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Tim Wright
March 20, 2007
The Sherwin-Williams Company has entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase of 100% of the stock of M. A. Bruder & Sons Inc., headquartered in the Philadelphia, PA area. With sales of approximately $146 million, M. A. Bruder is a leadin…
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Tim Wright
March 13, 2007
Akzo Nobel has received an offer for the purchase of its wholly owned subsidiary Organon BioSciences N.V. (OBS) from Schering-Plough for €11 billion in cash. As a result, Akzo Nobel will no longer be proceeding with the partial IPO of OBS on Eur…
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Tim Wright
March 13, 2007
The Hyundai Motor Company has named PPG Industries an approved aftermarket supplier for its new "Hyundai Global Body and Paint Program." As part of the agreement, PPG will provide its PPG and Nexa Autocolor refinish brands, including the po…
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Tim Wright
March 12, 2007
Univar N.V., announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Univar USA, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of CHEMCENTRAL Corporation for approximately $600 million in cash, including assumed debt.
CHEMCENTRAL, established in 1926, i…
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Tim Wright
March 12, 2007
Lord Corporation, manufacturer of MetalJacket coatings, has announce the addition of a new MetalJacket custom coater.
The coater, Wuxi Zhongjie Vibration Isolators Co., Ltd., will help Lord Corporation’s customers meet the growing dem…
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Tim Wright
March 9, 2007
BASF Coatings Services S.A.R.L. has announces plans to take over major parts of Michel DERIS S.A.S. in Sault-les-Rethel, France. BASF Coatings S.A.S. is acquiring Château-Arnoux Peinture S.A.S. in Château-Arnoux, France. Michel DERI…
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Tim Wright
March 8, 2007
Ecology Coatings has opened an office in Michigan's Detroit metropolitan area to better serve its customers in the local automotive and manufacturing industries. As part of the company's geographic expansion and preparation for an alternative public…
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Tim Wright
March 8, 2007
PPG Industries announced at the NW Apparel and Footwear Materials Show that it is opening a state-of-the-art painting services facility in Pingshan, near Shenzhen in southern China. Expected to begin operation in April, the facility will enable PPG t…
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Tim Wright
March 8, 2007
Sermatech International has signed a 10-year strategic agreement with Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Corporation and Rolls-Royce Deutschland & Co KG, valued at approximately $40 million.
The agreement calls for Sermatech to provide a range of c…
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Tim Wright
March 8, 2007
Coating company Greenkote has completed the acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of Industrial Powder Coatings (IPC), Inc.
Established in 1999 Greenkote offers metal coating services from its plants in Israel and Germany.
Fou…
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Tim Wright
March 7, 2007
The FSCT board of directors has announced the resignation of Robert F. Ziegler as executive director of the FSCT, effective February 15, 2007. Ziegler had served as executive director of the organization since January 2006. Prior to this assignment,…
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Tim Wright
March 2, 2007
Rust-Oleum, a subsidiary of RPM International, has acquired Tor Coatings Ltd., a manufacturer and marketer of specialty coatings in the UK. Terms were not disclosed.
Tor is based in Birtley, England and in addition to selling specialty coatings un…
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Tim Wright
March 1, 2007
DuPont has successfully commercialized a new, patented manufacturing process to remove more than 97% of trace levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its homologues and direct precursors from its fluorotelomer products. This achievement meets key co…
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Tim Wright
March 1, 2007
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) has elected Edward Donnelly as its new president. He was most recently senior vice president of DuPont and for several years was responsible for the DuPont Coatings and Color Technologies busin…
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Tim Wright
March 1, 2007
The Lubrizol Corporation has announced plans to expand its presence in China by investing approximately $40 million to build a facility in Songjiang, just outside of Shanghai.
The new facility will include manufacturing, commercial and technical…
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