completion of the deal was expected by April 1.
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals announced an agreement to sell its methacrylates monomer business to Sartomer Corp., based in Exton, PA, for undisclosed amount.
Heubach GmbH announced the acquisition of certain assets of Bayer AG's Lightfast Pigment business, including manufacturing equipment and intellectual property.
BASF Corp., Mount Olive, NJ, said its automotive-coatings manufacturing plant in Belvidere, NJ, recently marked its 20th year without a missed workday by an employee due to an on-site accident.
The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, and Reichhold Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, announced the start-up of operations for Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex L.L.C., a latex joint-venture business.
Degussa Corp.'s Silanes Business Line, Parsippany, NJ, has appointed Baker & Collinson Inc., Detroit, distributor of Degussa's organosilanes product line in the Midwest.