RadTech Europe (RTE), the department for Surface Treatment Technology of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), and the German Professional Association for the Printing and Paper Processing Industry (BG Dr+P) recently announced the finalization of the EB Protocol for the printing and coating industry on June 29, 2006, at the RTE EB Conference in Esslingen, Germany.
Nine individuals will receive Industry Statesman Awards during the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) 2006 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Oct. 29-31.
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists'
Colours Industry, Brussels, Belgium, has published a "Code of
Practice for Coated Articles Where the Food Contact Layer Is a
Coating."
The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy announced that the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) will host four invited symposia, four contributed sessions and an undergraduate poster session at Pittcon 2007.
William "Bill" Wright, 72, former research director for Dudick, Inc., and a polymer chemist, passed away August 21, 2006, in Painesville, Ohio, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Perceptions regarding who is primarily responsible for innovation have expanded from the confines of the laboratory to include all employees of a company, according to a study of a cross-section of managers and professionals in manufacturing companies in the Americas, Asia and Europe.
The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), Boston, and Green Seal, Inc., Washington, announced the completion of a national Green Seal environmental standard for recycled-content latex paint.