The Eastern Coatings Show 2023 will host 40 speakers, including Dan Calkins, chairman & CEO of Benjamin Moore, as the keynote speaker. The event will also feature a short course (Intro to Coatings and Sustainability) hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi.

Both courses will be in-person on the Fargo campus. The Coatings Science short course provides a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of coatings science. The Corrosion Prevention by Coatings course is a practical guide to the basics of corrosion science and engineering.

SFM 2023 will feature an exhibition floor for national and international exhibitors to offer products and technologies for the industrial sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, domestic appliances, electronics, jewelry – among others. SFM 2023 will also offer a specialized educational program during the expo (dates and details to come).

The report reveals the top three automotive colors of 2022: white, black, and gray. First published in 1953, Axalta’s annual color popularity report is the automotive industry’s longest running color account.

Active Minerals International, LLC (AMI) listed price increases for all products effective January 1, 2023. According to the company, rising production, energy, and packaging costs have contributed to this price increase.

Eric R. Byer, National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) president and CEO, released a statement after the U.S. Senate unanimously voted to confirm the nomination of Stephen A. Owens to be the chairman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).

Many NACD members rely heavily on railroads to ensure the timely shipment of products used in nearly every industry in the United States. NACD says the railroads’ use of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) in recent years has led to a significant decline in service and an insufficient workforce.

The three-day intensive training program is scheduled for May 3-5, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. Classes include both classroom and hands-on sessions. Attendees should be involved with industrial, contractor, or maintenance spray finishing applications, or spray equipment sales and distribution.

The report, titled Sustainability in the Global Paint & Coatings Industry, emphasizes the critical role coatings and the global industry play in contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as framed by nine specific SDGs where industry can have the greatest impact.

Researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have automated a complex and labor-intensive process for analyzing the results of X-ray diffraction studies, which are used to determine the structure of crystalline materials.