Testimony began last week in a $1.4 billion asbestos trial in Angleton, TX, in which Kelly-Moore Paint Co. is seeking a verdict against Union Carbide Corp., now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co. Kelly-Moore is the target of thousands of asbestos claims filed by individuals who say they were harmed by asbestos-containing products formerly made by the San Carlos, CA, coatings manufacturer and retailer.
The fortunes of major coatings manufacturers continued to improve in the second quarter, building on the momentum of late 2003 and the first quarter of 2004.
Services International, New Delhi, and the India Paint Association announced plans for the India International Coatings Show 2005 exhibition and conference, scheduled for Jan. 14-16, 2005, in Mumbai.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced that Ray A. Dickie, editor of JCT Research and JCT CoatingsTech and a noted authority on automotive-coatings technology, will receive the organization's highest honor - the George Baugh Heckel Award - at the FSCT's 82nd Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 26-29 in Chicago.
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's recent 29th annual FOCUS Conference drew a record attendance of 239 to the conference's one-day technical program, the society announced.
RadTech International North America announced program plans for uv.eb WEST 2005, a new, two-day conference and table-top exhibition scheduled for Feb. 10-11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced the nomination of Rose A. Ryntz, Visteon Corp., for election as president-elect of the organization for 2004-2005.
Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, will deliver the final general-session address at the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Chicago.
Pantheon Chemical Co. said the Science and Engineering Laboratories at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT, have been named a recipient of the EPA Regional Administrative Award for Environmental Excellence as a result of the Air Force base's action in eliminating the use of chromated conversion coatings for aircraft-finishing operations.
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