Finnaren & Haley, Inc., a client of Deacom, Inc., Wayne, Pa, is in the process of switching its retail stores to the DEACOM Point-of-Sale (POS) system.

Effective December 2005, Los Angeles-based paint manufacturer Diversified Coatings, Inc., (DCI) acquired the Morwear® brand of architectural paint and coatings products from Morwear Manufacturing, Inc. (MMI) in a transaction approved by Judge Ellen Carroll in United States Bankruptcy Court.

Three new courses from Brookfield Engineering are designed to help laboratory operators get a handle on viscosity and texture measurement.

Nanomaterials have received a very good reception within the Western European coatings industry, and many paint companies are in the process of evaluating the potential benefits of these materials in coatings science, according to a recent report by Information Research, London.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, N.J., through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired the business of French biocides manufacturer Progiven S.A.S.

At a White House ceremony on January 5, 2006, Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, received the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.

Alberdingk Boley, Inc., is negotiating a license agreement with MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals to produce, sell and distribute some of MeadWestvaco's emulsion polymers products now sold under the brand names JONREZ, ARMOREZ, HYATOP, ELASTOREZ, TruDot and SYNPAQUE.

Four manufacturing facilities of Asian Paints in Ankleshwar (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kasna (Uttar Pradesh) and Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh) have been presented with the British Safety Council Sword of Honour in a ceremony recently held at the historic Goldsmiths' Hall, London.

Akzo Nobel Coatings GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, and Mazda Austria Ges.m.b.H, Klagenfurt, have reached a local agreement to supply Sikkens® car refinishes to Mazda's Austrian dealers.

Celanese Corporation announced the following actions to strengthen its position in acetyls at its recent Investor Conference.