RadTech Europe has started a new RTE Electron Beam project group.

The India International Coatings Show will take place February 6-8, 2009, at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The ARB staff has posted the Final Approved 2007 Suggested Control Measure for Architectural Coatings (2007 SCM) and the Final Reactivity Analysis Report.

On March 6, 2008, the House Committee on Homeland Security approved the Chemical Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008. American Chemistry Council President and CEO Jack N. Gerard issued the following statement regarding the proposed regulations.

In a letter sent to the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Edwin G. Foulke Jr., the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) said the proposed rule on Confined Spaces in Construction, recently published by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is unduly complicated, introduces unnecessary new terminology and requirements that are burdensome, and fails to recognize current safety practices that have proven successful.

World demand for architectural paint is forecast to rise 3.9 percent per year through 2011 to 21.5 million metric tons, valued at $47 billion.

Jon Bouchard, President of the Performance Coatings Division for Stahl, has passed away.

Richard W. Blair Jr., former President and Chairman of the Board of Jones Blair Paint Co., has passed away.

Deacom Inc. is offering users of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System an opportunity to attend the 2008 Deacom User Conference on May 13-14, 2008, at the Top of the Tower in Philadelphia, PA.

The ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion has announced two upcoming meetings.