Inkjet inks and their interaction with substrates (paper, textiles and plastics) were the subject matter of the first European Coatings Conference held under the title "The Power of Inkjet Materials" on December 4-5, 2003.
DuPont Co. said it has presented its Lavoisier Medal for Technical Achievement to Michael Fryd, a retired coatings-technology scientist who played an important part in advances in automotive finishes.
A study commissioned by RPM Inc.'s Rust-Oleum subsidiary concludes that business owners, plant-facility managers and health and safety executives are interested in reducing workplace hazards related to painting activities while allowing such activities to take place during normal business hours.
The NPCA reported that Environment Canada, the country's environmental regulatory agency, is conducting a survey of VOC content in architectural and industrial (AIM) coatings, an action that could lead to the development of a VOC regulation on AIM coatings.
Strong economic expansions in the major industrialized countries - particularly in the Americas and Asia - and recent restructuring moves keyed robust first-quarter sales and earnings improvements for nearly all major coatings-manufacturing companies.
The European Union gave final approval to a measure that places VOC limits on architectural and auto-refinish coatings, with a first round of limits scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2007.
Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine announced program plans for the Seventh International Coatings for Plastics Symposium and Exhibition, scheduled for June 7-9 at the Michigan State Management Education Center, Troy, MI.
Boasting 91 participants from 21 countries, the first European Coatings Conference (ECC) devoted to "Modern Coatings for Plastics Substrates", held on 24th and 25th November, 2003, was very much an international affair.
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