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The American Coatings Association (ACA) and Vincentz Network are calling for papers to be presented at the American Coatings Conference 2012, which will take place May 7-9, 2012.

Leighs Paints, an industrial fire protection coatings company based in the UK, has become part of The Sherwin-Williams Co.

Tikkurila has completed the acquisition of the business operations of Serbian paint company Zorka Color.

Gardner-Gibson, Tampa, FL, has acquired GH International, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

AkzoNobel announced plans to build a world-class, hi-tech manufacturing facility in the northeast of England, reinforcing its strategic commitment to accelerated and sustainable growth.

Pump Solutions Group (PSG™) announced that John Whalen has been appointed Vice President of Strategy Integration.

Dow Performance Materials, a business of The Dow Chemical Co., has named Carlos Silva Lopes Strategic Marketing Director for the business.

Announced last December, Arkema’s acquisition from Total of coatings resins from both Cray Valley and Cook Composites and Polymers and the photocure resins of Sartomer has been approved by the antitrust authorities in all countries concerned and is now final.

The Emulsion Polymers business of Celanese Corp., a global technology and specialty materials company, is advancing its application technology group in the Americas by moving to a state-of-the-art facility in the greater Cincinnati area.

Water beading is an aesthetic effect sometimes highlighted as a product feature by architectural coatings manufacturers who produce water-repellent wood finishes and deck stains. While water beading on a coated surface can be quantified through the use of a microscopic imaging system (ASTM D 7334, Practice for Surface Wettability of Coatings, Substrates and Pigments by Advancing Contact Angle Measurement), it is not always crucial to evaluate bead formation with this level of precision.