PPG marked the opening of a $49 million paint and coatings manufacturing facility and commercial operation in the Lipetsk region of Russia.

BASF is expanding its automotive coatings production in North America with investments of nearly $40 million over the next two years.

Axalta Coating Systems formally opened its newest investment in innovation, the Asia-Pacific Technology Center (APTC), in the Minhang District of Shanghai.

PPG announced that the new air traffic control tower at San Francisco International Airport, featuring DURANAR^® SUNSTORM^® coatings by PPG, has earned a Chairman’s Award for design excellence from the Metal Construction Association (MCA).

PPG has earned recognition for AEROCRON™ electrocoat aerospace primer in the supplier category of the 2017 Safran Innovation Awards, including first-place honors from Safran Nacelles and second place from parent company Safran.

BASF announced plans to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia-Pacific, to be located at the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China.

AkzoNobel has completed the €2.6 million ($3.5 million) expansion of its U.S. research and development facilities in Houston.

TCI Powder Coatings, a subsidiary of RPM International Inc., announced the opening of its new Product Development Laboratory in Americus, Georgia.

Responding to current and expected production needs for Thailand and Southeast Asia, AkzoNobel has opened a new Performance Coatings production facility in Chonburi, Thailand.