Rockwood Specialties Group Inc.'s Rockwood Pigments (UK) Ltd. subsidiary completed the acquisition of the Pigments and Dispersions business of Johnson Matthey plc for approximately $50 million.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. completed the acquisitions of Duron Inc. and Paint Sundry Brands Corp. in separate transactions valued at approximately $625 million, including the assumption of certain financial obligations.
ICI Paints said it has donated nearly 40,000 gallons of paint to Habitat for Humanity International in the first two years of an ongoing program established to assist the nonprofit organization.
Lord Corp. has acquired L/T Technologies L.L.C., a joint-venture business of Lord Corp. and Treffert GmbH and Co. KG and a manufacturer of acrylic UV-cure and waterborne coatings for wood products. L/T Technologies is based in Cary, NC, near Lord Corp.'s headquarters. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.
DSM Desotech Inc. announced the construction of a manufacturing facility in China to produce UV-cure materials for the fiber-optic cable market. The manufacturing operation, DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd., is scheduled to begin operation late this year, the company said.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced a definitive agreement for the purchase of 100% of the stock of privately held Paint Sundry Brands Corp., a manufacturer of paint brushes and rollers for professional contractors and do-it-yourself (DIY) users.
PPG Industries Inc.'s Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group launched an automated "dispense cell" at Mojave, CA, for the manufacture and delivery of the company's Duranar brand of coil and extrusion coatings on the West Coast.
Bayer AG announced a name change of Bayer Polymers L.L.C. to Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C., an action taken in response to a Bayer Group reorganization announced in November 2003.
Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business announced the formal opening of two new multi-purpose coatings-manufacturing sites in China, at locations near Beijing and Shanghai.
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