Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced plans to increase manufacturing capacity for surfactants and fatty acids in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
BASF Corp.'s Automotive Coatings Regional Business Unit, Southfield, MI, has received Saturn Corp.'s Outstanding Supplier Achievement Award in recognition of the business unit's record of supplying coatings systems with no defects or rejections over the course of a production year.
Seegott of Canada Inc., the Canadian unit of the chemical distributor Seegott Inc. of Streetsboro, OH, recently opened distribution centers in Montreal, Calgary and Richmond, British Columbia, as part of an expansion program.
Reichhold Inc. said it is negotiating to sell its Swift Adhesives business to Forbo Holding AG, a manufacturer of adhesives, belting and floor coverings based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Sico Inc., a major Canadian coatings manufacturer, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Betonel Ltd., a Quebec-based manufacturer and retailer of architectural coatings, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $13.5 million.
Akzo Nobel Coatings has acquired Qu¿ca Borden Ecuatoriana S.A., reported to be the top producer of adhesives and resins for the woodworking industry in Ecuador, from Borden Chemical Holding Inc. of the United States.
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