First-quarter financial reports from major coatings manufacturers suggest that the uneven pace of the economic recovery is resulting in subdued growth in key coatings markets, with the industrial sector appearing to lag behind the architectural segment in rebounding from the 2001 downturn.
Peter Lewis, director of Communications and Environmental Affairs with Sun Chemical Corp.'s Colors Group, died suddenly April 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 55.
Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to invest 12 million euros, or approximately $10.6 million U.S., in its powder-coatings production facility at Cernobbio, Italy.
BASF Corp. Executive Vice President Frank E. McKulka, addressing a "Greening the Environmental Supply Chain" workshop panel discussion at a conference in Seattle, said suppliers to the automotive industry are responding to a mandate to provide environmentally friendly product solutions while keeping costs down and quality at high levels.
The U.S. EPA, responding to a determined and lengthy campaign by the coatings industry, has decided not to significantly expand the regulation of paint production wastes.
A key committee of the New Jersey legislature, responding to comments from the National Paint & Coatings Association and New Jersey Paint Council, rejected a bill that would have imposed a 50% per-container tax on paint.
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