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Eastman Chemical Co. and Solutia Inc. recently announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Eastman will acquire Solutia.

PPG Industries recently announced that it and its subsidiary, PPG Industries Colombia, have completed the acquisition of the coatings businesses of Colpisa Colombiana de Pinturas and its affiliates, including Colpisa Ecuador.

Plasticolors Inc. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of Milliken Design Inc.’s non-urethane pigment dispersion product lines.

AkzoNobel recently announced that it plans to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italy-based packaging coatings producer.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has completed the acquisition of China’s leading specialty surfactant producer, Boxing Oleochemicals.

PPG Industries recently announced it has completed the purchase of European coatings company Dyrup A/S, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, from its owner, Monberg & Thorsen, a public holding company.

Celanese Corp. recently announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets from Ashland Inc., including two product lines.

Huntsman Corp. recently announced it has acquired EMA Kimya Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., a polyurethanes systems house in Istanbul, Turkey.

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Office and Consumer Products business (OCP) to 3M Co. for $550 million in cash.

The addition of Merquinsa, a leader in specialty thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs), will reportedly expand Lubrizol’s Engineered Polymers business and strengthen its ability to meet the needs of its global customers.