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The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) announced the availability of Paint & Coatings 2000: Review and Forecast (Third Edition).

The California Air Resources Board’s recently approved suggested control measure (SCM) for architectural coatings is available on the agency’s Web site.

Herman J. Lanson, an expert on resin chemistry and founder of a company that supplied resins for coatings, died Aug. 4 of infirmities.

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) announced that Gail Pollano has been nominated for election as FSCT president-elect.

PPG Industries announced plans to combine its aircraft-transparency and aerospace coatings and sealants businesses to form a new business unit called Aerospace Products.

Duron has promoted David Whaley to director of Sales and Operations for the Philadelphia region.

Akzo Nobel announced the start of construction of two new coatings-manufacturing facilities in China.

John Williams has received the Anti-Defamation League’s David H. Litter Humanitarian Award.

BASF Automotive Refinish’s EXTREME COLORS line of color-shifting automotive-refinish paints has received the “Award for Excellence in Material Development” from Material ConneXion.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has been named a recipient of the National Council to Prevent Delinquency’s “Partner in Prevention” award for contributions to the council’s Anti-Graffiti project.