Akzo Nobel announced an agreement to acquire the commercial vehicle coatings business of Mason Coatings plc of the United Kingdom.

Bayer Corp.’s subsidiary Project Toledo Acquisition Corp. announced an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Sybron Chemicals.

Solutia has completed the sale of its polymer modifiers business and related manufacturing facilities to Ferro.

Seegott has acquired Cron Chemical Corp. and Magnolia Chemical & Solvents Inc.

Ronningen-Petter has acquired Groupe Aoustin of Nanterre, France.

Kemira Oyj announced an agreement to sell the tinting-system business of Tikkurila CPS Oy to a new company formed by the private equity investment firm Industri Kapital.

The Geon Co. and M.A. Hanna Co. announced that their stockholders have approved the companies’ consolidation into a new organization, PolyOne Corp.

Dexter has completed the previously announced sale of its Electronic Materials, Adhesives and Polymers Systems businesses to Loctite.

Hercules announced an agreement to sell its hydrocarbon-resins and certain parts of its rosins resins businesses to Eastman Chemical.

Eight major chemical companies announced a definitive agreement formally creating Elemica.