After a two-year hiatus, the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) hosted its 108th annual conference—SPARK, Coatings Change & Innovation—at the prestigious Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City on May 25 and 26.  

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AkzoNobel Powder Coatings has developed a new web application 3D colour visualization tool within its Interpon webshop. 

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 Birla Carbon, a global manufacturer of carbon black, has announced a 15 per cent price increase for all carbon black products.  

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Nicolas Kaufmann has been appointed as president of the Americas region for IMCD Group, a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, effective July 1, 2022. 

Read more: IMCD names new President of Americas Region

MFG Chemical, a specialty and custom chemical manufacturer, has announced Todd Viens as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO). 

Read more: MFG Chemical Appoints Todd Viens as CFO

AkzoNobel has appointed Daniela Vlad as managing director of its industrial coatings division. 

Read more: New appointment for AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings

 Global chemical manufacturing company, Gulbrandsen, recently acquired the ACCULIN and ACCULINOL brand names from the International Group Inc.  

Read more: Gulbrandsen acquires ACCULIN and ACCULINOL

The 2022 George E.F. Brewer Awards were presented at the annual ECOAT22 Conference held in Orlando, Fla.

Read more: Brewer Award Winners Announced at ECOAT22

AkzoNobel has created a new dedicated resource centre for customers of functional powder coatings to guide them through the selection process and learn how a Resicoat solution can support transformational change in scenarios where protection defines success. 

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 The BMW Group is the first OEM automaker to use BASF paints certified according to the biomass balance approach. 

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