The Canadian Paint and Coatings Industry (CPCA) recognized several key individuals for their exemplary service to the association and the paint industry over many years. The association also approved its Board of Directors for 2012-2013 at its Conference and Annual General Meeting in Vancouver.
RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, reported financial results for its fiscal 2013 first quarter ended August 31, 2012, and raised its earnings guidance for the full fiscal year, excluding one-time adjustments.
CIN, Iberia's leading paint and varnish company, has substantially reduced its environmental footprint by setting up a treatment unit for VOCs at its Maia industrial site and by developing more environmentally friendly solutions for its customers.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, celebrated the grand opening of its new K-FLEX® operation in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) supports the efforts of Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) who introduced the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012, H.R. 5865, requiring the development of a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing.
Bayer MaterialScience has been honored by AkzoNobel’s Automotive & Aerospace Coatings business (A&AC) with The Alliance Award for Superior Partnership.
Scientists at the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology have developed a new material that is not only extremely water repellent but also extremely oil repellent.