The Valspar Corp., a leading global manufacturer of paints and coatings, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Inver Holding S.r.l. (Inver Group), an industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe.

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) has completed the acquisition of Robbins & Myers, a supplier of engineered equipment and systems for the energy, industrial, municipal, chemical and pharmaceutical markets.

Croda International Plc. has completed the acquisition of the Specialty Products business of Arizona Chemical, Jacksonville, FL.

Stepan Co., Northfield, IL, has reached an agreement with Bayer MaterialScience to acquire its North American Polyester Resins business, including a production facility located in Columbus, GA.

RPM International Inc. announced that Neil Jamieson has joined the company as Director, Global Tax Planning.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG^®), a business unit within Dover Corp., has named Tomas Valencia Vice President, Sales & Business Development – EMEA.

B.L. Downey Co. announced that Ron Greene, Jim Cleary and Tommy Oviedo have succeeded in passing the Class K Wastewater Examination of Technical Competency exam.

Dymax Corp. has appointed Margo Martin to be the company’s Global Account Manager.

Renewable chemicals company BioAmber has partnered with Brenntag, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, for distribution of its Bio-SATM bio-based succinic acid and derivatives, including bio-based 1, 4-butanediol (BDO).