Merck KgaA's Pigments Division announced a change in the division's North American effect-pigment brand name to Iriodin, a move that eliminates the Afflair brand for the company's pearl luster pigment product line.
BASF Corp., Southfield, MI, said the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council has selected BASF’s Coatings Technical Support Center in Whitehouse, OH, to receive the 2002 Award for Excellence in Responsible Care
Russell Finex Inc., Pineville, NC, in a promotion designed to mark the company’s 35th year as the American subsidiary of Russell Finex Ltd., said it will give away a new sieve to the company that wins a contest to find the oldest circular sieve still in production in North America.
Ameron International Corp., Pasadena, CA, said its board of directors announced a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend of one additional common share
International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, NJ, announced that Chairman and majority stockholder Samuel J. Heyman completed the process of taking the company private.
The Magni Group, a manufacturer of coatings for fastener, brake and fuels systems, has acquired Lackfabrik Dr. Schmid, a manufacturer of specialty and industrial coatings based in Schorndorf, Germany.
Resolution Performance Products L.L.C., Houston, announced a capacity increase of 5 kilotons per year for the manufacture of the company’s EPI-REZ waterborne epoxy resins.
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