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D.S. Brown has approximately 235 employees, two U.S. plants and expected 2026 sales of roughly $90 million.

The J.W. Ostendorf deal combines Dörken’s professional coatings, pigment-paste and R&D capabilities with JWO’s DIY, private-label and toll-manufacturing operations.

The companies submitted commitments Oct. 15, extending the European Commission’s preliminary review to Nov. 6.

Planned closures in New York and Texas continue the company's withdrawal from chemical manufacturing following last year's sale of most of the business.

One day after revealing the combined company’s new name, AkzoNobel has called shareholders back for another merger-related vote.

Researchers partially embedded cerium oxide nanoparticles into a commercial wind-turbine blade coating, improving resistance to degradation while leaving the particles exposed and active.

The coatings companies unveiled the identity and planned ticker symbol for their combined business ahead of the expected 2027 merger closing.

Watch the first PCI News Now for updates on a self-repairing waterborne coating, Evonik’s planned German site closures, Ford’s $1 billion Kentucky paint shop and PCI’s 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 75-page analysis points to flexibility, trapped moisture, material mixing and cure timing as possible contributors.

François Desné has joined Arkema as senior vice president of High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases and a member of the company’s executive committee.