BASF announced plans to build its first regional Automotive Application Center in Asia-Pacific, to be located at the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China.
NACE International Institute (NII) has acquired Master Painters Institute (MPI), the leading paint performance certification organization in North America.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) reports that Europe’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has issued an “advisory opinion” that titanium dioxide (TiO2) be classified as a Category 2 carcinogen under the EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.
RadTech International North America is inviting industry professionals to submit an abstract for RadTech UV+EB Technology & Conference 2018, scheduled for May 7-9, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.
PPG has named Tim Behmlander Aerospace General Manager for the Americas and Reiner Stamm to succeed him as Aerospace General Manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Specialty chemicals distributor Maroon Group announced the addition of Rob Lorenzini as Technology Manager, a newly created position within the company.
PPG announced that it was named Supplier of the Year and earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program for 2016.