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.

Stahl, based in the Netherlands, has acquired Clariant’s Leather Services Business.

RPM International Inc. announced the promotions of three employees.

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.

Specialty chemicals group ALTANA, Wesel, Germany, is significantly expanding its presence in China.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. has selected Archway Sales Inc. to represent its epoxy resin, curing agent and modifier product lines.

PPG Industries’ coil and building products coatings group announced that it will reintroduce DURANAR^®ADS (air-dried system) fluoropolymer coatings this summer, three years after the products were withdrawn from the market.

Emulsion polymer manufacturer Sythomer LLC announced a new national distribution contract in the United States with Omya Inc.

PCCR USA Inc. (PCCR), a subsidiary of Polynt Group, has completed upgrades and new installations at its facility in Carpentersville, IL.