The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $1.1 billion, up one percent versus the prior year.

Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that supports coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings Technology Center (CTC) in Wilmington, DE.

Paint and coating manufacturer AkzoNobel has purchased Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization solutions to improve demand predictability and reduce inventory across Europe and Africa.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., Columbus, OH, recently announced the successful start-up of its new plant in Chonburi, Thailand, which is constructed to minimize its potential impact on the surrounding area.

Coating Chemist Bart Smarkucki, of King Industries Inc., received the Best Lifter award in Olympic weightlifting at the Connecticut Open on July 21.

Randolph Products Co. received ISO 9001:2008 certification in July.

In an effort to improve access and usability, Dixie Chemical, a manufacturer of high-performance specialty chemicals and life science intermediates, has updated the look of its website.

Atlas Material Testing Technology, a leader in weathering technology and services, announced that www.accelerated-weathering.com is now live.

Researchers in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO, have overcome technical hurdles in the quest for inexpensive, durable electronics and solar cells made with non-toxic chemicals.

Nubiola’s North American Technical Center, located in Atlanta, hosted a meeting in July where key technical staff from Barcelona, Spain, and Medellin, Colombia, collaborated on projects related to anti-corrosive products.