popularity in Europe (by six
percent), North America (five
percent) and South Korea (seven
percent). Gray is most popular
in Europe ( 17 percent), North America
( 16 percent), South Korea ( 19 percent)
and India ( 12 percent). Axalta’s Global
Automotive Color Popularity report is in
its 64th consecutive edition.
Human Cities Project
Transforms Neighborhood
in Uruguay
Eighty artists have helped to transform a
neighborhood in Montevideo, Uruguay,
as part of a Human Cities initiative developed by AkzoNobel’s Inca paint brand.
The eye-catching event saw muralists, graffiti artists and painters take to
the streets of La Teja to create murals on
more than 40 walls to help brighten up
the lives of local people and make their
surroundings more liveable and inspiring.
The walls were chosen jointly by neighbors and the artists.
Staged over the course of a weekend,
the event attracted artists from Argentina,
Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Cuba. All those
who took part were from the Pintó artists
group. They used more than 700 liters of
Inca paint to revitalize the neighborhood
through the use of essential color.
Commenting on the event – which cre-
ated huge excitement among the locals
– one of the artists said: “Working in the
street means generating energy with the
people of the neighborhood, transforming
the negative into positive, having people
identify with the work and learning to-
gether. This is bringing love to the people.”
One of the local residents added:
“Seeing the walls full of color is differ-
ent. We want to do things, care for the
neighborhood and improve it. Somehow
we feel that this is a starting point for
making changes.”
Launched in 2014, AkzoNobel’s global
Human Cities initiative aims to help the
world’s cities deliver a stronger sense of
community purpose, pride and happiness.
RPM Acquires Consumer
Foam Brand Touch ‘N Foam
RPM International Inc. has acquired the
foam division of Clayton Corporation,
best known for its consumer polyurethane foam brand Touch ‘N Foam, to
be part of its DAP business. Based near
St. Louis, Missouri, the foam division of
Clayton Corporation has annual net sales
of approximately $60 million. Terms of
the transaction, which is expected to be
accretive to earnings within one year,
were not disclosed.
The company markets two low-pressure, spray-polyurethane foam brands,
Touch ‘N Foam for the consumer do-it-yourself market and Touch ‘N Seal for the
professional industrial market. They are
used around homes, buildings and other
structures to eliminate air leaks and drafts,
seal gaps and cracks, and insulate against
the elements. These brands primarily serve
the North American market. The acquired
product range will be marketed as part of
the overall DAP product portfolio, which
