Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc. said an Oct. 17 flash fire at its Tidewood production facility only affected manufacturing operations for the company's StarBrite vacuum metallized flake products, with no interruption in production of other products.
Halliburton Energy Services announced an agreement to sell its Cimbar Performance Minerals business, a supplier of barium sulfate products, to United Minerals & Properties.
The Magni Group, a manufacturer of specialty coatings for fastener, brake and fuel systems, has acquired the coating technologies of GDCS Inc., a manufacturer of specialty coatings for brake rotors and drums and exhaust systems and mufflers.
Polymer Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of coatings and adhesives based in Chico, CA, announced an agreement to sell its assets to Chemcraft Holdings Corp. for $7.5 million in cash.
Bayer AG announced plans to spin off its chemicals division and part of its polymers business in a restructuring that will create a new chemical company and place the emphasis for Bayer's existing drug business on Europe.
ICI said it plans to focus on "performance transformation rather than portfolio transformation," and indicated that major divestitures are viewed as being "unattractive at present."
The Valspar Corp. said it will record an after-tax charge of $15.2 million in the company's fourth quarter for costs associated with estimated future service claims related to its furniture-protection plans, which are sold through U.S. furniture retailers.