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PPG Appoints Sklarsky Executive Vice President, Finance
PPG Appoints Sklarsky Executive Vice President, Finance

April 3, 2013
PPG Industries has hired Frank S. Sklarsky as executive vice president, finance, effective April 15, reporting to chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch. Also, effective August 1, Sklarsky will be named PPG executive vice president and chief financial off…  Read More »
PPG Honors Gipe Automotive with Platinum Distributor of the Year

April 3, 2013
Gipe Automotive, Inc., has been named the PPG 2012 Platinum Distributor of the Year. The announcement was made by Bob Wenzinger, director of the PPG Platinum Distributor program, during the awards banquet at the annual PPG Platinum Distributor Confer…  Read More »
Clariant Launches POS Color Dispenser Machines

April 3, 2013
Clariant has launched the first compact color dispenser to allow simultaneous dispensing of up to six colors at a time. Clariant’s machine is one of two new innovative prototypes offering performance and productivity benefits to retailers, acco…  Read More »
Sinetar to Lead Combined PPG North American Architectural Coatings Business

April 2, 2013
As a result of PPG Industries’ acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of AkzoNobel, Scott B. Sinetar, vice president, PPG architectural coatings, North America, has been appointed to lead the combined architectural co…  Read More »
General Motors Names BASF 2012 Supplier of the Year

April 2, 2013
For the ninth time in the past 11 years, BASF has received General Motors’ (GM) Supplier of the Year Award. Beate Ehle, president market and business development BASF North America and Joe Schmondiuk, vice president of global accounts BASF Cor…  Read More »
Eastern Michigan University and Toyota Technical Center receive patents for automotive coating technologies

April 2, 2013
YPSILANTI – Three new coating technologies resulting in patents will streamline the coating process and reduce manufacturing costs within the automotive industry. Dr. Jamil Baghdachi, a professor who specializes in polymers and coatings in the…  Read More »
BASF Increases Prices for N,N-Dimethylformamide

April 1, 2013
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is raising its prices for N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) in Europe by 30 € per ton or by the equivalent amount in local currency. DMF is a versatile organic solvent that is miscible with…  Read More »
Datacolor Offers Color Confidence Webinar Series for Color Professionals

April 1, 2013
Datacolor (www.datacolor.com), a leader in color management solutions, now offers a series of “Color Confidence” webinars, designed to distribute informative, high-value content to color professionals.  The series of five, live web-d…  Read More »
PPG Completes Acquisition of AkzoNobel North American Architectural Coatings Business

April 1, 2013
PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, in a deal valued at $1.05 billion. “We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-la…  Read More »
BASF to Increase Prices for Styrene Butadiene Emulsion Polymers in North America

April 1, 2013
BASF will increase the price for all medium solids styrene butadiene emulsion polymers by $0.05 per wet pound in North America, effective March 29, 2013 or as contracts allow. This price increase involves BASF products under the tradename Butofan BAS…  Read More »
Brookfield Offers 2013 Catalog

March 28, 2013
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has released their new 2013 full-color catalog with complete details on all  product lines.  This year’s catalog is headlined by the brand new DV2T Viscometer and DV3T Rheometer featuring touch scre…  Read More »
Standox Collision Center Named 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center of the Year

March 28, 2013
Standox has announced that Fred Haas Toyota World in Spring, Texas has been named the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown winner in the large shop category.     The awards are presented to the top Toyota Certified Colli…  Read More »
McCullough & Associates Hires Business Development Manager

March 28, 2013
McCullough & Associates has appointed David A. Roth to the position of business development manager. Roth will continue to be involved in sales but will also be responsible for new and existing market expansion, product line development and stren…  Read More »
Specialty Polymers Inc. Hires New Technical Director

March 27, 2013
Specialty Polymers Inc., has hired Paul Harris to be the company’s new technical director. In his role as technical director, Harris will manage, direct and coordinate polymer development and applications labs for the company. He will also be r…  Read More »
Dymax High-Functionality Oligomer Exhibits Superior Chemical and Temperature Resistance

March 27, 2013
Dymax Oligomers and Coatings has introduced Bomar XDT-1018, a thioacrylate dendritic oligomer. Offering exceptional mechanical and physical properties in hard, protective coatings, this material is highly cross-linked and has an acrylated functionali…  Read More »

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