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Top Industry News                                   June 4, 2007 Issue

Advice From NPCA on Diisocyanate and 2007 TRI Reporting
NPCA, Washington, has some important information to share with members on Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting before the July 1st filing date ... Full story >>

Charting The Economy

Study Examines the Market for Global Fillers
The market research company Ceresana Research, Constance, Southern Germany,  has examined the global filler market, which is estimated at 4 billion euros in Europe and North America alone ... Full story >>

The People File

Appointment at Tikkurila Oy
Tikkurila will strengthen its marketing efforts by establishing a Group-level unit for marketing development. Anna Mäkinen,  M.A. and eMBA, has been appointed to lead the new unit. She has previously worked for Nokia Corporation in the position of senior marketing manager. Based in Vantaa, Finland, Mäkinen assumed her new duties as director, marketing development, on May 14, 2007.

Business Barometer

Cognis Reports Organic Sales Growth of 4.6% in Q1 2007
In the first three months of 2007, global specialty chemicals company Cognis, Monheim, Germany, increased its net sales by 1.7 percent to 890 million euros ... Full story >>

Company Portfolio

Valspar Recognized as a John Deere “Partner-level Supplier” and Supplier of the Year
The Valspar Corporation, Minneapolis, has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2006 and was also named Enterprise Supplier of the Year in the John Deere Achieving Excellence program ... Full story >>

Henry Reichhold Sales Award Winners Named for 2007
The 2007 winners of the Henry Reichhold Sales Award program are Sales Representative Jim Camozzi of Maple Ridge, British Columbia (CANADA), and Sales Representative Alfie Filice of Hudson, Ohio ... Full story >>

BASF Launches Low-to-Zero VOC Latex Literature for Architectural Coatings
BASF, Charlotte, N.C., has designed a new literature system to help paint formulators achieve the highest performance possible from their low- to zero-volatile organic compound (VOC) architectural coatings by using BASF’s extensive line of Acronal Optive all-acrylic and Acronal styrene acrylic latex polymers ... " conversion="false">Full story >>

Michelman Announces Key Capital Investments and Organizational Developments in Europe and Asia
Michelman, Cincinnati, Ohio, has made significant changes to its international organizational structure, specifically in Europe and Asia ... Full story >>

Plasticolors Honored With Safety Awards
Plasticolors, Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio, a custom colorant and chemical dispersions manufacturer for the thermoset plastics and paint and coatings industries, recently received two awards from the Ashtabula County Safety Council ... Full story >> 

Association News

NPCA Announces Speakers for Its 2007 Annual Meeting
NPCA, Washington, has lined up a variety of expert speakers for its forum sessions to be held during the National Paint and Coatings Association’s (NPCA) 2007 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh.  The sessions will be held on Monday, Oct. 29, and Tuesday, Oct. 30 ... Full story >>