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1. AZZ Inc. Completes Acquisition Of Precoat Metals From Sequa Corporation 5/13/2022

   AZZ Inc. ("AZZ" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of galvanizing and metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services for maintaining and building critical infrastructure, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Precoat Metals business division ("Precoat") of Sequa Corporation ("Sequa"), a portfolio company of global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), for a purchase price of approximately $1.28 billion.

2. AGC’s Light Control Panoramic Roof With Low-E Coating Adopted In The LEXUS ‘RZ’, Toyota LEXUS’ First Dedicated BEV Model 5/11/2022

   AGC (AGC, Inc.; Headquarters: Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Hirai), a world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals and high-tech materials, has developed a light-control panoramic roof with Low-E coating, which has been adopted for the LEXUS RZ, a dedicated BEV*1 model to be launched by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION in the second half of 2022.

3. Copper Is effective Against Sars-Cov-2 On Surfaces – Silver Is Not 5/5/2022

   Silver and copper ions wipe out many pathogens. That’s why implants and medical instruments, for example, are coated with these metals.

4. PPG To Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions At Italy Paint And Coatings Manufacturing Site With Investment In High-Efficiency Power Plant 5/4/2022

   PPG today announced the startup of a high-efficiency power-generation facility at its Quattordio, Italy, automotive paint and coatings manufacturing site

5. Danimer Scientific And Kemira Expand Exclusive Partnership To Commercialize Fully Biobased Barrier Coatings 5/3/2022

   Danimer Scientific, Inc.and Kemira announced today a multi-year license and supply agreement, exclusive in Kemira’s core markets, to commercialize biobased barrier coatings for paper and board products.

6. BAN-ZI NORTH AMERICA Launches Revolutionary Water-Based Rust Conversion/Anti-Corrosion Coating 5/3/2022

   BAN-ZI NORTH AMERICA is set to introduce Sabi ("rust" in Japanese) Killer PRO in the U.S. market following eight successful years in use abroad. BAN-ZI's water-based, rust conversion coating was developed, and is manufactured in Japan, where it satisfies strict environmental regulations, exceeding all performance expectations, especially compared to its solvent-based competitors.

7. Cametoid Technologies Achieves Preferred Supplier Status With Airbus 5/2/2022

   Cametoid Technologies, Inc., the global leader in providing protective Ionized Vapor Deposition (IVD) Aluminum Coatings for manufacturing companies in the aerospace, marine, energy, and utilities industries, announced today that Airbus had granted the company approval to supply IVD Aluminum Coatings (Class 1, 2 and 3, both Type I and Type II) to their manufacturing partners effective April 1st, 2022. Cametoid is now the only IVD Aluminum Coating supplier in the U.S. that has achieved preferred supplier status with Airbus.

8. UBC Team Discovers ‘Silver Bullet’ To Keep Medical Devices Free Of Bacteria 4/27/2022

   University of British Columbia researchers have found a ‘silver bullet’ to kill bacteria and keep them from infecting patients who have medical devices implanted.

9. GLIDDEN Paint Brand By PPG Announces Entry Into Spray Paint Category With Launch Of GLIDDEN MAX FLEX Spray Paint 4/25/2022

   Spring has sprung, and Mother Nature is declaring that it’s officially time for a major refresh. As many do-it-yourself (DIY) enthusiasts’ dust off their project lists, the GLIDDEN® paint brand by PPG is seizing the opportunity to change the DIY game with the launch of GLIDDEN MAX FLEX™ spray paint by PPG, the brand’s first-ever spray paint + primer.

10. Prince International Corporation Completes Acquisition Of Ferro Corporation 4/21/2022

    Ferro Corporation (“Ferro”), a leading global supplier of technology-based functional coatings and color solutions, today announced that the previously announced acquisition of Ferro by Prince International Corporation (“Prince”) has been completed.