During its annual meeting in late October, the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) acknowledged its 2006 Safety Award recipients - those association member companies with outstanding safety records.
This new information repository enables users to access nearly all of the ASTM literature spanning more than 140 technical committees and more than 100 years.
The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University will offer a short course on Polymers and Coatings Science during the week of February 5-9, 2007.
Flint Group Pigments, a global manufacturer of colorants and other products, has signed an agreement with Connell Bros. Co., Ltd., for distribution of its colorants and additives in the Asia-Pacific region.
Irfab Chemical Consultants has studied the broader European powder coatings market, examining the changing market dynamics from various perspectives at this critical stage in its evolution.
The supervisory board of Cognis in Monheim, Germany, has appointed Paul Allen, executive vice president Functional Products, to the management board. Allen has been head of Cognis’ Strategic Business Unit
The two-day summit, to be held on Feb. 5-6, 2007, in Vienna, Austria, offers presentations, panels, networking functions and individual follow-ups, and includes leaders of the coatings industry as speakers.
The 10th International Coatings for Plastics Symposium sponsored by this magazine will explore emerging trends in the coatings for plastics industry and define those technologies that will have an impact on the industry’s future.
IRL has published a new title for the industrial coatings sector. Potential of Automotive-Related Coatings in Eastern Europe is a study that covers eight key automotive-producing economies in Eastern Europe and examines the markets of automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinishes, powder coatings and coatings for plastics in each.