Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) received the NACE International Distinguished Organization Award in recognition of outstanding contributions by an organization to the field of corrosion science or engineering.

BASF has appointed Chemroy Canada Inc. as a Canadian distributor for polyurethane chemicals to the Coatings, Adhesives & Binders, Sealants and Elastomers (CASE) market.

OPC Polymers, Columbus, OH, will expand the sales territory of TMC Materials, Shrewsbury, MA, representing all of the OPC Polymers product lines.

PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, has donated RMB 900,000 (approximately $145,000) to the School of Social Sciences at Tsinghua University to help set up a Social Responsibility Research Fund through the Tsinghua University Education Foundation (TUEF).

Chromaflo Technologies Corp., a supplier of pigment and chemical dispersions to the thermoset composites and industrial coatings industries, has appointed Tetyana Grayson to serve as SAP/FICO Analyst.

Advanced surface coating technology company Hardide Coatings is targeting the United States as a growth market.

Sika Corp.’s Industry Business Unit has promoted Timothy Zobrist to the position of Regional Sales Manager - East, Transportation/A&C Business Unit.

The Board of Directors of INX International Ink Co. has approved the appointments of three new Vice Presidents to the company’s executive team.

Paint and coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel has appointed Marten Booisma to be the company's new Executive Committee Member responsible for Human Resources.

Wheelabrator Plus, a global provider of surface preparation and finishing solutions, has promoted Brian Cappallo to be the Wheelabrator Plus US Sales and Service Manager.