Chemicals
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1 Aug 2007
PPG submits offer to acquire SigmaKalon for approximately €2.2 billion
PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) today announced an offer to purchase SigmaKalon Group, a worldwide coatings producer based in Uithoorn, Netherlands, from global private investment firm Bain Capital. The total transaction value, including assumed debt, is €2.2 billion. Bain Capital has granted a period of exclusivity to PPG Industries and intends to respond to the offer after discussions with appropriate employee representative bodies. Should Bain Capital accept the offer, the acquisition would be subject to customary conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval.
1 Aug 2007
PPG to acquire Barloworld Coatings Australia
PITTSBURGH – PPG Industries Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), has reached agreement to acquire Barloworld Coatings Australia, the architectural paint unit of South African-based Barloworld, Ltd., a multinational industrial brand management company. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals. Terms were not disclosed.
麻塞諸塞州,匹茲菲爾德市 - 2007年7月19日 – 總部設在美國麻塞諸塞州匹茲菲爾德市的華安瑞模塑(China Array Plastics)公司最近在武漢的沌口工業園新開設了一家國際先進的注塑成型工廠。該公司是最早在中國專門致力於提供高性能熱塑性塑膠定制注塑服務的公司，產品主要針對於聚碸(PSU)、聚醚醯亞胺(PEI)和聚醚醚酮(PEEK)等應用於苛刻要求的高科技領域的塑膠注塑。華安瑞模塑為在中國經營的跨國OEM廠商提供了極大的優越性，包括快速交貨、降低製造成本、訓練有素的美國和中國當地技術團隊等，同時也提供了高品質的進口零部件。
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – July 31, 2007 - Univar N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: UNIVR), a world leader in chemical distribution, announces two senior appointments within its Univar Europe business.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – July 30, 2007 - Univar has been named Raw Material Supplier of the Year by Alberto Culver, a major player in the UK hair care industry and the market leader in hairstyling products. The award, presented in Swansea on 31st May 2007, recognised Univar’s high level of customer service and its important contribution to Alberto Culver’s R&D. 
Shanghai, China, July 27, 2007 — The fourth distribution center for Rohm and Haas Paint and Coatings Materials’ (PCM) in China, has been operating since July 2007. The Southwest Distribution Center, is located in Chengdu National Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hongan Chemical Industry Park. It serves the entire Southwest China region, including Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing. The distribution center completes Rohm and Haas’ sales network in China, and speeds up the feedback to customers’ needs in Southwest China.