Developed to deliver on the staining needs of the professional, the new Flood Pro Series line combines popular existing formulas with several new and improved formulas to provide highly durable products with easy application.

PressurePlus is a one-step, deep penetrating, natural wood treatment for all types (new and existing) of pressure-treated lumber.

AkzoNobel announced that it will create a Regional Service Center for Wood Coatings at its Warwick, Quebec, site.

The Sansin Corp. announced that DayCor Avenue Paints and Wallpaper, a retailer of paint and home improvement coatings for the contractor and homeowner in the San Francisco Bay Area, will carry Sansin’s interior and exterior wood protection products.

AkzoNobel has opened a €2.5 million technical application center for its Wood Coatings business in Malmö, Sweden.

The Sansin Corp. announced that Miller Paint Co. Inc., a manufacturer-retailer of paint and coatings in the Pacific Northwest, will carry Sansin’s Dec deep penetrating two-coat protection and ENS, a durable finish for exterior wood, in all 51 Miller Paint locations.

Chemline specially formulated wood coatings offer OEMs higher production levels and lower labor costs because they are fast cure and require a minimal staging/curing area.

PPG Industries’ building products-interior coatings group announced that Somerset Hardwood Flooring, Somerset, KY, has been accredited as a member of the PPG CAP CERTIFIED APPLICATOR PROGRAM^® (PPG/CAP) group and is the first program participant accredited to apply DURETHANE^® wood coatings by PPG to hardwood floors.

The Wood Coatings Product Guide is a new mobile app designed to help wood coatings formulators identify advanced Lubrizol chemistries that help achieve a wide range of performance needs.

RPM International Inc. announced that its tremco illbruck Group has acquired Firetherm Intumescent & Insulation Supplies Ltd., a UK market leader in fire-stopping solutions for the construction industry.