The U.S. EPA recently issued a proposed hazardous air pollutant emission standard for the manufacture of coatings, inks, adhesives, and some polymers and resins.
Under an agreement with the U.S. EPA, manufacturers of pressure-treated wood used in residential settings will voluntarily discontinue the use of treatment products containing arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003.
DuPont Co., saying it is taking the next step in its transformation to a "sustainable growth company," on announced the realignment of its businesses into five market- and technology-focused growth platforms.
Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C. announced the promotions of Kelly A. Green to vice president of Global Technical Sales and Service, a new position, and John D. Romano to vice president of Global Pigment Marketing. The company named Ian M. Mouland to succeed Romano as regional manager for Pigment Sales in the Eastern Region of the Americas.
Duron Inc., Beltsville, MD, and Professional Paint Inc., a group of paint-manufacturing businesses headquartered in Denver, announced the launch of a marketing alliance to sell paint, wallcoverings and sundries to major national accounts.
To no one's surprise, sales and earnings reports from major coatings manufacturers for the fourth quarter and year 2001 showed the effects of economic weakness in U.S. and overseas markets. But signs that the recession had eased its grip could also be detected in some of the numbers.
The Jones-Blair Co. announced an agreement to sell the majority of the company's operating assets to a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Professional Paint Inc. for an undisclosed purchase price.
William D. Emmons, retired director of Research for Rohm and Haas Company's Polymers, Resins and Monomers business and its Pioneering Research exploratory unit, died December 8, 2001, following a brief illness. He was 77.
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