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Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to divest its Printing Inks business to the European private equity company NeSBIC Buy Out Fund and the management of the ink business.

Morton Powder Coatings, Reading, PA, has introduced a new web-based powder-material cost calculator, a software program.

Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced plans to close an Eastman Chemical Jaeger GmbH & Co. coatings-polymer plant in Dasseldorf, Germany, but provided no timetable for the action.

Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, has appointed Canada Colors and Chemicals Ltd. the exclusive Canadian distributor of Rohm and Haas's UCD Colorants for industrial coatings.

Sad-Chemie Rheological and Performance Additives, Louisville, announced an upgrade of the business's website, located at www.rheological.com.

H.B. Fuller Co., St. Paul, MN, announced that its board of directors approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock.

Ranbar Technology Inc., Pittsburgh, has named Enrichem Specialties, Sandy Hook, CT, sales representative for the Mid-Atlantic region.

Q-Panel Corp., Cleveland, announced the opening of the company's new international headquarters in Cleveland.

Akzo Nobel N.V., Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced plans to increase manufacturing capacity for surfactants and fatty acids in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.

The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced that its board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2 million shares