With a common goal to improve the health and safety of central Florida’s workers by involving ergonomic concepts and programs, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter and the Tampa Area Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have created an alliance.
Rodney Balmer of Flint Group has received a Technical Achievement Award in recognition of major technical accomplishments in the science of printing ink.
UCAR Emulsion Systems and Monomers will be conducting two presentations at the upcoming Western Coatings Symposium in Las Vegas, Oct. 25-28, focused on key performance attributes of architectural paints.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has announced the winners of the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference Best Paper Presentation and Best Poster awards. A total of 16 papers and four posters were selected.
International Paint LLC, a provider of high-performance protective coatings, linings and fire-protection products, has promoted Darrin Andrews to the position of Protective Coatings Manager, Canada.
Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., has selected Quadra Chemicals to be its sole distributor of polyvinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions, acrylic and vinyl acrylic emulsions, wood glue emulsions and wet adhesion monomer technologies in Canada.
The Valspar Corp., Minneapolis, MN, has unveiled its 2010 color trend palettes. Each of the four palettes - Watercolor Impression, Retro Retreat, Vintage Romance and Peaceful Ambiance - is comprised of eight colors, providing an assortment of choices for consumers selecting colors within a particular trend.
Elena Shevchenko, Nanoscientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has joined a select list of the world's youngest top innovators chosen by Technology Review magazine for her work at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials.
Dow Coating Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. dedicated to innovation in the paint and coatings industry, will be showcasing a wide range of new technologies and research initiatives at the Western Coatings Symposium in Las Vegas, taking place October 25-28.