Coatings leaders from around the globe will reconvene for the biannual strategy conference for coatings executives.

Flowserve Corp., a global provider of fluid-motion and control products and services, announced that Thomas E. Ferguson has been elected president of the Hydraulic Institute for 2006-2007.

3M, St. Paul, Minn., is providing information to help its customers meet requirements specified in the new hexavalent chromium standard recently released by OSHA.

The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), Boston; the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), Washington; and other stakeholders in a national paint dialogue have chosen Green Seal, Inc., Washington, to develop a national standard for recycled paint.

Paul Solman, the popular business and economics correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, will be the keynote speaker on Sept. 25th for the opening session and subsequent afternoon panel discussion at the API Polyurethanes 2006 Technical Conference.

In a major victory for industry, the Judiciary Committee of Maryland's House of Delegates, Annapolis, voted "unfavorable" on H.B. 1394, effectively defeating an initiative that would specifically recognize "market share liability" as a recognized legal theory of liability against (former) manufacturers of lead-based paint.

Demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants in the United States is forecast to rise 4.1 percent per year to over $7 billion in 2010.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be revising the methodology for estimating emissions from thinning and cleanup solvents used with architectural coatings.

NPCA has joined forces with a number of industries that have been adversely affected by the steep rise in natural gas prices.

The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC), holding a NGO consultative status with the United Nations, has held its first global forum on marine coatings in Tokyo.