Axalta Coating Systems announced that China’s freight and transportation operator Hoau Group has appointed Axalta as the exclusive supplier for its corporate rebranding program to re-paint Hoau’s fleet of heavy duty trucks.
Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), has completed work at its Valleyfield Technology Center, confirming key hydrometallurgical process innovations for the production of pigment-grade TiO2.
AkzoNobel’s landmark carbon credits methodology for the shipping industry has won the Best Offsetting Project award in the 2015 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings.
The Board of Directors of RPM International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable on July 31, 2015 to stockholders of record as of July 13, 2015.
VAC-U-MAX, a global manufacturer of pneumatic conveying systems and support equipment for conveying, weighing and batching of bulk materials, has appointed a new manufacturer’s representative covering Thailand.
Specialty chemicals company Perstorp has acquired the Penta, Di-Penta and sodium formate businesses, related technology and certain assets from Koei Chemical Co. Ltd., a Japanese chemicals producer.
Ferro Corp., Mayfield Heights, OH, has completed the acquisition of Barcelona-based Nubiola for €149 million (approximately $165 million), subject to customary working capital and other purchase price adjustments.
New collaborative research carried out by Freeman Technology, Tewkesbury, UK, and Gericke AG, Zurich, Switzerland, demonstrates how to achieve faster, more reliable equipment selection in the powder processing industries.