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Domestic acquisitions, agreements

SWF Companies (Sanger, CA) has acquired Salwasser Mfg. Co., Inc. (Reedley, CA).

—Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, TN) has completed the acquisition of the ethylene methyl acrylate and ethylene butyl acrylate product lines of Chevron Chemical Co. LLC (Houston, TX).

—North American Corp. (Glenview, IL) has acquired Packaging Equipment and Materials, Inc. (Chicago, IL).

—Outlook Label Systems Inc. (Neenah, WI) has acquired all assets of Star Labels (Troy, OH).

—Robert Bosch Corp. (Bridgman, MI) has acquired DMW Products Inc. (Orem, UT).

—Service Tool Intl. (Elk Grove Village, IL) has purchased the Precision Tooling Group of Harig Mfg. (Elk Grove Village, IL).

—Multi-Color Corp. (Cincinnati, OH) has completed the acquisition of Uniflex Corp. (Anaheim, CA).

—Adept Technology (San José, CA) has completed the acquisition of NanoMotion Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA), a developer and manufacturer of advanced nanometer and sub-nanometer positioning and alignment systems.

—Hercules Inc. (Wilmington, DE) has purchased Quaker Chemical Corp.’s (Conshohocken, PA) U.S. pulp and paper div.

—Packexpo.com (Falls Church, VA) has signed a letter of intent with Sonoco (Charlotte, NC) to form a B2B partnership.

—Flint Ink (Ann Arbor, MI) has signed an agreement to purchase Alper Ink Group, LLC (New York, NY).

—Rex Corp. (Jacksonville, FL) was certified as a worldwide supplier for Essilor Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL), the first of its kind.

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