International Paint LLC, a provider of protective coatings, linings and fire protection products, has appointed Scott Doering to the newly created position of Vice President Protective Coatings Business Development, North America.

Archway Sales Inc. has hired Kaley Bergkoetter as an Accounting Specialist at the company’s Saint Louis, MO, office.

TOLSA Group has appointed E.W. Kaufmann Co., Bristol, PA, to represent TOLSA’s line of UltraSpheres™ Ceramic Microspheres.

DuPont Powder Coatings has transitioned the DuPont™ Alesta^® RAL product line from the standard triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) to hydroxyalkylamide (HAA), TGIC-free chemistry.

Royal DSM, Heerlen, the Netherlands, is increasing the installed manufacturing capacity for KhepriCoat^® anti-reflective coating.

Specialty chemicals distributor DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is now a distributor for Tagra’s range of encapsulated actives, oils and pigments.

BASF has opened a new polyurethane system house in Tianjin, China.

Asian Paints announced its financial results for the quarter and six months ended September 30, 2012.

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., will introduce Natrosol Performax hydroxyethylcellulose, a break-through paint thickening technology, at the ChinaCoat 2012 trade show in November.

The Valspar Corp. announced plans to expand its research and development campus and renovate its former headquarters building, located in downtown Minneapolis.