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Ross Vice President of Corporate Operations Joseph Martorana announced that the company’s operations in Wuxi, China has added 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space and increased manpower to more than 165 fulltime employees.

Micro Powders Inc. (MPI) has appointed McCullough & Associates as its sales agent in the Southwest.

An F-4 Phantom fighter jet on display at the New England Air Museum was restored with coatings and technical talent donated by PPG Industries’ aerospace business to honor the jet’s U.S. Air Force service during the Vietnam War.

Elementis Specialties has appointed Fitz Chem Corp. to represent the company in the Southwest.

According to a newly released market study, U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to grow 3.8 percent annually to 1.4 billion gallons in 2019, valued at $31.5 billion.

Nordson Corp., Westlake, OH, has added Mackenzie Beyerle to its Industrial Coating Systems group as a Powder Systems Specialist.

GFBiochemicals has appointed three new senior team members as the company gains momentum producing levulinic acid at commercial scale.

Alan Goldberg of PCC Chemax Inc. has accepted the position of Business Development Manager for the PCC Exol Division line of products.

Perstorp announced that the company has acquired an existing biodiesel plant in Fredrikstad, Norway.

PPG Industries has completed its acquisition of IVC Industrial Coatings Inc., a U.S.-based specialty powder and liquid coatings manufacturer with 2014 sales of more than $100 million.