A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry.

The Metropolitan New York Coatings Association announced the officers and board members for the upcoming year of 2012 to 2013.

H.B. Fuller Co. has completed the sale of its Central America Paints business to Compania Global de Pinturas S.A. (Pintuco), a company of Grupo Mundial, for $120 million.

Aaron K. Stull Sr., Chairman and founder of Pacific Coast Chemicals Co., passed away on August 13, 2012, at the age of 84 of natural causes.

Specialty chemicals group LANXESS continued to grow in the second quarter, as sales advanced by 8.1 percent to EUR 2.42 billion.

AkzoNobel, manufacturer of the Chemcraft^® brand of industrial wood coatings, has expanded its distribution network with the addition of Wurth Baer Supply.

BASF Shanghai Coatings Co. Limited is investing in a new basecoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China.

Due to the increasing number of inquiries throughout Europe, Nanovea has begun naming exclusive distribution in select countries.

Evonik Industries’ comprehensive reference book for all those training, studying and working in the field of coatings and printing inks, “The Little TEGO,” is now available as a free app in the iTunes Store and Android Market.

NLB Corp. has opened a regional branch facility in Crown Point, IN, to provide customers in the Chicago area and the upper Midwest with water-jet pump units, accessories, training and service.