PRA is offering a new course entitled, Understanding
the Wet & Dry Properties of Coatings. It will be taught November 27-28,
2007, at PRA’s premises in Hampton (West London), UK.
IntertechPira has announced its 15th international
business conference, Functional Fillers, held September 24-26, 2007, at the
Marriot Charleston, in Charleston, SC.
Industrial
Coatings Research Boundaries, a technical symposium hosted by the Philadelphia
Society of Coatings Technology, will be held on October 11, 2007, at the
Williamson Inn, Horsham, PA.
A record number of visitors from 48 different
countries attended the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2007 held July 6-8 at the
Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Thailand.
Experts
from Europe’s leading companies involved in the polyurea sector have joined
forces to form the Polyurea Development Association (PDA Europe), a new body
set up to handle industry issues relating to polyurea technology.
The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA),
in cooperation with Vincentz Network (VN), is launching a new Science and
Technology Initiative including a new American Coatings Show.
According
to a study by the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney the U.S.
paint and coatings industry sold 9.5 billion dry pounds of product valued at
$23.8 billion in 2006.
ST. LOUIS - Archway Sales Inc. was presented with an award from 3M Specialty Chemicals for attaining outstanding sales growth during 2006 of specialty additives and chemicals from 3M