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The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired certain assets of Flex Recubrimientos, Acabados Automotrices and related companies. The Mexico-based automotive coatings manufacturer and distributor will join the Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Subsidiary.

The subsidiaries Tikkurila Paints Oy and Tikkurila Coatings Oy have merged into their parent company Tikkurila Oy, which is responsible for Kemira Coatings, Kemira’s paint and coatings business.

Herding Filtertechnik GmbH and Herding Filtration LLC have announced their second U.S. office in Houston, TX.

Joseph Leon, General Manager of Bomar Specialties Co., has announced that IGM Resins Inc., the U.S. arm of IGM Resins B.V. of Waalwijk, the Netherlands, will become the distributor of Bomar’s oligomer products in the United States.

The Shepherd Color Co. and The Shepherd Chemical Co. have jointly formed a legal entity, Shepherd Europe Ltd., to serve as an only representative for REACH pre-registration and registration of its non-European manufactured products.

OMNOVA Solutions has announced that it is eliminating approximately 50 million wet pounds of latex capacity at its Mogadore, OH, plant.

Reichhold has announced the appointment of Callahan Co. as a non-exclusive distributor for Reichhold’s line of performance specialty polymers.

Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a liaison office in Mumbai, India.

After a successful trial, Henkel has expanded testing of its new Bonderite® conversion coating process. The testing will take place at the Ford Motor Co. Twin Cities manufacturing facility in St. Paul, MN.

Reichhold has announced its intention to invest in a greenfield facility in India. The company has started construction at a site located at Ranjangoan, in the Pune District of the Maharashtra state.