Deimco Finishing Equipment, a designer and builder of custom finishing and material handling systems, recently announced the hiring of Shivtej Utekar as Automation Engineer and Ryan Hass as Senior Technician.

Addipel announced it has relocated to a new headquarters and production facility in Elyria, Ohio.

The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF's Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has inaugurated a new laboratory and office building in Langelsheim, Germany.

Elcometer has moved into its new North American headquarters in Warren, Michigan.

BASF's Coatings division inaugurated a new, world-scale automotive coatings plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Caojing, Shanghai, China.

Wacker Chemical Corp., part of the global chemical group Wacker Chemie AG, is planning a number of concurrent expansion projects to support regional growth and demand for silicones and HDK pyrogenic silica.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business has completed a $10 million investment at its LeMoyne sulfur derivatives plant in the United States.

Munich-based chemicals group WACKER is expanding the service portfolio of its technical center in Adrian, Michigan.

Vogel Paint Inc. has completed Phase One of a five-year, $29.3 million expansion plan for its operation located at the company's headquarters in Orange City, Iowa.

American Colors Inc. has completed the expansion of its Sandusky, Ohio, manufacturing plant.