WASHINGTON - The European Commission has proposed that companies pay a
fee to have their chemicals registered as will be required under the
anticipated REACH legislation, according to Robert Donkers, environment
counselor for the delegation of the European Commission in the United
States. The Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
(REACH) legislation is making its way through the European Parliament.
TROY, Mich. - The color silver
has topped the automotive color charts once again this year,
maintaining its supremacy as the most popular car color in North
America. But in the future it will take on a fresh appearance as blues,
browns and greens start to surge and become infused with silver to
create a new look, according to the 2006 color popularity survey
results released by PPG Industries.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands/ FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany - RadTech Europe (RTE), the department for Surface Treatment Technology of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), and the German Professional Association for the Printing and Paper Processing Industry (BG Dr+P) recently announced the finalization of the EB Protocol for the printing and coating industry on June 29, 2006, at the RTE EB Conference in Esslingen, Germany.
WASHINGTON – A proposed rule published in the Federal Register Sept. 1 would incorporate international hazardous materials transport standards for large packages into U.S. regulations and clarify the definition of bulk packages. The proposal, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is also intended to clarify requirements on the construction and use of non-bulk and bulk packaging. of dangerous goods, according to PHMSA.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its Lead Criteria Document, which presents the latest available pertinent information on atmospheric science, air quality, exposure, dosimetry, health effects and environmental effects of lead.
On Oct. 30, during the Honors Luncheon of its 119th Annual Meeting in Nashville, the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA), Washington, presented Edward J. Donnelly Jr., group vice president for DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies, with the George Baugh Heckel Award. This award is the association's highest honor.
The Coatings Summit, a global strategy and networking event, attracts senior managers from the coatings industry and its partners, from all economic regions and market segments.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has scheduled the first workshop to discuss amending the ARB's Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for architectural coatings.