Specialist industrial coatings supplier Leighs Paints is now trading as Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings.

Precision Coating Co. Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in Medi-Solve Coatings LLC, Natick, MA.

Kemira Oyj and Rockwood Holdings Inc. have signed an agreement in which Rockwood will buy Kemira's share of the titanium dioxide joint venture Sachtleben GmbH in a deal worth EUR 97.5 million.

The American Coatings Association (ACA) has assumed the management responsibilities of the National Council to Prevent Delinquency (NCPD).

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced 2012 full-year sales from continuing operations of CHF 6.038 billion compared to CHF 5.571 billion in the previous-year period.

Dr. Michel Tielemans of Cytec Belgium has won the first Siltech Innovation Award, which was presented at the 2013 Waterborne Symposium, held February 4-8 in New Orleans.

The Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss received second prize in the 2013 CLEAN! Fraunhofer Cleanliness Technology Award for its Correlative Particle Analyzer.

Arizona Chemical has reached an agreement with IMCD Group B.V. to further expand the distribution partnership for Arizona’s refinery product lines to the African continent.

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control, a producer of dust and fume collectors to clean up industrial processes, has announced that the company will now operate under the name Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC).

The TSX Venture Exchange has recognized Argex Titanium Inc. (Argex) as one of the 2013 TSX Venture 50 companies, a ranking of strong-performing companies on the TSX Venture Exchange.