Arch Chemicals Inc.'s Coatings Division announced the launch of the Sayerlack brand as the business's global brand name, a move the company said reflects a plan to enhance the profile of Sayerlack wood-coatings products in the United States and Canada.
Eastman Chemical Co. and the New York private investment firm Apollo Management L.P. announced an agreement for the sale of certain businesses and product lines of Eastman's coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks (CASPI) segment to Apollo Management for $215 million.
Rodda Paint Co., Portland, OR, announced the introduction of the "Ultimate" line of premium exterior paint that the company says incorporates a silicone technology new to the U.S. architectural-coatings market. The company calls the product's lifetime guarantee "the best in the business."
Akzo Nobel announced the start of construction of a new architectural-coatings production facility in Vietnam, located in an industrial area near Ho Chi Minh City.
Subsidiaries of Flint Hills Resources L.L.C., an independent refining and chemicals company based in Wichita, has acquired performance chemicals business assets from BP Chemical Co.
DSM Coating Resins announced an agreement to acquire the Hüttenes-Albertus Lackrohstoffe (HAL) coatings-resins business of Hüttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH of Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Lubrizol Corp. completed the acquisition of Noveon International Inc., a supplier of coatings resins and other specialty chemicals, in a transaction valued at $1.84 billion.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired a majority interest in Shanghai Kinlita Chemical Co. Ltd., a Shanghai, China-based manufacturer of electrodeposition OEM coatings for trucks and buses.