Weekly Recap: PPG, Sun Chemical, Dutch Boy Paints Top This Week’s Stories

Here is Coatings World’s weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ending May 9, 2025.

This week’s most-read story was PPG’s first quarter 2025 results, followed by Sun Chemical’s tariff surcharge on color materials in second and Dutch Boy Paints’ latest products in third. AkzoNobel and BASF’s plan to lower the carbon footprint of paints was the fourth most read, with IMCD’s plans for the Saudi Arabia Coatings Show 2025 rounding out the top five.

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

1. PPG Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results

2. Sun Chemical to Install Tariff Surcharge on Color Materials

3. Dutch Boy Paints Introduces Pristine, Dura Fighter Paint + Primer

4. AkzoNobel Working with BASF to Lower Carbon Footprint of High-volume Paint Products

5. IMCD to Showcase Global Innovation Expertise and Market Trends at Saudi Arabia Coatings Show 2025

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Have a great week!

Dave Savastano
Contributing Editor