Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) reported a six percent increase in third-quarter revenue compared with the same period last year, a result of favorable currency effects and pricing actions.
PPG Industries reported third-quarter 2012 net sales of $3.8 billion. Net income for the quarter was $339 million, or $2.18 per diluted share, including nonrecurring charges.
Proposed ASTM standards for aerosol products and artist pastels are among the current activities of Subcommittee D01.57 on Artist Paints and Related Materials, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications.
PPG Industries has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of Spraylat Corp., a privately owned industrial coatings company based in Pelham, NY.
Resinate Materials Group, a supplier of resins to the paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants market, has expanded its R&D team with the addition of Mathew Brown and Kyle McGrath.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Jason Butt K-FLEX® Sales Manager for the North American market (United States and Canada).
Special-effect coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group enabled Virgin Atlantic Airways to have the unique reflectivity and bright, vibrant color the airline’s design and engineering teams wanted for its new livery.
Argex Titanium Inc. (Argex) has hired Canadian engineering services firm GENIVAR Inc. to conduct a feasibility study on the economic viability of a titanium dioxide (TiO2) first-module production facility.