MetoKote Corp. has unveiled its latest regional coating center in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Guide formulas based on Celanese Emulsion Polymers’ EcoVAE resins have been approved by the Master Painters Institute® (MPI) Starting Point Program.

Flint Group has completed its acquisition of Torda, Lund, Sweden.

BASF Corp. has entered an agreement with Viachem Ltd., of Dallas, TX, to serve as an authorized distributor of phenoxyethanol and other biocide products including bronopol and glutaraldehyde.

Sherwin-Williams’ SherFlex elastomeric polyurethane coating and lining system has been approved to ANSI/NSF Standard 61 for use in potable water tanks of 3,000 gallons or greater.

Arkema has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for commercial sales of its Graphistrength® multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the United States.

BYK USA has appointed Dowd and Guild Inc. as its distributor for the Pacific Northwest and western regions of the United States.

Fitz Chem Corp. announced that IMERYS Performance Minerals has expanded the company’s distribution territory.

Jotun Paints has partnered with the Friends of Children with Cancer (FOCC), an Egyptian NGO, to support the treatment of cancer-afflicted children in Egypt.

Mark Rysak, Huntingdon Valley, PA, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2010.