A Rhode Island judge recently postponed until early next year the retrial of a lead-paint lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, the NPCA reported.
A new market report from Information Research Ltd. (IRL), London, estimates 2003 coatings demand in the Russian Federation at 880,000 metric tons, with domestic production accounting for 70% of the total and imports supplying the remaining 30%.
Recent conferences in Europe provided assessments of advances in coatings for plastics and materials designed for use in the growing ink-jet market, with a varied lineup of industry experts addressing various aspects of technological and market developments.
The U.S. market for paint and coatings rebounded with growth of 3.9% in 2003 and will continue to expand this year, hitting an estimated total dollar value of $18.2 billion, a newly issued industry study estimates.
The Cleveland Society for Coatings Technology has issued program details for the society's annual technical symposium, "Sink or Swim," scheduled for May 8-10 at the Hilton Cleveland East/Beachwood, Beachwood, OH.
The NPCA announced the availability of its new "Lead-Safe Work Practices Training Program" DVD, the latest module in the association's National Lead Safety for Remodeling, Repair, and Painting Training Program.
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