Technologies employees into the
Sika family. The acquisition will
make Sika a strong player in the
global Tooling and Composites
business and will expand and complement our product range for a broad customer base.”
Axalta Coating Systems
Partners with Akshaya
Patra’s Food Program to
Support Children in India
Axalta Coating Systems has partnered
with Akshaya Patra’s food program
to support children’s education in the
community surrounding Axalta’s Savli
manufacturing plant in the state of
Gujarat in India. The funding is part of
a national program that helps Akshaya
Patra feed millions of children in India
who have the zeal to learn and the potential to contribute to India’s sustainable social and economic development.
Axalta is proud to associate itself with
an NGO that supports the community
and supports Akshaya Patra’s vision that
“no child should be deprived of education due to hunger.”
AkzoNobel Extends
Supplier Partnership with
McLaren Racing
AkzoNobel has extended its official supplier partnership with McLaren Racing.
The two companies have been working closely together since 2008 when,
via its Sikkens brand, AkzoNobel first
became official supplier of paint solutions to McLaren Racing, an arrangement that was later extended to McLaren
Automotive. AkzoNobel has used its relationship with McLaren to develop its
extreme environment technology and use
lessons learned in Formula 1 to drive innovations in other industries.
McLaren Racing has been able to
field cars that have consistently created
a stunning visual impact while also enjoying direct performance gains from
the small, but crucial, weight savings
that AkzoNobel’s technology has been
able to provide.
Jonathan Neale, Chief Operating
Officer and Acting CEO, McLaren
Racing, commented: “We are delighted
to extend our successful relationship with
AkzoNobel. F1 is a very visual sport, and
since 2008 we have worked together to
develop the distinctive finishes seen on
our cars.
Sikkens Wood Finishes
Transitions to Sikkens
ProLuxe Brand
A brand with more than 200 years of heritage and quality, Sikkens wood finishes,
is changing its name. A premium exterior
wood finishes brand for decks, logs and
siding, doors, windows and interior finishes, the Sikkens brand is becoming the
Sikkens ProLuxe brand.
“While the label will reflect a new
name, the product inside the can – which
professionals and homeowners know and
respect – will remain the same high qual-
ity,” said Alison Bruce, Sikkens ProLuxe
brand manager, PPG Architectural
Coatings. “Generations of profession-
als and homeowners have relied on the
Sikkens ProLuxe brand to protect and
enhance the natural beauty of the wood,
and only Sikkens ProLuxe wood finishes
showcase wood’s vibrant perfection with
a flawless finish.”
Beginning in early March, the newly
labeled product will be available at ap-
proximately 700 major home centers
and more than 1,200 independent deal-
er locations across the United States
and Canada.
The ProLuxe brand is a line of PPG
Industries’ architectural coatings business. The Sikkens ProLuxe premium
woodcare brand offers products for deck,
log and siding, door and window, and interior finishes. For more than 200 years,
professional contractors have trusted the
high-quality products, which offer both
beauty and protection, even in the harshest of environments.
DuluxGroup to Acquire
Sydney-based Porter’s
Paints
DuluxGroup announced the proposed
acquisition of the Sydney-based Porter’s
Paints business. The acquisition is subject
to ACCC clearance and some remaining
conditions, including final due diligence.
“The addition of Porter’s to our
portfolio of iconic brands will broaden
our product offering within the architec-
tural and decorative paints market,” said
DuluxGroup managing director Patrick
Houlihan. “We will retain the unique
character and essence of Porter’s as a
premium, design focussed brand while le-
veraging DuluxGroup’s capability, partic-
ularly in the area of sales and marketing.”
PPG Refinish Products
Granted Good
Housekeeping Seal
PPG Industries’ automotive refinish
business has announced that several
of its popular products have earned
the Good Housekeeping Seal, long regarded as a trusted symbol of quality.
The product lines receiving the seal include ENVIROBASE High Performance,
AQUABASE Plus, DELTRON, GLOBAL
REFINISH SYSTEM and NEXA
AUTOCOLOR 2K brands.
“It’s quite an honor for our products to receive the Good Housekeeping
Seal,” said Greg Benckart, vice president,
Americas, PPG Automotive Refinish. “We
work hard to provide our customers with
high-quality products, and to have those
products backed by the seal acknowledges the success of our efforts. We take
great pride in being granted the Good
Housekeeping Seal.”.
Axalta Coating Systems
Earns General Motors
“Supplier of the Year”
Award
Axalta Coating Systems was named a
“Supplier of the Year” by General Motors
(GM) at its Supplier of the Year awards
ceremony. Winning suppliers from
around the world received the award for
going above and beyond GM’s requirements, which are designed to provide
customers with the most innovative technologies and the industry’s best quality.
“These companies are the best-of-the-best suppliers and deserving of special
recognition for their outstanding contributions,” said Steve Kiefer, GM vice
president, Global Purchasing and Supply
Chain. “We need them to continue to
bring us their most innovative technologies, highest quality services and work,
