The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) has issued an invitation for nominations for the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings.
An alliance of chemical-industry trade associations and companies named the Chemicals Sector Cyber-Security Information Sharing Forum said it is endorsing an industry cyber-security strategy that focuses on risk management and reduction.
Arch Coatings USA, a business unit of Arch Chemicals Inc., announced the opening of a customer application facility and testing laboratory in Brandenburg, KY.
DuPont Automotive announced the commercial introduction of its "Super Solids" coatings-application technology, allowing what the company is calling "ultra-low" VOC emissions in the application of clearcoat finishes.
PPG Industries Inc. has appointed Michael A. Ludlow, vice president, Industrial Coatings, to the newly created position of senior vice president, OEM Coatings, with responsibility for automotive, industrial, packaging, European, and light industrial coatings, and aerospace products.
Ameron International Corp. and PPG Industries Inc. announced an agreement under which Ameron has been appointed a worldwide distributor of PPG's PITT-CHAR XP fire-protective coatings.
Akzo Nobel announced the formal opening of the company's first decorative-coatings production plant in Russia, in a move the company said reflects its plan to tap the "huge potential" of the Russian market.
M.A.B. Paints, Broomall, PA, marked a manufacturing milestone recently when the billionth can of M.A.B. paint rolled off the line at the company's southwest Philadelphia plant.