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Top Industry News            February 1, 2009 Issue

Sherwin-Williams Paints a Brighter Future With Day of Service
In one of the nation's largest volunteer painting projects, 1,200 Sherwin-Williams employees from across America and Canada covered 10 Dallas nonprofit agencies with 1,000 gallons of paint ... More

Guide to Regulatory Compliance for UV/EB Now Available
RadTech has just released a new 10-page report ... More

Acquisition Action Report

Dow Halts Rohm and Haas Acquisition/Rohm and Haas Sues
The Dow Chemical Co. has informed Rohm and Haas Co. that Dow will not close on the proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas as scheduled on Jan. 27, 2009 ... More 

The People File

Altergott Named President and COO of Dunn-Edwards 
Karl Altergott has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Dunn-Edwards Corp. ... More

NETZSCH Promotes John Hill to Advisory Role
NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology LLC has appointed John Hill as Application and Process Advisor ... More 

B.L. Downey Co. Welcomes Richard Metcalf
B.L. Downey Co. LLC has named Richard L. Metcalf as its Quality Assurance Manager ... More

Alberdingk Boley Expands U.S. Sales Team
Alberdingk Boley Inc. has grown its sales force to a five-member team ... More

Grace Matthews Promotes Andy Hinz
Grace Matthews Inc. announced that Andy Hinz has been promoted to Investment Banking Associate ... More

OBITUARY
Industry Loses George Tirpak
George Tirpak died on January 19, 2009 in Fort Meyers, FL ... More 

Business Barometer

3M Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results
3M has reported 2008 sales of $25.3 billion, an all-time record for the company ... More 

Company Portfolio

BASF Coatings Receives Award From Mercedes-Benz in Brazil
BASF Coatings in Brazil has received the Prêmio Interação Mercedes-Benz award ... More

New Brook International to Represent Pigmentan Ltd.
New Brook International Inc., Wyckoff, NJ, has announced that the company is the U.S. representative for Pigmentan Ltd. of Ramat Gan, Israel ... More

Nano News

Industrial Nanocoatings Market to Top $5 Billion
The $600 million nanocoatings market will grow to more than $5 billion globally by 2013 ... More

Meetings, Courses and Other Events

Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2009 Canceled
Due to the ongoing economic uncertainty combined with recent domestic issues in Thailand, the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2009 has been canceled ... More

A&WMA to Hold Conference and Exhibition in Detroit
The Air & Waste Management Association will hold its Annual Conference and Exhibition  June 16-19, 2009, in Detroit, MI ... More

Deacom Welcomes ERP Users to 2009 Software Conference
Users of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning Software System are invited to attend the 2009 Deacom User Conference ... More

The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter Co-Sponsor Course
Pump Systems Matter and the Hydraulic Institute will co-sponsor a one-day course ... More

Thermo Fisher Scientific Offers Rheology Seminars
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is offering a global program this year of basic rheology seminars ... More 

More additional information on paint and coatings events, visit the PCI Calendar of Events.