Zeneca Specialties business in a $2.1-billion buyout jointly financed by the investment firms Cinven and Investcorp.

W. Richard “Dick” Shannon, retired vice president and technical director of Jamestown Paint Co., died April 24.

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.

Rohm and Haas said it will proceed to complete its acquisition of Morton International through a single-step merger.

AlliedSignal announced an agreement to acquire Honeywell in a $13.8-billion stock transaction.

Ashland Specialty Chemical has acquired 50% of the Austrian joint-venture company Donau Drew formerly held by Donau Chemie of Vienna.

This company offers a hand-held binding system with a new dispenser handle, available in smaller runs and perfect for ‘private label’ production.

The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) has filed a court challenge to new VOC regulations on architectural and industrial-maintenance coatings adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) on May 14.

Lilly Industries has announced plans to close three satellite manufacturing facilities.

Demand for radiation-cured products in the United States is forecast to increase by more than 10% per year and will hit a total of 200 million pounds in the year 2003.