Plasticolors, Inc., a leading supplier of pigment and chemical dispersions to the paint and coatings industry, recently received three awards from the Ashtabula County Safety Council for its outstanding safety record and ongoing safety initiatives.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, has analyzed the environmental performance of major U.S. manufacturing and service sectors, including paint and coatings, in its Second Edition of the Sector Strategies Performance Report, published this year.
Tens of thousands of people have benefited from an initiative by Akzo Nobel, which, since it was launched in June of last year, has made €10 million available to support deserving community projects all over the world.
NPCA has made available on its website two predictive models to estimate the changes in demand for architectural and industrial coatings in the United States.
Buckman Laboratories, an international specialty chemicals manufacturer, has been recognized as a Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) by the Teleos and the KNOW Network.
The National Paint and Coatings Association's 119th Annual Meeting and Industry Leadership Conference will be held October 29-31, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn., at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has confirmed that its equipment lines meet the requirements of the European Union's Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC, which went into effect July 1, 2006.