Georgia Industrial Minerals Inc. has appointed Azalea Color Co., Atlanta, distributor of muscovite mica products in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
PPG Industries Inc. said it won a seventh consecutive "R&D 100" award for the company's development of the lead-free FrameCoat electrodeposition primer for auto and light-truck chassis components.
Eastman Chemical Co. announced plans to close two ink varnish plants as part of a program to further consolidate manufacturing of products used in the ink and graphics-arts markets.
Albermarle Corp. said its affiliate company Martinswerk GmbH will increase production capacity for fine precipitated aluminum hydroxide (ATH) at Martinswerk's plant in Bergheim, Germany.
ICI Paints said the Glidden.com website of the Glidden paint brand was named the best consumer-goods website in this year's WebAwards competition sponsored by the Web Marketing Association.
Huntsman Corp. said it has completed a financial restructuring that puts its businesses on "firm financial footing" and reduces its debt by approximately $775 million.
PPG Industries Inc. has appointed Brandt Technologies Inc., Bensenville, IL, distributor of PPG's Lo-Vel and Hi-Sil silica products for the coatings markets.
International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced a buyout agreement with International Specialty Products Holdings Inc., a new corporation formed by ISP's chairman and majority stockholder, Samuel J. Heyman.
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