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 ASM International, The Materials Information Society, announced it has unbundled more than 20,000 technical articles.

On Oct 28, at the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) Board of Directors meeting, a representative from the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology presented a proposal for merging the two organizations.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division has released the inaugural issue of ACS Nano, a new, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in one of the fastest-growing research areas in chemistry and the related sciences.

The European Coatings Conference, sponsored by Chamelic, will be held November 29-30, 2007.

The Middle East Coatings Show 2008, a coatings event in the Middle East and Gulf region for raw material suppliers and equipment manufacturers for the coatings industry, will take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, United Arab Emirates, on March 10-12, 2008.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is proceeding with its assessment of the explosions and fire at Barton Solvents in Valley Center, KS, north of Wichita, with investigators returning to the accident site to gather further information.

A ceremony to launch LATINCOAT and Adhesives Latin America 2008 was held at Hotel Sonesta, São Paulo.

The third annual AutoRussia 2007, an international forum for automotive businesses in Russia and globally, takes place on December 4-5 at the Astoria Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Latin American Coatings Show 2007 took place in the World Trade Centre, Mexico City, July 11–12, 2007.

Amid the ongoing debate about the environmental and health risks of nanotechnology, the U.S. EPA has announced in its report, TSCA Inventory Status of Nanoscale Substances – General Approach, that it will maintain its practice of categorizing nanomaterials as “new” or “existing” chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on a case-by-case basis.