AkzoNobel has announced its intention to invest a further EUR 65 million in China. The investment will be used to boost capacity and improve operational excellence at AkzoNobel's surface chemistry manufacturing sites in Boxing and Ningbo.
The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, has named James L. Muehlbauer to be the company’s new Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.
The Valspar Corp. reported results for the first-quarter ended January 25, 2013, with first-quarter sales totaling $875.2 million compared to $885.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.
Kenneth N. Edwards, retired CEO of the Dunn-Edwards Corp. and one of the country’s leading polymer chemists, passed away on February 20, 2013. He was 80.
Hentzen Coatings Inc., Milwaukee, WI, one of the largest manufacturers of industrial coatings in the United States, has purchased the assets of CrossLink Powder Coatings of Clearwater, FL.
Marjan Oudeman, AkzoNobel Executive Committee member responsible for Organizational Development and Human Resources, has accepted an offer to become President of Utrecht University.
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has qualified nine coatings systems to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint.
With a design that features clearly contoured shapes and blue special-effect paint from BASF, Volkswagen recently presented its next generation of SUV – the CrossBlue concept – at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.