W. R. Grace & Co. has acquired Chemind Construction Products, a privately held specialty manufacturer and distributor of waterproofing coatings technologies and materials for the design and construction industry.
Bayer MaterialScience LLC has agreed to sell its global powder polyester resins business and its U.S.-based liquid polyester resins merchant business to Stepan Co. of Northfield, IL.
A proposed new ASTM International standard will offer guidelines for selecting wood substrates for the evaluation of the weathering performance of architectural coatings, such as exterior paints, primers and deck finishes.
The Canadian paint and coatings industry now leads the world in post-consumer paint recycling with a waste diversion program in every province of Canada.