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Degussa AG has completed the sale of its Construction Chemicals activities to BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, has increased its ownership in the Ukrainian-based company Kolorit Paints.

TUCSON, Ariz. - Sigma Technologies International, LLC, Tucson, Ariz., and Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., Tamaqua, Pa., jointly announced the creation of a new company, Sigma Specialty Materials, LLC. Sigma Specialty

Akzo Nobel has taken a significant step to strengthen its position in the North American wood-coatings market with the acquisition of Ohio-based, privately held Flood Company, the biggest independent woodcare business in the United States.

The following companies announced appointements this month.

Eastman Chemical Company has entered into a definitive agreement with Viceroy Acquisition Corp. for the sale of its Arkansas-based wholly owned subsidiary, Eastman SE, Inc., which includes Eastman's Batesville, Ark., manufacturing facility and its related assets and product lines.

Perstorp, a niche specialty chemicals company, recently announced its intent to intensify focus on the polyurethanes market.

To meet the rising demand for environmentally friendly, high-performance rheology additives, global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has now consolidated the European production of its DSX® range of rheology additives at its site in Castellbisbal, near Barcelona.

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.