BASF Corp. Executive Vice President Frank E. McKulka, addressing a "Greening the Environmental Supply Chain" workshop panel discussion at a conference in Seattle, said suppliers to the automotive industry are responding to a mandate to provide environmentally friendly product solutions while keeping costs down and quality at high levels.

The U.S. EPA, responding to a determined and lengthy campaign by the coatings industry, has decided not to significantly expand the regulation of paint production wastes.

Wacker Silicones Corp., Adrian, MI, announced the launch of a redesigned website

Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Hunt Valley, MD, announced the launch of an online transaction website

Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, and Engineered Carbons Inc. announced the start of operations of Degussa Engineered Carbons

Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc., Reston, VA, is marking its 50th anniversary this year.

Reichhold Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, has given the trade name DURAVACE to its line of zero-VOC VAE emulsions

The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired the assets of Johnson Paints Inc. of Fort Myers, FL, a regional manufacturer and retailer of paint and related products sold under the Flex Bon brand name.

Rohm and Haas Co. announced the start of construction of a manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, to produce emulsion polymers and adhesives.

A key committee of the New Jersey legislature, responding to comments from the National Paint & Coatings Association and New Jersey Paint Council, rejected a bill that would have imposed a 50% per-container tax on paint.