Akzo Nobel, the world's biggest coatings manufacturer, will seek to divest businesses worth 500 million euros as part of an overall strategy to improve financial results.
ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications has issued an invitation to users of color specifications to participate in the development of a standard related to how a supplier and customer set a color specification for a material.
The ChemQuest Group Inc. and Robert J. Koch Associates L.L.C. announced the launch of a joint venture that the companies said will expand the range of business-consulting services offered by The ChemQuest Group.
RadTech International North America announced the launch of planning for the organization's biennial conference and trade show, the newly renamed "e|5: UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference," and issued a call for papers for the event.
During a series of public hearings, coatings-industry representatives urged the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to make significant revisions to a proposed VOC rule for architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings.
The NPCA announced an agreement with a group of state attorneys general regarding lead-exposure warnings for paint-container labels and related education and training programs.
The European Union moved closer to launching a sweeping new policy initiative that will require industries to publicly disclose health, safety and environmental impact data for a wide range of chemicals used in consumer products.
Recently appointed ICI plc CEO John McAdam said the company would initiate a "significant program to improve cost effectiveness," including job cuts and other moves, following a sharp decline in first-quarter earnings.
PPG Industries Inc. said it has renamed its light industrial coatings product line “PPG TrueFinish industrial coatings” and announced realignment moves that the company said would result in improved service to customers, many of which are small OEM manufacturers and contract coating businesses.
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