ICI Paints, Cleveland, announced that its Glidden brand offered what the company says is the paint industry's first live online color seminar, "Color and Design 101."
Akzo Nobel, the world's biggest coatings manufacturer, will seek to divest businesses worth 500 million euros as part of an overall strategy to improve financial results.
ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications has issued an invitation to users of color specifications to participate in the development of a standard related to how a supplier and customer set a color specification for a material.
Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced that its Accurate Dispersions division has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 certification by Quality Management Institute (QMI), an independent, third-party registrar.
Trilla-Nesco Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trilla Steel Drum Corp. of Chicago and Nesco Container Corp. of Fenton, MO, announced an agreement in which Nesco will transfer its assets to Trilla-Nesco in lieu of a foreclosure.
The ChemQuest Group Inc. and Robert J. Koch Associates L.L.C. announced the launch of a joint venture that the companies said will expand the range of business-consulting services offered by The ChemQuest Group.
Akzo Nobel Coatings has received a bronze award from Point of Purchase Advertising International for a retail point-of-purchase display promoting Akzo Nobel's Sikkens brand of wood-care products.