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.
Gail M. Pollano of NeoResins was elected the 80th president of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology during the FSCT's recent Annual Meeting and International Coatings Expo (ICE).
The Netzsch Group has acquired Holometrix Micromet, a supplier of instruments and testing services for thermophysical properties and cure-monitoring applications, from Metrisa Inc.
The National Paint & Coatings Association says a measure signed into law by California Gov. Gray Davis will require the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to follow more stringent guidelines in the development of future suggested control measures (SCMs) affecting VOCs in architectural and industrial maintenance coatings.
Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to divest its Printing Inks business to the European private equity company NeSBIC Buy Out Fund and the management of the ink business.
The Anti-Defamation League's Paints, Chemicals and Wallcoverings Industries Division has presented the David H. Litter Humanitarian Award to Denis Abrams, chief operating officer and executive vice president of Benjamin Moore & Co.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Mautz Paint Co., a regional manufacturer of architectural paints based in Madison, WI, for an undisclosed price.
PPG Industries Inc. announced several major management appointments, including the naming of Douglas C. Hepper as vice president, Market Initiatives, for the company's coatings businesses.