At the 44th edition of WorldSkills, the world championship of apprenticeships, 26 spray painters proved that automotive refinishing is a highly complex trade.

Beckers Group is the first coil coatings company to receive the GreenPro Certificate, a product certification given by the Confederation of Indian Industry, that recognizes Beckers' Beckry®Therm paint systems as sustainable throughout their life cycle.

The municipal water tank in Destin, Florida, is this year's winner of the Tank of the Year competition sponsored by Tnemec Co. Inc., a leading provider of high-performance coatings.

Diamond Vogel Paint's 2018 Color of the Year is Atmospheric Pressure (0587), a soft, lavender-infused blue from the company's ColorEssentials Collection.

The Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce honored Linetec with a Manufacturing Excellence Award in the category of Large Manufacturers.

Pratt & Lambert® Paints unveiled Heron (27-18) as the brand's 2018 Color of the Year.

Benjamin Moore declared its Color of the Year 2018 is Caliente AF-290, a vibrant and charismatic shade of red.

PPG recently announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project in Shanghai that helped revitalize the fence along Anhua Road in the Changning District.

In cooperation with Audi, Henkel has developed an auto body pre-treatment process. The patented two-step process enables surface treatment of multi-metal auto bodies with aluminum content of up to 100%. 

The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) and Workshops for Warriors entered into an agreement on Sept. 6, 2017, to develop an industrial finishing certificate program for Workshops for Warriors students.