Integrating sustainable practices into its day-to-day operations, Almouj Marina at The Wave, Muscat in Oman has teamed up with researchers from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman's only public university, in a unique project to develop technologically enhanced, nontoxic coatings to be used on boats, submerged structures and industrial equipment.

PPG Industries has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Flood^® Australia, which manufactures and distributes specialty wood stain and paint additive solutions for consumer, commercial and industrial applications.

Q-Lab, a leader in accelerated weathering equipment and outdoor exposure test services, announced that Gary Cornell was recently elected as Vice-Chair of the Society for Automotive Engineering (SAE) Textile and Flexible Plastics Committee.

Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high-grade titanium dioxide (TiO₂), has hired Serge Depatie to be VP of Communications and Investor Relations.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association’s (CPCA) highest honor, the Roy Kennedy Outstanding Achievement Award for 2015, will be presented to Mark Kurschner, President of Product Care Association.

The board of directors of RPM International Inc. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, payable on April 30, 2015 to stockholders of record as of April 13, 2015.

BASF announced it will expand its capacity for the production of Paliocrom^® effect pigments in Ludwigshafen, Germany, by more than 20 percent by 2017.

Benjamin Moore has kicked off what the company characterizes as the most robust and ambitious advertising campaign in its history.

AkzoNobel is exploring new ways of increasing business value by piloting a unique four-dimensional approach.

The new PPG PITTSBURGH PAINTS^® brand announced its exclusive paint-brand partnership with Independent We Stand, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the revival of independent, locally owned and operated businesses.