Kaj Brandt has been appointed the new CEO of CPS Color, Vantaa, Finland.

Micro Powders, Tarrytown, NY, has made several changes to the company's leadership effective April 1, 2013.

Addivant, the former antioxidant and UV stabilizer solutions business of Chemtura Corp., is now operating as an independent portfolio company of SK Capital.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG^®) has acquired Ebsray Pumps Pty. Ltd., located in Brookvale, Australia.

Dash Multi-Corp. (Dash) has acquired Pathway Polymers, a supplier of polyurethane tire fill material and equipment, from the Vita Group.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant reported first-quarter 2013 sales from continuing operations of CHF 1.526 billion compared to CHF 1.513 billion in the previous-year period, an increase of 2 percent in local currencies and 1 percent in Swiss francs.

Two years after the passage of the Connecticut Paint Stewardship Law, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has approved a plan to implement the state's paint stewardship program beginning July 1, 2013.

In 2012, the Council of Europe (CoE) Parliamentary Assembly began the first steps towards nanotechnology regulation with a view to respecting scientific precautionary principles.

Henkel has established a new processing and testing line in Shanghai to focus on electro-ceramic coating (EC²) technology in Asia-Pacific.

Brenntag Specialties Europe, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has expanded its current cooperation with Evonik for the distribution of the Vestamid, Vestamid HT Plus, Trogamid, Vestodur and Vestamelt product groups in Scandinavia.