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News regarding personnel appointments from PPG drew the most reader interest last week.

Unintended heat transfer from industrial infrastructure is an ongoing challenge to worker safety, equipment maintenance and energy efficiency.

PPG Industries has received $224,000 to help develop dark-colored pigments for cool metal roof and façade coatings.

PPG Industries recently announced two executive appointments, effective immediately.

Wilmar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Wilmar Europe Holdings B.V., has agreed to purchase Huntsman’s European commodity surfactants business.

RHOPLEX™ EZ Clean 1500 acrylic emulsion is reportedly compatible with a variety of coatings ingredients.

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.