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Weekly Recap: Sherwin-Williams, PPG, BASF Top This Week’s Stories

The most viewed news on our site for the week ending Aug. 22, 2025.

By: David Savastano

Editor

Here is Coatings World’s weekly recap—the most viewed news stories on our site for the week ending Aug. 22, 2025.

This week’s most read story is Sherwin-Williams launching its lowest total applied cost coatings platform for rail cars, followed by PPG being honored by Newsweek in second and BASF saluting the winners of the Car Painting Skill Competition at WorldSkills Lyon 2024 in third. PPG naming Joe Gette SVP, general counsel and secretary, was the fourth most read, followed by BASF completing the sale of its E&P business of Wintershall Dea in fifth.

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

1. Sherwin-Williams Launches Lowest Total Applied Cost Coatings Platform for Rail Cars

2. PPG Recognized in Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Companies 2025 List

3. BASF Honors Winners of the Car Painting Skill Competition at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

4. PPG Appoints Joe Gette Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

5. BASF Completes Sale of E&P Business of Wintershall Dea

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

Have a great week!

Dave Savastano
Contributing Editor

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