Specialty chemicals company Archroma, a portfolio company of US-based SK Capital Partners, has entered into an agreement to acquire the global textile chemicals business of BASF.

A group of specialists from the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (Cimav) in Mexico have developed nanostructured coatings capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 1000 °C, which are used in aviation turbine components.

Freeman Technology has published “Choosing a powder tester,” the second in a series of educational guides on powder characterization for industrial applications.

3E Company, a provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, has won the Content Partner of the Year category of the Enablon Excellence Awards.

Evonik Industries, Essen, Germany, officially opened a new production line to manufacture surface-treated fumed silica under the AEROSIL^® brand name.

RPM International Inc. announced that unusually strong performance in its prior-year first quarter dampened comparative results for the fiscal 2015 first quarter that ended August 31, 2014, but that the company is maintaining its full-year earnings guidance for fiscal 2015, which was issued July 28, 2014.

BASF India Limited inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project cost of approximately €150 million, the site represents BASF’s single-largest investment in India.

In an Extraordinary General Meeting of Akzo Nobel N.V. held in Amsterdam, the company appointed new CFO Maëlys Castella as a member of the company’s Board of Management.

Cleveland-based Specialty Chemical Sales Inc. announced that Brandon Bingham has joined the company as the Technical Sales Representative in the St. Louis area.

Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), a manufacturer of dust, fume and mist collection equipment, has appointed Alan O'Connell Executive Vice President in charge of worldwide operations.