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BASF SE, the world’s largest chemicals company by revenue, has made an offer to acquire Ciba Holding AG in a deal valued at approximately €3.8 billion.

At the recent American Coatings Conference, Reichhold honored E.W. Kaufmann for its sales efforts.

Deacom, Inc. has announced that Hoover Color Corp., a supplier of iron oxide pigments for the paint and coatings, building product, and plastic industries, has licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System.

Elcometer has changed its name to Elcometer Limited. The name change reflects the company’s global position and reinforces the Elcometer brand.

3M has announced that Palmer Holland Co., North Olmsted, OH, has been given an expanded role throughout the central United States for distribution of 3M’s Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) line of specialty chemicals and additives products.

Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern’s long-term distribution partner in India, have formed a joint venture, Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd.

Fitz Chem Corp. has been recognized for its performance by earning Rio Tinto Minerals/Luzenac America Inc. 2007 Distributor of the Year Award.

LANXESS Corp.’s Inorganic Pigments Group (IPG) has reached an agreement with Dowd and Guild Inc. and J.F. Shelton Co. to sell the chemical company’s BAYFERROX® inorganic pigments.

Reactive Nano­Technologies, Inc. (RNT), developer and manufacturer of NanoFoil®, has reached an agreement with Ito Corp., a distributor of electronic materials and components headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, to distribute RNT’s NanoFoil products.

RBP Chemical Technology has named UltechGraph as distributor for its line of printing-industry chemicals in Central America.