PPG, a global leader in protective and marine coatings, and the global quality assurance and risk management company DNV GL, have signed a collaboration agreement focused on operational data analysis using DNV GL's next-generation hull analysis methodologies.

PPG has announced plans for a new distribution center in Flower Mound, Texas.

Production has started at AkzoNobel's new powder coatings plant in Changzhou, China.

Jotun Australia announced the introduction of yachting products to the Australian yacht and superyacht industry.

On May 19, 2018, paint and coatings manufacturer Axalta Coating Systems partnered with Atrium Health's Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital, Hendrick Motorsports, LP Building Products and GoBabyGo! to build custom vehicles for children from the Charlotte area with mobility issues.

PPG completed a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project in Pittsburgh that helped revitalize different areas of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.

Axalta has commissioned construction of a new 10,200-square-meter Australian headquarters in Marsden Park, in western Sydney.

BASF was named a 2017 General Motors Supplier of the Year for the 13th time since 2002.

AkzoNobel has become the recommended supplier of automotive refinishes for Mercedes-Benz China, the country's leading luxury auto brand.

AkzoNobel announced that shareholders have voted in favor of all resolutions at the company's Annual General Meeting and approved the appointment of Nils Anderson to the Supervisory Board.