Marty McQuade has been named vice president of the DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems division of DuPont Performance Coatings.

The Colorizer Group and Color Guild International announced an agreement to combine their purchasing functions in a new, stand-alone organization.

Industrial Environmental Coatings has been named a finalist in the South Florida Business Journal’s 1999 Manufacturing Awards program.

I.T.I. Anti-Corrosion and The Coatings Laboratory have announced an agreement to merge their testing and consulting operations.

Formation Systems Inc., Westborough, MA, announced an agreement with Akzo Nobel's industrial finishes and North American industrial coatings units under which Akzo Nobel will employ Formation Systems' Optiva™ product-development software.

Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes has received the required health and safety approvals to begin the sale of its Sikkens and other auto-refinish products in Russia.

Actinic has relocated to its new corporate-headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Greensboro.

Elementis plc announced the launch of a direct-sales operation in Japan in a joint venture with Inabata KK.

Eastman Chemical announced plans to expand production capacity in two phases for its EpB oxirane and derivatives products at its Longview, TX, manufacturing facility.

Dexter Adhesive & Coating Systems announced an agreement with United Aerospace.