What sounds like fixings for a wizard’s potion — a dash of clay, a dab of fiber from crab shells, and a dollop of DNA — actually are the ingredients of promising “green” fire retardants invented by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with Ernst & Young to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications.

PPG Industries outlines its progress toward the company’s 2020 sustainability goals in its 2013 Corporate Sustainability Report, which is now available online at www.ppg.com/csr.

Old Fashioned Milk Paint is marking the 40-year anniversary of the discovery of this modern recipe for a classic, old-fashioned paint.

Clariant is incorporating renewable raw materials into Quinacridone pigments produced at its Frankfurt-Hoechst facility in Germany.

American WeatherStar (AWS), Mobile, AL has redesigned its master website for better functionality and user friendliness.

Sartomer Americas has earned the Certified Biobased Product designation from the USDA for its entire Sarbio^® line of 13 specialty acrylates and methacrylates.

PPG Industries’ flat glass business has received $312,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a dynamically responsive infrared (IR) window coating that will block heat in the summer to reduce air-conditioning costs and transmit solar heat in the winter to reduce heating costs.

Senator Tom Carper, State Representative James Johnson, DNREC Deputy Secretary David Small, Croda International Plc Group Chief Executive Steve Foots and Croda Inc. President Kevin Gallagher broke ground on a $2.3 million solar installation project at the company’s Atlas Point facility in New Castle, DE.

Another successful European Coatings SHOW and CONGRESS ended after four days of exhibition activity and top-notch knowledge transfer.