The Dow Chemical Co. will further extend part of its polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI) operations at its LaPorte, Texas, facility, while the company's new 500-million-lb PMDI facility in Freeport, Texas, continues its startup process.
The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, a leading coatings manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of Samuel Cabot Inc., a privately owned manufacturer of exterior and interior stains and finishes.
Artomation Corp., a supplier of automatic paint machines for a wide range of U.S. customers, has contracted to supply its PanelPro machine to PPG China.
The Coatings Research Institute (CRI) of Eastern Michigan University is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at the Smart Coatings 2006 Symposium to be held Feb. 15-17, 2006, at the Grosvenor Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Frost & Sullivan presented Alistagen Corporation with the 2005 Technology Innovation Award for the company's development of the innovative anti-microbial, prophylactic coating technology known as Caliwel™.
ABI, New York, a global leader in business-to-business marketing public relations, and China Knowledge, Singapore, a premier provider of trade and investment research and services to foreign investors in China, announced a strategic partnership to expand each company's services worldwide.
The State Attorneys Generals (AGs) - exercising their compliance authority under the "Lead Exposure Warnings and Education and Training Programs Agreement between State Attorneys General and the National Paint and Coatings Association, Inc. (NPCA)" - have identified a specific concern that the point-of-sale brochures were not found at the select places monitored.
Para-Chem recently announced partnerships with Azalea Color Co., Atlanta, and Durr Marketing Associates, Inc., Pittsburgh, to distribute its acrylic resins.
For the second time since 2003, BASF Coatings has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for exceptional performance as a global supplier of automotive OEM coatings.
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