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Kalon Kalon, the paints company, has reached agreement for Total of France to acquire the 34% stake it does not already own, in a deal that values Kalon at £439m. 26-Mar-1999 Kalon, the paints group, is to open 12 more trade outlets in the UK this year, and it also has plans to expand the network in France and Poland. 17-Mar-1999 Kalon is in discussions with Total which could lead to the French company buying the 34% stake in the UK paints company that it does not already own. 12-Mar-1999 Kalon is expected to acquire Petrofina's Sigma paints division when the Belgian oil company is bought by Total later this year. 05-Jan-1999 Kalon is planning to acquire a 60% stake in Polifarb Cieszyn Wroclaw, the Polish coatings producer, for about £40m. 02-Jan-1999 Kalon, the paint manufacturer, is planning to expand its chain of trade centres from 183 to 324 outlets by 2000, with most of these being in the UK. 26-Aug-1998 Kalon, the paints company, is planning a major sales drive, which will include an expansion of its trade outlets and acquisitions in new markets such as Germany. 28-Aug-1997 Kalon has bought a 75% stake in Circle, the Dutch private label paints company, for undisclosed terms. 21-Aug-1997 Kalon, the paints company, has won approval from the courts to restructure its French operations with the loss of 100 jobs. 15-Oct-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007