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AkzoNobel and BASF have reached an agreement on the sale of BASF's Industrial Coatings business to AkzoNobel for €475 million.

AkzoNobel reported fourth-quarter and full-year results including the successful delivery on 2015 financial targets.

Elcometer, a provider of coating inspection, physical test equipment and ultrasonic NDT products, has made the strategic decision to consolidate the group’s European manufacturing and CNC machining operations at a single location.

Evonik Industries plans to build a new production line for special polyamide 12 powder (PA12) in Marl, Germany, with an investment volume in the mid double-digit million-euro range.

Stahl has appointed two independent agents and distributors in Finland and Eastern Europe.

The Valspar Corp. has completed the acquisition of ISVA Vernici, a European coil coatings manufacturer headquartered in Turin, Italy.

AkzoNobel confirmed in a statement released on Thursday, February 11, that the company is in discussion with BASF about a potential purchase of BASF’s Industrial Coatings business.

Green Biologics Ltd., a UK-based industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, has once again been named to the 2015 Global Cleantech 100, produced by Cleantech Group, a global research and advisory firm.

KRAHN CHEMIE, Hamburg, Germany, has taken over the distribution of OXEA specialty esters in France.

The Munich-based WACKER Group has expanded its production capacity for functional silicone fluids at its Burghausen, Germany, site.