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BASF has been named by Ford Motor Company as one of its preferred global suppliers, joining a select list of 36 suppliers in Ford's "Aligned Business Framework."

Malvern Instruments Ltd., manufacturer of particle and rheological characterization systems, has acquired the assets of Spectral Dimensions, Inc., Olney, Md., a privately held U.S. company producing near infrared (NIR) chemical-imaging instrumentation and software.

Kohl Marketing, Inc., was recently honored with three achievement awards for sales, service and performance in 2005.

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC has reached an agreement to sell its oleochemicals and surfactants business, Uniqema, based in Gouda, the Netherlands, to Croda International PLC for a gross consideration of £410 million, subject to closing balance-sheet adjustments, including working capital and net debt.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has sold its Textile Effects business to Huntsman Corp., The Woodlands, Texas, for a consideration of CHF 332 million, consisting of cash and assumed debt of CHF 75 million.

Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC), Osaka, Japan, announced that it will purchase the majority of Rohm and Haas Company's Automotive Coatings business.

Holliday Pigments, manufacturer of ultramarine blue pigments, beat off competition from across the UK to win the Sustainable Development Award.

ICI Paints, an international leader in the distribution and manufacture of high-quality paints including Glidden and Ralph Lauren, is working with Long Painting, a Columbus-area painting contractor, to repaint the Ohio governor's mansion with a fresh coat of This Old House paint.

Kraton Polymers LLC, a leading global specialty chemical company, introduced its new logo and brand identity.

Cytec Industries Inc. plans a new production unit to manufacture RADCURE™ epoxy and urethane acrylates at the company's Fengxian-site production facility near Shanghai, China.