AkzoNobel Completes Acquisition of Mapaero

Global coatings company AkzoNobel (Amsterdam) announced early last week in a media press release that it has wrapped up the acquisition of French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

Tnemec Acquires Textured Coatings Company

Coatings manufacturer Tnemec Company, Inc. recently announced that it has purchased assets of Textured Coatings of America, Inc. (Tex•Cote).

SSPC, NACE Merger Discussions Continue

SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International, The Corrosion Society announced Monday that discussions were continuing the potential collaborative efforts between the poss...

Merger Mania, and Why It Matters

by Karen Kapsanis

Over the past 30 years in the coatings industry, mergers and acquisitions have affect...

What company recently sold its performance coatings business?

Which of the following coating companies was not acquired by PPG in the last several years?

Swiss chemicals company Sika is interested in buying a portion of BASF’s $3 billion construction chemicals business, which will reportedly be up for sale this month. Do you think this is a good move?

Some of the industry’s largest companies have merged or discussed merging in recent years. Will this trend continue in the years to come?

Milestones & Changes

from PaintSquare Press, Spring 2019

Top of the News

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Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

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