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A lot has changed in automotive coatings, and the premier automotive coatings conference, Future Of Coatings Under Study (FOCUS), has been helping coatings formulators to stay on the leading edge of technology.

Chromaflo Technologies Corp. has executed a purchase agreement with Elementis Specialties Inc. in which Chromaflo Technologies has acquired the Elementis Tint-Ayd^® line of colorant products and select Dapro^® driers supplied from the United States.

New York’s State Senate Environmental Conservation Committee approved legislation sponsored by Senator Tom O’Mara to establish an industry-sponsored Paint Stewardship Program to reduce a burden on local governments that are currently responsible for collecting and disposing of most post-consumer, unused paint.

BioAmber Inc. announced operational and financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2016.

The Valspar Corp. announced that its Automotive division has begun a major extension of its Technology Center in Lelystad, the Netherlands.

An enthusiastic response to AkzoNobel's Imagine Chemistry initiative has resulted in more than 200 innovative ideas being submitted by chemistry start-ups, scientists, research groups and students around the world.

Oxea has started the construction of a new world-scale propanol unit at its production site at Bay City, Texas.

Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd., a provider of in-tank mixing solutions, announced a new partnership agreement with Mid-State Machine & Fabricating Corp., Lakeland, Florida, to serve its customer base in Florida.

Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, has officially inaugurated its new Global Center of Excellence for Surface & Coating Technology, which opened on March 15.