Axalta has opened a Learning and Development Center dedicated to industrial wood coatings technology in Pomona, California.

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced that its board of directors has appointed Robert Bryant, Axalta's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to the additional role of interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

BASF's Coatings division has opened a new laboratory for automotive OEM coatings at its site in Münster, Germany.

Akzo Nobel N.V. has acquired Xylazel S.A., a 100% subsidiary of Pharma Mar S.A, a provider of wood coatings in Spain.

Axalta has signed a multi-year agreement to become the Official Paint Partner of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Sherwin-Williams Co. hosted Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly on Thursday, Aug. 30 at the company's Warrensville, Ohio, lab to demonstrate its innovative protective coatings solutions for combatting corrosion in harsh marine environments.

Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut has been saved and restored thanks to a successful fundraising campaign and the application of coatings donated by AkzoNobel.

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings is supporting a new initiative to raise the level of fire safety standards worldwide.

Customers are the main focus of a new training center opened by AkzoNobel at its Santo André site near São Paulo, Brazil.

Paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, reporting second quarter net sales of $1,206.5 million, an increase of 10.8% year-over-year.