On June 1 of this year, Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, completed its previously announced acquisition of The Valspar Corporation’s North American Industrial Wood Coatings business. Valspar divested the business in connection with the antitrust approval of its acquisition by The Sherwin-Williams Company. PCI recently discussed this acquisition with Mike Cash, Axalta Senior Vice President and President, Industrial Coatings.