AkzoNobel recently announced it has finalized the $1.05 billion sale of its North American Decorative Paints business to PPG Industries Inc.

Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema Inc., recently announced distributors for acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsion products in North America for floor care and cleaning applications.

The Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) of the American Chemical Society recently announced that Gordon P. Bierwagen, Ph.D., will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2013.

The prepolymer reportedly makes it easier to embed fire retardant properties in hot spray polyurea systems.

Researchers at PPG Industries’ Allison Park, Pa., Coatings Innovation Center (CIC) are doing their part to help automakers reach fuel efficiency standards.

This company has developed a new polyacrylate binder that can reportedly be used to formulate topcoats with a very low concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The product is reportedly suitable for both clearcoats and pigmented coatings, primers, and topcoats.

CN9062 is a high-functionality liquid oligomer that reportedly brings significant scratch resistance to demanding coatings applications.

Ferro Corp. recently reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.

Suitable for adhesives and coatings, the new lamps can reportedly provide improved performance in the same small form factor but higher peak irradiance.