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Wesco Group to Acquire National Coatings & Supplies
Wesco Group (Wesco) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire National Coatings & Supplies (NCS), a distributor of coatings and related solutions to aftermarket automotive refinish and specialty industrial customers.
Graco Inc. Acquires Radia Products
Graco Inc. (Graco) has acquired Red Devil Equipment Company (Radia) in a transaction valued at $69 million. Radia is a manufacturer of mixing, shaking, and automated material handling equipment for the growing paint and coatings industry headquartered in Plymouth, Minn., with annual revenue of more than $30 million.
CHASM and Ingevity Expand Partnership
CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc. (CHASM) has signed a license agreement with Ingevity Corporation (Ingevity) for CHASM's patented carbon nanotube (CNT) production technology. The agreement grants Ingevity the rights to manufacture CHASM's NTeC®-E CNT conductive additives for battery applications in North America and select European countries.
DuPont Breaks Ground in China
DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The manufacturing unit is being built at the Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone and is expected to be operational by early 2027.
COIM Acquires Notedome Limited
COIM S.p.A. (COIM), a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, announced the completion of its acquisition of Notedome Limited (Notedome), a company specializing in the elastomer sector. The total value of the acquisition is £21.17 million. According to COIM, this acquisition consolidates its international presence in the polyurethane systems sector and further expands its production capacity and technological expertise in key European markets.
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’s (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 ACA filed in 2017.
California’s DTSC Proposes to Add Microplastics to Candidate Chemicals List of Safer Consumer Products Program
California’s Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) is proposing a definition of microplastics, and the addition of microplastics to the candidate chemicals list under California’s 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’s 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’s 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.
Wesco Group to Acquire National Coatings & Supplies
Wesco Group (Wesco) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire National Coatings & Supplies (NCS), a distributor of coatings and related solutions to aftermarket automotive refinish and specialty industrial customers.
Graco Inc. Acquires Radia Products
Graco Inc. (Graco) has acquired Red Devil Equipment Company (Radia) in a transaction valued at $69 million. Radia is a manufacturer of mixing, shaking, and automated material handling equipment for the growing paint and coatings industry headquartered in Plymouth, Minn., with annual revenue of more than $30 million.
CHASM and Ingevity Expand Partnership
CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc. (CHASM) has signed a license agreement with Ingevity Corporation (Ingevity) for CHASM's patented carbon nanotube (CNT) production technology. The agreement grants Ingevity the rights to manufacture CHASM's NTeC®-E CNT conductive additives for battery applications in North America and select European countries.
DuPont Breaks Ground in China
DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new MOLYKOTE® specialty lubricants manufacturing plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in East China. The manufacturing unit is being built at the Yangtze River International Chemical Industrial Park in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone and is expected to be operational by early 2027.
COIM Acquires Notedome Limited
COIM S.p.A. (COIM), a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, announced the completion of its acquisition of Notedome Limited (Notedome), a company specializing in the elastomer sector. The total value of the acquisition is £21.17 million. According to COIM, this acquisition consolidates its international presence in the polyurethane systems sector and further expands its production capacity and technological expertise in key European markets.
David Fairhurst Presented with ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award
ACA presented its 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award to David Fairhurst, Ph.D., president of Colloid Consultants, Ltd. Fairhurst received the honor at the 2025 CoatingsTech Conference for his paper, “Low Field (LF)-NMR Relaxation – A Useful Technique for QC and to Determine the Equivalency of Materials for Coatings Formulations,” coauthored by Ravi Sharma, Ph.D., and principal research fellow at Mageleka Inc.; and Ralph Jan Wörheide, M.Eng., and president and founder of Metromation Inc.
Follow ACA as it Celebrates the Inaugural World Paint and Coatings Week
From March 24 through March 28, ACA 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.
Dr. Lipiin Sung to Deliver Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s 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 ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference.
ACA’s New Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry Now Available
The new Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024–2029) 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 ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Andrea Wagner Watts, building science education manager at GAF, will deliver the keynote address at ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference. The conference — ACA’s leading technical event — will be held April 28-30, at the Omni William Penn, in Pittsburgh, Pa, and embrace the theme, “Coatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future.”
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Names in News November 2025
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company’s personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” in the ...
New Products November 2025
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions ...
CHINACOAT2025 Welcomes Coatings Community to Shanghai
CHINACOAT2025, the leading coatings industry exhibition for China and the broader Asia region, will take place November 25–27 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), P.R. China.
One Industry, Numerous Paths: Voices in Coatings
Following the enthusiastic response to our 2024 “Voices” issue, CoatingsTech is delighted to showcase more profiles of industry members and highlight the myriad ways a career in coatings can offer ...
The Next Generation of Voices: Student Focus
We want to highlight student voices in coatings—the next generation of industry professionals. Their perspectives remind us that the path into this industry is as varied and dynamic as the ...
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