Bayer MaterialScience LLC has agreed to sell its global powder polyester resins business and its U.S.-based liquid polyester resins merchant business to Stepan Co.

Arsenal Capital Partners recently announced the acquisition of Arnco, one of the world’s largest suppliers of polyurethane products.

PPG Industries recently announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, Calif.

AkzoNobel recently announced it has finalized the $1.05 billion sale of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries Inc.

Net income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 was $20.8 million, compared to net income from continuing operations of $13.6 million in last year’s first quarter.

Huntsman Corp. recently announced that it has acquired a 20% stake in Nippon Aqua Co. Ltd. (Nippon Aqua), a spray polyurethane foam insulation company based in Yokohama, Japan.

Scott Bader recently announced it has reached an agreement to acquire ATC Formulated Polymers Inc.

Sulzer recently announced it has acquired Krøger A/S, a leading manufacturer of dispensers in Greve, Denmark.

Ellsworth Adhesives recently announced it has acquired Tennessee-based distributor Adhesive Methods and Technology (AMT).

Avery Dennison Corp. recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Office and Consumer Products (OCP) and Designed and Engineered Solutions (DES) businesses to CCL Industries Inc. for $500 million in cash.