The Jordan LLC of New York announced the completion of the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings group formerly owned by Williams plc of the United Kingdom.
Ferro Corp., Morton Powder Coatings and The Valspar Corp., joined by powder-coatings application equipment supplier Nordson Corp., have teamed up to launch coatingsMart Inc.
The final report of a study on health risks posed by exposure to crystalline silica in latex paint concludes that such exposure appears to present “no demonstrable lifetime carcinogenic risk” to do-it-yourself or professional painters engaged in sanding or spray-painting activities.
Allan Gates, vice president of Administration, corporate secretary and CFO of the National Paint & Coatings Association, will retire at the end of this year.
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