RPM International Inc. announced that the continuing strength of the U.S. dollar against most foreign currencies, coupled with rainy weather in North America, dampened performance for the fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 31, 2015.

AkzoNobel has opened a new production line for coil coatings at its facility in Garcia, Mexico.

Axalta Coating Systems announced that Steve Markevich has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President.

The Beautiful China Environment Forum, an environmental protection event organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, the China Forum of Environmental Journalists and C-SR.net, successfully held its third meeting of 2015 in Qingdao recently.

AkzoNobel announced plans to invest in its Performance Coatings business in Vietnam.

PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has broken ground on a new application development center for liquid coatings at its Oak Creek, WI, plant.

Axalta Coating Systems’ new Global Innovation Center will be located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.

The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $15,000 to the U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER^® (USSRC) Foundation in Huntsville, AL, for sponsorship of a team and a special week in the AVIATION CHALLENGE^® Camp at the center.

AkzoNobel has been ranked number one on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year.

PPG Industries has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Chemfil Canada Limited, a joint venture of PPG and Madinal Enterprises.