International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, N.J., through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired the business of French biocides manufacturer Progiven S.A.S.
Alberdingk Boley, Inc., is negotiating a license agreement with MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals to produce, sell and distribute some of MeadWestvaco's emulsion polymers products now sold under the brand names JONREZ, ARMOREZ, HYATOP, ELASTOREZ, TruDot and SYNPAQUE.
Four manufacturing facilities of Asian Paints in Ankleshwar (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kasna (Uttar Pradesh) and Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh) have been presented with the British Safety Council Sword of Honour in a ceremony recently held at the historic Goldsmiths' Hall, London.
Akzo Nobel Coatings GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, and Mazda Austria Ges.m.b.H, Klagenfurt, have reached a local agreement to supply Sikkens® car refinishes to Mazda's Austrian dealers.
PPG Industries has begun construction of a facility in Taiwan that will apply the company's electrocoat and dip-spin coatings to fasteners and small parts.
Worldwide holographic and specialty coated-film manufacturer, CFC International, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Quad-C Management, Inc., a private equity firm.
Akzo Nobel has made major progress with its Chemicals divestment program. Two deals have been agreed upon as part of the strategic realignment of the portfolio.
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