PCI magazine announced program plans for "Powder Coatings 101," a technical seminar on powder-coatings formulation and performance scheduled for March 4-5, 2002, in Chicago.
RPM Inc. announced the appointments of Robert L. Matejka as vice president and chief financial officer and Dennis F. Finn as vice president, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs.
Gail M. Pollano of NeoResins was elected the 80th president of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology during the FSCT's recent Annual Meeting and International Coatings Expo (ICE).
The National Paint & Coatings Association says a measure signed into law by California Gov. Gray Davis will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to follow more stringent guidelines in the development of future suggested control measures (SCMs) affecting VOCs in architectural and industrial maintenance coatings.
The Anti-Defamation League's Paints, Chemicals and Wallcoverings Industries Division has presented the David H. Litter Humanitarian Award to Denis Abrams, chief operating officer and executive vice president of Benjamin Moore & Co.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Mautz Paint Co., a regional manufacturer of architectural paints based in Madison, WI, for an undisclosed price.
PPG Industries Inc. announced several major management appointments, including the naming of Douglas C. Hepper as vice president, Market Initiatives, for the company's coatings businesses.
Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C. announced plans to close its titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment plant in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of the company's strategy to improve efficiencies and boost margins.