International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), has appointed McCullough & Associates as a sales representative for the company's industrial biocides in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama.

LANSCO COLORS has acquired International Color & Chemical (ICC), South San Francisco, Calif., for an undisclosed sum of money.

Michelman has announced the opening of its China office. Hannah Hu and Official Chief Representative Sky Yuan are available at the offices in Central Shanghai for technical support of Michelman's Performance Additives and Performance Coatings groups.

Northwest Coatings LLC, has acquired the stock of Greensboro, N.C.-based Actinic, Inc. Actinic is a leading developer and manufacturer of UV- and EB-curable coatings and adhesives for the graphic arts and industrial markets.

Cytec Industries Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of UCB's Surface Specialties business.

Rhodia Silicones, has selected Ribelin Sales, Inc., as its newly authorized distributor for silicone specialty fluids, emulsions and resins in the Southwest and Southeast regions of the United States.

Eastman Chemical Co. delivered two technical papers at the 32nd Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium in New Orleans.

Surface Specialties, Inc., announced that three of its North American production sites have achieved all-time safety records.

Ameron International Corp., opened a new branch in Busan, Korea. Ameron Korea has been opened to sell directly into and service this strategically important marine marketplace with Ameron's unique coatings range for new construction and maintenance.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals is complementing its range of pigments through the acquisition of the high-reflectance aluminum Metasheen® line from Wolstenholme International Ltd., Blackburn, U.K.