The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced a definitive agreement for the purchase of 100% of the stock of privately held Paint Sundry Brands Corp., a manufacturer of paint brushes and rollers for professional contractors and do-it-yourself (DIY) users.
PPG Industries Inc.'s Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group launched an automated "dispense cell" at Mojave, CA, for the manufacture and delivery of the company's Duranar brand of coil and extrusion coatings on the West Coast.
Bayer AG announced a name change of Bayer Polymers L.L.C. to Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C., an action taken in response to a Bayer Group reorganization announced in November 2003.
Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business announced the formal opening of two new multi-purpose coatings-manufacturing sites in China, at locations near Beijing and Shanghai.
Elementis plc completed the acquisition of Sasol Servo B.V. (Servo), a Netherlands-based specialty chemical manufacturer and a supplier of coatings additives.
The Valspar Corp. and QUIKRETE, a major producer of concrete products, announced a strategic alliance to manufacture and market a line of premium concrete coatings that the companies said would make a market debut in early 2005.
The fortunes of major coatings manufacturers continued to improve in the second quarter, building on the momentum of late 2003 and the first quarter of 2004.
Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. subsidiary Rockwood Pigments (UK) Ltd. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Pigments and Dispersions business of Johnson Matthey plc for approximately $50 million.
Akzo Nobel's Decorative Coatings business announced an agreement to acquire Timpe & Mock, reported to be the second-largest architectural-paint wholesaler in Germany.
INSL-x Products Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Wattyl Ltd.'s Coronado Paint Co. Inc. and Lenmar Inc. coatings units, as Australia-based Wattyl moved to sell its remaining U.S. coatings businesses.
RSS