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BASF and Carlyle Reach Agreement on Coatings Business
BASF has entered into a binding agreement to divest its automotive OEM coatings, refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses 鈥 collectively known as BASF Coatings 鈥 to funds managed by The Carlyle Group, in partnership with the Qatar Investment Authority.
Sherwin-Williams Completes Acquisition of Suvinil
The Sherwin-Williams Company has completed the acquisition of BASF's Brazilian architectural paints business Suvinil following the announcement of a definitive agreement in February of this year and subsequent customary regulatory approvals.
BASF Expands Production Capacity in T眉rkiye
BASF has started a new production line dedicated to dispersions for architectural coatings and construction materials at its facility in Dilovas谋, T眉rkiye. The expansion has significantly increased production capacity, allowing BASF to meet the rising demand for dispersions in T眉rkiye, the Middle East, and Northwest Africa.
AkzoNobel Becomes Exclusive Supplier for Solar Absorbing Wall Technology
AkzoNobel has become exclusive paint supplier to the Calosol heat-retaining fa莽ade, a coating which can warm up or cool down a building鈥攁nd a technology it helped to create.
Solera Announces Partnership with PPG
Solera announced a strategic partnership with PPG to integrate PPG鈥檚 premium automotive refinish coatings鈥攊ncluding NEXA AUTOCOLOR庐 and MAXMEYER庐 brands鈥攊nto Solera鈥檚 Sustainable Estimatics platform. The collaboration will reportedly enable PPG customers to measure CO鈧 emissions per repair based on factors such as repair method, paint application process, and drying conditions.
Compliance Date for National Aerosol Rule Moved to January 2027
On July 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register interim final action to revise the compliance date in the recent amendments to the national aerosol coatings rule. In response to industry concerns, EPA is delaying the compliance date from July 17, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2027.
PHMSA Issues Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Aimed at Reducing Regulatory Burdens
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued several notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register aimed at reducing existing regulatory burdens that impact our industry. Notably, one of the NPRMs responds to a petition AV头等舱 filed in 2017.
California鈥檚 DTSC Proposes to Add Microplastics to Candidate Chemicals List of Safer Consumer Products Program
California鈥檚 Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) is proposing a definition of microplastics, and the addition of microplastics to the candidate chemicals list under California鈥檚 Safer Consumer Products Program. The agency is accepting comments on the proposal through Aug. 4, 2025.
SCAQMD Public Hearing for Proposed Amendments to Solvent Cleaning Operations Rule Set for June 6
California鈥檚 South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) on May 6 issued a notice of public hearing for Proposed Amended Rule 1171 (Solvent Cleaning Operations). The district has also published the draft rule language and draft staff report on its website.
Statement of the American Coatings Association on Tariffs Imposed on Canada, Mexico and China
New tariffs imposed on the paint and coatings industry鈥檚 largest trading partners will introduce disruptions and increased costs into the production of essential consumer products, including medical devices and pharmaceuticals, food production equipment and grocery items, automobiles, and aerospace applications, among others.
BASF and Carlyle Reach Agreement on Coatings Business
BASF has entered into a binding agreement to divest its automotive OEM coatings, refinish coatings, and surface treatment businesses 鈥 collectively known as BASF Coatings 鈥 to funds managed by The Carlyle Group, in partnership with the Qatar Investment Authority.
Sherwin-Williams Completes Acquisition of Suvinil
The Sherwin-Williams Company has completed the acquisition of BASF's Brazilian architectural paints business Suvinil following the announcement of a definitive agreement in February of this year and subsequent customary regulatory approvals.
BASF Expands Production Capacity in T眉rkiye
BASF has started a new production line dedicated to dispersions for architectural coatings and construction materials at its facility in Dilovas谋, T眉rkiye. The expansion has significantly increased production capacity, allowing BASF to meet the rising demand for dispersions in T眉rkiye, the Middle East, and Northwest Africa.
AkzoNobel Becomes Exclusive Supplier for Solar Absorbing Wall Technology
AkzoNobel has become exclusive paint supplier to the Calosol heat-retaining fa莽ade, a coating which can warm up or cool down a building鈥攁nd a technology it helped to create.
Solera Announces Partnership with PPG
Solera announced a strategic partnership with PPG to integrate PPG鈥檚 premium automotive refinish coatings鈥攊ncluding NEXA AUTOCOLOR庐 and MAXMEYER庐 brands鈥攊nto Solera鈥檚 Sustainable Estimatics platform. The collaboration will reportedly enable PPG customers to measure CO鈧 emissions per repair based on factors such as repair method, paint application process, and drying conditions.
David Fairhurst Presented with AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award
AV头等舱 presented its 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award to David Fairhurst, Ph.D., president of Colloid Consultants, Ltd. Fairhurst received the honor at the聽2025 CoatingsTech Conference聽for his paper, 鈥淟ow Field (LF)-NMR Relaxation 鈥 A Useful Technique for QC and to Determine the Equivalency of Materials for Coatings Formulations,鈥 coauthored by Ravi Sharma, Ph.D., and principal research fellow at Mageleka Inc.; and Ralph Jan W枚rheide, M.Eng., and president and founder of Metromation Inc.
Follow AV头等舱 as it Celebrates the Inaugural World Paint and Coatings Week
From March 24 through March 28, AV头等舱 will join the World Coatings Council and paint and coatings associations and companies from around the world in this exciting global initiative launching across social media channels.聽
Dr. Lipiin Sung to Deliver Mattiello Memorial Lecture at AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Dr. Lipiin Sung, research physicist and project leader in the Infrastructure Materials Group of the Materials and Structural Systems Division of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference.
AV头等舱鈥檚 New Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry Now Available
The new Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024鈥2029) offers quantitative and qualitative data analysis, with 5-year projections for sector and segment performance. It is a robust resource for insight into the $202 billion global coatings industry.
Andrea Wagner Watts to Deliver Keynote Address at AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Andrea Wagner Watts, building science education manager at GAF, will deliver the keynote address at AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference. The conference 鈥 AV头等舱鈥檚 leading technical event 鈥 will be held April 28-30, at the Omni William Penn, in Pittsburgh, Pa, and embrace the theme, 鈥淐oatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future.鈥
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Names in the News: October 2025
Editor鈥檚 note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company鈥檚 personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email聽publications@paint.org聽with 鈥淣ames in the News鈥 in the ...
New Products October 2025
Editor鈥檚 note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email聽publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions ...
Names in the News: September 2025
Editor鈥檚 note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company鈥檚 personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email聽publications@paint.org聽with 鈥淣ames in the News鈥 in the ...
New Products: September 2025
Editor鈥檚 note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email聽publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions ...
Colorant Effects on Solar Reflectivity and Rheology of Exterior Architectural Coatings
The main objective of this study is to generate formulating knowledge that can be applied for selecting appropriate solar reflective pigments and fillers for exterior wall coatings of various colors ...
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