PPG Industries reported record fourth- quarter 2013 net sales from continuing operations of $3.7 billion, up $459 million, or 14 percent, versus the prior year.

Axalta Coating Systems, Philadelphia, broke ground on a new $50 million eco-friendly waterborne coatings facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai on January 10.

PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has qualified AEROCRON™ electrocoat primer to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications.

RPM International Inc. reported record sales, net income and diluted earnings per share for its fiscal 2014 second quarter that ended November 30, 2013, driven by volume increases in both its industrial and consumer segments and improved operating margins at most of its business units.

PPG Industries announced that Shelley J. Bausch will join the company as Vice President, Global Industrial Coatings, effective January 16.

AkzoNobel has joined the Together for Sustainability (TfS) initiative, a move that will help drive improvements throughout the company’s global supply chain.

The Valspar Corp. reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 25, 2013.

AkzoNobel announced plans to optimize the manufacturing footprint of its coil coatings sites in Europe and Russia by concentrating production at three strategic sites.

PPG Industries announced that Diane M. Kappas has been appointed Vice President, Americas, for the protective and marine coatings (PMC) business, effective December 1.

Mexico’s competition authority has again rejected Sherwin-Williams’ bid to acquire Mexican paint company Consorcio Comex S.A. de C.V.