Boasting 91 participants from 21 countries, the first European Coatings Conference (ECC) devoted to "Modern Coatings for Plastics Substrates", held on 24th and 25th November, 2003, was very much an international affair.
A Rhode Island judge recently postponed until early next year the retrial of a lead-paint lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, the NPCA reported.
BASF Coatings opened a new production plant in São Paulo, Brazil, for the company's Suvinil architectural-coatings brand, a 6,000-square-meter facility built at a cost of 2 million euros, the company said.
Colwell Industries Inc., a supplier of color-sampling materials, has acquired the color-card operations of Communisis plc, also known as McCorquodale Color Card Co.
A new market report from Information Research Ltd. (IRL), London, estimates 2003 coatings demand in the Russian Federation at 880,000 metric tons, with domestic production accounting for 70% of the total and imports supplying the remaining 30%.
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