MONTVALE, N.J. - LANSCO COLORS has acquired International Color & Chemical (ICC), South San Francisco, Calif., for an undisclosed sum of money. LANSCO COLORS is a 75-year-old privately held company with a broad range of organic and inorganic pigments that are sold to the coatings, plastics and ink industries. LANSCO COLORS is the leading supplier of pigments from Asia to the NAFTA market.

ICC is a privately held company with market-leading products, particularly for the flexographic ink industry. ICC's Al Win, president, and Pete Balles, VP of sales, will join LANSCO COLORS so that the transition will be seamless for customers and production plants.