At its spring meeting, the FSCT board of directors approved, at first reading, amendments to its bylaws that would change the basic structure of the organization's governing bodies.
The new limited-edition Ford GT "supercar" features both BASF automotive OEM and automotive refinish coatings together to achieve a rich and durable finish from primer to clearcoat.
An independent technical report prepared for the U.S. Air Force by NCI Information Systems, Inc., ranked two bio-based solvents by Vertec BioSolvents, Inc. - VertecBio™ Citrus and VertecBio Gold™ - as the best materials for paint-line cleaning performance.
The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) is taking orders for its leading industry market study, "U.S. Paint & Coatings Market Analysis (2004-2009)."
Richard Heisler, president of HEISLER Industries, Inc., has purchased the assets of Pioneer Packaging Machinery, Inc., Pickens, S.C. Pioneer Packaging Machinery has been in business since 1980 solely to service the packaging industry with labeling machinery and support.
Akzo Nobel is to boost its coatings activities in Germany with the acquisition of the ICI Group's wood finishes business, Zweihorn GmbH, which is based in Hilden.