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Elementis Specialties has appointed Fitz Chem Corp. to represent the company in the Southwest.

According to a newly released market study, U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion.

Nordson Corp., Westlake, OH, has added Mackenzie Beyerle to its Industrial Coating Systems group as a Powder Systems Specialist.

GFBiochemicals has appointed three new senior team members as the company gains momentum producing levulinic acid at commercial scale.

Alan Goldberg of PCC Chemax Inc. has accepted the position of Business Development Manager for the PCC Exol Division line of products.

Perstorp announced that the company has acquired an existing biodiesel plant in Fredrikstad, Norway.

PPG Industries has completed its acquisition of IVC Industrial Coatings Inc., a U.S.-based specialty powder and liquid coatings manufacturer with 2014 sales of more than $100 million.

Creative Materials Inc., Ayer, MA, announced the acquisition of Noelle Industries. 

X-Rite Inc. and its subsidiary Pantone LLC are offering a Fundamentals of Color Training Series in 12 locations throughout North America this fall.

Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel announced plans to invest more than €1.3 million to build a pilot plant for coating resins at its Performance Coatings site located in Felling, UK.