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Board members of the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) met earlier this month in Chicago, where it elected its first executive com- mittee. The newly elected members are as follows: president, Ray Lucas (Valley Chrome Plating, Inc.); vice president, John Kinne (Atotech USA Inc.); sec- retary/treasurer, Paul Frank (A Brite); immediate- past president, Mike Kelly (Asko Processing, Inc.); and member at large, Joelie Zak (Scientific Control Labs Inc.) "In pursuing our mission to promote the advancement of the North American surface fin- ishing industry globally, the board of directors will remain focused on pursuing activities to meet our association's strategic initiatives, such as research, government partnerships and technical education programs," Lucas said. "The collaboration with our affiliates and branches will be a key to our success in the year to come."

Fall DoD F i n i s h i n g Workshop a Hit

The finishing industry participated in a highly successful Department of Defense metal finishing workshop this past November in Washington, D.C., according to The Policy Group. The work- shop, which was held as a primary technical ses- sion at the Pentagon's annual symposium on strategic environmental research and develop- ment, was part of a larger symposium that attract- ed 1,000 attendees overall. More than 120 partici- pated in the two-day metal finishing session.

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Potters Industries Inc., an affiliate of PQ Corp., has announced price increases on all metal finish- ing glass bead and ground glass product ship- ments up to $0.03/lb. The increases, effective Feb. 15, are attributed to the "the continued escalation in raw material and manufacturing costs," said Bill Shaker, EGM marketing manager.

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RadTech International organizers are calling for tabletop exhibitors for UVEB West 2007, March 6-7, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in LAX in Los Angeles. Day one consists of introductory and advanced general courses; day two offers various tar- geted workshops. Potential exhibitors may download a contract at www'uvebwest'c°ndinterested'htm"

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MacDermid Signs Merger Agreement Met-Pro Corp. Receives $800,000 Order

MacDermid Inc., a specialty chemical manufacturer, has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Daniel H. Leever, its Chairman and CEO, and invest- ment funds managed by Court Square Capital Partners and Weston Presidio will acquire MacDermid in a transaction valued at more than $1.3 billion, including the assumption or repayment of approxi- mately $30 million of debt. Joseph Silvestri, managing partner of Court Square Capital Partners, is a director of MacDermid and is involved in the merger.

Under the terms of the agreement, MacDermid stockholders will receive $35 in cash for each share of MacDermid common stock they hold. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 21% over $28.82, the closing price on Sept. 1, 2006, the last trad- ing day before the Investor Group made its proposal to acquire MacDermid, and approximately 28% over the 30-day average closing price leading up to that date. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2007, subject to receipt of MacDermid stock- holder approval and regulatory approvals, as well as satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

Raymond J. De Hont, chairman and CEO of Met- Pro Corporation, announced tha t the company's International Division, in cooperation with its Flex- Kleen Division, in Itasca, Ill., has received an order to supply a total of eight Flex-Kleen high-pressure dust collectors for use in a petrochemical facility located in Saudi Arabia. The total value of this order is in excess of $800,000. The equipment is expected to ship in the second quarter of the company's next fiscal year. The high-pressure dust collectors will be used to recover valuable polypropylene product.

The new order is from a new customer, a multi- national South Korean-based engineering operation. Met-Pro's Flex-Kleen Division was selected to pro- vide this equipment based on its extensive experi- ence in high-pressure product recovery applications within the petrochemical industry and specifically with polypropylene recovery.

"This order reinforces Flex-Kleen's reputation as a supplier of choice for field-proven solutions for com- plex high-pressure product recovery applications," De Hont said.

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APPOINTMENTS Global special ty chemicals manufac tu r e r Sartomer Company has named Dr. L u i g i C o l a n t u o n i pres ident , replacing Nicholas T r a i n e r , who re t i red after 37 years wi th the company.

Plasticolors, Inc., a custom colorant and chemical dispersions manufacturer for the thermoset plastics and paint and coatings industries, has appointed Wayde Jenkins to the position of product develop- ment specialist at the company's headquarters in Ashtabula, Ohio.

Wagner Sys tems, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of finishing equipment, has expanded its technical service depar tment with the appointment of Michae l Gill. He will be responsible for serving customers in the Southeast region from his home base in Birmingham, Ala.

ACQUISITIONS/MERGERS Industrie De Nora approved the merger between Eltech Systems Corporation and De Nora

N o r t h Amer i ca Inc. into a single entity that shall be soon named De N o r a Tech. De Nora Tech's new president and CO0 is F r a n k McGorty, who shall maintain the role of sales director for the Elettrodi Network.

AWARDS/ACCREDITATIONS Fort Myers, Fla.-based A m e r i c a n P l a t i ng P o w e r - - which designs, services, and sells power supplies and controllers for industrial industr ies--has achieved ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001 participation requires a rigid system of quality control procedures to be met and adhered to in the course of every aspect of the business.

AGREEMENTS DUX Area, Inc. announced the addition of four more major distributors ranging from New York to North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and California. The steps allow the company to continue expanding sales of its innovative line of spray equipment throughout the U.S. The distributors are: Coastal Industrial Systems, Inc.; Rochester Industrial Supply Company; Brackin Wholesale; and Beeson Industrial.

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