Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA, announced the launch of an emulsions website.

The Powder Coating Institute announced an expansion of its website.

PPG Industries Inc. said it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which rates companies on their economic, environmental and social performance. PPG, which was named to the index for the second consecutive year, is one of 312 companies from 62 industries that are listed in the index.

CONDEA Servo L.L.C. has appointed St. Lawrence Chemical exclusive Canadian distributor.

PCI magazine announced program plans for "Powder Coatings 101," a technical seminar on powder-coatings formulation and performance scheduled for March 4-5, 2002, in Chicago.

Rohm and Haas Co. has acquired the flexible packaging adhesives business of Technical Coatings Co., a subsidiary of Benjamin Moore & Co.

Solutia Inc., St. Louis, announced the launch of a revamped website offering a more "user-friendly environment" that is easier to navigate, the company said.

RPM Inc. announced the appointments of Robert L. Matejka as vice president and chief financial officer and Dennis F. Finn as vice president, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs.

BASF Corp.'s Industrial Coatings Regional Business Unit, Southfield, MI, has introduced coatings products for metal substrates that the company says dramatically increase the reflectivity of medium to dark colors, reducing heat levels on surfaces such as metal roofing.

BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, Huntsman Corp., Salt Lake City, and Chinese partners announced plans for a feasibility study involving the proposed construction of an integrated isocyanates manufacturing facility in Shanghai.