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Sika to Divest European Industrial Coatings Business

The product range encompasses anticorrosive and fire protection coatings that are mainly sold in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, and Austria.

August 26, 2021

Sika recently announced that it has agreed to sell its Germany-based European industrial coatings business to The Sherwin-Williams Co.

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Readers Most Interested in Bostik Expansion

An announcement from Bostik regarding a new production line drew the most reader interest last week.

Susan Sutton

August 23, 2021

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Spaulding, Ackerberg, and Heird Named to New Positions at RPM as Horan Retires

Bill Spaulding, president of Rust-Oleum Corp., will succeed Terry Horan as RPM Consumer Group president.

August 20, 2021

RPM International Inc. recently announced several key leadership appointments in response to the retirement of Terry Horan.

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RPM Personnel Announcements Lead the News

Readers were most interested in two personnel appointments from RPM last week.

Susan Sutton

August 16, 2021

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Mule-Hide Products Names Grunewald Product Category Manager

Jeremy Grunewald is responsible for the company’s portfolio of coatings, caulks, sealants, and asphaltic products.

August 16, 2021

Jeremy Grunewald has joined Mule-Hide Products Co. Inc. as product category manager for liquid-applied systems.

ChemQuest Acquires Powder Coating Research Group

The acquisition brings powder coating formulation expertise and a third laboratory to ChemQuest, in addition to liquid formulations and application and molecular architecture.

August 13, 2021

The ChemQuest Group recently announced its acquisition of Powder Coating Research Group, a Columbus, Ohio-based independent formulation, testing, and development resource used by the powder coating industry.

RPM Announces Executive Appointments

Michael J. Laroche will succeed Keith Smiley, who will retire in October.

August 10, 2021

RPM International Inc. recently announced the appointment of Mark T. Rankin as vice president-global systems and Michael J. Laroche as vice president, controller, and chief accounting officer.

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Readers Drawn to H.B. Fuller and Covestro Sustainability-Focused Collaboration

Last week, readers were most interested in a collaboration between H.B. Fuller and Covestro.

Susan Sutton

August 9, 2021

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MAPEI Receives SCS Indoor Advantage Gold Certifications

The MAPEI products that include SCS Indoor Advantage Gold certification have been vetted by an ISO-accredited, third-party certification body and tested by an industry-independent laboratory.

August 9, 2021

MAPEI Corp. recently announced that it has completed the certification process for SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold 2021 and now has a total of over 375 products (in the U.S. and Canada) that are certified for low volatile organic compounds.

Sika Achieves Record Sales in 2021 First Half

Sika reported a new sales record of CHF 4.4 billion (approximately $4.9 billion).

August 5, 2021

Sika recently announced that it posted record results in the first half of 2021, despite the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to seriously impact business in all regions.