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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the release of ANSI/HI Pump Standards Version 2.1 on CD-ROM.

RadTech Europe (RTE), the European Association for UV/EB technology, will host the 4th RTE Awards for Innovation Competition at its biennial RTE Conference & Exhibition to be held Oct. 14-15, 2009, in Nice, France.

According to a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc., demand for waxes in the United States is forecast to grow 2.2 percent per year to $2.5 billion in 2013, aided by an eventual recovery in the manufacturing and construction sectors of the economy.

According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, coating biocide consumption in Asia was 30 million pounds, worth $174 million in 2008.

NACE International’s new 15,000-square-foot training center in Houston, TX, has been named “The Elcometer Building at NACE International”.

Thomas J. Sliva, of Manhattan, died Feb. 21, 2009, at his home in the East Village. Sliva was Vice President and Technical Director of DL Laboratories in Brooklyn, NY, where he worked for 36 years.

Nice, France, will be the meeting place for major users of radiation curing materials, equipment and products, hosting this year’s RadTech Europe Conference & Exhibition.

The Latin American Coatings Show 2009 is set to take place July 15-16, 2009, at the World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico.

ASTM International has introduced two new standards.

Despite difficult economic times, the major coatings shows that took place in March and April have all reported better-than-expected attendance.