RPM International Inc.'s Tremco business has acquired Schul International Co. LLC, a manufacturer of joint sealants for commercial construction, and Willseal LLC, a business that markets and sells Schul products.

PPG has opened a new, nearly 450,000-square-foot facility in Flower Mound, Texas.

Paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced that the company's first quarter net sales of $1,119.3 million decreased 4.5% year-over-year, including 4.8% negative foreign currency impacts.

Japan’s Nippon Paint announced the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Betek Boya and its subsidiaries.

A research project that aims to harness the wasted solar energy absorbed by buildings has been launched by a consortium of 13 partners, including AkzoNobel.

RPM International Inc. reported financial results for its fiscal 2019 third quarter ended Feb. 28, 2019, and provided an update on the implementation of its MAP to Growth operating improvement plan.

An investment by AkzoNobel is set to transform the company's wood coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina, into a best-in-class manufacturing site.

Tnemec Co. Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and architectural protective coatings, has acquired St. Louis-based coatings company ProPolymer Coatings.

PPG has reached a multiyear corporate marketing agreement with the current Oakland Raiders. The agreement will make PPG paint brands the Official Paint of the Raiders. Financial details and terms were not disclosed.

AkzoNobel in the UK has officially opened a trailblazing lab complex that can test new products in conditions that mimic the world's most extreme environments. Located in the company’s Felling site, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, the €12.6 million R&D innovation campus fuses the site's 115-year history of product development with state-of-the-art facilities.