The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Feb. 27,2006, lowered the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for hexavalent chromium (CrVI) to 5.0 micrograms/cubic meter as an 8-hour time-weighted-average (TWA) exposure.
B&P Process Equipment and Systems, LLC, Saginaw, Mich., has signed an agreement with Donghui Equipment Company, Yantai, China. The alliance allows B&P and Donghui to offer complete powder-coating systems, CE- and ATEX-certified, for the European market as well as NEC-compliant for the Americas.
Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its Decorative Coatings site near Barcelona in Spain as part of an expansion of its business activities on the Iberian Peninsula, which will include the construction of a new purpose-built facility.
Nae Woi Korea, Ltd., a producer of opaque styrene-acrylic emulsions and associative thickeners, has appointed The TryLine Group as its national distributor/agent in the United States (except Florida).
Spartan Environmental Technologies, a distributor and manufacturer of chemical oxidation and disinfection equipment, has appointed MEMECO Sales and Service Corp. of Lincolnwood, Ill., as its representative for Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
PPG Total Service Solutions, Troy, Mich., was recently honored with the 2005 Environmental Achievement Award by the Environmental Management Association (EMA) at an award ceremony at the Detroit Athletic Club.
Durakon Industries, provider of thermoformed products and paint-film technology to the automotive industry, plans to optimize the manufacturing operations in Clinton, scheduled for completion by July.