Professional Paint Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary General Paint Corp., based in Vancouver, British Columbia, has acquired Ideal Paints of Toronto, a regional manufacturer and retailer of architectural coatings.
Huntsman Corp. has completed the purchase of ICI plc's debt and equity holdings in Huntsman International Holdings L.L.C. and the acquisition of the minority positions of two investment firms in Huntsman International Holdings.
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.
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