AkzoNobel has opened a new center for research at its Sassenheim site in the Netherlands.

Axalta Coating Systems, formerly DuPont Performance Coatings, is establishing new headquarters for both its corporate and its North America operations.

PPG Industries reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $4 billion, up 17 percent versus the prior year.

A 51-year-old man was killed on October 9 in an explosion at a facility owned by Dow Chemical in North Andover, MA.

Allnex has completed its acquisition of Bayer MaterialScience’s Desmolux^® product range.

Benjamin Moore & Co., a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Michael Searles to be the company’s new Chief Executive Officer.

INX Digital’s International Marketing Manager has been promoted and assigned additional responsibilities.

Hockmeyer Equipment has hired Robert C. Brungard to be the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Resinate Materials Group Inc., a provider of polyurethane dispersion technology to the coatings industry, has added Rick Tabor to its team.

Camfil Air Pollution Control announced that its parent company, Camfil, Stockholm, Sweden, has appointed Magnus Yngen President and CEO.