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World demand for architectural paint is forecast to rise 3.6 percent per year through 2013 to 22.8 million metric tons, valued at $51 billion.

PRA is offering a number of training courses for 2010, including the new Paint & Coatings Basics course.

The meeting and registration information for the ASTM D01, D02, D03, D16, E44, E48 and G03 meetings is available on the ASTM Web site at http://myastm.astm.org.

The program overview for NanoMaterials2010, a commercial conference for businesses operating or looking to operate with nanomaterials, is now available. The conference is scheduled for June 8-10, 2010, in London.

The upcoming Coatings, Inks and Solvents TAP meeting, sponsored by the United Soybean Board, will be held at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport, Indianapolis, IN, on May 4-5, 2010.

CHINACOAT 2010, which was originally scheduled to take place Dec. 1-3, 2010, will now take place Sept. 27-29, 2010.

Industrial Nanotech Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy-saving solutions, has been approved as a member of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies program, Save Energy Now, as an ALLY organization.

Zeeospheres Ceramics LLC, Lockport, LA, has recognized Ribelin Sales Inc., Garland, TX, as its Top Distributor for Sales in 2009.

Now entering its 40th year in business, materials characterization specialist Malvern Instruments is celebrating winning its fifth Queen’s Award.

The Germany-based specialty chemicals producer TRONOX Pigments GmbH announced that its capacities are fully utilized. In a year-on-year comparison, volumes in the first quarter of 2010 are up by over 80 percent.