A chromate-free metal pretreatment and a chromate-free exterior decorative primer from PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group are now standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737 production airplanes.
Ferguson Chemical Innovation, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, announced that Riki Gogna has accepted the position of Business Line Manager for the Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants Group (CAS).
Micro Powders Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance micronized wax additives, has recently appointed Deena Strauss Kornblau to Vice President - Director of Sales & Marketing.
The Board of Directors of the Hoover Group Inc. announced that Paul Lewis has joined Hoover Container Solutions Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Kenneth Lauffer, Business Unit Director – Adhesives, of Arizona Chemical Co. LLC, has joined the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s (ASC) Board of Directors.
Robert Taylor, President of AkzoNobel’s North American Decorative Paints business, has been nominated to the American Coatings Association’s (ACA) Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Taylor will serve a three-year term ending in April 2015.
Dr. Benny D. Freeman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2012.