PPG announced the completion of nine COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® projects in partnership with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania to help revitalize and bring color to various organizations in Pittsburgh – PPG’s global headquarters city.

TECHKON, an innovation leader in high-precision color measurement solutions for the global print and packaging communities, has donated to Clemson's Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics.

Nordson Corp. has received the Carlsbad Business Achievement & Distinction Award for Community Footprint (for profit) from the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Carlsbad, California.

In recognition of their leadership and contributions to the manufacturing industry, Covestro LLC employees Susan Dadd, Katherine Hoerner and Stephanie Strazisar were selected as recipients of the Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Awards, presented by The Manufacturing Institute.

Covestro LLC announced the launch of its North American supplier diversity program, building on its commitment to create a more diverse, inclusive and innovative culture.

Coatings manufacturer Axalta, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited de Mexico and the government of Michoacan, Mexico, formally inaugurated two waste water treatment plants in key communities in Michoacán.

On May 19, 2018, paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems partnered with Atrium Health's Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital, Hendrick Motorsports, LP Building Products and GoBabyGo! to build custom vehicles for children from the Charlotte area with mobility issues.

PPG has completed a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project in Wuppertal, Germany, that helped revitalize a house for single parents and their children.

Pollution abatement company Ship & Shore Environmental Inc., Long Beach, California, has joined forces with UC Irvine to start a program of collaboration, exchange of best practices, research and professional engagements.

To support up-and-coming spray painters and young talent, BASF's Coatings division has signed on to be a global sponsor of the WorldSkills International umbrella association until at least 2019.