The NPCA's Product Stewardship Committee has recently released the first Supplement to the Fifth Edition of the NPCA Industry Labeling Guide (Guide). The Fifth Edition was originally released in December 1999.
A new, freely downloadable audiovisual presentation given by Malvern Instruments' Dr. Ana Morfesis, applications manager for dispersion systems, and guest presenter professor James Schneider of the Chemical Engineering Dept. at Carnegie Mellon University, explores new applications for dynamic light scattering and zeta potential measurements in nano materials characterization.
Fitz Chem Corp., a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent, announced that Zemex Industrial Minerals has expanded Fitz Chem's distribution territory to include Southern Indiana and the entire states of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.
MeadWestvaco Corporation's Specialty Chemicals Division plans to form a manufacturing and marketing joint venture company with Fujian Shaxian Songchuan Chemical Industry (SSCI).
EMB Technology has commissioned the world's first EMB pilot machine for powder coating for serial production of powder-coated rolls of flexible metal substrates.
At the official Coatings Societies International (CSI) meeting on July 7 in Durham, England, a new logo was adopted, reflecting the global connection of its sister organizations.
Irfab's study on the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from industrial paint application in Europe reveals that significant reduction has successfully been achieved in restricted market segments such as automotive OEM, coil coating and metal packaging.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) is conducting an End-Use Market Study of the Polyurethanes Industry in NAFTA (United States, Canada and Mexico) for 2004.