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NL Industries Inc., Houston, said production of chloride-process titanium dioxide resumed in April at the company’s Leverkusen, Germany, TiO₂ plant.

PPG Industries Inc. has presented Bayer Corp.’s Coatings and Colorants Division with an Excellent Supplier Award.

Halox has appointed The M.F. Cachat Co. distributor of Halox’s anticorrosion pigments, tannin stain-blocking pigments and flash-rust inhibitors.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has completed the global launch of its e-business service.

Dorn Color Inc. has appointed Dowd & Guild Inc. distributor in the western United States.

Chemcentral Corp. announced the launch of a redesigned corporate website.

Earnings reports from major coatings manufacturers for the first part of the year show the effects of a slowing economy, continued increases in raw-material and energy costs, and the impact of cold weather.

The amount of toxic wastes released into the air, water and land by U.S. industrial facilities rose by 5% in 1999.

Trends in fashion and technology are seen as key forces in long-term color directions in key markets such as the office, health-care, retail, and hospitality/entertainment industries.

The NPCA announced a number of program topics and speakers for the association’s 2001 Annual Meeting.