Signing of the UV/EB protocol for the European printing and coating industries during the opening session of the RadTech Europe 2005 conference held in Barcelona in October is the culmination of collaborative work originally initiated in 1995 between German and British health and safety organizations for the printing industry.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), Arlington, Va., has issued a call for papers and posters to be presented at the Polyurethanes 2006 Technical Conference, Sept. 25-27, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Thai paint market is estimated at 415,000 tons in 2005 and is expected to grow by an average of 6% per year to reach 557,300 tons by 2010, according to a recent report by Information Research (IRL).
Paul Allen, a member of the executive committee and previously head of Cognis' Nutrition & Health strategic business unit, took over as group vice president of Functional Products on November 1, 2005.
The 70th Annual Southern Society for Coatings Technology (SSCT) technical meeting will be held April 6-10, 2006, on the Carnival cruise ship "Inspiration."
Pittcon (The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) announced the Invited Symposia that will be presented at Pittcon, March 12-17, 2006, Orlando, Fla.
ExpoCoating 2006, the Third International Exhibition and Conference on "Coatings and Surface Treatment," is being held with support from the Russian Union of Manufacturers....
Troy Corp., Florham Park, N.J., has increased global prices for certain Polyphase® products effective December 10, 2005, and as contracts allow. Prices will be increased according to the following schedule: