Latin America. PPG announces $44 million investment to upgrade five powder coating manufacturing facilities in Latin America and the United States.

Argentina. Last Thursday, May 11, the Argentine Chamber of Paint Shops (Capin) held a meeting that brought together 170 professionals from the paint industry, including manufacturers, partners and representatives of various institutions.

International. Starting August 1, BASF's Coatings division will deploy global units for its Automotive OEM Coatings Solutions and Automotive Refinish Coatings Solutions businesses.

Mexico. The National Association of Paint and Ink Manufacturers (Anafapyt) will hold its next technical conference from June 7 to 9 in Monterrey.

Argentina. Holcim Argentina, a sustainable solutions company for construction, presented its 11th Sustainability Report covering its performance during the year 2022.

United States. DeWys Metal Solutions, a custom metal fabrication provider, announces the acquisition of Shoreline Powder Coating.

International. Hexigone's latest test results demonstrate that its sustainable corrosion inhibitors, Intelli-ion, achieve C5 levels of corrosion protection in both water-based and solvent-based coatings.

United States. HCI Equity Partners, a lower-middle-market private equity firm, announces that Primat Group has made a majority investment in its portfolio company Curtis Metal Finishing Company.

International. PPG's Green Logic paint remover is a chitosan/aluminum salt-based liquid paint denaturant that provides an environmentally responsible alternative to traditional melamine-formaldehyde and acrylic acid-based chemicals.

Latin America. Statistics firm Statista released a report on the market value of the paints and coatings industry globally from 2018 to 2029.

The evaluation of two geographical areas was carried out for the selection and estimation of the atmospheric corrosivity category based on ISO 9223 through a methodology that includes the measurement of the percentage of relative humidity (% RH), the measurement of temperature (T) and the deposition of chlorides (Sd) with the considerations for...

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