The ASTM Board of Directors has authorized ASTM’s management to develop certification services.

HOUSTON – The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has named Mike O’Donoghue, Director of Engineering and Technical Services at Devoe High Performance Coatings/International Paint LLC Canada, as one of the

IAL Consultants has announced the first edition of a new publication for the polyurethane industry, A Global Overview of the Polyurethane Dispersions (PUD) Market.

U.S. demand for specialty adhesives is projected to expand 4.4 percent annually to $3.0 billion in 2013, with volume reaching 705 million pounds.

Move over neutral color schemes. Livelier hues will be making a comeback in home décor in 2010-2011, and it’s all about using color as a mood lifter in the midst of challenging times, according to leading Canadian paint brand Sico Paints.

Patrick J. Brennan, Vice President of Q-Lab Corp., Westlake, OH, died Sept. 20, 2009.

The SSCT has issued a call for papers for its 2010 SSCT Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 26–29, 2010, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Ocean Walk Village, Daytona Beach, FL.

ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, has approved two new standards that cover architectural coating touch-up properties and ink stain blocking of paint systems.

Despite a challenging economy and declining production, the polyurethane industry continued to evolve over the past two years while addressing growing concerns over energy conservation, that according to the 2008 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes Industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

IRL has produced a short study that analyzes the attitudes and approaches of the Western European decorative coatings sector to the continued greening of its products.