announced the appointment of manufacturers' representatives for various territories in the United States.

said its Seegott West regional office has moved its Orange office and Los Angeles warehouse to new facilities in Cerritos, CA, in an expansion designed to accommodate business growth

formally opened its new U.S. headquarters and North American technical center in Akron.

BASF Coatings introduced the BASF Antique Color Chip CD-ROM, offering digital images of more than 5,700 color chips for American automobile models dated 1936 to 1972.

In a sharply worded criticism of the U.S. EPA, the National Paint & Coatings Association has urged the agency to reconsider a number of provisions in the recently issued National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic processes

Troy Corp. and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced plans for the 15th annual Troy 5K Run/Walk, scheduled for Oct. 31 during the International Coatings Expo (ICE) in New Orleans.

Kevin Carroll, known as the "katalyst" for athletic-shoe industry giant Nike, will deliver the keynote address at the National Paint & Coatings Association's 2002 Annual Meeting.

A survey conducted by RadTech International North America finds that suppliers and users of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) technologies are forecasting market growth of 6-9% per year over the next three years.

Ferro Corp., reported to be one of the top five powder-coatings producers worldwide, announced plans to sell its Powder Coatings business unit in separate transactions with Akzo Nobel N.V. and Rohm and Haas Co.

Jeff Warnke, a seventh-grade student at Regina Coeli Middle School, Toledo, OH, received the 16th annual Hanna Award in Coatings, presented by Akzo Nobel's Coil and Extrusion Coatings business unit, at the recent Ohio Science Day event in Columbus, OH.