Wacker Silicones has been named a member of the U.S. EPA's National Environmental Achievement Track.

The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA) has announced plans for the next in a series of color-pigments conferences, scheduled for April 17-19 in Chicago.

Eastman Chemical announced that it will pursue a plan to split the company into two independent public companies.

The Dow Chemical Co. completed its $7.3-billion acquisition of Union Carbide Corp.

The cities of San Francisco and Oakland have joined a class-action lawsuit against former lead-paint and lead-pigment manufacturers following a California court’s rejection of most of the claims made in an earlier suit filed by Santa Clara County.

Nürnberg, Germany, becomes the world’s largest hub of the coatings industry with a range of products, information and events never seen before at the sixth European Coatings Show, scheduled for April 3–5.

Ferro has acquired EMCA-Remex from ICI’s National Starch and Chemical Co.

Don’t expect to see a radical retreat from existing environmental policies at the federal level following George W. Bush’s inauguration as president.

Johnson Matthey Pigments & Dispersions has acquired the cadmium pigments product line of Engelhard Corp.

Spraylat Corp. has acquired the assets of The Valspar Corp.’s Mirror Coatings Division.