24.04.2017
- UK specialty chemical and technology group Johnson Matthey has announced it is reorganizing its corporate divisions with immediate effect. It has retained four divisions but some...
20.04.2017
- AkzoNobel said it will press ahead with plans to spin off its Specialty Chemicals segment as an alternative to a merger with US rival PPG, which is pursuing a takeover of the Dutch...
19.04.2017
- Fighting an increasingly uphill battle against engaging with PPG, which is in hot pursuit of the Dutch company, AkzoNobel CEO Ton Büchner is poised to try to convince an Apr. 19...
18.04.2017
- US coatings specialist Axalta has agreed to buy Valspar’s North American industrial wood coatings business for $420 million in cash, a move that should appease regulators...
12.04.2017
- US paints and coatings giant PPG has opened additional production capacity for food-can coatings at its plant in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA. It said the investment of nearly $3...
03.04.2017
- German specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed two new agreements, both with US-based producers. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the first deal, it will...
28.03.2017
- An executive delegation from US coatings major PPG returned to headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the Netherlands on Mar. 24 without having met management of takeover...
23.03.2017
- US paints and coatings giant PPG Industries is doubling down on its efforts to bring AkzoNobel to the negotiating table. After the Dutch rival rejected its first bid, the...
