Ferro Corp. announced a definitive agreement to sell its Specialty Ceramics business, a manufacturer of ceramic grinding media, kiln furniture, wear tile, and structural ceramics, to the investment group CerCo L.L.C.
RadTech International North America announced the launch of planning for the organization's biennial conference and trade show, the newly renamed "e|5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference," and issued a call for papers for the event.
During a series of public hearings, coatings-industry representatives urged the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to make significant revisions to a proposed VOC rule for architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings.
The NPCA announced an agreement with a group of state attorneys general regarding lead-exposure warnings for paint-container labels and related education and training programs.
The European Union moved closer to launching a sweeping new policy initiative that will require industries to publicly disclose health, safety and environmental impact data for a wide range of chemicals used in consumer products.
Recently appointed ICI plc CEO John McAdam said the company would initiate a "significant program to improve cost effectiveness," including job cuts and other moves, following a sharp decline in first-quarter earnings.
BASF Automotive Refinish announced a sponsorship and supply arrangement with Ford Motor Co.'s newly opened Ford Paint and Body Technology Center in Ypsilanti, MI
Crompton Corp. will sell its OSi Specialties organosilicones business to General Electric Co.'s GE Specialty Materials business for $645 million in cash and the transfer of GE's Specialty Chemicals business to Crompton.
Engineered Polymer Solutions/Color Corp. of America , has appointed the T.H. Hilson Co., Wheaton, IL, distributor in the upper Midwest. EPSCCA is a supplier of resins and colorants for architectural and industrial coatings.
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