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The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at The University of Southern Mississippi is sponsoring the 38th annual Waterborne Symposium, which will be held Feb. 28 – March 4, 2011, in the New Orleans Historic Downtown District.

Arkema has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength® multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States.

Asian Paints Limited has announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2010.

Elcometer Inc. has hired Michael Riley as the Sales Manager for the United States and Canada.

H.B. Fuller Co. has completed the acquisition of Revertex Finewaters Sdn Bhd in Malaysia from Revertex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

Aceto Corp. has announced structural changes in the way some of its businesses are managed globally.

AkzoNobel has completed its acquisition of The Dow Chemical Co.’s powder coatings activities. The deal was first announced in November 2009.

Manufacturers can now learn all about the basics of prepaint and coil-coated metal by viewing the National Coil Coating Association’s (NCCA) new e-learning module, “Prepaint 101.”

Rich Walker, President and CEO of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), met with the staff of U.S. Senator Tom Carper, representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other government and industry leaders urging them to support a one-year delay in implementing the EPA's Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (LRRP).

Beyond Benign Foundation, Cytec Industries Inc. and Sopheon Corp. have formed the iSUSTAIN Alliance to promote green chemistry awareness in the global chemical industry.