Hardide Coatings has invested a six-figure sum in its UK manufacturing facility, increasing its installed capacity by nearly 50% to cope with growing demand for its range of nanostructured tungsten carbide coatings.

Specialty chemical supplier Mayzo Inc. has appointed Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc. as its North American distributor of additives to the plastics, coatings, inks, adhesives, rubber and lubricants markets.

PPG Industries has entered into negotiations with the AXSON Group to acquire REVOCOAT, a global supplier of sealants, adhesives and damper products for the automotive industry.

BASF has agreed to sell its share of the 50-50 joint venture ELLBA Eastern, Jurong Island, Singapore, to Shell.

Regulatory actions in California, such as a revision to the Prop 65 labeling requirements and a possible alternative assessment evaluation of construction adhesive or sealant product under the state’s new Safer Consumer Product program, are expected to dominate the attention of the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) in 2015.

Gemini Coatings Inc., a division of Oklahoma-based Gemini Industries Inc., has acquired the assets of Gulf Synthetics, Cumming, GA.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) announced a partnership with ICC Compliance Center (ICC) to offer training to its members on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).

HP Mile Inc., a Syracuse-based label printing company, has acquired all assets of Lauraville Packaging LLC, a label converter based in Geneva, NY. Lauraville Packaging is now a division of HP Mile.

Royal DSM has reached an agreement with Standard Investment for the sale of DSM Synres.

Green Biologics Inc. has closed its acquisition of the assets of Central MN Ethanol Cooperative LLC (CMEC).