RPM International Inc. (RPM) has appointed a new vice president – internal audit and chief audit executive, effective July 19, 2022.

AkzoNobel recently announced plans to invest €20 to increase and improve production at two of its sites in France.

Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. announced that Chris Kuykendall has joined the company’s product management team as fluid-applied segment manager. 

Contaminated printed circuit board assemblies can lead to poor performance. Oils and flux residue can prevent proper adhesion of conformal coatings, while marking inks, adhesives, and other materials can cause PCB delamination, blistering, shorting, dendrite growth, and electrochemical migration. It is therefore critical to remove all leftover manufacturing contaminants and to do it in an environmentally sustainable way. 

AkzoNobel recently announced that it will bolster its performance coatings portfolio after reaching an agreement to acquire the wheel liquid coatings business of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik GmbH. 

AkzoNobel recently announced that Gregoire Poux-Guillaume will become its new CEO as of November 1, 2022, subject to shareholder approval. 

PPG recently announced that it will increase manufacturing output to meet rising demand for its commercial aerospace aftermarket products. 

At Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ booth W10 at Paris Packaging Week 2022, visitors will have the opportunity to view a comprehensive range of surface treatments, coatings, and sealants for the metal packaging industry. 

Covestro recently announced that it will showcase new polyurethane (PU) coating systems and films at this year’s Techtextil trade show, which is being held June 21-24 in Frankfurt, Germany. 

The Waterborne Symposium is seeking submissions from academia, government, and industry for presentations focusing on novel research results in all aspects of coatings.