The project brought together 52 PPG volunteers who spent 156 hours on the school’s sports ground. PPG provided more than $11,500 (440,000 baht) in products and services to assist with the project, including 38 gallons (144 liters) of PPG SIGMACOVER^® epoxy paint for the sports ground.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance's new CEO will serve as a non-voting member of the AMPP and AMPP Global Center boards of directors, and is the chief staff officer of a team of 188 employees who are dispersed worldwide.

CWS Lackfabrik GmbH is a family owned company with around 250 employees. CWS has a powder coatings production site in Düren, Germany, and New York, United States, a solid resins production site in Düren, Germany, and a liquid resins production site in Düren and Hamburg, Germany.

Five teams have been established following a recent Discovery Day. AkzoNobel says this has now set in motion the next phase of its initiative, which was launched with 28 partners – including customers, suppliers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and academia – in May 2022.

New production capabilities will enable the company to locally produce and deliver bonded metallic powder coatings to its customers in North Africa. The increased demand for bonded products is being driven by the huge development in construction and growth in domestic appliance manufacturing in the region.

AkzoNobel has announced its Supervisory Board chair will step down at the Annual General meeting (AGM) to be held in April 2023, where his successor will be nominated for appointment.

The new site offers a comprehensive portfolio of applied surface treatment products and solutions to various market segments, including but not limited to automotive OEM and components, coil, general industry, cold forming, aerospace, aluminum finishing, and glass.

The project was constructed in accordance with the BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Excellent environmental rating, which looks at the ecology of buildings, including a requirement for very low VOC emissions in surface treatment products.

The non-profit organization, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary, announced its 2022 election results and installed its new officers, directors, and council representatives during a ceremony at its SME Fall Gala conducted November 6, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Their terms begin in January 2023.

With demand for driver-assisted and electric vehicles (EVs) increasing and repairs becoming increasingly complex, AkzoNobel says collision body repair shops are having to re-tool with capital-intensive equipment to compete. A similar challenge is talent and the need to rapidly upskill the existing workforce, while coping with labor shortages.