Danish-based Hempel has acquired protective linings and coatings manufacturer Blome International, O'Fallon, MO, through its U.S.-based affiliate Hempel USA Inc., Conroe, TX.

Nanoledge, a Telesystem portfolio company, has sold its high-performance resin business to AXSON, a company specializing in high-performance polymer formulation.

Tank Holding Corp. (THC), which includes leading polyethylene tank manufacturers Snyder Industries and Norwesco, was acquired by Leonard Green & Partners L.P. (LGP) and the executive management team.

Huntsman Corp. has acquired the remaining ownership of Russian joint venture Huntsman NMG (HNMG), giving it full ownership of the company.

The HallStar Co., Chicago, has acquired the TP-series product line of specialty plasticizers from The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), Midland, MI.

BASF has acquired ITWC Inc., Malcom, IA. ITWC specializes in cast elastomer polyurethane systems and polyester polyols.

Elementis has agreed, through its wholly owned subsidiary Elementis Holdings Limited, to purchase Watercryl Quimica Ltda (Watercryl), a Brazilian coatings additives company.

RPM International Inc. has acquired Viapol Ltda. (Viapol), a leading Brazilian manufacturer and marketer of building materials and construction products.

Rockwood Holdings Inc. announced that its titanium dioxide (TiO₂) venture Sachtleben has reached an agreement to acquire the TiO₂ production assets and inventory of crenox GmbH, based in Krefeld, Germany, from the insolvency administrator.

ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, a division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA AG, has signed a purchase agreement with Changzhou Lantian Ruiqi Chemical Co. Ltd. to acquire the Chinese company's tris-2-hydroxyethyl isocyanurate business.