Sea-Land Chemical Co. recently announced it has hired Erin Thinschmidt as a New Customer Service specialist.

PPG Industries recently announced it has begun operation of a new packaging unit installed at its Gonfreville, France, coatings plant and aerospace application support center.

MACtac® Distributor Products recently announced it has teamed up with the nonprofit Portraits of Hope.

Kelly-Moore Paint Co. recently announced the opening of its 5,400-sq-ft store in Petaluma, Calif.

Fishman Corp. recently announced it has received the 2014 Frost and Sullivan Manufacturing Leadership Award.

PPG Industries recently announced an investment of about $40 million in its coatings manufacturing facility located in Sumare, São Paulo, Brazil.

AkzoNobel recently announced the appointment of Maëlys Castella to the position of chief financial officer.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced it has recognized Archway Sales LLC as an authorized distributor.

Huntsman Corp. announced that it experienced an unplanned manufacturing disruption within its Polyurethanes division.

RPM International Inc. announced that Viapol Ltda., part of The Euclid Chemical Co. and RPM’s Performance Coatings Group, has acquired Betumat Quimica Ltda.