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Silberline, manufacturer of special effect and performance pigments, has opened a new distribution center in Puebla, Mexico.

Asian Paints, Mumbai, India's leading paint company and among the top 10 decorative coatings companies in the world, has commissioned a new manufacturing facility at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh through its wholly owned subsidiary, Asian Paints Industrial Coatings Limited (APICL).

DS Containers (DSC) dedicated its new can plant on May 12, 2006, celebrating commercial production of a two-piece, polymer-coated steel can using proprietary technology developed by its partner, Daiwa Can Company of Japan.

The ChemQuest Group, Inc., and ChemInvest GmbH, Walldorf, Germany, have established a marketing alliance of their two consulting practices.

This month's newsmakers to watch.

Silberline, a worldwide leader in the supply of special-effect and performance pigments, announced the formation of a global strategic alliance with Taizhu, one of China's top pearlescent pigment producers.

On March 31, Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., completed the acquisition of Tomah3 Products of Milton, Wis., for approximately $115 million in cash.

BASF announced an agreement to acquire resins manufacturer Johnson Polymer, a subsidiary of JohnsonDiversey Inc. of Sturtevant, Wis., a U.S. cleaning and hygiene products manufacturer.

Akzo Nobel has made an offer of CAD 20.00 per common share to acquire Sico Inc., Canada's leading coatings company.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced that, through one of its subsidiaries, it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the assets of the biocide business of Milker & Grüning GmbH (M&G).