Asian Paints Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India to set up a manufacturing facility for paints and intermediates at Pudi Village, Rambilli Mandal, Vishakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period on a Request for Information (RFI) on Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits to October 9, 2015.

BASF’S Dispersions & Pigments (ED) group presented its Innovative Product of the Year Award for 2014 to PT Hutchins, a KODA Distribution Group company.

Maroon Group, a specialty chemical supplier headquartered in Avon, OH, has been appointed by ZEOchem as the exclusive distributor of the ZEOflair product line in North America.

RPM International Inc.’s Rust-Oleum Group has acquired Spraymate Group, the producer of South Africa's leading aerosol paint brand.

Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, plans to launch several new amorphous polyolefin (APO) product grades later this year.

Glassflake Ltd., a developer of glass flake products, announced that Sibelco UK Ltd., an international supplier of advanced industrial minerals, has taken a 25.1% shareholding in Glassflake.

A team led by researchers from University College London (UCL) has developed a new paint that makes robust self-cleaning surfaces.

Nubiola USA, Norcross, GA, announced that Tartan Color is the company’s 2014 Distributor of the Year for Nubiola products sold into the NAFTA market.

Shamrock Technologies Inc. has appointed Erik Colstee as its Director of Sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa.