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People In The News-August 2001

July 31, 2001
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Electrocoat Technology Wins 'Green Chemistry' Award for PPG Industries

July 31, 2001
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PPG Industries Inc. has received a "Green Chemistry Challenge Award" from the U.S. EPA in recognition of the company's development of the Enviro-Prime 2000 lead-free anticorrosion electrodeposition coatings.
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Ruch Retires after 33 Years in Communications at PPG

July 31, 2001
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John S. Ruch, PPG Industries Inc.'s manager of Corporate Public Information and a veteran of nearly 33 years with the company, announced his retirement, effective July 1.
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NAACP Discloses Plan to File Lead-Paint Lawsuit

July 31, 2001
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The civil rights organization was preparing to file suit against former lead-paint producers.
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Akzo Nobel Award Recognizes 12th-Grader's Project Examining Hiding

July 31, 2001
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Erin M. Langenkamp's project, titled "Cover It Up," examined the hiding characteristics of different coatings technologies when applied at varying film thicknesses over different-colored aluminum substrates.
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Cutbacks Announced by Rohm and Haas, BASF

July 31, 2001
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Rohm and Haas Co. announced plans to discontinue all manufacturing of Adhesives and Sealants and Organic Specialties products at the company's Moss Point, MS, chemicals plant by the end of this year.
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Company News: CPSCOLOR

June 29, 2001
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CPSCOLOR B.V. said it has entered into a business alliance with Rohm and Haas.
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PPG Enviro-Prime System Wins Environmental Honor

June 29, 2001
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The PPG Industries Inc. product team responsible for the development of the company’s Enviro-Prime 2000 lead-free anticorrosion electrodeposition coatings for automotive application has received a Three Rivers Environmental Award.
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Paint Formulation Developed by USM Called ‘Revolutionary’

June 29, 2001
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The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymers and High-Performance Materials announced the development of a “revolutionary” paint product.
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Price-Fixing Inquiry Targets Auto-Refinish Coatings Manufacturers

June 29, 2001
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The five major suppliers of automotive-refinish coatings are under investigation for possible price fixing in a probe by U.S. antitrust authorities.
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