The American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced that
the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) has become the Center for the
Polyurethanes Industry of the ACC.
John
Cech, general manager, CVC Specialty Chemicals, Inc., has recently been
appointed to serve as president of the Thermoset Resin Formulators Association
(TRFA).
The Chinese market for synthetic latex polymers is
expected to grow at a higher rate than in North America and Europe, even in
worst-case scenario forecasts for the next 10 years, according to a recently
published study by Kline & Company.
The
U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is continuing its investigation to determine
the root causes of the powerful explosion that destroyed the CAI/Arnel ink
manufacturing facility in Danvers, Mass., on November 22, 2006.
The
CELERA GROUP, main paint provider of American Paint, must pay import duties
amounting to 516% on all water-based latex paint imported to the Costa Rican
market, as resolved by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade of this
country, after verifying that the CELERA GROUP was involved in dumping
practices.
The
Anti-Fouling Working Group of the International Paint and Printing Ink Council
(IPPIC), for which the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) serves
as Secretariat, is urging countries to ratify the International
Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships.
Coatings for Plastics, organized by Paint & Coatings Industry magazine, is offering sponsorships for this year’s meeting, which will be held in Chicago June 13-15.
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