Richard J. Diemer Jr. has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Styron.

Freeman Technology has appointed Jamie Clayton to the new post of Operations Manager.

Deacom Inc. has added Matt Caldwell as a Senior Sales Engineer to the company's sales team.

Scott T. Becker has been appointed President and CEO of Plasticolors Inc.

Teknos and Oliva have signed an agreement to merge the two companies, creating a new company in the Polish metal paint market.

The Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH, has closed a definitive agreement to acquire industrial wood coatings business Becker Industrial Products AB.

The sale of Cognis’ UV acrylates business to IGM Resins B.V., Waalwijk, The Netherlands, has been formally completed.

AkzoNobel is boosting its presence in the Chinese automotive market after agreeing to acquire Changzhou Prime Automotive Paint Co. Ltd.

Evonik Industries has decided to divest its carbon blacks business.

Viachem Ltd. has added the full line of Marubeni’s vinyl resins to its portfolio.