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ICI plc, London, moved to new corporate offices in London's West End

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, said it has been named a chemical-industry leader in innovation in a Fortune magazine listing of the world's most-admired companies

Sun Chemical Corp. announced an agreement to acquire Bayer Corp.'s organic pigments business located at Bushy Park, SC. Completion of the deal was expected by April 1.

Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals announced an agreement to sell its methacrylates monomer business to Sartomer Corp., based in Exton, PA, for undisclosed amount.

CDF Corp., Plymouth, MA, has acquired the assets of the Uniroyal Drum Pal drum-cover business.

Akzo Nobel Coatings has boosted its stake in the Greek paint company Vivechrom by 25%, from 51% to 76%.

Heubach GmbH announced the acquisition of certain assets of Bayer AG's Lightfast Pigment business, including manufacturing equipment and intellectual property.

BASF Corp., Mount Olive, NJ, said its automotive-coatings manufacturing plant in Belvidere, NJ, recently marked its 20th year without a missed workday by an employee due to an on-site accident.

The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, and Reichhold Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, announced the start-up of operations for Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex L.L.C., a latex joint-venture business.

Imper Italia SpA, said it has acquired the Italian protective-coatings business of Akzo Nobel SpA, based in Fombio, Italy.