William “Doni” Riddle, of the Sherwin-Williams Co., was awarded the John D. Keane Award of Merit by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC).

Arturo Hernandez has joined RPM International Inc. as Director of Global Compliance.

As part of PPG Industries’ acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel, Scott B. Sinetar, Vice President, PPG Architectural Coatings, North America, is set to lead the combined architectural coatings business.

BASF has set up a new Coatings Technical Competence Center ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) in Bangkok, Thailand.

AkzoNobel has announced its intention to invest a further EUR 65 million in China. The investment will be used to boost capacity and improve operational excellence at AkzoNobel's surface chemistry manufacturing sites in Boxing and Ningbo.

The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, has named James L. Muehlbauer to be the company’s new Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.

The Valspar Corp. reported results for the first-quarter ended January 25, 2013, with first-quarter sales totaling $875.2 million compared to $885.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.

Kenneth N. Edwards, retired CEO of the Dunn-Edwards Corp. and one of the country’s leading polymer chemists, passed away on February 20, 2013. He was 80.

Hentzen Coatings Inc., Milwaukee, WI, one of the largest manufacturers of industrial coatings in the United States, has purchased the assets of CrossLink Powder Coatings of Clearwater, FL.

Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2012 results.