Ashland is transforming its technical and analytical services for the paint and coatings industry by adding a dedicated laboratory to its campus in Wilmington, DE.
PPG Industries announced that it is increasing precipitated silica production capacity at its Lake Charles, LA, manufacturing plant by more than 10,000 tons per year in response to growing demand.
Grace Matthews, a specialized middle-market investment bank, announced that it has spun off its non-chemical investment banking business into a new, independent, employee-owned entity.
Huron Capital Partners LLC (Huron Capital) announced its specialty coatings ExecFactor® platform, Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Valentus), has acquired North Brunswick, NJ-based National Paint Industries Inc. (NPI).
Univar Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Univar Ltd., has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Polymer Technologies Ltd., a UK-based developer and distributor of unique UV/EB curable chemistries used to formulate environmentally responsible paints, inks and adhesives.