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The cities of San Francisco and Oakland have joined a class-action lawsuit against former lead-paint and lead-pigment manufacturers following a California court’s rejection of most of the claims made in an earlier suit filed by Santa Clara County.

Nürnberg, Germany, becomes the world’s largest hub of the coatings industry with a range of products, information and events never seen before at the sixth European Coatings Show, scheduled for April 3–5.

Ferro has acquired EMCA-Remex from ICI’s National Starch and Chemical Co.

Don’t expect to see a radical retreat from existing environmental policies at the federal level following George W. Bush’s inauguration as president.

Johnson Matthey Pigments & Dispersions has acquired the cadmium pigments product line of Engelhard Corp.

Spraylat Corp. has acquired the assets of The Valspar Corp.’s Mirror Coatings Division.

The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies for Coatings Technology announced plans for the groups’ 44th annual Technical Symposium and exhibition.

Degussa-Hüls Corp. has begun a major expansion of its facilities in Piscataway.

The Dow Chemical Co. has acquired 80% of Pacific Epoxy Co. Ltd.

Degussa-Hüls AG announced it has started construction of an industrial carbon-black production plant in Paulinia, Brazil.