Washington University in St. Louis celebrated the 97th anniversary of Olin Business School with the dedication of two new buildings. A five-story glass atrium that crowns the two buildings was finished using a 70-percent polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin-based coating.
AkzoNobel's Decorative Paints business is helping to recreate one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World - the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China.
A mural by Dutch artists Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam decorates the inner walls of the 40-meter-high arch. Valspar’s powder coating products were used for both the first coat and the final protective clear coat.
AkzoNobel intends to introduce a streamlined management structure and new operating model for its Decorative Paints business in hopes of accelerating growth in Europe and high-growth markets.
