Major German corporations are increasingly taking stakes in startups in order to profit from their creativity.

Market research firm IRL announced the launch of a new edition of its regional title, A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry.

Experts at AkzoNobel have created the company’s latest color trend guide.

The European Union has commissioned Wageningen University and Research center (Wageningen UR) Food & Biobased Research (FBR) institute to perform pre-normative research into standards for biobased products.

Latest figures from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) show that for the second consecutive year, paint sales have outperformed GDP, with an increase of 5% in volume during 2014, against economic growth of 3%.

Green Biologics (GBL) announced the closing of an internal follow-on equity round of $42 million co-led by Swire Pacific Limited and Sofinnova Partners.

RadTech Europe (RTE), the European association for UV and EB curing technology, is inviting industry professionals to submit papers for the 2015 RadTech Europe Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for October 13–15, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.