The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) is reporting that the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development tabled a report in Canada’s House of Commons to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA, 1999).

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) held its 2017 Annual Conference in Manchester in May, and the program included a lively Brexit panel chaired by the BCF’s CEO Tom Bowtell.

The American Coatings Association (ACA) issued a statement today regarding the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) issuing an advisory opinion to the European Commission to classify titanium dioxide as a Category 2 (Animal Evidence) carcinogen.

NACE International Institute (NII) has acquired Master Painters Institute (MPI), the leading paint performance certification organization in North America.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) reports that Europe’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has issued an “advisory opinion” that titanium dioxide (TiO₂) be classified as a Category 2 carcinogen under the EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) held its 104^th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Montreal, Quebec, on May 24-25, 2017.

Saudi Arabian Minister of Commerce and Investment, Dr. Majid Al Kassabi, is set to launch the kingdom’s first paint and coatings industrial committee on May 24^th at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations interested in providing instructor-led classes on occupational safety and health as part of the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers Program.

Assistant Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Michael Short and collaborators — Professors Bilge Yildiz, Matteo Bucci, and Evelyn Wang, as well as the MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory and the Westinghouse Electric Co. — have received funding from Exelon Generation to support research to develop coatings technology that could transform the performance of the fuel cladding in light water reactors (LWRs).

The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) is seeking nominations for the 2018 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings.