AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner is expected to return to work by the end of the year, according to the company’s board.

Dunn-Edwards has introduced Ultrashield, a new line of interior/exterior coatings.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals has sponsored the semi-annual technical seminar of the Coatings Research Group Inc. (CRGI).

AkzoNobel has signed an agreement to supply advanced paint technology to McLaren Automotive, building on the existing corporate partnership with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (VMM) Formula 1 team.

PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has developed a “green” selectively strippable coatings system for Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport jets ordered by the U.K. Royal Air Force under the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) program that combines application and performance benefits with reduced repainting time and associated costs.

AkzoNobel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is boosting capacity at one of its U.S. sites in order to meet increasing demand from the semiconductor industry, particularly for the production of light emitting diodes (LEDs).

The Rust-Oleum Group of RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, has acquired Synta Inc., a producer and marketer of exterior wood deck and concrete restoration systems.

PPG Industries has announced several executive appointments.

BASF announced that Karen Broccardo has joined the Automotive Refinish Business group as Distribution Services Manager.

RPM International Inc. announced that Kent Silverberg and Sanja Drobnjak have joined the company’s internal audit team.