The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has selected Jonathan W. Martin, group leader of the Polymeric Materials Group within the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST, to deliver the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture during the organization's 84th Annual Meeting.

please note that DuPont was the first company to commercialize fluorinated additive technology, as reported by PCI in September 1999.

The pivotal role of antimicrobial agents in ensuring in-can and dry-film preservation of paints, coatings and adhesives (PCA) demands that manufacturers have an up-to-date picture of the antimicrobial agents (AMA) offered in the European market.

On Jan. 10, 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed requirements to minimize the introduction of lead hazards resulting from the disturbance of lead-based paint during renovation, repair and painting activities in most housing built before 1978 (71 FR 1588).

Berger Paints will have two new manufacturing facilities commissioned, one in Rewari, India, and the other in Kraskadar, Russia, within one year.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals has appointed Tri-iso, Inc., Claremont, Calif., as its West Coast distributor for Ciba Coatings effects pigments, UV absorbers, hindered-amine light stabilizers, antioxidants, photoinitiators and optical brighteners for the paint and coatings market.

Irfab Chemical Consultants has arrived at some striking conclusions in its North American study of powder coatings.

The UMR Coatings Institute at the University of Missouri-Rolla is offering a short course designed for the new coatings person in areas such as sales, marketing or production.

Atlas Weathering Services Group (AWSG), a division of Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, has announced a suite of value-added services available with every test program at no additional costs.

According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, U.S. consumption of radiation-cured printing inks in 2005 was $353 MM. Sales dollars grew at a 4% annual rate since 2000, slightly less than volume growth.