Malvern Instruments has hired Masaaki Nakata to be part of the Malvern Japan team; he is the new Regional Sales Manager Japan for Malvern’s process systems.
VanDeMark Chemical Inc. has opened a new business office in West Yorkshire, UK, and has appointed Patricia Hughes Head of Sales & Business Development for the office.
The Performance Coatings Group of RPM International Inc. has acquired Hummervoll Industribelegg AS, a supplier and installer of industrial flooring systems based in Bergen, Norway.
Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l., controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences, signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell 100 percent of the shares in Cognis Holding GmbH to BASF SE.