The
Sherwin-Williams Company announced on June 1, 2007, that the waiting period
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act had terminated, enabling
Sherwin-Williams to complete its acquisition of 100% of the stock of M.A.
Bruder & Sons Inc.
Rockwood Holdings, Inc., has signed a definitive
agreement to acquire the global color pigments business of Elementis plc for
approximately $140 million.
Arkema
has decided to sell its Specialty Amines business in North America to Taminco,
Gent, Belgium, whose core business is the production of amines and derivatives.
Wheelabrator
Group recently unveiled plans for a multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility
in Poland, accelerating its expansion plans into Central and Eastern Europe.
Ciba
and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich have won the Swiss
Chemical Society’s (www.swisschemistry.ch) prestigious Sandmeyer Prize,
reflecting the exemplary collaboration between their research teams.
Reichhold,
Inc., has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Mexican
national chemical industry association, ANIQ, La Associacion Nacional de la
Industria Quimicais, a prestigious honor for the company.
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