Rohm and Haas Co. announced several key management appointments, including James Swanson as head of the company's North American Architectural and Functional Coatings business and M. Reginald Horne as Global Business director for Powder Coatings.
DuPont Co.'s Coatings & Color Technologies business announced plans to consolidate operations and reduce its work force by 650 positions in moves aimed at improving the productivity of the unit.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by 25 New Jersey cities and counties against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, saying the municipalities should be responsible for enforcing laws that ensure buildings are properly maintained and free of hazards.
Attorneys representing the state of Rhode Island and the eight companies the state had targeted in a key lead-paint lawsuit offered sharply contrasting opinions on the potential impact of the mistrial that was declared after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case.
Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc. has appointed Azalea Color Co., Atlanta, distributor of muscovite mica products in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
PPG Industries Inc. said it won a seventh consecutive "R&D 100" award for the company's development of the lead-free FrameCoat electrodeposition primer for auto and light-truck chassis components.
Eastman Chemical Co. announced plans to close two ink varnish plants as part of a program to further consolidate manufacturing of products used in the ink and graphics-arts markets.
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