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Univar Inc. recently announced it has acquired D’Altomare Quimica Ltda., a Brazilian distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, through Univar Brasil Ltda.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has started operations at its new powder coatings plant in Dubai.

Three facilities operated by PPG Industries’ aerospace business have been recognized by Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Aerospace Systems sector.

AkzoNobel N.V. recently reported positive volume growth and, for the fifth consecutive quarter, an improvement in return on sales—from 8% to 9.1%.

This company, part of AkzoNobel, recently introduced Intersleek^® 381/425, an advanced fouling control system, into the North American power and water and wastewater segment.

PPG Industries recently reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, an increase of $161 million, or 4%, vs. the prior year.

This company has reportedly improved its Prima Protect^TM coating line for moisture and salt fog protection with two new coatings.

The value of the worldwide market for conformal coating materials, equipment and spares is expected to reach $12.2 billion in 2019.

AkzoNobel recently announced that shareholders held an Extraordinary General Meeting in Amsterdam and appointed new CFO Maëlys Castella as a member of the Board of Management.

ALTANA recently announced that Christoph Schlünken, Ph.D., president of the BYK Additives & Instruments division, will join its Management Board.