Top Industry News                                 October 20, 2008 Issue

Silver Tops Car Color Choice, Says PPG
According to annual automotive color popularity data released by PPG Industries, silver is once again the world's most popular car color ... More

Acquisition Action Report

Flint Group Purchases Russell-Webb Ltd.LUXEM
Flint Group has acquired the specialist anti-set-off manufacturer Russell-Webb Ltd ... More 

Dow Izolan Announces Leadership Changes
Dow Izolan has named Mikhail Tsarfin General Manager ... More 

New Appointment Announced at Tikkurila
Normunds Feldbergs has resigned as Area Sales Manager for Central Asia and General Director of TOO Tikkurila ... More

ISP Appoints David Le Pagne Senior Sales Engineer
International Specialty Products has announced that David Le Pagne has joined the company ... More

Helmut Eschwey Named Chairman of Almatis
The Supervisory Board of Almatis has appointed Helmut Eschwey ... More

National Coatings Appoints Nicole Kuske
National Coatings Corp. has announced the appointment of Nicole Kuske ... More 

Gelest Names Matt Edison Business Manager 
Gelest Inc. recently announced the appointment of Matt Edison ... More

Frank C. Sullivan Elected Chairman and CEO of RPM
The Board of Directors of RPM International Inc. has elected Frank C. Sullivan ... More

BASF Names Juan Carlos Ordonez Group Vice President
BASF has appointed Juan Carlos Ordonez ... More 

Business Barometer

Cytec Announces Third-Quarter Results 
Cytec Industries Inc. has announced net earnings for the third quarter of 2008 ... More 

ExxonMobil Chemical Completes Singapore Expansion
ExxonMobil Chemical has completed a 130,000-tons-per-year capacity expansion ... More

Raymor Signs Titanium Powder Supply Agreement
Raymor Industries Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AP&C Advanced Powders and Coatings, has signed a titanium powder supply agreement ... More 

AkzoNobel Wins Approval for McDonald's Redesign
AkzoNobel has developed a coatings menu for McDonald's ... More

WACKER Opens International Training Center in Russia
WACKER has opened its new VINNAPAS® ACADEMY ... More

Shepherd Color Offers AIA Course
The Shepherd Color Co. has renewed a program that offers a free online course ... More 

Supplier Price Alerts

BASF to Increase Prices for Polyetheramines in North America
BASF will increase all list and off-list prices in North America for its polyetheramine products ... More

Tronox Announces Increase in TiO2 Prices in Europe
Tronox Inc. is increasing prices for all TRONOX^® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the Euro markets ... More

See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts.

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

NanoScale Stewardship Seminar Slated for October
A NanoScale Materials Stewardship Seminar will be held Oct. 27, 2008 ... More