For the 14th year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing chemical technologies developed by leading researchers and industrial innovators who are making significant contributions to pollution prevention in the United States.
According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, global coatings consumption in 2009 is projected to total 60 billion pounds (as supplied), worth $87 billion.
The COROSAVE international trade fair for corrosion protection, preservation and packaging will be held at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre, Germany, from Oct. 20-22, 2009.
The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval and availability of the newly revised American National Standard ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009 “Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training.”
In its report defining alternatives to phthalate plasticizers, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) named dibenzoate plasticizers, commercially known as Benzoflex® Plasticizers, as a replacement for phthalates.