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At the most recent ASTM D01.21.15 meeting, it was reported that the U.S. EPA has agreed to accept ASTM D 6886 GC Method for low-VOC waterborne coatings as an alternative method for VOC determination.

A new study from the Freedonia Group reports that U.S. demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants is expected to increase 2.6 percent annually to $5.3 billion in 2012, with volume reaching 1.6 billion pounds.

Perstorp is doubling the production capacity of its recently acquired Capa® caprolactone plant in Warrington, England.

BASF has launched an expanded offering of epoxy resin systems for fiber-reinforced composites developed specifically for the production of wind turbine rotor blades.

Sun Chemical has named Myron Petruch President, Performance Pigments.

Thomas C. Osborne has joined the investment banking firm of Grace Matthews Inc., where he will focus on coatings and specialty chemicals.

CPS Color Equipment Inc. has opened a new center in the United States.

Customers in the coatings market were introduced to Sun Chemical’s new SunMetallics® product lines at the American Coatings Show 2008.

HALOX® has appointed Gary Shawhan, former Director of Marketing and Strategic Development for Spraylat Corp., to be the Vice President of Business Development.

During the Plenary Session of the American Coatings Conference, the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Vincentz Network presented Dr. James W. Rawlins with the first-ever American Coatings Award.