Huntsman Tioxiderecently started production at a new, 58 million-pound ($92 million) "ICON 2" titanium dioxide (TiO2) production plant at the company's Greatham, U.K., site.
OM Group Inc. announced a realignment of its corporate and management structure in conjunction with a major restructuring program designed to address the company's financial performance.
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.