AkzoNobel’s Automotive and Aerospace Coatings business is growing its automotive repair distribution network in the United States through an expanded relationship with LKQ Corp.
PPG Industries has completed the previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Equa-Chlor Inc., a producer of chlorine, caustic soda and muriatic acid, based in Longview, WA.
Worldwide demand for plasticizers is projected to grow to more than 7.6 million metric tons per year until 2018, according to a new study by market research firm Ceresana.
Do-it-yourselfers indicate they are notably more satisfied with interior paint brands in 2011, compared with 2010, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
Following the grand opening of the Dow Microbial Control Customer Application Center (CAC) in Melbourne on Thursday, May 12, Dow Microbial Control customers in Australia and New Zealand will have access to state-of-the-art testing laboratories and innovative formulations that are in line with local regulatory requirements.