Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) and CVC Capital Partners have announced a definitive agreement for CD&R to acquire a 42.5-percent ownership interest in Univar.

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement with AXA Private Equity granting the company a period of exclusivity to acquire specialty chemicals manufacturer Eliokem International.

Sir Michael Brinton, the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, formally presented the 2010 Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation to materials characterization company Malvern Instruments in a ceremony held at the company’s UK headquarters.

JEOL has announced a major order for the company’s atomic resolution analytical JEM-ARM200F transmission electron microscope (TEM) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Fusion UV Systems Inc. and DVUV Holdings LLC have announced an alliance to jointly market UV-curable powder coating systems for heat-sensitive substrates.

The Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemical division of Cray Valley has obtained approval for a 40-percent capacity increase for its plant at Channelview, TX.

Coatex has announced the opening in mid 2011 of a new plant in Changshu, China.

PPG Industries has announced the formation of the PPG Solar Performance Group.

AkzoNobel, Soliant has finished the first phase of its Americas Region headquarters expansion.

Michelman has added new reactor capacity at its Cincinnati, OH, headquarters. The company has also been adding personnel in business units and departments throughout the company.