NACE International and SSPC, The Society for Protective Coatings, announced their joint decision to hire McKinley Advisors to manage the ongoing exploratory process for a potential cooperative relationship between the two organizations.
PPG announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® project to revitalize the Saturn V rocket replica displayed at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's BioPreferred® Program commissioned a report on the impact of bio-based products in the United States, titled "An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: 2018 Update."
RadTech, the nonprofit trade association for ultraviolet and electron beam (UV+EB) technology, has joined the National Academy of Inventors as a Member Institution.
Leaders from NACE International and The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) recently met to further discuss options and approaches to combining the organizations.
National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) members John Logue of Royale Pigments and Chemicals Inc. and Bert Eshaghpour of Wego Chemical Group Inc. testified before the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting the negative impact that the 25% import duties proposed under List 4 of the Section 301 tariffs on goods imported from China will have on their businesses and the chemical distribution industry as a whole.
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings is now accepting entry submissions for its annual Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding water and wastewater projects completed in North America.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) held its 106th Conference and Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 22-23 and elected a new Board Chair.
On June 4, National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) member Matt Fridley testified before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the importance of a multi-year reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.