Cosponsored by FSCT and RadTech International, the e-learning Virtual Learning Conferences will begin in 2005 with a two-part program on UV-curable coatings.
The Eastern Training Conference, sponsored by the Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology, will take place May 9-11, 2005, at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel & Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pa. Two three-day courses will be offered along with an instrument exhibition.
Worldwide demand for organic colorants (dyes and organic pigments) is forecast to expand 4.9 percent annually from a relatively weak 2003 base to $10.6 billion in 2008.
The Southern Society of Coatings Technology Annual Meeting, "Surviving the Storms of Change," will be held on April 17-20, 2005, at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, in Biloxi, Miss.
Steve Bethke, president & CEO of Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp., announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, Crystal City, LLC, acquired the assets of Neupak, Inc., from the American Bank of St. Paul, Minn., in December.
Clarke Boyce passed away suddenly at the age of 78. Mr. Boyce was a member of the FSCT and the Toronto Society for some 53 years and was continuously involved in their activities.
Shamrock Technologies, Inc., has consolidated and expanded its corporate offices, laboratories and manufacturing facilities in the historic Ironbound Section of Newark, N.J., located at Foot of Pacific Street.
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