The global coatings producer Hempel has closed its previously announced acquisition of Jones-Blair Co., a North American supplier for the protective and waterproofing markets.

Getting more color on the roads is the goal of BASF’s Coatings division. In its annual global trend book, BASF presents the color areas that will play a role in the automotive industry in the future.

The Advanced Biochemical Thailand (ABT) Epicerol^® plant was among the top three finalists for the Commercial Scale Plant of the Year award.

Vencorex has appointed IMCD Polska as its new distributor in Poland for its Tolonate™ and Easaqua™ ranges of aliphatic isocyanates for polyurethane applications.

Roadmap Capital has invested $7 million equity funding in LiquiGlide Inc., enabling the company to secure commercial deals in multiple market verticals and accelerate its growth strategy.

Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its existing vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE) dispersions production facilities in the United States.

3i, Azelis and Apax Partners announced that Atlas Holding S.A., the holding company of the Azelis Group, has signed a binding agreement to sell the Azelis Group, a pan-European specialty chemical distributor to funds advised by Apax Partners, a global private equity firm.

NSL Analytical Services Inc. has appointed Jim Martin Business Development Leader in the New England states.

To keep up with company growth attributed to its recent partnership with private-equity firm CI Capital Partners, Maroon Group, a specialty chemical supplier of additives, resins, pigments, and packaging, has expanded its workforce by hiring three new employees.

Burkhard Quellenberg is Oxea Group's new Global Director Human Resources.