The NPCA issued a special alert advising coatings manufacturers about potential new requirements involving lead-dust exposure surface-preparation labeling and consumer-education programs as part of an initiative announced in October 2002 by a group of 27 state attorneys general.
ICI Paints' North American Division announced an agreement to acquire the architectural-paint stores operating under the Hancock name in the Boston area.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District's re-adoption of stringent VOC-content limits on a number of architectural and industrial maintenance coatings categories was quickly met with a new court challenge from the NPCA.
Tikkurila Coatings Oy has completed the acquisition of Akzo Nobel's Nordic general industrial liquid coatings business, a transaction that Tikkurila said will significantly expand its industrial-coatings market position in the Nordic countries and Baltic Sea region.
Greif Bros. Corp. announced plans to employ the Greif name in its industrial-packaging products worldwide, and said it is launching a new company identity designed to reflect the company's range of industrial and related packaging.
RadTech International North America's Automotive Focus Group announced the launch of a team to promote potential uses of UV-cure technology in the automotive-refinish industry.
Noveon Inc. said it has acquired certain assets, technology and other intellectual property from CDI Dispersions,
Newark, NJ, and announced plans to expand manufacturing capacity at its Noveon Hilton Davis subsidiary in Cincinnati.