Ronald C. Lazof has resigned as president and CEO of Behr Process Corp., Santa Ana, CA, and will pursue "other consulting and investing opportunities."
GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc., a supplier of resin products and additives for coatings, announced a collaboration agreement with the University of Southern Mississippi's International Coatings and Formulation Institute (ICFI) involving a research program designed to develop new, environmentally friendly waterborne polyurethane dispersion coatings.
Akzo Nobel announced plans to build a powder-coatings manufacturing plant in Vietnam in a project with a joint-venture partner, Chang Cheng Securities.
Russell-Stanley has joined Containers America L.L.C., a consortium of six regional steel drum companies that offers supply and service capabilities on a nationwide basis.
Nissan has named PPG Industries Inc. to be the sole finishing-products supplier at the automaker's new assembly plant in Canton, MS, when the plant begins operation in 2003, PPG announced.
Rohm and Haas Co.and the Japanese specialty-chemicals manufacturer Chemicrea Inc. announced a global manufacturing and distribution agreement involving the manufacture of certain isothiazolone biocides.