According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, coating biocide consumption in Asia was 30 million pounds, worth $174 million in 2008.

NACE International’s new 15,000-square-foot training center in Houston, TX, has been named “The Elcometer Building at NACE International”.

Thomas J. Sliva, of Manhattan, died Feb. 21, 2009, at his home in the East Village. Sliva was Vice President and Technical Director of DL Laboratories in Brooklyn, NY, where he worked for 36 years.

Nice, France, will be the meeting place for major users of radiation curing materials, equipment and products, hosting this year’s RadTech Europe Conference & Exhibition.

The Latin American Coatings Show 2009 is set to take place July 15-16, 2009, at the World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico.

ASTM International has introduced two new standards.

Despite difficult economic times, the major coatings shows that took place in March and April have all reported better-than-expected attendance.

The Air Resources Board of California (ARB) staff has posted its final report entitled, Development of an Improved VOC Analysis Method for Architectural Coatings.

After more than five years of research in conjunction with the University of Auckland, Orica Powder Coatings, Auckland, New Zealand, is applying to patent a recycling process that can profitably turn waste paint, powder coatings and wood into high-performance particleboard for building.

While companies in mature economies face the challenge of even maintaining sales throughout the ongoing financial crisis, continued growth in India is likely to lead to an additional million tons of coatings demand by 2013, when the total Indian paint market will be in the region of 2.7 million tons.