The NPCA is asking coatings manufacturers to submit comments to the U.S. EPA on its proposed National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic processes, commonly referred to as the MON.
DSM Desotech Inc. announced the start-up of operations at a new production facility for UV-cure coating materials and other specialty products in Stanley, NC.
DuPont White Pigment & Mineral Products, the world's biggest supplier of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, announced a change in the business's name to DuPont Titanium Technologies.
First-quarter financial reports from major coatings manufacturers suggest that the uneven pace of the economic recovery is resulting in subdued growth in key coatings markets, with the industrial sector appearing to lag behind the architectural segment in rebounding from the 2001 downturn.
Peter Lewis, director of Communications and Environmental Affairs with Sun Chemical Corp.'s Colors Group, died suddenly April 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 55.
Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to invest 12 million euros, or approximately $10.6 million U.S., in its powder-coatings production facility at Cernobbio, Italy.
BASF Corp. Executive Vice President Frank E. McKulka, addressing a "Greening the Environmental Supply Chain" workshop panel discussion at a conference in Seattle, said suppliers to the automotive industry are responding to a mandate to provide environmentally friendly product solutions while keeping costs down and quality at high levels.
The U.S. EPA, responding to a determined and lengthy campaign by the coatings industry, has decided not to significantly expand the regulation of paint production wastes.
RSS