During the Honors Luncheon of its 119th Annual Meeting in Nashville, the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) presented Edward J. Donnelly Jr., senior vice president, Corporate Affairs, with the George Baugh Heckel Award.
ARLINGTON,
Va. - The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) has issued a
call for entries for the 2007 Polyurethane “Innovation Award”
nominations and also has changed this year’s award program’s three
categories to: Polyurethane Chemicals, Processing Equipment and
Finished Product.
Augé Nelson Augé has joined Kelley Technical Coatings, Louisville, Ky., as executive vice president. Augé was formerly president of the Marcus Paint Company and was vice president of Manufacturing and
CHEVY
CHASE, Md. - RadTech, the association for UV and EB technology, has
announced dates for uv.eb WEST 2007, a two-day conference and tabletop
exhibition, March 6-7, 2007, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel at LAX in
Los Angeles. Presentations and demonstrations by leading industry
suppliers and users will target the environmental, economic, energy
savings and performance benefits of UV and EB, and how the technology
enables manufacturers to meet and exceed regulatory requirements.
WASHINGTON - The European Commission has proposed that companies pay a
fee to have their chemicals registered as will be required under the
anticipated REACH legislation, according to Robert Donkers, environment
counselor for the delegation of the European Commission in the United
States. The Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals
(REACH) legislation is making its way through the European Parliament.
TROY, Mich. - The color silver
has topped the automotive color charts once again this year,
maintaining its supremacy as the most popular car color in North
America. But in the future it will take on a fresh appearance as blues,
browns and greens start to surge and become infused with silver to
create a new look, according to the 2006 color popularity survey
results released by PPG Industries.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands/ FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany - RadTech Europe (RTE), the department for Surface Treatment Technology of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), and the German Professional Association for the Printing and Paper Processing Industry (BG Dr+P) recently announced the finalization of the EB Protocol for the printing and coating industry on June 29, 2006, at the RTE EB Conference in Esslingen, Germany.
WASHINGTON – A proposed rule published in the Federal Register Sept. 1 would incorporate international hazardous materials transport standards for large packages into U.S. regulations and clarify the definition of bulk packages. The proposal, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is also intended to clarify requirements on the construction and use of non-bulk and bulk packaging. of dangerous goods, according to PHMSA.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its Lead Criteria Document, which presents the latest available pertinent information on atmospheric science, air quality, exposure, dosimetry, health effects and environmental effects of lead.
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