According to the latest information from IRL in its new Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry, 5th Edition, China has a 6.4-million-ton paint market.

Global titanium dioxide (TiO2) demand is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, reaching 6.79 million tons by 2016.

The University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. and the University of Puerto Rico have granted an international, nonexclusive license for a portfolio of glow-in-the-dark pigments that can be designed to emit light in any color of the visible spectrum for nearly a day. Performance Indicator LLC, of Lowell, MA, has acquired the license.

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed into law the nation’s first program requiring paint manufacturers to safely manage leftover latex- and oil-based paint from consumer and contractor painting jobs.

PRA is offering three training courses this fall. Principles of Waterborne Coatings will be offered Sept. 29-30.

IIT Delhi and RadTech North America are sponsoring the first-ever ultraviolet and electron beam (UV/EB) Conference and Exhibition in New Delhi.

The Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference will be held Oct. 5-7, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center near Washington, D.C.

Atlas Material Testing Solutions is hosting a two-day conference for the global weathering community.

RadTech, the Association for UV and EB Curing Technology, has set Oct. 20-21, in Niagara Falls, NY, for the UV and EB curing industry technology conference.

The Pittcon Program Committee has announced the expansion of its co-programming sessions for the 2010 Technical Program.