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.
A memorial service for Donald Brookfield Sr., founder of Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc. and a pioneer in the development of viscometer instruments, was held June 25 in Sharon, MA.
Troy Corp. announced plans for the 2004 Troy 5K Run/Walk, scheduled for 7 a.m. Oct. 28 in conjunction with the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's International Coatings Expo (ICE).
Epoxy resin suppliers said the market is under "intense upward pressure on pricing" generated by rising global demand and continued increases in raw-material and energy costs, with the situation not expected to change in the near term.
Akzo Nobel Coatings' Coil and Extrusion Coatings Business Unit presented the 18th Annual Hanna Award in Coatings, recognizing the best project on the science and technology of chemical coatings entered in Ohio Science Day, to middle-school student Carly J. Frazier of Frankfort, OH.
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