The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies for Coatings Technology announced plans for the groups’ 44th annual Technical Symposium and exhibition.

The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA) has announced plans for the next in a series of color-pigments conferences, scheduled for April 17-19 in Chicago.

M.A.B. Paints has named James E. Renshaw general manager/vice president of sales.

Joseph V. Koleske has received the ASTM Charles B. Dudley Medal Award for his work in editing the Paint and Coating Testing Manual, Fourteenth Edition of the Gardner-Sward Handbook.

Eastman Chemical Co. announced an agreement with Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Corp. of China.

RPM Inc. announced that Michael E. Steele has been named RPM vice president and chief financial officer.

The U.S. EPA has issued new, tougher standards used to define dangerous levels of lead in old paint, dust and soil.

ASTM Committee D01 on Paints and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications issued an invitation to volunteers and other participants for the review and critiquing of ISO test methods for paint and varnishes.

The Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology issued a call for papers for the society’s Annual Spring Symposium.

William Zinsser & Co. announced an agreement with the EPA under which Zinsser will make “minor modifications” to product labeling for the company’s Perma-White Mildew-Proof Bathroom Paint.