IMCD N.V., a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, announced plans to acquire 100% of the Canadian and U.S. specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor L.V. Lomas.

Acme-Hardesty, a division of Jacob Stern & Sons, has been appointed by amines supplier Solvay as the exclusive distributor of Solvay’s Fentamine polyurethane catalyst line in North America.

Cappelle Pigments has named several new agent partners within the North American market in order to improve its presence and continued growth.

Maroon Group LLC has acquired U.S. Chemicals, a national distributor of specialty chemicals based in Darien, CT.

Nubiola USA announced that FM Minerals and Pigments is its 2015 Distributor of the Year for Nubiola products sold into the NAFTA market.

The TH Hilson Co., a specialty chemical distributor, announced the sale of the company to Ravago Chemical, a subsidiary of Ravago Holdings America.

Allnex has appointed Peninsula Polymers a national distributor for Allnex’s coating additives.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., announced plans to invest approximately $89 million over the next three years to expand specialty chemical production at its manufacturing facility in Hopewell, VA.

Maroon Group, a specialty chemical supplier headquartered in Avon, OH, has been appointed by ZEOchem as the exclusive distributor of the ZEOflair product line in North America.

Vencorex is expanding its capacity of aliphatic isocyanates, strengthening the company’s position globally.