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AkzoNobel has launched its 2021 Paint the Future global challenge, inviting startups to collaborate on innovations.

The Canadian Association for Surface Finishing (CASF) has launched a new website and brand.

Coatings manufacturer Hempel has signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Farrow & Ball, a luxury decorative paint and wallpaper company.

Nouryon has announced its intention to spin-out its base chemicals business, Nobian, into a separate company that will remain under the ownership of Nouryon’s equity owners, The Carlyle Group and GIC.

A new report by Frost & Sullivan says the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) market should witness growth in 2021 as its key end markets – healthcare, construction and packaging – are witnessing a quicker than expected recovery from the impact of the pandemic.

TIGER Drylac has introduced TIGERTexT, a messaging system that allows customers to reach the company’s Customer Experience or Inside Sales Representative directly via SMS text message.

BASF is breaking ground on the third phase of its Innovation Campus Shanghai and establishing an academic sounding board as part of the Network for Asian Open Research (NAO). The expansion includes an additional research and development (R&D) building and one R&D workshop building. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2022 with the total investment reaching €280 million.

PPG recently published its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas.

RadTech, the nonprofit group for UV+EB technology, has announced the winners of its 2021 RadLaunch Awards.

On April 1, PPG opened its China Application Innovation Center (CAIC) in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China. The facility is the company’s first cross-business research and development (R&D) center in the region, serving as a bridge between innovation and customer applications for its industrial, packaging and automotive refinish coatings businesses, PPG says.