formally dedicated an expansion of its Piscataway, NJ, research and development and technical-services facilities.

appointed L.V. Lomas Ltd., Brampton, Ontario, exclusive distributor of EM Industries' Afflair effect pigments to the coatings, plastics and printing industries in Canada

appointed distributor of Laurel Products L.L.C.'s Ultraflon specialty and standard PTFE micropowders.

business unit has relocated its headquarters from Marl, Germany, to Parsippany, NJ

Peter Lewis, director of Communications and Environmental Affairs with Sun Chemical Corp.'s Colors Group, died suddenly April 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 55.

announced the introduction of a major new color palette, the "Serenity Collection," featuring some of the company's most popular colors of the past several decades.

Lubrizol Coating Additives, Wickliffe, OH, announced the launch of a redesigned website

Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to invest 12 million euros, or approximately $10.6 million U.S., in its powder-coatings production facility at Cernobbio, Italy.

Akzo Nobel announced an agreement to acquire the worldwide marine and aerospace-coatings businesses of NOF Corp. of Japan, a purchase that will include portions of U.S. Paint Corp. of the United States and NOF Europe.

Innovative Coatings Corp., Atlanta, announced the development of a wood-preservative coating