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Weekly Recap: Benjamin Moore & ACS Top This Week’s Stories

The most viewed news on our site for the week ending May 9, 2026.

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By: Rachel Klemovitch

Assistant Editor

Here is Coatings World’s weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ending May 9, 2026.

Benjamin Moore announced the introduction of two new, wholly owned subsidiaries, BM Prudhoe Limited and C&R Scotland Limited. Incorporated in England and Scotland, respectively. Also, we share scenes from the 2026 American Coatings Show in Indianapolis. Plus, AkzoNobel’s new drone inspection tool, The Iris CMX, can directly measure coating performance on aircrafts with a targeted three-in-one contact-based sensor. PPG announced that its Information Technology (IT) team has received the ‘Tech Team of the Year’ award from the Pittsburgh Technology Council. Lastly, PPG announced that Yaqi Wo, PPG head of product management and strategic initiatives, Packaging Coatings, Americas, has received the 2026 Woman of Distinction in Science award from the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.

Here are our top five most-viewed stories from the past week:

1. Benjamin Moore Announces Two New Subsidiaries Poised to Grow Global Markets

2. Scenes from the 2026 American Coatings Show

3. AkzoNobel’s New Drone Inspection Tool Lifts Aircraft Paint Maintenance to Next Level

4. PPG IT Team Named ‘Tech Team of the Year’ by Pittsburgh Technology Council

5. PPG’s Yaqi Wo Awarded 2026 Woman of Distinction in Science by Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania

Thanks for reading our Breaking News. We’ll have a new list for you next Saturday.

Have a great week!

Rachel Klemovitch

Assistant Editor

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