Due to the ongoing economic uncertainty combined with recent domestic issues in Thailand, the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2009, due to take place June 3–5, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand, has been canceled.
PPG Industries has announced that Charles F. Kahle II, Vice President, Coatings Research and Development, is taking on additional responsibility as Chief Technology Officer.
Dennis C. Gillespie has assumed the position of President of Lintech International LLC, and Julie Hinson Van Brunt has assumed the position of Executive Vice President.
Cytec Industries Inc. is moving its production of monomers in 2009 from a plant in Pampa, TX, to its multifunctional monomers and oligomer plant in North Augusta, SC.