ICI Paints, Cleveland, announced that its Glidden brand offered what the company says is the paint industry's first live online color seminar, "Color and Design 101."
Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced that its Accurate Dispersions division has received International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 certification by Quality Management Institute (QMI), an independent, third-party registrar.
Trilla-Nesco Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Trilla Steel Drum Corp. of Chicago and Nesco Container Corp. of Fenton, MO, announced an agreement in which Nesco will transfer its assets to Trilla-Nesco in lieu of a foreclosure.
Akzo Nobel Coatings has received a bronze award from Point of Purchase Advertising International for a retail point-of-purchase display promoting Akzo Nobel's Sikkens brand of wood-care products.
Southern Clay Products announced revisions to the company's U.S. distribution network with the appointments of Fitz Chem Corp. in the Chicago area and the Midwest, Ribelin Sales Inc. in the Southwest, and Palmer/Holland in Michigan.
Sico Inc., Longueuil, Quebec, has acquired PARA Inc., an architectural-coatings manufacturer based in Brampton, Ontario, in a transaction that Sico said makes it Canada's largest architectural-coatings manufacturer.
Ferro Corp. announced a definitive agreement to sell its Specialty Ceramics business, a manufacturer of ceramic grinding media, kiln furniture, wear tile, and structural ceramics, to the investment group CerCo L.L.C.