PPG Industries reached a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Hi-Temp Coatings Technology Co. Inc., a privately owned supplier of high-temperature-resistant and insulative coatings, based in Boxborough, MA.

The specialty chemicals group ALTANA has acquired technologies and customer-specific know-how in the field of polypropylene wax emulsions from Royal DSM.

The Coatings Research Group Inc. (CGRI), an international association of 32 paint manufacturers located across 12 countries, announced that Richard Scott will succeed Jackie Savoca as the organization’s sixth Executive Director.

Hoover Container Solutions (Hoover), a subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc. headquartered in Houston, has named Matt Matis Director of Sales for the Gulf of Mexico region.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG), an operating company within Dover Corp. and a manufacturer of industrial pumps and related flow control technologies, has appointed Carrie Halle Director of Marketing, Americas.

HORN, La Miranda, CA, announced the promotions of two employees in the company’s Industrial Division.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013.

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has received a $2.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help design and pilot a rapid photovoltaic (PV) module assembly process that uses automation to eliminate time and labor from the current assembly process.

BASF is investing around €7 million to expand and optimize the resin production at its Münster, Germany, site.

Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc., a specialty chemicals company, has selected URS Corp., San Francisco, to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for its second world-scale biorefinery in Natchez, MS.