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Jotun recorded a nine percent growth in operating revenues in the first four months of 2012, as sales increased both in volume and value terms.

Newly formed Chromaflo Technologies, a pigment dispersion company, is extending its regional support in Europe.

Lonza has received a registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the use of its copper Omadine^® Antimicrobial as an agent to deter the growth of algae and other foulants on ships.

PCT Engineered Systems, a manufacturing solutions provider that develops and implements automated systems and BroadBeam electron beam technology, has been awarded the Better Business Bureau’s annual Integrity Award.

The Valspar Corp.’s Board of Directors has elected Gary E. Hendrickson, Valspar's President and Chief Executive Officer, to the additional role of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.

The Lubrizol Corp. won a Ringier Technology Innovation Award at the ninth annual China Green Coatings Summit held May 15-16, at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel in Shanghai, China.

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp announced the transactional closing and setup of a joint venture with Thailand’s largest chemical producer PTT Global Chemical for the manufacturing and sales of products for the polyurethane industry.

Lintech International announced that John Pitt has joined the company’s West Coast technical sales team.

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC, have reached a definitive agreement to purchase Benda-Lutz Werke GmbH, a leading manufacturer of metallic effect products based in Austria.