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A Wisconsin appeals court ruled that the city of Milwaukee could proceed to trial with a lead-paint lawsuit filed in 2001 against NL Industries Inc. and Mautz Paint Co., now owned by The Sherwin-Williams Co.

PPG Industries and Kansai Paint of Japan announced plans to launch an automotive-coatings alliance that will focus on sales to the global OEM market.

The 48th Annual Technical Symposium of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies for Technology is scheduled for May 24-25, 2005.

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Lyondell Chemical Co. announced that the U.S. EPA issued a final rule excluding tertiary butyl acetate (TBAc) from the definition of a VOC.

The Pacific Northwest Society For Coatings Technology has issued a call for papers for its annual Spring Symposium, Coatings Fest Northwest, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Tacoma, Wash., on May 5-7

RadTech International, the industry association for UV- and EB-curing technology, has released "Safety and Handling Guidelines for UV-Curing" for the collision-repair and automotive-refinish industry.

The Global Strategy and Networking Forum for Senior Managers From the International Coatings Industry will be held Jan. 24-25, 2005, in Nassau, Bahamas. The Coatings Summit is a global strategy and networking event.

Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc., has purchased a Mazak Laser to add to its ISO 9001:2000 production facility located in Beatrice, Neb.

Asian Paints (India) Ltd. announced plans to divest its 89.6% ownership stake in its Mauritius subsidiary Asian Paints (Mauritius) Ltd. in a plan to exit its operations in the country.