Planning is under way for the COATING 2003 exhibition and conference, scheduled for Oct. 28-30 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Ameron International Corp., Pasadena, CA, said its board of directors announced a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend of one additional common share

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, NJ, announced that Chairman and majority stockholder Samuel J. Heyman completed the process of taking the company private.

Poseidon Ocean Sciences Inc., New York, announced the opening of the Poseidon Coating Test Center in Fort Pierce, FL.

Bayer Polymers L.L.C., Pittsburgh, announced a major expansion of the business’s Americas Technical Center in Pittsburgh.

The Magni Group, a manufacturer of coatings for fastener, brake and fuels systems, has acquired Lackfabrik Dr. Schmid, a manufacturer of specialty and industrial coatings based in Schorndorf, Germany.

Resolution Performance Products L.L.C., Houston, announced a capacity increase of 5 kilotons per year for the manufacture of the company’s EPI-REZ waterborne epoxy resins.

Chemical Coatings Inc., a unit of RPM International Inc., announced an agreement with Berlin Scientific of China to manufacture and distribute Chemical Coatings’ finishing products to furniture manufacturers in China.

An appeals panel in Delaware has rejected an NPCA petition seeking the repeal of a recently enacted VOC rule on architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings in that state, the NPCA reported.

DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE, announced a corporate initiative designed to help improve vehicle safety.