The American Coatings Association (ACA) presented Christopher (Chris) M. Connor, Executive Chairman of The Sherwin-Williams Co., with the George Baugh Heckel Award—the association’s highest honor.
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is now accepting nominations for the Polyurethane Innovation Award.
In order to manufacture chemical products, a high-energy input is required, which consumes fossil resources. At Germany’s Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), two scientists are researching a resource-efficient and sustainable approach.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published a final rule that updates requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers in general industry, shipyards, longshoring, marine terminals and construction.
New research published in the journal Physical Review Letters has described a new physical mechanism that separates particles according to their size during the drying of wet coatings.
Vijay Mannari, a professor of polymers and coatings at Eastern Michigan University (EMU), has been awarded a $529,000 grant to develop environmentally responsible, high-performance coatings for the U.S. military.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced that terminology and definitions supportive of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and life cycle thinking have been added to a new version of ASTM C1193, Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants.