DUX Area, Inc. has finalized multiple distribution agreements that will expand sales of its line of spray equipment throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Nordson Corp. has appointed Chris Ehrnschwender market manager, powder and liquid, Pacific South Division.

Joseph Donahue has joined Valspar Corp. as group vice president - Global Wood Coatings and will be responsible for the leadership of the Corporation's wood coatings businesses in North America, Asia and Europe.

Effective October 1, 2006, Cytec Industries Inc. is increasing prices by $0.06/lb for all grades of its CRYLCOAT® powder coating resins and its ADDITOL® additives for powder coatings sold in North and South America.

The new MAG AA UV Spray Gun from Binks allows finishing professionals to apply UV coatings to cabinets, flooring, milled products and doors in the wood industry, and to products such as aircraft parts, brake shoes and hydraulic cylinders in the metal industry.

The Noryl GTX resins from GE Plastics are the first in a new family of conductive resins that are optimized for powder coating. These materials, which are slated to join GE's growing ecomagination product portfolio, contain conductive fillers that eliminate the need to apply an electrostatic primer.

Effective October 1, 2006, Arkema is increasing the prices of its EVA copolymers by 100 euros/tonne (approx. $127/ton).

Seaver Finishing in Grand Haven, MI, plans to add 10,080 square feet of production space on the southeast side of its E-Coat Division plant.

When Sampson Maintenance Services, Youngstown, Ohio, was awarded a contract for coating work in the Columbus, OH, wastewater treatment plant, the company selected Distributors of Finishing Materials to design and modify a Graco Xtreme Mix Proportioner to handle the demanding requirements for spray application of the coating.

Beginning January 1, 2007, Rohm and Haas will move to a single U.S. distributor for its North American Architectural and Functional Coatings business.