PPG Industries announced an agreement to acquire ICI plc’s refinish-coatings, industrial coatings and Grow Automotive solvents and thinners businesses for approximately $684 million (U.S.).
VOC limits on architectural coatings in Southern California are headed for unprecedented, ultralow levels in the next several years following action taken by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
A preview of issues facing manufacturers in the year 2000 and beyond highlighted a varied technical program at the Detroit Society for Coatings Technology’s recent annual FOCUS Conference.