This year’s BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, Under the Radar, predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the “flyover states.”

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the comment period on the proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses to October 14, 2014.

Paint and coatings manufacturer RPM International Inc. reported record sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for both its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2014.

Hoover Container SEA SDN BHS, a subsidiary of Hoover Group Inc., has opened a new regional distribution center in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, and relocated its Southeast Asia (SEA) office to Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

The PPG Industries Foundation is sponsoring more than $340,000 worth of undergraduate college scholarships in 2014 for U.S. students in communities where PPG Industries operates.

Union Process Inc., Akron, OH, a manufacturer of particle size reduction and dispersing equipment, has launched a completely redesigned website.

LATICRETE International Inc., a manufacturer of construction solutions for the building industry, announced the acquisition of HP Spartacote^®.

VanDeMark Chemical Inc., Lockport, NY, a manufacturer of phosgene and phosgene derivatives, has acquired Framochem Kft, a manufacturer of phosgene products based in Hungary.

GTI Graphic Technology's MiniMatcher series is ideal for the viewing of paints, inks, coatings, consumer goods, plastics, packaging and more.

IGM Resins Inc. has purchased Insight High Technology (IHT) Group, a manufacturer of photoinitiators, pharmaceutical intermediates and fine chemicals in China.