The Scientific Committee of the 11th International Coatings Congress is now accepting abstracts. The event will take place Sept. 23-25, 2009. The theme of the conference is “The Coatings of the Future.”
Ciba has announced a new expert services seminar, “Extracting Value from REACH: A Practical, Interactive Seminar,” to be held June 9, 2009, at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center, East Rutherford, NJ.
Univar, a chemical sales and distribution company, recently announced that its Brussels site has attained full compliance with its stringent U+ standards.
AkzoNobel has published its 2008 Report online, which is the first time the company has combined its annual and sustainability reports into a single publication. The printed version will be available March 18, 2009.
George Hamilton, President, Dow Coating Solutions, has assumed a new role as Vice President of Government Business Development for The Dow Chemical Co.
JEOL USA, a supplier of electron microscopes for research and industrial problem solving, and the College of Microscopy, the education division of The McCrone Group, have announced an increased partnership and joint commitment to improving the study of microscopy.
PPG Industries will implement another business restructuring plan focused on further reducing its global cost structure. The restructuring will result in a reduction in PPG’s workforce by 2,500 workers.