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BASF is investing around €90 million to set up a world-scale production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China.

RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has promoted four of its employees at its corporate headquarters.

Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal) has completed the acquisition of ADCO Global Inc. (ADCO Global), a global provider of specialty sealants, tapes and adhesives.

PPG Industries announced several executive appointments that are effective August 1.

The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), Midland, MI, is being sued by paint and coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel NV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PPG Industries has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for the production of heavy-duty equipment coatings in Tianjin, China.

The following is the rankings of the top global coatings manufacturers and The PCI Top 25 North American coatings manufacturers in 2012.

Steve Markevich has joined Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, as Senior Vice President of the company and President of its OEM coatings segment.

AkzoNobel has announced its intention to divest its decorative paints stores for professionals in Germany to independent wholesale distributors.

PPG Industries marked the start-up of a new electronic materials group (EMG) manufacturing cell at its Springdale, PA, industrial coatings plant.