AkzoNobel has appointed Maëlys Castella to be the company's new Chief Financial Officer. She will officially take up the position on September 15.

Effective July 1, 2014, Archway Sales LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexeo Solutions LLC, will be an authorized distributor representing Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.’s epoxy resin, curing agent and modifier products.

Specialty chemicals company Clariant inaugurated enhancements to its production capabilities and service support for its customers in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and Pacific (SEA&P) at an official ceremony at its Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, site.

OMNOVA Solutions announced the completion of an expansion at its Le Havre, France, manufacturing facility that will enable the company to increase its capacity to produce specialty acrylic resins for waterborne coatings.

Borchers OM Group has just launched a new Technical Solutions app available in iOS and Android app stores.

Fischer Technology has received accreditation to ISO/ IEC 17025:2005 by the American Association of Accreditation Laboratories.

U.S. Zinc officials announced the expansion of its relationship with KODA Distribution Group (KDG) through the increase of Ribelin’s territory to include the Southeast region.

Paint and coatings manufacturer and retailer Kelly-Moore Paint Co., San Carlos, CA, continues its retail expansion with the opening of a 5,400-square-foot store in Petaluma, located at 905 Lakeville Street. This is Kelly-Moore’s 105^th retail store in northern California.

Iranian researchers from Sharif University of Technology, in association with researchers from Laser and Optic Research Center, have produced a crack-free ceramic coating using nanotechnology.

The World Cup official match ball – the “Brazuca” – packs all the know-how and expertise gained in a nearly 30-year partnership between adidas and Bayer MaterialScience.