The NPCA announced the launch of a new Online Directory offering information about NPCA member companies.

Wörwag Coatings LLC North America, a subsidiary of Karl Wörwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, has purchased the assets of Egyptian Coatings’ Lafayette, IN, operations.

The Lightnin Division of SPX Corp. has acquired Premier Mill Corp.

The city of Milwaukee filed suit against Mautz Paint Co. and NL Industries Inc. seeking compensation to pay for the cost of cleaning up old lead-based paint hazards.

Buckingham Paints of the United Kingdom has acquired the business and assets of the Philip Johnstone Group in a management buyout financed by a consortium of private investors.

Draiswerke GmbH has acquired all the shares of Draiswerke Inc.

KRATON Polymers was launched following the acquisition of the former polymers business of Shell Chemical.

A judge in Rhode Island has rejected a defense request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state against former producers of lead pigments and lead-based paint.

Solutia announced the expansion of production capabilities in Brazil for the company’s Alftalat polyester powder coatings resins.

The StonCor Group, part of RPM Inc., announced a program to "redefine" the product lines of the Carboline and Plasite units.