AkzoNobel has completed phase one of the €2.5 million expansion of its performance coatings plant in Cikarang, Indonesia.

The development of a new product that is helping to change the face of the energy and infrastructure markets in Europe has won world-class coatings manufacturer Sherwin-Williams the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2016.

Amfico Agencies Pvt. Ltd. announced a new agreement with Advanced Polymer Coatings Inc. (APC), based in Avon, OH, for marketing representation of APC’s ChemLine^® coatings for the market in India.

This work has validated a place for some novel new polyols with high recycle content combined with high performance for specialty coating applications, where protection of metal surfaces is paramount.

Vijay Mannari, a professor of polymers and coatings at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), has been awarded a $529,000 grant to develop environmentally responsible, high-performance coatings for the U.S. military.

Tnemec Co. Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance protective coatings, has named Chase Bean President and Chief Operating Officer.

Epoxy powder coatings are used in a variety of applications, and whether the coating is decorative, functional or both, a coating’s properties are critical.

LINE-X was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s top 500 Franchises for 2016.

New Zealand-based Altex Coatings has appointed Wynand Kruger to its newly created Technical Manager position.