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Two new vertical powder coating systems designed for coating aluminum extrusions begin operation in the United States this year.

H. Howard Flint, II & Greg Muselman

Surface World + Paint & Powder 2005 is set for November 8-10, 2005, at the Pavilion, NEC, Birmingham, England.

The Coating Wood and Wood Composites conference, which will take place September 25-27, 2005, at the Marriott Charlotte Executive Park, Charlotte, N.C., is specifically designed to explore the changing nature of wood and wood composites, and the coatings used on these materials.

The NPCA has updated its "Guide to Training Hazardous Materials Employees Involved in Transportation (Fourth Edition)."

An SGM (Shanghai General Motors) Excelle automobile painted with BASF waterborne basecoats has rolled off the General Motors assembly line in Shanghai, marking the first use of waterborne basecoat technology in the history of the Chinese automobile industry.

The Maine legislature is considering a bill that calls for a 25-cent-per-gallon "fee" on paint sold in the state.

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The Coatings Research Institute (CRI) of Eastern Michigan University is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at the Smart Coatings 2006 Symposium to be held Feb. 15-17, 2006, at the Grosvenor Resort, Orlando, Fla.

The State Attorneys Generals (AGs) - exercising their compliance authority under the "Lead Exposure Warnings and Education and Training Programs Agreement between State Attorneys General and the National Paint and Coatings Association, Inc. (NPCA)" - have identified a specific concern that the point-of-sale brochures were not found at the select places monitored.