RPM International Inc. has acquired Volteco S.p.A, an Italy-based supplier of waterproofing solutions, for its Tremco Construction Products Group (Tremco CPG). The acquisition will help diversify and update Tremco CPG’s technology platform, according RPM. Read More…
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Dürr has announced the delivery of its 20,000th painting robot, marking a milestone in automated vehicle painting, according to the company. Read More…
Briolf, an industrial group specializing in the manufacture of coatings, adhesives, and other chemical solutions for a range of industrial sectors, announced that its subsidiary, Roberlo S.A.U. has been renamed Briolf Coatings S.A.U. Read More…
The Protech Group, a global manufacturer of industrial coatings, has completed its acquisition of Ripol S.r.l, an Italian powder coatings manufacturer headquartered near Milan, Italy. Read More…
AkzoNobel announced upgrades to production, infrastructure and technology at three of the company’s Powder Coatings sites in North America as part of a $60 million investment. Read More…
Michelman appointed Ron Voigt to its Board of Directors. Voigt has served as CEO of Hyperion Materials & Technologies, a global materials science company, since 2018. Prior to joining Hyperion, he served as President of X-Rite Pantone, Commercial President of Tektronix, and President, Industrial Automation at Kollmorgen. Read More…
ACA is seeking nominations for the 2027 Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award. The selected nominee will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s CoatingsTech Conference, which will be held March 15-18 in Kansas City, Mo. Read More…
ACA has entered into an agreement with Vincentz Network (Vincentz) to expand and enhance its CoatingsTech publication through a new digital-first format. CoatingsTech — which ACA had produced as six printed issues annually, with an accompanying biweekly enewsletter, CoatingsTech Direct — will now be produced by Vincentz Network for ACA as an augmented, weekly e-newsletter with accompanying digital platform. Read More…
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