Uni-World Capital L.P., a private equity firm, and Brightwood Capital Advisors LLC, a private investment firm, have acquired VanDeMark Chemical Inc., Lockport, NY, a global producer of specialty, intermediate and catalyst chemicals based on phosgenation chemistry.

Arsenal Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, agreed to buy Dash Multi-Corp., a manufacturer of formulated polyurethane, vinyl plastisol, specialty coatings and recycled rubber products.

The Koch Membrane Systems division of Koch Chemical Technology Group Ltd. (KMS) has named Martin Awe Commercial Director, Industrial & Life Sciences (ILS), for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).

Specialty chemical distributor Lintech International, Macon, GA, has expanded and reorganized its West Coast technical sales team into a CASE Group and an Advanced Composites Group.

ITW Security and Brand Identity Group has named Michael Burton Vice President, General Manager to the group's ITW Security Group of companies.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) recently revamped its website, www.ascouncil.org.

Chromaflo Technologies, Ashtabula, OH, has appointed Holger Spieckermann to be the new Managing Director of Chromaflo Technologies Europe.

Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, completed its 30 KTA liquid epoxy resin (LER) expansion at its fully back-integrated Stade, Germany, site.

PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has announced the induction of four science and technology leaders as “distinguished colleagues” into the PPG Collegium.

Chromaflo Technologies LLC, an independent global supplier of advanced colorants and chemical dispersions, won the Color Technology Award at the 7^th Color China Award Ceremony.