At it spring meeting in Arizona, NPCA's board of directors and executive committee took action on several initiatives, including the association's Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Coatings - Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) policy, a federal legislative strategy to address childhood lead poisoning and further study of a possible national system for the management of post-consumer paint.
A comprehensive report detailing security efforts being undertaken by its chemical-distributor members has been released by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD).
"The driver and not the technology should be the focal point of a car," observes the head of Rinspeed, Frank M. Rinderknecht, summing up the fundamental idea behind his latest concept car: the "Senso."
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has selected Dr. Rose Ann Ryntz, senior manager and staff technical fellow, Visteon Corp., to deliver the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during the organization's 83rd Annual Meeting
The NPCA, the association of painting contractors and others have announced a plan to reduce the environmental impact and cost of managing leftover latex and oil-based paint.
The European Coatings Show (ECS) 2005, held in April in Nürnberg, Germany, has grown substantially in comparison with the previous show in 2003, breaking all previous records.