PPG Industries recently reported net sales for the fourth quarter 2011 of $3.5 billion, an increase of 4% vs. the prior year’s fourth quarter. Net income for the quarter increased to $216 million.

RPM International Inc. recently announced it has hired Scott Copeland as director, Corporate Development.

CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials company, has announced the appointment of Ken Tse as technical sales engineer for the Asia-Pacific region.

Plasticolors Inc. recently announced it has completed its acquisition of Milliken Design Inc.’s non-urethane pigment dispersion product lines.

International Paint LLC, an AkzoNobel company, has appointed Neil Plowman to the position of Marine and Protective Coatings general manager, Americas.

AkzoNobel recently announced that it plans to buy the remaining shares of Metlac, an Italy-based packaging coatings producer.

On January 22, a new exhibiton titled "Geckos: Tails to Toepads" will open at the Museum of Science in Boston. The exhibit will allow visitors to explore the wonders of

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that more than 10,000 homes have been constructed to meet the energy efficiency specifications of the voluntary Builders Challenge initiative.

Scott Bader’s Europe Composites Division recently announced it has made further capital investments to expand the gelcoats and structural adhesives mixer capacity of its UK and French plants.

RadTech recently announced “Introduction to Design of Experiments for UV/EB Scientists & Engineers,” a free webinar to take place on February 8.