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Both votes are now in, clearing a major deal condition while other hurdles remain before closing.

The deal adds a new powder platform to its industrial coatings business, spanning four major resin chemistries.

State officials are urging public opposition as a federal comment deadline approaches, saying the agreement offers too little direct relief.

New moves this week affected Canada, aluminum and other trade partners as negotiations continued.

The benchmark later retreated, but disruptions along two critical trade routes kept energy-supply concerns in focus.

The coatings companies shortened a key board-governance period and lowered an approval threshold following shareholder discussions about their proposed combination.

The planned move will split a subsidiary’s operations between two coatings businesses as the group shifts to an integrated product and service structure.

The incoming leader started at Stonhard as an engineer in 1995, while two other internal executives take expanded operations and finance roles.

The conditional approach targets one of AkzoNobel’s two major businesses just weeks before shareholders vote on the planned Axalta merger.

The company is assessing what the order means for its localized Russian operations and its underlying ownership.