On Oct 28, at the National Paint and Coatings
Association (NPCA) Board of Directors meeting, a representative from the
Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology presented a proposal for merging
the two organizations.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Division has
released the inaugural issue of ACS
Nano, a
new, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in one of the fastest-growing
research areas in chemistry and the related sciences.
The
Middle East Coatings Show 2008, a coatings event in the Middle East and Gulf
region for raw material suppliers and equipment manufacturers for the coatings
industry, will take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition
Centre, United Arab Emirates, on March 10-12, 2008.
The
U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is proceeding with its assessment of the
explosions and fire at Barton Solvents in Valley Center, KS, north of Wichita,
with investigators returning to the accident site to gather further
information.
The third annual AutoRussia 2007, an international
forum for automotive businesses in Russia and globally, takes place on December
4-5 at the Astoria Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Amid
the ongoing debate about the environmental and health risks of nanotechnology,
the U.S. EPA has announced in its report,
TSCA Inventory Status of Nanoscale Substances – General Approach, that it will
maintain its practice of categorizing nanomaterials as “new” or “existing”
chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on a case-by-case
basis.
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