Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), a supplier of factory automation design, engineering and process consulting services, announced the appointment of Richard Saro as the company's new Automotive Account Manager.
Synthron, a subsidiary of the Protex International chemical group, received the Innovation Award in the Additives for Paints category at the eighth China Coatings Summit held in Shanghai, China, on June 14-15, 2011.
Dow Microbial Control has opened a new Customer Application Center in Melbourne, Australia, giving customers in Australia and New Zealand access to state-of-the-art testing laboratories and innovative formulations that are in line with local regulatory requirements.
Organizers of The Waterborne Symposium have issued a call for papers, welcoming papers pertaining to new and emerging technologies related to materials, processes, production, characterization, application and markets in the field of surface coatings.
According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Interior Paint Satisfaction StudySM, do-it-yourselfers are notably more satisfied with interior paint brands in 2011 compared with 2010.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a new Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) that addresses exposure limits to ultrafine titanium dioxide. Titanium dioxide is produced and used in the workplace in varying particle-size fractions, including fine and ultrafine sizes.