PPG Industries Inc. Chairman Raymond W. LeBoeuf said the company is poised to exploit a resurgence in economic growth by “building a better mix of businesses, creating breakthrough technologies and improving our customers’ results.”

Southern Clay Products Inc., Gonzales, TX, announced several changes in its North American distribution network involving rheological additive products for coatings, ink and other industrial markets.

IDEX Corp. has acquired Liquid Controls L.L.C.

The Grinding and Dispersion Divison of Netzsch Inc., Exton, PA, announced the formal opening of the company’s new Grinding Laboratory and Training Center in Exton, PA.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has begun preliminary discussions of developing a photochemical reactivity-based regulation for architectural coatings.

David Diehl has been elected president-elect of RadTech International North America.

Two Ohio investors have purchased the assets of Harrison Paint Corp. from bankruptcy court and said the company has resumed the production of coatings products for various markets.

Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. Inc. and Mays Chemical Co. of Indianapolis announced the launch of a new joint venture, Mays+Red Spot Coatings LLC.

ICI Paints announced the launch of a “Customer Needs-Based Strategy” focused on industrial maintenance coatings customers, and named Thomas Verghese to the newly created position of vice president and general manager.

BASF Corp.’s Automotive OEM Coatings business group, Southfield, MI, said its manufacturing sites in Belvidere, NJ; Morganton, NC; and Tultitlan, Mexico, have received ISO 14001 certification.