CCNY and Rice University Researchers Develop Low-Cost Technique for Producing Antimicrobial Paints
Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints ... More

Akzo Nobel Opens Plant in Dubai
Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has opened a landmark facility in Dubai ... More 

DuPont Licenses Automotive Coatings Technology to German Company
Bollig & Kemper, a German manufacturer of coatings for the European auto industry, has signed a license agreement for DuPont EcoConcept ... More

Henkel Expands Trial of Bonderite^® Coating
After a successful trial, Henkel, Madison Heights, MI, has expanded testing of its new Bonderite^® conversion coating process ... More 

Brookfield Sales Engineer Awarded U.S. Patent
Brookfield Sales Engineer and Rheology Lab Supervisor, David Moonay, has been awarded a U.S. patent for an algorithm he developed ... More

Dow Oxygenated Solvents to Raise Price on Isopropanol
The Dow Chemical Co. has announced that it will raise the off-list price for isopropanol by $0.03 per pound in North America effective February 1, 2008, or as contracts allow.    

DSM NeoResins+ Increases Price for Solventborne Resins
DSM NeoResins+ will increase prices for solventborne resins in the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. Effective March 1, 2008, prices will increase by 10 percent, as existing contracts allow. The increase affects alkyd, acrylic and amino solvent-based resins. The price increase is due to higher raw material, transportation and energy costs.    

BASF Announces Industrial Coatings Price Increase
BASF Corp. has announced that it will increase prices on all of its Industrial Coatings Solutions product lines between five and eight percent effective March 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. The price increase pertains to the North American industrial coatings markets only and is necessary due to escalating energy, transportation and raw material costs in the region.

Association News 

PDA Europe Names New Board Members
The Polyurea Development Association Europe (PDA Europe) has announced the election of two new International Board Members ... More

FSCT Offers Nanotechnology in Coatings Conference
The FSCT AC Series 2008 Nanotechnology in Coatings Conference, "Emerging Applications," will be held March 26-28, 2008, at the Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, FL. For additional information, visit www.coatingstech.org.

SpecialChem Offers Online Course on Rheological Modifiers
SpecialChem is offering a two-part online course on rheological modifiers ... More

Porous Materials Inc. Offers Short Course
Porous Materials Inc., a designer and manufacturer of scientific testing instruments, has announced its May 2008 Short Course, held at the company headquarters in Ithaca, NY ... More

Wenjun Wu and Scott Harvey to Lecture at Philadelphia Society Symposium
Dr. Wenjun Wu of The Dow Chemical Co. and Scott Harvey of Ashland Chemical will lecture as part of the Philadelphia Society symposium, "Green Chemistry and its Effect on Waterborne Industrial and Architectural Coatings" ... More

PaintExpo Grows in 2008
With more than 270 exhibitors from 15 different countries, the 2nd PaintExpo is set to register 10.4 percent growth. The exposition will be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre, Karlsruhe, Germany, from March 11-14, 2008 ... More 

IntertechPira Hosts Nanoplastics Conference
IntertechPira’s third-annual conference on nanoplastics, "Capitalizing on Nanoplastics," will take place February 5-6, 2008, at the Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio, TX ... More