Based on the decision of the Annual General Meeting of Tikkurila Oyj on Feb. 8, 2010, and Extraordinary General Meeting on March 4, 2010, Tikkurila Oyj has transferred 4,639 shares to the members of the Board of Directors.
Think lead paint doesn’t affect your business? Think again. A new rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates that all renovation and repair contractors working in pre-1978 homes, schools, and daycare centers who disrupt more than six square feet of lead paint are required to become EPA Certified in lead-safe work practices.
The National Association of Container Distributors (NACD) has announced that Mark Giesen, President and CEO, Continental Packaging Solutions, has been named NACD’s President. Giesen’s term, approved by the voting committee of NACD during the Annual Convention this past April, runs from 2010-2012.
Arch Chemicals Inc. has opened its new Asia-Pacific Marine Laboratory in Osaka, Japan. The facility, which is close to key Japanese marine-paint customers, has been established to maximize technical expertise in the ongoing development of antifouling paint technology and will include work with self-polishing polymers and net coatings for aquaculture applications.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced on Monday, May 17, 2010, that it has completed the acquisition of The Dow Chemical Co.'s hollow-sphere plastic pigment (HPP) product line and terminated the RohmNova paper coatings joint venture.
Nalco, a water treatment and process improvement company located in Naperville, IL, has announced that its efforts to meet Gulf oil spill respondent requests for dispersants will have generated about $40 million in sales by the end of the week, or a level equivalent to approximately one percent of expected 2010 company revenues.
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. has announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted its approval for the acquisition by OMNOVA of The Dow Chemical Co.'s hollow-sphere plastic pigment (HPP) product line.
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and its members continue voicing their support to delay implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (LRRP).
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