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Type ZY Premium Type ZY Type ZS Type Z Type GZ M ERGERS & ACQUISITIONS SiLibeads „King of all Beads“ ® Arizona Chemical to Purchase Abieta Chemie JACKSONVILLE, FL – Arizona Chemical, Jacksonville, FL, has reached an agreement to purchase Abieta Chemie, a European rosin upgrading company, from private funds managed by AUCTUS Management GmbH & Co. KG equity firm. The deal is expected to close after regulatory clearances have been completed. Abieta has one manufacturing operation, which is located in Gersthofen, Germany, near Munich. The company manufactures disproportionated rosin and soaps that are used in the polymerization of synthetic rubber for tires, adhesives, pigments for offset printing, marine paints, metalworking aids, and molded plastic parts for automobiles, kitchen appliances and toys. Sequa Sells MEGTEC Systems to Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners DE PERE, WI – Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Connecticut, announced that together with MEGTEC Systems management, it has acquired MEGTEC from parent company Sequa Corp. The transaction involves all MEGTEC businesses, including the Printing Products and Industrial and Environmental Products groups, as well as related services groups. MEGTEC will become a stand-alone company with no major change in management structure or day-to-day business operations. MEGTEC is a global supplier to the printing, web coating, packaging, wood products, and other process and energy markets. The company is headquartered in De Pere, WI, and has 14 facilities around the globe. than just grinding media product process analysis product training SiLi in-house and / or customer on site service bead recycling Perstorp Completes Sixth Acquisition PERSTORP, Sweden – Perstorp, the Swedish chemicals group, has received legal approval for the takeover of the acquired activities within Rhodia Organics and Lyondell Chimie. The acquisition increases Perstorp’s sales and operating profit by over 30 percent. Perstorp already has production in 11 countries in North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and is now gaining two new production plants, one in Le Pont-de-Claix, France, and one in Freeport, TX. The acquired businesses produce special chemical products TDI and HDI, which are used in the coatings, auto and furniture industries and represent a strategically important addition to the Perstorp product portfolio. These products are used as hardeners in the coating industry and in foam products in the auto and furniture industries. Christophe Gas, who has worked for the Rhodia Group since 1988, will be responsible for the new business. SIGMUND LINDNER GmbH Oberwarmensteinacher Str. 38 D-95485 Warmensteinach / Germany Phone (++49) 92 77 - 99 40 Fax (++49) 92 77 - 9 94 99 E-Mail: sili@sigmund-lindner.com www.sili.eu Your innovative and reliable partner for over 150 years Visit ads.pcimag.com 30 PCI11084SIGM.indd 1 NOVEMBER 2008 | W W W . P C I M A G . C O M 1:40:12 PM 10/15/08 http://www.sili.eu http://www.sili.eu http://ads.pcimag.com http://WWW.PCIMAG.COM

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Paint and Coatings Industry - November 2008 Contents Viewpoint Industry News Calendar of Events Company News Mergers and Acquisitions Names in the News HiTone Resins for Enhanced Pigment Affinity of Powder Coatings New Water-Based Interior Coatings Combine Innovation and Quality With Respect for the Environment Novel, UV-Curable Nanotechnology-Enabled Coatings Highly Weather-Resistant Radiation-Curable Monomers and Oligomers for Exterior Applications Konica Minolta — Sensing Success for Viracon Self-Crosslinkable Thermosetting Acrylics for Use in Water-Dilutable Coatings Paint and Criminal Forensic Science Supplier and Application/Curing Showcases Materials Watch Classifieds Advertiser Index

Paint & Coatings Industry - November 2008

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