Brenntag Specialties Inc. (BSI) has dedicated a new construction applications laboratory in Phoenix, AZ.

The Coatings division of testing group Exova has been chosen by NACE International to provide training for its members in three European territories.

Afa Dispensing Group (Afa), a leader in technologically advanced liquid dispensing systems, is celebrating 40 years of packaging innovation.

PPG Industries has received the necessary approvals from Indian authorities to expand its coatings joint venture and also to create a second joint venture with Asian Paints Ltd., India’s largest coatings company.

Danish-based Hempel has acquired protective linings and coatings manufacturer Blome International, O'Fallon, MO, through its U.S.-based affiliate Hempel USA Inc., Conroe, TX.

The exterior of the historic battleship USS Iowa has been repainted using PSX^®ONE coating, a one-component acrylic-siloxane coating introduced last year by PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings business (PMC).

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has released a new safety video that examines the concept of inherent safety and its application across industry.

Jotun has opened its powder coatings factory and regional R&D facility in China.

Reactive Surfaces, Austin, TX, will open the doors of its new coatings manufacturing plant in Hattiesburg, MS, starting in July 2012.

DuPont Refinish will discontinue the inclusion of leaded pigments in all of its refinish paint products by the end of 2012.