With a focus on high-tech manufacturing, efficiency, energy savings and sustainability, the RadTech 2018 Conference and Exhibition recognized several contributions to the development of emerging and novel ultraviolet and electron beam technologies.
At the British Coatings Federation's Annual Conference and Gala Dinner in Oxford, UK, outgoing BCF President Vincent O'Sullivan, of PPG Architectural Coatings handed over presidency of the BCF to David Beckford, of Pronto Industrial Paints.
Researchers report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that they have developed polymers that can better mimic nature’s color-changing abilities than existing polymers.
The Northwestern Society for Coatings Technology (NWSCT) announced that all applications, essays and transcripts for the NWSCT Scholarship program are due no later than May 1, 2018.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association will honor 10 individuals for their distinguished contributions to the industry at the Annual Conference and AGM held in Toronto on May 24, 2018.
The American Coatings Association (ACA) recognized seven industry members with the Industry Statesman Award and presented Frank C. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO of RPM International Inc., with the George Baugh Heckel Award.
Members of ASTM International recently revised a key test method (D1613) that has been used to measure the acidity of fuel ethanol and denatured fuel ethanol, including ethanol used for car gasoline blends.
A study executed at the request of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) reports that 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA) has shown no adverse effects regarding reproduction at the highest dose tested.