The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly known as the University of Missouri - Rolla, is offering two courses on coatings technology.
Looking forward to 2009, more than a quarter of recently surveyed small business owners plan to spend more on advertising, and another 60 percent plan to spend about the same as in 2008.
According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, worldwide consumption of five leading additives for coatings and inks was 1.4 million pounds, worth $3.1 billion, in 2008.
BASF Coatings in Brazil has received the Prêmio Interação Mercedes-Benz award. Mercedes-Benz has awarded this prize to its most important suppliers of 2008 for outstanding results in quality, cost reduction and cooperation.