PPG Industries Inc. has appointed Michael A. Ludlow, vice president, Industrial Coatings, to the newly created position of senior vice president, OEM Coatings, with responsibility for automotive, industrial, packaging, European, and light industrial coatings, and aerospace products.
Ameron International Corp. and PPG Industries Inc. announced an agreement under which Ameron has been appointed a worldwide distributor of PPG's PITT-CHAR XP fire-protective coatings.
Akzo Nobel announced the formal opening of the company's first decorative-coatings production plant in Russia, in a move the company said reflects its plan to tap the "huge potential" of the Russian market.
M.A.B. Paints, Broomall, PA, marked a manufacturing milestone recently when the billionth can of M.A.B. paint rolled off the line at the company's southwest Philadelphia plant.
PPG Industries Inc. said it has developed high-temperature powder coatings that offer superior durability in prolonged exposure to temperatures of up to 600 deg F.
ICI plc Chief Executive Brendan O'Neill told company shareholders that the company continues to set a long-term target of 5-7% annual growth, based on organic growth of 4-5% per year and 1-2% growth from "small bolt-on acquisitions, assuming we find the right opportunities to genuinely add value."