Articles Tagged with ''Regulations''

It has been a busy show season, with PCI recently returning from the American Coatings Show (ACS) in Indianapolis, the RadTech 2024 UV+EB Conference in Orlando, and CPCA’s Canadian Coatings Conference in Montreal. All three events were energetic, and introduced great new information and technology for the coatings industry.

By replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources, biomass balance products contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enabling a circular economy. BASF explains its Circular Economy Program in an effort to explain how the coatings industry and its approach to sustainability is changing and evolving to include the entire value chain. 

The integration of pigments in coatings for autonomous vehicles presents a unique set of challenges ranging from functionality to aesthetics to regulatory compliance. In response to these needs, a new kind of effect pigment based on borosilicate glass was developed specifically for distinctive silver-grey formulations where a high sparkle is required and has a high radar transparency and offers dark-down flop and opacity.

Together with 1,000 industry signatories representing 25 sectors across Europe, the company will be strengthening the competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of European industrial production, facilitating the transition towards a greener economy and developing sustainable practices across the industrial value chain.

This new award recognizes advocates of the chemical distribution industry who support policies in Congress that create real impacts for the chemical industry and its supply chain partners.

On May 15, nearly 90 members and staff of the Alliance for Chemical Distribution descended upon Capitol Hill for the annual Washington Fly-In.

This month’s edition of TiPMC Solution’s TiO₂ Insider focuses on the future of the TiO₂ market after a difficult 2023. According to TiPMC, the impact of reduced interest rates and improving housing markets throughout the world will stimulate demand for architectural coatings, the leading consumer of TiO₂.

The comprehensive document is aimed at bolstering the safety and integrity of onshore gas transmission pipelines. 

PCI’s Chief Editor comments on the increased activity on the regulatory scene and introduces CTT Summit’s panel discussion topic.

Wherever chemical processes are involved, in order to protect people and the environment the focus is always on process reliability. Pumps are an integral part of the process and play a particularly important role. One company gives an overview of how its double diaphragm pumps are prioritizing performance and failure protection.