AkzoNobel and Dave Kindig, host of the popular cable TV show “Bitchin’ Rides,” will work together over the next year to jointly develop a new custom color line of automotive paints.

R-M^®, premium automotive refinish paint brand of BASF, has announced the winners of its 12^th International R-M Best Painter Contest.

Uni-Select Inc. announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Guelph Paint and Bumper Supplies Inc. by FinishMaster Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Uni-Select.

Axalta Coating Systems has acquired the business of Geeraets Autolak, a distributor of Axalta’s Cromax^® refinish coating products in the Netherlands for nearly 40 years.

Axalta Coating Systems has launched a Master Refinish Certification program as part of its Learning and Development offering in North America.

General Motors (GM) paint engineering reviewed and approved BASF’s comprehensive standardized test process for its Glasurit and R-M automotive refinish materials.

According to a new report by Allied Market Research, Automotive Refinish Coatings Market, the global market for automotive refinish coatings will be worth $11.3 billion by 2021.

With the launch of new fan deck systems for its Spies Hecker^® Permacron^® 293/295 Series and Standox^® Standocryl^® Basecoat paint systems, Axalta Coating Systems has raised the bar for the industry’s quality standard.

The BASF site in Whitehouse, OH, received the Eagle Award for Excellence for its exceptional performance in environmental, health, safety and security from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council (OCTC) at its 38^th annual conference in Columbus, OH.

FinishMaster Inc., a distributor of paint and related products in the United States, has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets of Gladwin Paint Co. and related entities.