Subcommittees under ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications and ASTM International Committee G03 on Weathering and Durability have released new standards applicable to the coatings industry.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has proposed a comprehensive, scientifically based prioritization system that could be used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine which chemicals warrant additional review and assessment.
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced that both the Centrifugal Pump Test Standard (ANSI/HI 1.6 − 2000) and the Vertical Pump Test Standard (ANSI/HI 2.6 − 2000) have been superseded by the newly released Standard for Rotodynamic Pumps for Hydraulic Performance Acceptance Tests, (ANSI/HI 14.6 − 2011).
General Paint, Vancouver, Canada, announced that it is acquiring most of the paint manufacturing and distribution operations of Quebec's Societe Laurentide Inc.
The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out a $7 million verdict against the Sherwin-Williams Co. Sherwin-Williams had argued that the company was not liable for the illnesses of Trellvion Gaines, a Mississippi boy who might have eaten paint chips contaminated with lead.
H.B. Fuller Co. is now offering a unique adhesive and equipment system for the packaging industry utilizing its recently acquired Liquamelt® adhesive technology.
Color-Logic has named MSM Color as its manufacturers’ representative for Minnesota, western Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and the Kansas City, MO, area.
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