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.
In a realignment of its carbon-black operations in North America, Columbian Chemicals Co. announced that it would temporarily halt production at the company's facility in El Dorado, AR, effective Nov. 30.
Bayer AG announced plans for a major expansion program in China involving the construction of an integrated chemicals and health-care manufacturing complex at Caojing, near Shanghai.
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