Employees of ICI's The Glidden Co. unit and other volunteers painted kindergarten classrooms at 34 schools across the United States recently in the company's "Colorful Classrooms Campaign."

The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced that Larry J. Pitorak, the company's chief financial officer since 1991, has resigned to pursue other business interests.

Rohm and Haas Co. announced several facility-consolidation and shutdown moves as part of the company's ongoing cost-cutting program aimed at boosting financial performance.

Boehle Chemicals Acquires Ohio Distributor

Ronald C. Lazof has resigned as president and CEO of Behr Process Corp., Santa Ana, CA, and will pursue "other consulting and investing opportunities."

Company Results Reflect Cost Pressures, Economic Weakness

PPG Industries Inc. has begun operations at the company's new, $6-million electrodeposition coatings application center.

Thomas Hermann has been named to head Degussa AG's Coatings & Colorants Business Unit.

GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc., a supplier of resin products and additives for coatings, announced a collaboration agreement with the University of Southern Mississippi's International Coatings and Formulation Institute (ICFI) involving a research program designed to develop new, environmentally friendly waterborne polyurethane dispersion coatings.

Akzo Nobel announced plans to build a powder-coatings manufacturing plant in Vietnam in a project with a joint-venture partner, Chang Cheng Securities.