The Valspar Corp. announced the appointment of three key industrial-coatings executives - Hugh Cates, Al Dunlop and Brian Falline - as corporate vice presidents.
Rohm and Haas Co.'s Morton Powder Coatings division announced the launch of a research and development alliance with Cyclics Corp. to develop low-viscosity powder-coating formulations using Cyclics' CBT resins. Morton said the agreement will target the development of thinner-film thermoplastic coatings.
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.
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