Advanced Materials, Silicones acquired a group of high-quality silylated polyurethane resins from Witton Chemicals Ltd., a U.K.-based company, to complement the launch of GE's third generation of SPUR+ prepolymers

A call for papers has been issued for the 9th International Coatings for Plastics Symposium, June 5-7, 2006, at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Mich.

Air Products has sold its sodium vinyl sulfonate (SVS) North American distribution activities to Proviron Fine Chemicals NV of Ostend, Belgium.

Solutia Inc. has appointed Dowd & Guild, Inc., as its newly authorized distributor for Butvar® polyvinyl butyral resins and waterborne dispersions in California, Nevada and Arizona.

Information Research (IRL) has published a report for the coatings resins sector that examines the market for all of the major types of emulsions and coating resins, including those for water-based, powder and radiation-cured coatings.

The ASTM International Directory of Equipment Manufacturers, a new online resource, is available at www.astm.org.

The ASTM Committee G03 on Weathering and Durability has announced its January 22-24, 2006, meeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

The Cleveland Society for Coatings Technology (CSCT) and the Cleveland Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) have completed their merger to form the Cleveland Coatings Society.

Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes is currently working with International Truck and Engine Company (ITEC) to enable it to discover hidden opportunities within its North American operations.

Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc., has announced that Beacon Industrial Group has joined its sales team.