WASHINGTON - The U.S. EPA recently issued a national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for miscellaneous coatings-manufacturing processes, a rule that will limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at major coatings-manufacturing facilities - defined as operations with emissions of at least 10 tons per year of a single, hazardous air pollutant or 25 tons per year of any combination of HAPs.
Compliance with the rule, which also affects resin-, ink- and adhesives-manufacturing processes, is required three years after publication in the Federal Register. The EPA is estimating that approximately 127 manufacturing facilities will be affected by the rule.