John G. Breen was honored for distinguished service in ceremonies naming the company’s Cleveland Technical Center the John G. Breen Technology Center.

PPG Industries has named Dennis Kovalsky vice president of Aerospace Coatings and Sealants, and Marc Talman vice president of Packaging Coatings.

Valspar has announced plans to acquire Lilly Industries.

Holly Lynn Weller was named the winner of the fourteenth annual Hanna Award in Chemical Coatings for the best project in the science and technology of chemical coatings presented at Ohio Science Day.

Two Houston area school districts are the latest parties to file suit against former lead-paint and pigment manufacturers in a bid to seek financial awards to pay for the cost of lead-paint removal.

The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) have halted discussions of a possible merger.

A list of companies and their product-price adjustments.

Aaron S. Dennis, former president of Dennis Chemical, died June 24 after a long illness.

The European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry (CEPE) announced the election of Neville Petersen.

ICI Paints’ Glidden unit has signed an exclusive license agreement with Ralph Lauren Home.