Akzo Nobel Coatings' Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business Unit presented the 18th Annual Hanna Award in Coatings, recognizing the best project on the science and technology of chemical coatings entered in Ohio Science Day, to middle-school student Carly J. Frazier of Frankfort, OH.

Vincentz Network announced preliminary plans for the European Coatings Show 2005, scheduled for April 26-28, 2005, in Nuremberg, Germany.

The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) issued an invitation for nominations for the 2005 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings, a prize that recognizes "outstanding individual achievements and noteworthy contributions to coatings science, technology and engineering."

Eastern Michigan University's Coatings Research Institute issued a call for papers for the institute's "Smart Coatings 2005" Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 2-4, 2005, in Orlando, FL.

PPG Industries Inc.'s Total Service Solutions business announced the launch of its first comprehensive product and service supply program in China.

California Paints' "Fres~Coat" Velvet Flat House Paint earned the top ranking among exterior paint for 2004 by Consumer Reports magazine.

Eastman Chemical Co. said legislation approved by the European Parliament has given non-VOC status to the company's Texanol ester alcohol solvent.

Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes announced plans for a "major restructuring" to be carried out over the next two years, a program that the company said will result in the reduction of approximately 600 employment positions, or 10% of the business's global work force.

Robert Kagan, a noted authority on the dynamics of power in the post-Cold War world, will deliver the keynote address at the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Chicago, the association announced.

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