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PPG Industries has announced that Timothy M. Knavish has been appointed Vice President, Automotive Coatings, Americas, effective March 1.

The Dow Chemical Co. reported sales of $12.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009, representing a 15 percent increase compared with reported sales in the same period last year.

Arkema has formally completed its acquisition of Dow’s Acrylic Monomers and Acrylic Latex Polymers (UCAR Emulsion Systems) business in North America.

The majority of private U.S. companies are optimistic about the U.S. economy in 2010, according to a global survey of 7,400 private firms in 36 countries.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new policy to increase the public’s access to information on chemicals.

The Middle East Coatings Show 2010 is scheduled for March 29-31, 2010, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates.

The European Coatings Conference, “Furniture Coatings,” takes place in Berlin, Germany, on March 2-3, 2010.

The Vincentz Network is hosting the European Coatings Conference “Marine Coatings II,” to be held Feb. 9-10, 2010, in Berlin, Germany.

Abstracts for podium and poster presentations are now being accepted for the 53rd Annual Sink or Swim Technical Symposium, held May 18-19, 2010, at the University of Akron, Akron, OH.

IRL has announced the availability of a new edition of its title, A Profile of the Russian Paint Industry. The profile now contains data for 2009.