Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that supports coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings Technology Center (CTC) in Wilmington, DE.
Paint and coating manufacturer AkzoNobel has purchased Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization solutions to improve demand predictability and reduce inventory across Europe and Africa.
The Valspar Corp., a leading manufacturer of paints and coatings, has completed the previously announced acquisition of Inver Holding S.r.l. (Inver Group), an industrial coatings manufacturer in Europe.
PPG Industries recently reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year. Second-quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $341 million, or $2.35 per diluted share.