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lobal specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has appointed Lipscomb Chemical, Long Beach, Calif., as a stocking distributor.

In addition, BYK-Chemie USA Inc., Wallingford, Conn., recently received the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership Award for offering the most comprehensive product portfolio to the U.S. paint additives market.

Major Japanese paint manufacturer, Kansai, has initiated the process to hike its equity stake in the second-largest Indian paint company, Goodlass Nerolac, by 15 percent.

Crompton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Refined Products business to Sun Capital Partners Group Inc. for $80 million

Ciba Specialty Chemicals marked the opening of its R&D Center in Shanghai, China, on April 28 with an inauguration ceremony that included a senior management delegation from Ciba Specialty Chemicals; government officials from Shanghai;

The D.B. Becker Co., Inc., is now representing Tego Coating & Ink Additives in New England.

DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. have renewed their approval of BASF's refinish systems for repairs under warranty.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced that it has acquired the 1,4-butanediol (BDO) operations of BP Amoco Chemical Co.

Huntsman Advanced Materials (HAM) has appointed D.H. Litter Co. as its new distributor in the Mid-Atlantic United States.

Two companies, Buckman Laboratories and MeadWestvaco, have appointed Dunleary, Inc., as their new distributor to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.