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PPG Industries is planning to build its first manufacturing plant in Russia. The company has signed an investment agreement with the administration of the Kaluga Region, Russia, to build an automotive coatings and industrial coatings plant about 70 kilometers southwest of Moscow.

Dover Corp. has acquired Neptune Chemical Pump Co. Neptune will become part of Dover’s newly formed Pump Solutions Group (PSG) within the Fluid Management segment.

Rohm and Haas Europe Sàrl has acquired ACIL, Savigneux, France, its former exclusive distributor for the French powder coatings market.

Pilot Chemical has executed agreements to acquire the business aspects of Intertrade Holdings Inc.

ACCESSA Coatings Solutions has acquired Louisville Industrial Coatings of Louisville, KY.

RPM International Inc. has announced the acquisition of Flowcrete Group (Flowcrete), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of resin flooring systems for industrial and commercial applications.

Rohm and Haas Co. has completed the acquisition of FINNDISP, the polymer dispersions division of OY Forcit AB, for €60 million (approximately $85 million).

AkzoNobel N.V. has completed the sale of its Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses, part of the former ICI’s National Starch business, to Henkel KGaA for £2.7 billion (€4 billion).

Emerald Hilton Davis LLC, a subsidiary of Emerald Performance Materials LLC, announced that it has acquired the carbon black dispersions business and assets of Wolstenholme International Ltd.

UV-curable coatings company DSM Desotech has announced the acquisition of assets of U.S.-based Polymeric Processes Inc. (PPI), a producer of UV-curable coatings for tube and pipe applications.