The company announced that Chris Evans has been appointed Vice President, Global Strategy, and Colleen Lubic has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations.
A newly updated and automated production line is up and running at AkzoNobel’s Suzhou site in China, part of a €14 million investment designed to accelerate growth and double the plant’s capacity for marine and protective coatings by 2025.
The 10-year agreement increases the share of renewable energy in Covestro’s total electricity consumption in Spain from less than 10% to approximately 30%.
Lauren Pagano, who previously served as Senior Vice President of the Adhesives, Coatings, & Sealants business unit, will also oversee the Spray Foam business unit.
The CoverFlexx Group manufactures and sells coatings for automotive refinish and aftermarket applications, focused on economy customers in North America.
The partnership offers a solution to recycle any brand of unwanted latex or acrylic paint. Consumers can simply place cans of leftover paint in a box and ship it using the pre-affixed shipping label.
Evonik received a platinum rating for its achievements in sustainability, and thus ranks among the top 1% of companies rated by EcoVadis in the past 12 months.
The report from MarketsandMarkets projects market growth driven by a surge in demand attributed to stringent regulations imposed by various governments on the permissible levels of VOCs.