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Akzo Nobel has signed an agreement to divest its Polymerization Catalysts & Components Business in the United States to Basell Polyolefins, producer of polypropylene and advanced polyolefin products.

Kemira follows its strategy of strengthening its market position in Eastern European paint markets with the transaction by which Tikkurila, the company responsible for the paints and coatings business of the Finland-based chemicals company Kemira, has acquired KRASKI TEKS, one of the biggest players in the Russian decorative-paints market.

X-Rite, Inc., and Amazys Holding AG, Regensdorf, Switzerland, two leading providers of color-measurement solutions comprising hardware, software and services for the verification and communication of color data, have entered into a definitive agreement under which X-Rite will offer to purchase all of the outstanding registered shares of Amazys Holding AG.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), through one of its subsidiaries, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the biocide business of Milker & Grüning GmbH (M&G).

ALTANA AG has announced that ALTANA Chemie AG signed an agreement to acquire the U.S.-based American Rad-Cure Corp., Fairfield, N.J.

TEGO Coating & Ink Additives, a business line of Degussa Corp., has appointed Deeks & Co. Inc. as its new distributor in the Southeast.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has extended its color-management services to include color visualization of 3D objects.

PRP Systems, Inc., has completed the installation of a paint circulation and application test lab.

Southern Clay Products, Inc., appointed a network of industrial market distributors for the United States and Canada.

Berger Paints will have two new manufacturing facilities commissioned, one in Rewari, India, and the other in Kraskadar, Russia, within one year.