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The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), Boston, and Green Seal, Inc., Washington, announced the completion of a national Green Seal environmental standard for recycled-content latex paint.

The 2007 Asia Coatings Conference is being held March 28-29, 2007, at the Hotel Equatorial, Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam.

The FSCT has announced the slate of candidates for the three available positions on the 2007 FSCT board of directors.

The new ASTM Standards on Materials and Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition, includes all ASTM standards on this topic on one convenient CD-ROM.

Degussa AG has completed the sale of its Construction Chemicals activities to BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, has increased its ownership in the Ukrainian-based company Kolorit Paints.

TUCSON, Ariz. - Sigma Technologies International, LLC, Tucson, Ariz., and Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., Tamaqua, Pa., jointly announced the creation of a new company, Sigma Specialty Materials, LLC. Sigma Specialty

Akzo Nobel has taken a significant step to strengthen its position in the North American wood-coatings market with the acquisition of Ohio-based, privately held Flood Company, the biggest independent woodcare business in the United States.

The following companies announced appointements this month.

Eastman Chemical Company has entered into a definitive agreement with Viceroy Acquisition Corp. for the sale of its Arkansas-based wholly owned subsidiary, Eastman SE, Inc., which includes Eastman's Batesville, Ark., manufacturing facility and its related assets and product lines.