Irving S. Shapiro, an attorney who became the first chief executive of DuPont Co. without a technical background or ties to the DuPont family, died Sept. 13 in Wilmington following a brief battle with cancer.
Eastman Chemical Co. announced plans to consolidate resins manufacturing operations by closing the Moundville, AL, plant of its Lawter International subsidiary and moving production to other Eastman sites.
The Valspar Corp. announced plans to close several industrial-coatings plants, lay off 5% of its work force and take a $39 million pretax charge as part of a restructuring program aimed at improving its financial results.
Ferro Corp. completed its $525 million acquisition of the former Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec (dmc2) electronics materials, ceramics, glass and pigments units of Degussa AG from OM Group Inc.
PPG Industries Inc. says it has developed a "breakthrough" advance in powder-coatings technology that is reported to offer significant improvements in mar and scratch resistance in a range of finishing applications.
ASTM's two-day course, "Weathering and Durability," is scheduled for Oct. 16-17 in Seattle and Dec. 4-5 at the organization's headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA.
A jury in El Paso returned a $55.5-million judgment against Kelly-Moore Paint Co. in a case involving a cancer patient who had allegedly been exposed to asbestos.
Several regional air pollution control agencies in California have initiated discussions that are likely to lead to the enactment of new, tougher regulations on VOCs in architectural and industrial-maintenance (AIM) coatings.
The National Paint & Coatings Association is calling for a cooperative effort to find "new and effective solutions where lead-based paint constitutes a health threat."
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