Axalta Coating Systems announced that Robert Ferris has joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer. 

BASF officials placed a cornerstone for a new waterborne production plant at the company’s manufacturing site in Tultitlan, Mexico. 

AkzoNobel announced the completion of a new, dedicated color mixing cell for its TRINAR^® coatings at the Columbus, Ohio, production facility. 

AkzoNobel announced the appointment of Maarten de Vries as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), starting January 1, 2018. 

AkzoNobel has officially opened the world's most advanced and sustainable paint plant in Ashington, UK.

Akzo Nobel N.V. has appointed new CEO Thierry Vanlancker to be a member of the company’s board of management. 

AkzoNobel has finalized the acquisition of French manufacturer Disa Technology (Disatech). 

AkzoNobel has returned to the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) to lead the rankings again for the fifth time in six years. 

Four students from University of Colorado - Boulder won the third annual BASF science competition, held at the company’s coatings headquarters in Southfield, Michigan. 

AkzoNobel has opened a specialty coatings facility in Dongguan, China, dedicated to producing aerospace coatings for the North and South Asian aviation market.