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The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH, has closed a definitive agreement to acquire industrial wood coatings business Becker Industrial Products AB.

The sale of Cognis’ UV acrylates business to IGM Resins B.V., Waalwijk, The Netherlands, has been formally completed.

AkzoNobel is boosting its presence in the Chinese automotive market after agreeing to acquire Changzhou Prime Automotive Paint Co. Ltd.

Evonik Industries has decided to divest its carbon blacks business.

Viachem Ltd. has added the full line of Marubeni’s vinyl resins to its portfolio.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) and CVC Capital Partners have announced a definitive agreement for CD&R to acquire a 42.5-percent ownership interest in Univar.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement with AXA Private Equity granting the company a period of exclusivity to acquire specialty chemicals manufacturer Eliokem International.

Sir Michael Brinton, the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, formally presented the 2010 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation to materials characterization company Malvern Instruments in a ceremony held at the company’s UK headquarters.

JEOL has announced a major order for the company’s atomic resolution analytical JEM-ARM200F transmission electron microscope (TEM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Fusion UV Systems Inc. and DVUV Holdings LLC have announced an alliance to jointly market UV-curable powder coating systems for heat-sensitive substrates.