A full range of protective coatings for architectural lighting and heating systems that need to match the décor of homes, offices and institutions has been introduced.

Coating formulators are reducing solvent content to comply with more stringent environmental regulations on VOC emissions, constraining the performance of new protective and marine coatings.

The European Coatings Conference, “Protective Coatings,” is taking place September 12–13, 2013, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

The topsides of the USS Freedom have been repainted using AMERCOAT® 240 edge-retention epoxy and PSX® 700SG epoxy-polysiloxane coatings by the company’s protective and marine coatings (PMC) business.

PPG Industries has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland.

Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal) has acquired Arnco, one of the world’s largest suppliers of polyurethane products.

Castolin Eutectic has acquired Monitor Coatings Group, a privately held company that provides surface engineering in extreme environments.