NACE International, The Corrosion Society, will host the International Marine Coatings Summit (IMCS), slated this year to be held in Osaka, Japan, Oct. 13-15, 2009.
IntertechPira has announced that its 13th conference dedicated to the pigments industry, The Future of Pigments 2009, is scheduled for Nov. 3-5 in Hamburg, Germany.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has announced the findings of a new study revealing that for every unit of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by the chemical industry, society saves more than two units of GHGs through use of chemistry products and technologies.
Subcommittee D01.44 on Traffic Coatings, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, is currently working on two proposed new standards covering the sampling of waterborne traffic paint and glass bead gradation measurement.
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) has finished the first phase of one of the most complex underground projects the company has undertaken in Latin America to date: the rehabilitation of the sewer pipelines in Mexico City.
CAS-MI Laboratories, an independent laboratory and product formulation facility, has formed an alliance with Chemical Dynamics LLC, a coatings consulting firm that also specializes in formulation development.
Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.