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The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, announced a long-term strategic supply relationship with Ace Hardware Corp., Chicago, under which Valspar will manufacture and supply Ace-branded paint products as well as make a comprehensive line of Valspar-branded paints available to more than 4,000 Ace retail locations in the United States.

Hoover Container Solutions Inc. (Hoover), an offshore tank and container provider headquarter in Houston, has acquired Consult Supply AS, an offshore container provider based in Stavanger, Norway.

Specialty Chemical Sales Inc., Cleveland, has added Mike Huene to the company’s sales and management team.

PPG Industries has received a $1.5 million award from the federal government’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) to develop a chemical-agent-resistant coating (CARC) in powder form for use on military vehicles and support equipment.

Following the November launch of International Paint Protective Coatings Centers throughout the United States and Canada, International Paint LLC has named the management team responsible for overseeing U.S. operations.

Solvay, Brussels, Belgium, has closed the acquisition of a controlling interest in Sunshield Chemicals Limited, an Indian surfactants producer.

Paint and coating manufacturer Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., San Carlos, CA, has selected Locus Technologies' ePortal™ platform to provide a comprehensive, integrated system for environmental compliance and safety management throughout the corporation's facilities.

A new pilot manufacturing facility in Wales is developing coated metal and glass that will store and release energy.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are studying how coatings with photocatalytic characteristics behave during long-term tests.

Color can add excitement and increase consumer demand for products from computers to appliances to building products.