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AkzoNobel has completed the €2.6 million ($3.5 million) expansion of its U.S. research and development facilities in Houston, Texas. Carried out in phases over a period of three years, the investment in the site – which employs around 40 scientists – will support the company’s Protective Coatings, Marine Coatings and Specialty Coatings businesses. Part of AkzoNobel’s ongoing investments in its ...

AkzoNobel announced that it is joining forces with The Ocean Cleanup to help turn the tide on marine pollution. Founded in 2013, The Ocean Cleanup aims to remove half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the space of five years. It employs U-shaped screens to channel floating plastic to a central point. The concentrated plastic can then be extracted and ...

AkzoNobel announced that it is renaming its yacht paint application center in Cocoa, Fla., as the Stephen Smith Yacht Paint Application Center in honor of Sales Representative Stephen Smith. Smith passed away Friday, Feb. 4, after a battle against cancer. He was 65 and is survived by his wife Lynn, sons Stephen Jr. and Ryan, daughter Michaela LaBrie and a ...