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The Dow Chemical Company plans to build a new phenolic glycol ether production unit in Freeport, Texas, to meet the changing needs of its performance-solvents customers.

The UMR Coatings Institute invites companies who have interest in coatings to consider sponsoring a University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR) student for a summer intern position.

The Dow Chemical Company has streamlined its North America and Canada distribution network for its biocides product portfolio.

Elementis Specialties, Hightstown, N.J., awarded GMZ "Distributor of the Year" for 2004.

Fusion UV Systems, Inc., has appointed Rich Sales Company, Scottsdale, Ariz., as its manufacturer's representative for Central America.

Rohm and Haas Company intends to consolidate its North American Powder Coatings operations into two sites, closing its Wytheville, Va., plant by the first quarter of 2006.

The National Paint & Coatings Association invites all members to offer submissions for its 2005 Safety Awards Program.

At it spring meeting in Arizona, NPCA's board of directors and executive committee took action on several initiatives, including the association's Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) policy, a federal legislative strategy to address childhood lead poisoning and further study of a possible national system for the management of post-consumer paint.

The Dow Chemical Company has established new transactional service standards for its chemicals customers in the United States and Canada.

BASF's Automotive Refinish business has issued its North American training schedule for the third quarter of 2005.