Exclusives

Coatings World’s Top Stories for 2025

Mergers and acquisitions and new technologies were huge news throughout the industry during 2025.

Coatings World covered a wide variety of stories online throughout 2025, from online exclusives and features to breaking news and more. Among the most-read news items are articles on mergers and acquisitions, India’s largest paint companies and new technologies.

These 10 online exclusives drew the highest readership totals during 2025:

1. Top Ten Paint and Coating Producers in India

2.  Q&A With Miguel Martinez, PPG Commercial Coatings Director, U.S., Canada & Mexico, Auto Refinish   

3. Benjamin Moore Hosts First Look Of Its Exclusive Boardroom At MSG                       

4. AI And Machine Learning In Coatings And Ink Formulation

5. NanoTech Materials Brings Thermal Coatings Technology To Wildfires, Roofs

6. Mankiewicz’s 2025 Colors Of The Year Help Provide A Sense Of Peace

7. DELTA Coatings Brings Expertise To The Waterproofing Market

8. California Paints Selects Ocean Melody As 2025 Color Of The Year

9. Electrical Manufacturing Coatings In The Automotive Industry

10. Dive Into Drenching: A Bold Paint Trend DIYers Will Love

These 10 breaking news items drew the highest readership totals during 2025:

1. BASF Coatings Looks To Sell Coatings Business: Bloomberg News

2. PPG Completes Sale Of Silicas Products Business To QEMETICA

3. CIN Acquires Hempel Industrial B.V.

4. AkzoNobel and Axalta to Combine in All-stock Merger of Equals, Creating a Premier Global Coatings Company

5. AkzoNobel’s International Brand Publishes New White Paper

6. Evonik Expands Production Of Precipitated Silica At U.S. Site

7. AkzoNobel Launches New Wood Coating With 20% Bio-Based Content

8. Diamond Vogel Announces Strategic Shift in Architectural Coatings Market

9. BASF To Sell Brazilian Decorative Paint Business To Sherwin-Williams

10. Heather Remley Named President And CEO Of BASF Corporation

These are Coatings World’s five most-read features from 2025:

1. Pigments Market

2. Renovations, DIY Drive Growth In Architectural Coatings Market

3. Big Shake-Up In The Indian Paint Industry In The Cards

4. 2025 CEO Forum

5. Architectural Color Trends For 2025

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