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Lubrizol Corp. has acquired Dock Resins Corp. from Landec Corp. for approximately $14 million.

Akzo Nobel said it plans to sell its Nordic general industrial coatings operations to Finland-based Kemira, with completion of the sale expected by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals.

TA Instruments Inc. announced plans to acquire the assets of the Rheology Division of Rheometric Scientific Inc., Piscataway, NJ.

TotalFinaElf announced an agreement to sell its SigmaKalon coatings business, one of the 10 biggest coatings manufacturers in the world, to the private investment firm Bain Capital.

DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, DE, announced the launch of a "collaboration and knowledge" Internet portal designed to provide users with personalized information and tools designed to enhance business functions

Rust-Oleum Corp., a unit of RPM Inc., has acquired Sierra Performance Coatings, a manufacturer of zero-VOC industrial and architectural coatings.

The parent company of Vopak USA, Bellevue, WA, has changed the name of the business to Univar USA in a move that reflects Royal Vopak's creation of Univar NV

Celanese AG announced an agreement to acquire the European emulsions and global emulsion powders business of Clariant AG for approximately 147 million euros, or about $145 million (U.S.).

Akzo Nobel Coatings has acquired a 50% stake in Industrial de Acabados S.A. de C.V. (INDA), reported to be the largest powder-coatings producer in Mexico.

Cleveland Steel Container Corp. has acquired the steel-pail business of Norton Packaging Inc., Hayward, CA.