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The U.S. EPA has issued new, tougher standards used to define dangerous levels of lead in old paint, dust and soil.

ASTM Committee D01 on Paints and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications issued an invitation to volunteers and other participants for the review and critiquing of ISO test methods for paint and varnishes.

The Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology issued a call for papers for the society’s Annual Spring Symposium.

William Zinsser & Co. announced an agreement with the EPA under which Zinsser will make “minor modifications” to product labeling for the company’s Perma-White Mildew-Proof Bathroom Paint.

PPG Industries announced that it is considering a number of “restructuring actions,” including facility and job consolidations in the company’s coatings operations.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) announced the launch of Rockwood Specialties.

Bayer AG said it had appointed the investment banks Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank to advise the company on strategic options.

Air quality in the Los Angeles area has continued a trend of improvement during this year’s recently concluded “smog season.”

PPG Industries said three recently developed coatings products have been named finalists for Automotive News magazine’s 2001 PACE Awards.

Two global chemicals and coatings giants have signaled their intent to exit the pharmaceuticals segment.