RPM said it has completed a restructuring and consolidation program launched in August 1999 with the reduction of positions at several operating companies and its corporate headquarters.
Robert Wendoll has been elected to a leadership position in a multinational group that sponsors and coordinates atmospheric research related to the development of air-quality policies.
Akzo Nobel Chairman Cees van Lede called on the coatings industry to do a better job of promoting the value added by coatings products in comments at the annual conference of CEPE.
At least three East Coast states — Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania — have begun the process of adopting a regional VOC regulation on architectural and industrial-maintenance (AIM) coatings as proposed by the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC).
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.
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