Rohm and Haas Co. announced an agreement to sell the industrial coatings business that was formerly a part of Morton International Inc. to BASF AG for $175 million.
The Tikkurila Group said it is involved in negotiations to increase its ownership stake in a joint-venture coatings-manufacturing operation in Szczecin, Poland.
Universal Chemicals & Coatings Inc. was named a winner of an "Illinois Family Business of the Year" award by the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center.