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Ameron reported record sales from consolidated operations in the fiscal year ending November 30, 2004, of $605.9 million, compared to $600.5 million in 2003.

BASF Coatings has implemented a new distribution structure for the sale of its Glasurit and Salcomix products in Poland.

PPG Industries, Inc., has unveiled PPG IdeaScapes™, a unified architectural brand identity that encompasses the company's architectural products and services.

International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has opened a Gulf Coast Distribution Center (GDC) to serve its regional customers exclusively.

Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., announced that it will undertake a multiyear spending program to make capital improvements in support of Dow's Solvents & Intermediates business.

Effective January 1, 2005, Rohm and Haas Company has opened a new legal entity in Gebze/Turkey, located 50 km east of Istanbul.

BASF is launching a new paint-on-demand (POD) manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico, focused on serving coil-coating customers in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon with faster product delivery and an enhanced level of service.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), part of J.M. Huber Corporation, announced the launch of its new Web domain, www.hubermaterials.com, which will feature a robust product-identification tool.

Dover Corp. announced that its Dover Resources subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Almatec GmbH, Europe's premier manufacturer of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps.

Dutch chemicals group DSM NV, Amsterdam, will buy U.K.-based specialty chemicals company Avecia's coating resins operation for 515 million euros ($684 million) as it focuses on high-growth activities.