Sudarshan announced that William L. Baker will assume responsibility for the company’s North American Operations for the Industrial Division, responsible for pigments and effect pigments in the coatings, inks and plastics markets.
Private equity firm Huron Capital Partners LLC and industry veteran Ray Chlodney have cofounded Valentus Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Valentus), a platform company in the specialty coatings industry.
Emerald Specialties Group, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has completed an expansion of its R&D/pilot plant capabilities at its Cincinnati, OH, facility.
Coating Innovative Technology Convention 2014, an industry event hosted by PCI’s Shanghai office, took place at the Shanghai Marriott Hotel Parkview on April 22-23.
AkzoNobel and Solvay have joined forces with Ernst & Young to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications.