CPS Color, a major supplier of tint systems, announced an agreement to acquire COROB Group, a manufacturer of
automatic tinting equipment, from Swisslog AG.
UCB Group and Solutia Inc. announced a definitive agreement under which UCB will acquire
Solutia's Resins, Additives and Adhesives businesses for $500 million in cash, plus a $10 million exclusivity fee.
DuPont Co. has given a Marketing Excellence Award to a team from the company's Textiles & Interiors Nylon
Intermediates, Specialties and Polymer business that developed the Vapor Hazard Ratio.
The RadTech Europe Association and Vincentz Verlag announced plans for the RadTech Europe 2003
Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2003, in Berlin.
In the December 2002 issue, a product name was inadvertently misspelled. EMD Chemicals Inc., formerly EM Industries Inc., is
a producer of Iriodin, for use in plastics, ink and coatings. PCI regrets the error.
Akzo Nobel said it may cut more jobs in its coatings and pharmaceutical businesses in addition to
previously announced reductions, according to news reports in Europe.