Chromaflo Technologies Corp. recently announced it has completed the acquisition of the Elementis Tint-Ayd® line of colorant products that are sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The change reportedly reflects Wisdom’s rapidly growing importance in supplying premium adhesives to the global packaging and converting markets.

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (AGC) recently announced it has made an agreement with ADEKA Corp. to acquire all 787,500 ordinary shares of Kashima Chemical Co. Ltd.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, recently announced the appointment of Antonella Dall’Osto as EMEA sales manager, focusing primarily on Italy and Spain.

Arsenal Capital Partners recently announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dash Multi-Corp., a manufacturer of formulated polyurethane, vinyl plastisol and specialty coatings.

Sika Automotive Division USA recently announced the hiring of Raymond Kobeski as an engineering technician.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed James Charron head of application development, North America, for its Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties (CAS) business unit.

PPG Industries recently announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel N.V.

aflo Technologies LLC recently announced it received the Color Technology Award at the Color China award ceremony in Beijing—reportedly the first colorants provider to win this honor in China.

Nilfisk Industrial Vacuum Division recently announced that Jamie O’Neill has joined the company as director of Sales.