Obituary: Herman J. Lanson; Was Noted Expert on Resins
ST. LOUIS — Herman J. Lanson, an expert on resin chemistry and founder of a company that supplied resins for coatings, died Aug. 4 of infirmities. He was 87 and had lived in Creve Coeur, MO, a suburb of St. Louis.
Mr. Lanson, who founded Lanson Chemical Co. in East St. Louis, IL, in 1961, was considered a pioneer in the development of resins for coatings. Lanson Chemical, a producer of alkyd and polyester resins, later became Lanchem Corp. and was sold in 1984 to Akzo. The company is now part of Akzo Nobel Resins.