Lintech International LLC, Macon, GA, announced that Chantel Zuza will be relocating to Charlotte, NC, in an outside sales role.

Rick Devore has joined pigment supplier LANSCO COLORS as a Sales Manager. With more than 20 years of experience in the pigment industry, Devore will have account responsibility primarily in the Midwest states.

Sumter Coatings Inc. announced the retirement of President and CEO Ross S. McKenzie.

The Board of Directors of RPM International Inc. has elected Russell L. Gordon, currently Vice President – Corporate Planning, to be Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 10, 2012.

Brenntag, a chemical distribution company, inaugurated its new head office in Mumbai, India.

International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company, has promoted Chris McMillan to Protective Coatings Marketing Manager, North America.

The 39^th Annual Waterborne Symposium took place February 13-17, 2012 at the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA.

Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have discovered how graphene enables near-perfect wetting transparency.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced full-year 2011 sales of CHF 7,370 billion, compared to CHF 7,120 billion in 2010.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is requesting proposals for developing the ASC Training Academy, a web-based training effort designed to educate new employees at member companies on the fundamentals of adhesives and sealants, and to train end users on the benefits of adhesives and sealants.