On page 12 of the December 2004 issue, PCI reported that five Mid-Atlantic States and the District of Columbia, all members of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), had finalized stringent new VOC regulations on architectural and industrial maintenance coatings.
The U.S. EPA has approved an action removing the solvent ethylene glycol mono-butyl ether (EGBE) from the Clean Air Act's list of hazardous air pollutants, also known as air toxics. EGBE remains on the EPA's list of VOCs that must be reported under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).
BASF's automotive color forecasters unveiled an analysis of trends in automotive color preferences at its recent "Color Trends" exhibits and meetings for automotive-industry color designers.
A Wisconsin appeals court ruled that the city of Milwaukee could proceed to trial with a lead-paint lawsuit filed in 2001 against NL Industries Inc. and Mautz Paint Co., now owned by The Sherwin-Williams Co.
The Pacific Northwest Society For Coatings Technology has issued a call for papers for its annual Spring Symposium, Coatings Fest Northwest, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Tacoma, Wash., on May 5-7
RadTech International, the industry association for UV- and EB-curing technology, has released "Safety and Handling Guidelines for UV-Curing" for the collision-repair and automotive-refinish industry.
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