Plasticolors Inc. has appointed Andrew Bartlett.

Harlan Archer has been appointed President of KaMin LLC.

Flint Group has appointed Doug Aldred.

BASF Coatings announced its intention to sell the decorative paints business of RELIUS COATINGS GmbH & Co. KG and the respective subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands.

ECKART Effect Pigments, a Division of ALTANA AG, has signed an agreement to acquire the production of Metalure pigments from Avery Dennison.

PPG Industries has finalized the purchase agreement to acquire European coatings company Dyrup A/S, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding company.

Quest Specialty Coatings, a division of Quest Specialty Chemicals, Menomonee Falls, WI, has acquired the coatings business of Patriot Paint, Portland, IN.

Bayer MaterialScience AG has signed a contract for the sale of its Viverso GmbH subsidiary to Nuplex Industries Ltd.

AkzoNobel is planning to invest around €60 million to increase the production capacity of its automotive and aerospace coatings business in China.

Elcometer, Manchester, UK, has announced the opening of a new office in Japan, Elcometer KK.