PPG has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Industria Chimica Reggiana (ICR) S.p.A., a manufacturer of paints and coatings for the automotive refinish and light industrial coatings industries.

Axalta is making a splash with its 2020 Global Automotive Color of the Year "Sea Glass."

At SEMA, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes and a number of well-known painters came together to auction off one-of-a-kind artwork, raising more than $25,000 for the Blazing Trails Scholarship Fund.

PPG has appointed Kevin R. Walling as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective Feb. 10, 2020.

BASF will continue to invest in its coatings site in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, in South China, by constructing a new facility for automotive refinish coatings that will start production in the first half of 2022.

AkzoNobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Mauvilac Industries Limited, a leading paint and coatings company in Mauritius.

Innovative Chemical Products Group announced that it has acquired Hi-Tech Coatings, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance coatings for the packaging and commercial printing industries, from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

Benjamin Moore has opened a new distribution center in Lewisville, Texas.

Akzo Nobel N.V. has completed the acquisition of French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

Tnemec Co. Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and architectural protective coatings, has purchased assets of Textured Coatings of America Inc.