People living in remote and isolated Amazonian communities will now have access to primary healthcare, thanks to the support of a medical ship operated by Vine Trust and restored using coatings from AkzoNobel.

PPG has opened a new 300-square-meter training center for automotive refinish professionals in Pillar, Argentina.

Axalta Coating Systems has acquired Plascoat Systems Limited, a supplier of thermoplastic powder coatings, from its parent company, International Process Technologies (IPT) Ltd.

AkzoNobel has nominated two new supervisory board members, Sue Clark and Patrick Thomas, and announced its intention to nominate a third member.

Axalta Coating Systems has recently opened a new training facility in Bentley, Perth, Australia.

Vogel Paint Inc., Orange City, Iowa, announced changes to the company’s leadership.

For the first half of 2017, AkzoNobel reported an increase in volumes by 2%, driven by Decorative Paints and Specialty Chemicals, and an increase in overall revenue of 4%, mainly due to volume growth and acquisitions.

RPM International Inc. announced that David P. Reif III, formerly Group President of the RPM Performance Coatings Group, has been appointed President – RPM Industrial Segment.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business has finalized the first application agreement for biobased polymers to result from its collaboration with specialty polymers company Itaconix.

Axalta Coating Systems has made a binding offer to acquire the European and Chinese operations of IVA, one of the world’s leading wire enamel manufacturers, from its parent company Superior Essex.