The European Union gave final approval to a measure that places VOC limits on architectural and auto-refinish coatings, with a first round of limits scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2007.
Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine announced program plans for the Seventh International Coatings for Plastics Symposium and Exhibition, scheduled for June 7-9 at the Michigan State Management Education Center, Troy, MI.
Boasting 91 participants from 21 countries, the first European Coatings Conference (ECC) devoted to "Modern Coatings for Plastics Substrates", held on 24th and 25th November, 2003, was very much an international affair.
A Rhode Island judge recently postponed until early next year the retrial of a lead-paint lawsuit against former manufacturers of lead paint and pigments, the NPCA reported.
A new market report from Information Research Ltd. (IRL), London, estimates 2003 coatings demand in the Russian Federation at 880,000 metric tons, with domestic production accounting for 70% of the total and imports supplying the remaining 30%.
Recent conferences in Europe provided assessments of advances in coatings for plastics and materials designed for use in the growing ink-jet market, with a varied lineup of industry experts addressing various aspects of technological and market developments.
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