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A Maryland judge ordered the dismissal of most of the claims in a lead-paint lawsuit filed on behalf of six children affected by lead poisoning in Baltimore.

Sun Chemical Corp. announced that President Wes Lucas would succeed Henri Dyner as CEO and said Lucas will retain the title of president.

CDF Corp., Plymouth, MA, has acquired the assets of the Uniroyal Drum Pal drum-cover business.

Akzo Nobel Coatings has boosted its stake in the Greek paint company Vivechrom by 25%, from 51% to 76%.

Heubach GmbH announced the acquisition of certain assets of Bayer AG's Lightfast Pigment business, including manufacturing equipment and intellectual property.

Mohamed S. El-Aasser, dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University, will receive the prestigious Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2002.

PPG Industries Inc.'s Pittsburgh Paints brand, a part of the company's Architectural Finishes unit, announced the launch of a new line of zero-VOC premium interior paints, named Pure Performance paint.

Bayer Corp. announced the opening of its $1.5 million Powder Coatings Global Research and Development Competency Center, located at the company's Pittsburgh campus.

PPG Industries Inc. announced that Executive Vice President Frank A. Archinaco will retire and Executive Vice President Charles E. "Chuck" Bunch has been elected president and chief operating officer.

Akzo Nobel N.V. announced plans to "instensify" cost-cutting actions despite only a slight decline in net earnings in 2001 from the previous year.