Alfa Laval has acquired Gamajet Cleaning Systems, and a new company, Alfa Laval Tank Equipment Inc., has been created.

Rockwell Collins has been awarded a research contract from the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program for the Tin Whiskers Inorganic Coatings Evaluation (TWICE) program.

The Sansin Corp., Ontario, Canada, announced that the Miller Paint Co. store in Spokane, WA, will carry the full line of Sansin exterior stains for siding, decks and log homes, as well as Sansin’s Purity^® interior stains and the Eco-Tone™ color system.

The American National Standards Institute's Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP) will hold a meeting on October 30, 2012, in Washington, DC.

PPG Industries has announced several executive appointments.

BASF announced that Karen Broccardo has joined the Automotive Refinish Business group as Distribution Services Manager.

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and DuPont have signed a definitive agreement whereby Carlyle will purchase DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) for $4.9 billion in cash.

BASF has expanded its coating center by adding a tailor-made and flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility.

Following the overall review of the group’s use of sales channels, specialty chemicals company Perstorp announced a new collaboration between Perstorp and Innovia Solutions Ltd. in the third quarter of 2012.

A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry.