Troy Corp. announced that the Danish Competent Authority (Danish Environmental Protection Agency – DEPA) has granted BPD (Biocide Product Directive) PT8 master authorization for four Troy wood preservative products: TWP085, TWP077, TWP555 and TWP21.
According to a soon-to-be released study by the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, in 2011, U.S. consumption of coatings is projected to be 1.4 million gallons, containing 7.8 billion pounds of solids, worth $23 billion.
BASF is increasing its presence in the growing African markets. On December 7, 2011, the company opened a new office in Nairobi, Kenya, to serve customers in East Africa and Sub-Sahara.
Creative Materials, Inc. has moved to a new facility in Ayer, MA. Organic business expansion over the past several years motivated the move in August 2011 to a new corporate center.
Heucotech Ltd., a Heubach company, announced the appointment of Superior Materials, Inc., headquartered in Garden City, NY, as sales representative and distributor in the Northeast for all graphic art, specialty ink, coating, and adhesive industries effective January 1, 2012.
RadTech, the trade association for UV and EB curing technology, announced the adoption of ASTM D 7767-11, "Standard Test Method to Measure Volatiles from Radiation Curable Acrylate Monomers, Oligomers, and Blends and Thin Coatings Made from Them."
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