The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), Midland, MI, is being sued by paint and coatings manufacturer Akzo Nobel NV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PPG Industries has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for the production of heavy-duty equipment coatings in Tianjin, China.

The following is the rankings of the top global coatings manufacturers and The PCI Top 25 North American coatings manufacturers in 2012.

Steve Markevich has joined Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, as Senior Vice President of the company and President of its OEM coatings segment.

AkzoNobel has announced its intention to divest its decorative paints stores for professionals in Germany to independent wholesale distributors.

PPG Industries marked the start-up of a new electronic materials group (EMG) manufacturing cell at its Springdale, PA, industrial coatings plant.

AkzoNobel intends to concentrate its Dutch-based management personnel in a new office building in the Zuidas business district of Amsterdam by the end of 2015.

PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, CA.

Paint and coating manufacturer Quest Specialty Chemicals, Charleston, SC, has appointed Marjorie (Marj) Shymske President of Quest Construction Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quest Specialty Chemicals.

The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, reported second-quarter 2013 net sales of $1.03 billion, equal to the prior year.