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Dow Coating Materials recently announced that Zhenwen Fu, principal research scientist, has received first place in the Roon Awards competition.

The new CoatOSil FLX coating modifier from this company can reportedly improve coating flexibility.

Last week, readers were most interested in PPG’s announcement regarding a coatings facility expansion.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 3.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 440,000 units in February.

Ford Motor Co. recently announced plans to invest $500 million to upgrade its Lima, Ohio, engine plant and add 300 new jobs to support production of the all-new 2.7-liter EcoBoost^® specifically engineered for the next-generation 2015 Ford F-150.

The new CoatOSil FLX coating modifier can reportedly improve coating flexibility while also maintaining or even enhancing corrosion resistance and gloss retention.

STEPOSOL^® MET-10U is a new surfactant derived from natural oils intended to displace the use of solvents.

Bayer MaterialScience recently announced it is increasing its production capacities in the Asia-Pacific region to meet the continued growth in demand there for raw materials for coatings and adhesives.

PPG Industries recently announced plans to invest more than $27 million in its San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico, coatings manufacturing facility.

Ford recently announced that production of its all-new 2016 F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks will shift from Mexico to its Ohio Assembly Plant starting early next year.