Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings and MacDermid Inc. announced an agreement.

Japan Fine Coatings Co., a 50-50 joint-venture business of DSM Desotech and JSR have finished construction of a production plant in Tsukuba, Japan.

A group of 18 professional painters in Mississippi recently filed suit against several former manufacturers of lead pigments and paint, and a number of retail stores.

CREANOVA has appointed Dunleary sales representative for colorants and preservatives in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.

The Dow Chemical Co. announced an agreement to acquire Rohm and Haas Co.’s agricultural-chemicals business for approximately $1 billion.

Bayer formally announced the launch of a new business unit focusing on raw materials for powder coatings.

Crosfield has been renamed INEOS Silicas following ICI’s sale of the business to INEOS, a producer of specialty and intermediate chemicals based in Antwerp, Belgium.

Hoover Color Corp. has appointed The Chidley & Peto Co. distributor of Hoover Color’s line of pigment products.

Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine has announced program details for the Fourth International Coatings for Plastics Symposium.

The Valspar Corp. announced plans to sell 6 million shares of its stock in a public offering.