An enthusiastic response to AkzoNobel's Imagine Chemistry initiative has resulted in more than 200 innovative ideas being submitted by chemistry start-ups, scientists, research groups and students around the world.
PPG and its joint venture Sealants Europe SAS, trading as PPG Aerospace Sealants Europe, each received a 2016 Best Performer Award from Airbus, in its Procurement Operations Supply Chain & Quality Improvement Program (SQIP), as material and parts suppliers.
PPG marked the completion of a new $19 million high-performance waterborne and high-solids coatings production line at its Wuhu facility in Anhui Province, China.
AkzoNobel will bring together more than 100 of the coatings industry's leading scientists at a new €12.6 million research and innovation hub, a move that could revolutionize the company's portfolio.
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed Ocean Vietnam International Trading Co. Ltd. as its distributor for Alesta® powder coatings products in Vietnam to support the company’s growth strategy in the ASEAN market.
AkzoNobel has significantly strengthened its global manufacturing footprint for organic peroxides by completing a €22 million expansion of its Los Reyes production facility in Mexico.