Paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced that the company's first quarter net sales of $1,119.3 million decreased 4.5% year-over-year, including 4.8% negative foreign currency impacts.
Nordson Corp. has received the Carlsbad Business Achievement & Distinction Award for Community Footprint (for profit) from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Carlsbad, California.
FRX Polymers Inc., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, announced a joint development agreement with China's Yoo-Point Group for the production of water-based emulsions that contain FRX Polymers' Nofia® phosphonate halogen-free flame retardants.
AW-Lake Co.'s parent organization, TASI Group, recently acquired ONICON, a private company specializing in the design and manufacture of flow meters and energy measurement systems.
By sponsoring the WorldSkills competition, a world championship of non-academic occupations, the Automotive Refinish business unit of BASF's Coatings division supports young talent, inspires them and makes them excited about the spray-painting profession.
Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., an environmental products and services company specializing in air pollution solutions, announced the launch of a new division called Ship & Shore Technologies.
More than 90 members of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) met with Congressional representatives and regulatory officials in Washington on Wednesday.