PPG Industries’ North American architectural coatings business has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Westmoreland Supply, an independent architectural paint distributor headquartered in Pittsburgh.
PPG Industries and Henan Billions Chemical Co. Ltd. held a ceremony to mark the completion of Henan Billions’ titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing and research facility in the Henan Province of China.
RPM International Inc. announced that unusually strong performance in its prior-year first quarter dampened comparative results for the fiscal 2015 first quarter that ended August 31, 2014, but that the company is maintaining its full-year earnings guidance for fiscal 2015, which was issued July 28, 2014.
AkzoNobel has launched the latest edition of its annual global study of color trends, providing added impetus for the company's recently launched Human Cities initiative, which has color as one of its main pillars.
On September 25, PPG Industries marked the opening of a regional headquarters for its architectural coatings business in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
The Clinton Global Initiative acknowledged AkzoNobel's promise to help cities around the world build more resilience to the challenges of the 21st century.
The PPG Industries Foundation is sponsoring more than $340,000 worth of undergraduate college scholarships in 2014 for U.S. students in communities where PPG Industries operates.
PPG Industries has begun operation of a new packaging unit installed at its Gonfreville, France, coatings plant and aerospace application support center.