The Sherwin-Williams Foundation has partnered with The Urban League of Greater Cleveland (ULGC) to develop and launch an innovative new Construction Accelerator Program (CAP) with the goal of driving long-term growth and success for Northeast Ohio minority-owned businesses.  

Archroma is collaborating with the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) and its Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies (CARS) department, aiming to further the education of its students in the area of color management expertise. 

At the 2022 American Coatings Show, specialty chemicals distributor IMCD US, part of IMCD Group, announced an inaugural scholarship available for university students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year.

BASF’s Coatings division has signed a new multi-year Global Industry Partnership with WorldSkills International to help develop new talent in the automotive refinish industry.

The Polymers & Coatings Technology program in the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) has entered a strategic partnership with GDB International Inc., a multinational conglomerate and leader in the paint recycling industry that specializes in producing a diverse range of recycled paints.

Partners in the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative announced an ambitious goal to expand support and funding for under-represented groups to pursue a degree in a science, technology, engineering or math field at historically black colleges or universities.

Axalta and LP Building Solutions recently partnered with The Crayon Initiative and the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation to donate crayons to children hospitalized at Atrium Health Cabarrus. 

For the second consecutive year, Hexion Inc. will support the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI), the chemical industry’s collaborative equity, diversity and inclusion initiative aimed at creating pathways for more underrepresented groups to enter and succeed in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers in the chemical industry. 

PPG recently announced the opening of an interactive chemistry laboratory at the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, Italy.