Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported an eight percent increase in second-quarter revenue compared with the same period in 2011, mainly driven by pricing actions to offset higher raw material costs and currency effects.
Benjamin Moore & Co. announced that Robert S. (Bob) Merritt was named Chief Executive Officer and President, replacing Denis Abrams, who was dismissed after leading the company for seven years.
AkzoNobel has completed the restructuring of its activities in Pakistan by formally establishing AkzoNobel Pakistan Limited as a separate legal entity from ICI Pakistan. The split means that the company has started the formal sale process to divest its 75.81 percent shareholding in ICI Pakistan.
The U.S. Government’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has selected The Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division to lead a $1.4 million research and development project to develop a chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) powder topcoat for use on military vehicles and support equipment.
The Valspar Corp.’s Board of Directors has elected Gary E. Hendrickson, Valspar's President and Chief Executive Officer, to the additional role of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
The PPG Industries Foundation once again donated $5,000 to the Women in Engineering (WiE) Program at The Ohio State University to support the WiE CHEER (CHEmical Engineering Rocks!) summer day camp for girls about to enter ninth grade.
Quest Specialty Chemicals (Quest), a portfolio company of Audax Group and Moelis Capital Partners, announced the appointment of Doug Mattscheck as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 29th.
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