Jeff Warnke, a seventh-grade student at Regina Coeli Middle School, Toledo, OH, received the 16th annual Hanna Award in Coatings, presented by Akzo Nobel's Coil and Extrusion Coatings business unit, at the recent Ohio Science Day event in Columbus, OH.
DuPont Co. recently marked its 200th anniversary in ceremonies that included the dedication of a time capsule at Wilmington, DE, and the ringing of the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange by DuPont's Chairman and CEO and several other employees.
Akzo Nobel announced the launch of a decorative-coatings joint venture in Indonesia with PT Bina Propertindo Edikarya that will produce paints for the Indonesian market. Akzo Nobel will hold a 65% stake in the business, the company said.
A survey conducted by RadTech International North America finds that suppliers and users of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies are forecasting market growth of 6-9% per year over the next three years.
A California appeals court handed the coatings industry a stunning legal success in striking down stringent VOC limits on architectural and industrial maintenance coatings enacted in 1999 by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has received a "Piece of the Pentagon" award in recognition of the company's donation of 10,000 gallons of paint used to help repair damage caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon building in Washington.
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.