Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group L.P. has completed its acquisition of paint and coatings manufacturer DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion.
A new ASTM International standard describes methods of preparing surfaces of hot-dip galvanized iron and steel for powder coating and the application of powder coating materials.
Coatings manufacturer Teknos Group Oy, Helsinki, Finland, has acquired the entire share capital of Estonia-based Kemiflora Kaubandus OÜ from AS Kemiflora.
The Protech-Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has reached an agreement to purchase the thermoplastic powder and liquid coatings businesses of the Thermoclad Co., Erie, PA.
Exova’s corrosion control scientist, Dr. Chris Fowler, has been named a Fellow of NACE International, the world’s largest organization dedicated to the study of corrosion.
Attorney Jerome Heckman passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2013. Heckman’s work with SPI, the plastics industry trade association, spans nearly 60 years.