BASF has inaugurated BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co. Ltd., its first automotive refinish manufacturing operation in Asia-Pacific, located in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China.
The Slovenian news organization MMC RTV SLO is reporting that Japanese coatings manufacturer Kansai Paint has made a deal to purchase Slovenia-based Helios.
Specialty chemicals distributor Pacific Coast Chemicals (PCC) announced the sale of the company to Ravago Chemical, a subsidiary of Ravago Holdings America.
Green Biologics Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Green Biologics Ltd., a U.K. industrial biotechnology and renewable chemicals company, announced that its high-purity biobased n-butanol and acetone have received official certification under the USDA BioPreferred® program.
Keep Iowa Beautiful announced that the Vogel family of Orange City, Iowa, has been honored with the 2016 Donald F. Lamberti Hometown Pride Vision Award.
INX International Ink Co. has reached an agreement to purchase Creative Industria e Comercio Ltda., a leading printing ink manufacturer in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the long-awaited ISO 19030, a new standard conceived to measure changes in ship-specific hull and propeller performance.
Axalta Coating Systems announced that a new manufacturing plant for high-performance automobile, commercial vehicle and industrial coatings will be constructed in Nanjing, China.