Sico Inc. has sold its 50% stake in the Sico-Becker joint venture business to its European partner, Becker Industrie S.A., in a move Sico said reflects a plan to boost profits and focus on the North American market.
With some variations, a group of five Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia have finalized stringent new VOC regulations on architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, with a set of VOC limits as low as 100 grams per liter scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1.
The Wildlife Habitat Council announced the certification of the comprehensive wildlife habitat management program at BASF's Coatings Technical Support Center in Whitehouse, Ohio.
Grace Davison has donated $5,000 to the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's Coatings Industry Education Foundation (CIEF) "Project Tomorrow" scholarship and grants program for students pursuing careers as coatings scientists.
Akzo Nobel's International Paint business, reported to be the world's largest supplier of marine and protective coatings, formally initiated operations in Japan with the launch of International Paint Japan.
Dow Chemical's UCAR Emulsions Systems business unit announced plans to build a major new latex emulsions production plant, which the company said would be the largest in North America.
Citing the launch of a growing number of "green building" initiatives that could place a range of new environmental demands on coatings products, the NPCA is inviting manufacturers to participate in an industry panel that would present the views of coatings formulators and producers on these programs.
An increasingly complex global industry structure has resulted in the concentration of coatings manufacturing in the hands of various industrial companies and private-investment firms as well as the giant chemical and "brand-management" concerns, a new industry study concludes.
Cytec Industries Inc. announced a definitive agreement to purchase the Surface Specialties business of UCB Group in a cash and stock deal valued at 1.5 billion euros, or approximately $1.8 billion.
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