Tnemec Co. Inc. and HaloSource Corp., Seattle, announced agreements to develop and commercialize antimicrobial based on HaloSource's "haloshield" technology.

DuPont Co. announced that Louis F. Savelli, group vice president of DuPont Performance Coatings, will retire Oct. 15 after 42 years with the company.

PPG Industries Inc. said it has secured an agreement to be the official supplier of paint and glass for Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.

Irving S. Shapiro, an attorney who became the first chief executive of DuPont Co. without a technical background or ties to the DuPont family, died Sept. 13 in Wilmington following a brief battle with cancer.

Eastman Chemical Co. announced plans to consolidate resins manufacturing operations by closing the Moundville, AL, plant of its Lawter International subsidiary and moving production to other Eastman sites.

The Valspar Corp. announced plans to close several industrial-coatings plants, lay off 5% of its work force and take a $39 million pretax charge as part of a restructuring program aimed at improving its financial results.

Ferro Corp. completed its $525 million acquisition of the former Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec (dmc2) electronics materials, ceramics, glass and pigments units of Degussa AG from OM Group Inc.

PPG Industries Inc. says it has developed a "breakthrough" advance in powder-coatings technology that is reported to offer significant improvements in mar and scratch resistance in a range of finishing applications.

ASTM's two-day course, "Weathering and Durability," is scheduled for Oct. 16-17 in Seattle and Dec. 4-5 at the organization's headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA.

A jury in El Paso returned a $55.5-million judgment against Kelly-Moore Paint Co. in a case involving a cancer patient who had allegedly been exposed to asbestos.