Polyscope Polymers, Geleen, The Netherlands, has obtained automotive OEM approvals in Europe, Asia and the Americas for its XIRAN® styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resins.
ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has announced a new proposed Standard Test Method for Determination of Lead in Paint Layers and Similar Coatings or in Substrates and Homogenous Materials by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Using Multiple Monochromatic Excitation Beams.
The Middle East Coatings Show 2010 is scheduled for March 29-31, 2010, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates.
The Polymers and Coatings Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will offer a Polymers and Coatings Introductory Short Course during the week of Feb. 8-12, 2010.
At an institutional investor and analyst meeting in New York on Dec. 8, 2009, 3M Chairman, President and CEO George Buckley outlined the company’s ongoing commitment to investing in its core businesses while continuing to focus on cash generation in light of the still uncertain global economy.
AkzoNobel, in partnership with The Home Depot in North America, has developed a new range of high-quality paints under the Martha Stewart Living brand.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by four percent from 2007 to 2012. The company has committed to this reduction goal as a partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Climate Leaders program, which the company joined in 2007.