Regular readers will have noticed that we have been running excerpts from old issues of our magazine to celebrate our 80-year history as the leading magazine in the paint and coating industry.

OK, be honest. How often to you purchase a product and check to see if it's made in the United States? For those of us who make a living from

Developments in Additives What is the direction of new application developments for additives in coatings? There continues to be a significant need to advance the technology of coatings to address

Rose Ryntz, director for Advanced Materials Engineering at Visteon Corp. and a noted authority on coatings for automotive plastics, has been named the 2004 recipient of the Women's Automotive Association

Don Brookfield Sr. Don Brookfield Sr. built and sold his first working dial reading viscometer in 1934. Later, with his father, Gordon, and brother, Bernard, Brookfield incorporated the business and

The Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at the Smart Coatings 2005 Symposium to be held Feb. 2-4, 2005, at

Lyondell Chemical Co. (Houston) has obtained European Commission antitrust clearance for the company's acquisition of Millennium Chemicals Inc. for $1 billion in stock, according to news reports in Europe. Lyondell

Award winners at CCAI's annual meeting included (from left) Ron Cudzillo, George Koch Sons LLC; Jim Docken, Fremont Industries Inc.; Bob Warren, Nalco; Rich Van Dort, RMC Specialties; and Larry

PPG Industries Inc.'s Total Service Solutions business has announced the launch of its first comprehensive product and service supply program in China. The company signed a contract with the Chinese

PCI President Ken Kreeger (right) presents Bob Warner with the PCI Hall of Fame Award at the association's annual meeting. (Photo courtesy of PCI)The Powder Coating Institute has inducted Bob