Members Only PSC Minutes Oct 2020
The Product Stewardship Committee reviewed and approved meeting minutes from the prior meeting in April 2019. The committee received meeting folders with hard copies of reference documents listed in the […]
The Product Stewardship Committee reviewed and approved meeting minutes from the prior meeting in April 2019. The committee received meeting folders with hard copies of reference documents listed in the […]
Prior to delivering the fifth edition of the Global Market Analysis to IPPIC, the ChemQuest Group, Inc. delivered the results of a separate deep-dive study of paint and coatings in Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA). ChemQuest’s SAGIA study uncovered the region’s seven major challenges such as establishing an open and free market in Saudi Arabia, missing key molecules for paints and coatings, as well as infrastructure and logistics, coatings standards and regulations, and a need for easier trade across borders. ChemQuest also outlined a strategic plan for overcoming those challenges to position Saudi Arabia as the epicenter of industrial global growth aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. In May 2017, SAGIA held an inaugural meeting in Riyadh of its newly launched committee known as the Saudi Paint & Coatings Committee (Si>CC), which ran concurrently with the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum and coincided with President Trump’s first visit to Saudi Arabia. Closely […]
ACA joined a coalition letter to Congressional leadership, urging withdrawal of S. 2283, from consideration at the Homeland & Government Affairs Committee’s business meeting on July 26. “This legislation, which […]
In its letter to the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, ACA expressed support for efforts to better understand the current administration’s implementation of […]
Presented by Southern Society for Coatings Technology
ACA joined several organizations in a letter to Congressional Armed Services Committee leadership urging the removal of Section 333 from the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year […]
ACA’s committees address an array of issues impacting the industry and are classified by specific sector, issue, or project. While all committees are conduits for information sharing, some collaborate […]
The following industry professionals have recently received appointments or promotions. Gladys Go Nippon Paint Marine has announced the appointment of Gladys Goh as president. Goh is the first female and […]
The Automotive Corrosion Symposium is scheduled for April 11-12 in Detroit, MI. Although the deadline for speaker abstract submissions has passed, the symposium welcomes the submission of Poster Abstracts until […]
Eliminating PFAS, while maintaining coating performance, requires unique binder chemistry that is both flexible and durable. By Mary C. Chervenak, Donovan Lujan, and Jeffrey Arendt Arkema Inc. Although exterior architectural coatings improve the appearance […]