BASF in conjunction with HORN, its extender distributor in the western region of the United States, received the 2014 Supplier Excellence award from Behr Paint.
Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings has hired 20-year industry veteran Derrick Castle to lead project development work for the bridge and highway market.
RPM International Inc. announced that a new director nominee, Jenniffer D. Deckard, is included in the company’s proxy statement for her election at its annual stockholders’ meeting on October 8, 2015.
National Paint Industries, North Brunswick, NJ, has acquired General Coatings Technologies, Brooklyn, New York, a manufacturer of paint and coatings serving the architectural and commercial maintenance market.
Axalta Coating Systems has embarked on a new partnership between its North America Powder business and National Coatings & Supplies (NCS), a nationwide distributor.
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $120,000 to the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for its Materials Research Institute (MRI) Student Assistantship Program and additional programming.