BASF has named Paul Whittleston Vice President for Automotive Refinish Coatings in North America, effective January 1, 2013.

In a move to strengthen distribution in Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavian markets, Perstorp AB has signed a distribution agreement with Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (NRC), Hamburg, Germany.

Watson Standard, Pittsburgh, has acquired certain assets of Delta Coatings Corp., Melrose Park, IL, a privately owned coatings company that specializes in coatings for the general industrial and packaging industries.

Industry veteran John Sweeney has joined matchmycolor LLC as its Business Development Manager, Americas.

The board of directors of RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has approved a change in the payment date of its regular quarterly cash dividend.

PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group received a 2012 Chairman’s Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA) at METALCON, an annual conference dedicated to metal construction products, technologies and solutions.

AkzoNobel has signed an expanded joint venture agreement with the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group of companies, strengthening its position in the Middle East.

Dow Coating Materials, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, plans to expand production of its dispersants product line in response to increasing global demand.

General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, served as keynote speaker for the inaugural Thomas Lord Charitable Trust Lecture on November 27, 2012, at Little Hall Theater in Quantico, VA.

Piedmont Chemical (Piedmont) announced a new offering of renewable, sustainable polyester polyols.