DuPont Performance Coatings to be Renamed Axalta Coating Systems
The Carlyle Group completes acquisition of DPC for $4.9 billion and plans to capitalize on global opportunities.
DuPont Color Report Ranks White as Most Popular Vehicle Color
Largest and longest running report of its kind in automotive industry lists black and silver at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
SkillsUSA Winner to Compete in WorldSkills Competition
George Mason of Gilbert, S.C., to compete in the Autobody Repair segment of the biennial international event in Leipzig, Germany.
The Carlyle Group to Buy DuPont Performance Coatings Business for $4.9 Billion
“…we have determined that DPC’s full growth potential would be best realized outside DuPont and through the sale to Carlyle,” says DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman.
Michigan Paint Mixing Equipment Manufacturer Celebrates 70th Anniversary
As Dedoes Industries of Walled Lake, Mich., celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, owner Nancy Dedoes Amberger recalls how the company she owns came to be the only manufacturer of paint mixing equipment for the automotive and industrial refinish industries in the United States. “When my grandfather heard of Henry Ford and his success, he
DuPont Announces World’s Most Popular Car Colors
DuPont announced that silver, black and white are the top colors in its first-ever ranking of worldwide vehicle color popularity. Now in its 57th year, the annual DuPont Global Automotive Color Popularity Report is the original and most authoritative source for automotive color popularity information and trends with detailed breakdowns for the top automotive markets
Car Painting Student Wins Excellence Award at WorldSkills
Madison Area Technical College graduate Ben Janke of Marshall, Wis., took home the Medallion of Excellence Award in the four-day car painting competition in the WorldSkills Competition. Janke competed as a member of the United States “WorldTeam” at the 40th international event held Sept. 1-7 in Calgary, Canada. The Medallion of Excellence is awarded only
SkillsUSA Student Travels to Calgary, Canada to Compete in International Car Painting Competition
SkillsUSA, the organization that represents the United States in the WorldSkills Competition, will send 16 students as part of the United States “WorldTeam” to compete in the 40th international event to be held Sept. 1-7, 2009. This year, Ben Janke of Marshall, Wis., and a graduate of Madison Area Technical College, will represent the United
Solera Holdings, Inc. Acquires Inpart Servicos Ltda.
Solera Holdings, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Inpart Servicos Ltda. (Inpart), a leading electronic exchange for the purchase and sale of vehicle replacement parts in Brazil. Inpart has developed an extensive network of parts suppliers as well as a customer list that includes some of Brazil’s leading insurance companies and collision repair facilities. "We
BASF Using Artificial Intelligence for Color Matching
BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions has developed a software program that applies artificial intelligence using neural networks to the process of color matching paint. At this time, BASF’s artificial intelligence color matching system is only used internally. In the future, BASF plans to offer this system to its global automotive refinish customers and leverage the technology