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PPG Industries recently reported third quarter 2014 net sales from continuing operations of $3.94 billion, an increase of $161 million, or 4%, vs. the prior year.

This company has reportedly improved its Prima Protect^TM coating line for moisture and salt fog protection with two new coatings.

The value of the worldwide market for conformal coating materials, equipment and spares is expected to reach $12.2 billion in 2019.

AkzoNobel recently announced that shareholders held an Extraordinary General Meeting in Amsterdam and appointed new CFO Maëlys Castella as a member of the Board of Management.

ALTANA recently announced that Christoph Schlünken, Ph.D., president of the BYK Additives & Instruments division, will join its Management Board.

Michelman recently announced the grand opening of its Advanced Materials Collaboration Center on October 2 at the company’s Cincinnati, Ohio, headquarters.

The acquisition, which joins the Protex International Group, will reportedly offer high-technology products that meet current and future regulations.

The new MAXIMA™ ML-3500C UV lamp can reduce the amount of time it takes to cure adhesives, coatings, inks, epoxies, resins, printed circuit boards, plastics and other materials.

AkzoNobel recently announced that Honda Motor Europe has extended its partnership with AkzoNobel Performance Coatings.

PPG Industries recently announced the opening of a regional headquarters for its architectural coatings business in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.