Automotive supplier Behr GmbH & Co. is a finalist in the coveted 2007 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award program for BehrOxal®, its new, environmentally friendly, anti-corrosion coating technology for evaporator surfaces.

Technology Seminar in Guangzhou, China, held August 31-September 1, enabled the exchange of weathering research information between Chinese and American automotive manufacturers and suppliers.

M&C Specialties Co., Southampton, PA, has achieved ISO/TS-16949:2002 certification, aligning its internal processes with a certification that is considered the standard of quality for systems management within the automotive supply chain.

Global Vehicle Systems Inc., Tilbury, Ontario, Canada, is expanding its Paint and Assembly Division, a Class “A” production paint facility specializing in low and mid-volume production of large and complex parts.

Soliant Fluorex® bright film, which mimics chrome, enabled winning entries in two categories at the 16th Annual SPE Thermoforming Parts Competition in Nashville, TN, September 16-20.

Trojan Powder Coating, Bayshore, NY, has been licensed to provide the Decoral Process, which can provide graphically enhanced coatings featuring the weight and cost of aluminum with the look of high-end wood, marble and granite.

Online registration is now open for the 2007 Southern Metal Finishing Conference, to be held September 23-25, 2007 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, SC.

Motch & Eichele Co., based in Eastlake, OH, has been named the exclusive sales representative for Ultra Tech Machinery in Ohio, W. Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.

The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, through its Belgian affiliate, Oxyplast Belgium NV, has offered to purchase the powder coatings business of Flanders Powder NV of Wevelgem, Belgium.

Finishes Unlimited, based in Sugar Grove, IL, was recently presented with an Illinois Governor’s 2006 Pollution Prevention Award for success in reducing pollution and supporting the state’s economy.