Final program plans were announced for COATING 2003, the biennial industrial-finishing conference and exhibition scheduled for Oct. 28-30 in Indianapolis.
Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein has scheduled the state's second public-nuisance lawsuit against former suppliers of lead paint and pigments for the week of April 5, 2004.
The Nova Paint Club, an international organization that encourages the sharing of technical and other expertise among independent paint companies around the world, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala dinner on May 18 at a location near Stuttgart, Germany.
The EPA has issued a final rule setting emission limits for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) generated by coating processes for wood building products, the NPCA reported. The regulation will affect 215 emissions sources and is designed to reduce emissions from such processes by 63%.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed the deletion of the solvent methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from the agency's list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and is accepting written comments on the proposal through Aug. 28.
Cytec Industries Inc. announced agreements with Mitsui Chemicals Inc. in which Cytec will acquire 100% of the two companies' ownership interests in the Mitsui-Cytec Ltd. joint venture.
A team of 26 employees at BASF's coatings technical-support center in Whitehouse, OH, are working to attract bluebirds and other wildlife to the facility's 20-acre site, in partnership with the Wildlife Habitat Council's "Wildlife at Work" program.
Huron Capital Partners L.L.C., a Detroit-based private equity firm, announced the launch of a partnership with industry executives Frederick A. Quinn and Carol E. Bramson with the objective of acquiring companies in the coatings, adhesives, polymers, and thermoplastics industries.