According to annual automotive color popularity data released by PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA, silver is once again the world’s most popular car color.
Following its successful June 2008 premiere, the next American Coatings Show & Conference will take place April 12-15, 2010, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.
The Powder Coating Institute and the Chemical Coaters Association International will hold two regional events in 2009 in an effort to reach out to targeted market segments along with general industrial finishing markets.
The European Coatings Show and European Coatings Congress 2009 is set to take place March 30 to April 2, 2009, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany.
Andreas Wolf, a scientist at Dow Corning GmbH in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the recipient of the Lou Toporcer Hall of Fame Award from ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants.
The Twin Cities Chapter of Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) and the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) at the University of Minnesota are hosting the seventh Minnesota Paint and Powder Coating Expo on March 19, 2009, at Century College in White Bear Lake, MN, near St. Paul.
Russ Brown, an executive with Munters Moisture Control Services (MCS), has been elected Vice President of the Executive Board of the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC).
A fire and series of explosions at the Barton Solvents chemical distribution facility in Des Moines, IA, were caused by a static electrical spark resulting from inadequate electrical bonding and grounding during the filling of a portable steel tank, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined in a final report.
Demand for sealants and caulk in the United States is projected to increase 2.9 percent annually to more than two billion pounds in 2012, valued at almost $4 billion.