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AkzoNobel Launches Modern Vintage Line of Historic OEM Colors at SEMA Show

November 4, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Sikkens-based paint is sold exclusively through TCP Global, which mixes each order to a vehicle’s original factory color and ships it directly to the customer. AkzoNobel launched Modern Vintage, a refinish product line that recreates original OEM colors from more than 140 years of automotive history using Sikkens refinish technology, Nov. 4 during the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AkzoNobel, Color Matching, Dave Kindig, New Products, Refinish, SEMA Show

AkzoNobel Confirms Plan to Sell European Refinish Business to Win EU Approval of Axalta Merger

October 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AkzoNobel’s CEO said the European refinish sale and Axalta’s North American wood coatings sale are the only remedies regulators have requested. AkzoNobel N.V. confirmed Oct. 21 that it plans to sell its European vehicle refinish business to win European Commission approval of its roughly $25 billion merger with Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., while Axalta plans […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Axanzo, European Commission, Refinish

AkzoNobel Sets Nov. 30 Extraordinary Meeting on Axanzo Name and Final Board Seats

October 19, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Shareholders will vote to adopt the Axanzo N.V. name and seat three non-executive directors ahead of the Axalta merger’s expected early 2027 close. AkzoNobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) will hold an extraordinary general meeting Nov. 30 at which shareholders will vote on renaming the company that emerges from its planned merger with Axalta Coating […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Axanzo, Board of Directors, Refinish

AkzoNobel and Axalta Choose Axanzo as Name for Combined Company

October 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AkzoNobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE: AXTA) will operate under the name Axanzo once their planned merger closes, the companies announced Oct. 15. The combined company expects to trade under the ticker symbol AXZ on the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam after closing. The companies said closing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Axanzo, Refinish

Surventis to Supply Glasurit Coatings for Lola T70S Limited-Production Run

October 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Surventis will supply Glasurit waterborne coatings for the T70S, a limited run of 16 cars reimagining Lola Cars’ 1960s T70 race car, under a partnership the companies announced Oct. 7 naming Glasurit the program’s official paints and coatings partner. The program uses a Glasurit system built around the 100 Line waterborne basecoat, the refinish line […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Refinish, Surventis, Sustainability, Waterborne

SCRS Adds Skillveri Spray Simulator Rentals to Member Benefits

October 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has launched a rental program that gives member collision repair facilities short-term access to the Skillveri Chroma, a mixed reality spray painting simulator, for training refinish technicians and evaluating job candidates without consuming paint or materials. Pricing starts at $1,000 for a two-week rental and $1,750 for one […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Member Benefits, Refinish, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, Workforce Development

UK Competition Regulator Launches Phase 1 Review of AkzoNobel-Axalta Merger

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched its phase 1 merger inquiry into the proposed combination of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., setting a Nov. 11 deadline to decide whether to refer the roughly $25 billion all-stock deal for an in-depth phase 2 investigation. The CMA launched the inquiry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Refinish, UK Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom

Robotic Painting Workshops Sell Out at Automechanika Frankfurt

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hands-on training sessions on AI-supported robotic painting ran fully booked at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, which drew more than 112,000 trade visitors from 173 countries to the five-day aftermarket fair that closed Sept. 12. Glass repair workshops drew comparable demand, organizer Messe Frankfurt said. Automated refinish application has advanced through a run of vendor investments and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Germany, Refinish, Robotics, Surventis

Axalta CTO Robert Roop Receives 2026 PCI Lifetime Achievement Award

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Robert K. Roop, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Axalta Coating Systems, has received the 2026 Paint & Coatings Industry Lifetime Achievement Award, presented Sept. 16 at the Coatings Trends & Technologies Summit in Lombard, Ill. Roop leads a global organization of about 1,300 scientists, engineers and technical professionals across 21 product development […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Axalta Coating Systems, People, Refinish

Surventis Introduces LightAssist Color Matching Visualization in Refinity

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Surventis has added a visualization mode called LightAssist to the color module of Refinity, its cloud-based digital platform, aimed at the match decisions painters find hardest to make on screen: black and dark effect colors. The company announced the feature Sept. 9 and introduced it at Automechanika Frankfurt, which ran Sept. 8-12 in Frankfurt, Germany. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Color Matching, New Products, Refinish, Surventis

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