On December 10, 2014, Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) approved an industry-led plan by Product Care Association (Product Care) that will result in increased diversion of paint from Ontario’s landfills and more opportunities for consumers to recycle their used paint and coatings, without the need for municipalities to change existing arrangements with service providers.
With the April 2013 acquisition of AkzoNobel’s North American architectural coatings business by PPG Industries, customers can now purchase PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PMC) products at DULUX® Paint stores across Canada.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has submitted comments to Environment Canada (EC) raising questions with a proposed approach that would set VOC limits for a range of consumer products based on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) rules.
Powder characterization company Freeman Technology, Tewkesbury, UK, has appointed ATS Scientific Inc., Burlington, Ontario, as its distributor in Canada.
The paint and coatings industry has formally notified Canada’s Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) that it wants to establish its own program operation for post-consumer paint recycling in Ontario.
The Protech/Oxyplast Group of Montreal, Canada, has reached an agreement to purchase the thermoplastic powder and liquid coatings businesses of the Thermoclad Co. of Erie, PA.
