Howard Jerome, a past president of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) and former technical director of the old Spatz Paint business in St. Louis, died Dec. 8, 2000, in St. Louis.
An alliance of air-quality regulatory officials has issued a suggested “model rule” for control of VOC emissions from architectural and industrial-maintenance (AIM) coatings.
Investor Warren Buffett has made his first venture into the coatings manufacturing industry with a bid to acquire the owner of one of the oldest and best-known brands in the architectural paint business — Benjamin Moore & Co.
RPM has appointed Paul G. Hoogenboom vice president of Operations and Systems, Anthony Biela director of International Operations, and Dennis F. Finn director of Environmental Health and Safety.