The Canadian Coatings Association says the proposed Building Canada Strong Act could improve regulatory coordination, investment conditions and supply-chain resilience for industries served by CASE manufacturers.
The enhanced proposal adds financing support to the investor’s pursuit of the Building Adhesive Solutions business, but it remains a conditional offer.
The result advances a potential pigment feedstock route, with further work needed on impurities, surface treatment and finishing before commercial use.
The Fifth Circuit rejected the agency’s whole-chemical risk approach and remanded the rule, but the separate 2019 consumer paint-stripper ban was not at issue.
Government and contractor documents reportedly point to inadequate primer, incompatible liner layers and heat-related blistering at the Lincoln Memorial site.
The final rule removes most provisions of the 2024 standards, but a separate proposal would address the requirements that remain. See what changed now and what is still under consideration.