Weekly Recap: H-I-S Paint, AkzoNobel, DuPont Top This Week’s Stories

Here is Coatings World’s weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ending June 7, 2024.

This week’s biggest story was editor Kerry Pianoforte’s interview with CEO Joe Cox of H-I-S Paints, which has reopened seven shuttered Kelly-Moore Paints stores in Oklahoma and Texas. AkzoNobel’s new powder coatings for two wheelers was the second most read, followed by DuPont’s plans to split into three public companies, Jotun’s strong financial results for the first four months of 2024 and PPG’s $30 million investment in a new battery pack application center in China.

Here are our top five most viewed stories from the past week:

1. Shuttered Kelly-Moore Paints Stores Reopen Under H-I-S Paint

2. AkzoNobel Launches New Powder Coating for Two-Wheelers

3. DuPont to Separate into Three Independent Public Companies

4. Strong Tertiary Results from Jotun

5. PPG Opens $30-Million Battery Pack Application Center in China

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Have a great week!

Dave Savastano
Editor