DSM Coating Resins, a business unit of Royal DSM N.V., has outlined plans to align the organization to focus on its core coating and graphic arts resins markets.

Coil coating is the method of choice for applying many types of coatings in a wide variety of industries.

Murdoch University nano scientists have discovered that a eucalyptus plant native to south west Western Australia has unique self-cleaning and water-repellent properties that could make it a gold mine for new nanotechnology applications.

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has become the first coatings manufacturer to achieve SMaRT certification, attaining platinum status.

Deacom Inc., producer of the DEACOM Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system, will host two more training courses before the end of 2011.

INX International Ink Co. announced that Michael Brice has joined the company as Director of Business Development.

BYK-Gardner has named Rae Roby Regional Sales Manager for the Michigan and Northern Ohio Region.

JNS Smithchem LLC has appointed John P. Sari Regional Sales Manager.

Bruce Rose has been appointed a Product Manager for UCT.

Tim Miller has been appointed President of Flame Control Coatings.