The European Coatings Show and European Coatings Congress 2011 will take place March 28-31, 2011, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany.

A call for papers has been issued for Smart Coatings 2011, set to take place Feb. 23-25, 2011, in Orlando, FL.

In an interview with IntertechPira, CEO Charles McGovern explains INSCX Exchange, set to be the world’s first electronic nano-commodity exchange.

IRL’s ninth edition of its title, A Profile of the Asia-Pacific Paint Industry, forecasts growth in the Asia-Pacific paint industry of 7.9 percent per year from 2009 to 2014, when the market will top over 20 million tonnes. The study covers the paint industries and markets of 11 major economies in the region.

Though construction-related sales are generally down, demand for prepainted metal is taking hold in several key markets, including metal roofing, appliances and metal office furniture.

Engineers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity production about 20 times.

Rhodia announced investments at its Halifax (UK) and University Park (United States) industrial sites, part of the group’s growth strategy in specialty surfactants.

DuPont has released its second-quarter earnings, with earnings per share at $1.26, compared to $.46 in the prior year.

Wheelabrator Group announced that Humberto Juarez has joined Wheelabrator Plus as Regional Manager for Mexico.

Akzo Nobel N.V. (AkzoNobel) has announced a revenue increase of 13 percent (five percent positive currency translation effect) for the second quarter of 2010 and the early achievement of a 14 percent EBITDA margin target set for the end of 2011.