The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) issued program details for the 29th Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 6-8 in New Orleans.
The city of Newark, NJ, became the latest jurisdiction to file suit against former suppliers of lead-based paint and pigments. The city filed suit in state Superior Court in New Jersey and said it will seek "billions of dollars" in damages for health problems related to lead poisoning.
Sartomer Co. has acquired Rohm and Haas Co.'s line of Uvithane oligomers, a group of five urethane acrylate oligomers that includes two aromatic and three aliphatic products used in coatings, ink and adhesives.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued a notice that new, statewide VOC limits for several consumer products, including certain adhesives and aerosol coatings, were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1.
Eastman Chemical Co.'s board of directors elected J. Brian Ferguson chairman and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Ferguson succeeds Earnest W. Deavenport Jr., who earlier announced his plans to retire at the end of 2001.
BASF Corp. outlined the details of organizational changes announced earlier last year as part of BASF's global "Fit for the Future" business strategy, a program that aims to achieve greater market focus and facilitate growth by improving the speed, quality and execution of business processes.
PPG Industries Inc. said it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which rates companies on their economic, environmental and social performance. PPG, which was named to the index for the second consecutive year, is one of 312 companies from 62 industries that are listed in the index.
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.
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