Research conducted by Eastman Chemical Co. indicates that blends of chlorinated polyolefins with non-chlorinated adhesion promoters may result in enhanced gasoline resistance while maintaining other key coatings properties such as adhesion and peel strength.
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced that Gerry J. Gough, ICI Packaging Coatings Ltd., Birmingham, UK, will receive the FSCT's 2003 George Baugh Heckel Award, the organization's highest honor.
The NPCA's 2003 Annual Meeting will feature forum sessions on global alliances for small and medium-size companies, market trends, the challenges of rising energy and raw-material costs, and the latest edition of the NPCA's "U.S. Paint & Coatings Market Analysis."
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry, recently issued a position paper criticizing certain provisions included in a European Union (EU) proposal to enact VOC-emissions limits on architectural coatings.
Former Congressman John Kasich, who as chairman of the House Budget Committee was the chief architect of the plan that balanced the federal budget for the first time in decades, will be the keynote speaker at the National Paint & Coatings Association's 2003 Annual Meeting.
The NPCA waged a successful campaign to derail a proposal to impose a 20 cents-per-gallon tax on architectural paint in Maine, designed to help fund household hazardous waste programs.
The Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology announced plans for the society's first annual LASCT Technical Conference and exhibition, scheduled for Oct. 1-2 at the Sequoia Conference Center, Buena Park, CA.
The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering issued an invitation for nominations for the division's 2004 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings.
Final program plans were announced for COATING 2003, the biennial industrial-finishing conference and exhibition scheduled for Oct. 28-30 in Indianapolis.
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein has scheduled the state's second public-nuisance lawsuit against former suppliers of lead paint and pigments for the week of April 5, 2004.
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