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ACA in Action: Keep America Competitive
ACA supports legislation to strengthen the ability of American workers and companies to compete globally — including with China — and urges Congress to reconcile the differences between the America COMPETES Act and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act.
Policy Priorities
ACA is the voice of industry on matters relating to environmental regulations, occupational health and safety, and policy issues germane to the industry’s products. Read about ACA’s Policy Priorities.
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Issue Engagement
As the U.S. paint and coatings industry’s lead advocate on national, state, and local issues impacting the industry, ACA is engaged on myriad issues on behalf of its members and industry.
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Issue Backgrounders
In its most current Issue Backgrounder ACA outlines how its PaintCare program is a true product stewardship model that ensures environmentally sensitive end-of-life management for leftover paint.
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CoatingsVoice
Tell your elected official to support the IMAGINE Act to encourage research and deployment of innovative construction materials in transportation and water infrastructure projects nationwide.
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News
EPA Proposes Significant TSCA Fee Increase
On Nov. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fee rule, modifying its 2021 proposal for an increase in fees set in 2018. EPA’s new cost estimates would expect agency collection of collecting $45.5 million each year, as compared to the $22 million expected from the 2021 proposed rule.
ACA’s Updated Static Electricity Resource Guide now Available
ACA has published a revision of its "Generation and Control of Static Electricity in Coatings Operations" guide, now available to members for download.
Axalta Manufacturing Facility Celebrates 70 Years
Axalta, a global coatings company, announced that its Tlalnepantla, Mexico, manufacturing facility recently celebrated 70 years in the global coatings industry. The plant opened in 1952 and initially focused on manufacturing automotive refinish products.
BASF Inaugurates its Largest Surface Treatment Site in China
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings Division, operating under the Chemetall brand, celebrated the inauguration of its surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning 60,000 square meters, the Pinghu site is BASF’s first production site located in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone and its largest surface treatment site globally.
EPA Proposes Significant TSCA Fee Increase
On Nov. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fee rule, modifying its 2021 proposal for an increase in fees set in 2018. EPA’s new cost estimates would expect agency collection of collecting $45.5 million each year, as compared to the $22 million expected from the 2021 proposed rule.
ACA’s Updated Static Electricity Resource Guide now Available
ACA has published a revision of its "Generation and Control of Static Electricity in Coatings Operations" guide, now available to members for download.
ACA Urges One-year Compliance Date for Michigan’s Proposed Amended VOC Rules
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy's (MI EGLE)) proposed rule package for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions includes amendments to Michigan’s consumer products rule, as well the state’s VOC rule for Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) coatings.
OSHA to Hold Public Meeting on Process Safety Management Rulemaking
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a virtual informal stakeholder meeting to seek public comments on potential changes to the Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. The meeting will be held on Oct. 12, 2022.
BASF Inaugurates its Largest Surface Treatment Site in China
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings Division, operating under the Chemetall brand, celebrated the inauguration of its surface treatment production site in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. Spanning 60,000 square meters, the Pinghu site is BASF’s first production site located in the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone and its largest surface treatment site globally.
Covestro Launches Production for Vulkollan® Raw Material in Thailand
Covestro recently started the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) for Vulkollan® at a newly built plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The investment is one of several of Covestro’s investments into cast polyurethane raw materials.
Dow Selects AB Specialty Silicones as Authorized Distributor in U.S. and Canada
Dow selected AB Specialty Silicones as an authorized distributor in the United States and Canada to support the company’s business growth of OH functional silicone polymers in the elastomeric roof coating (ERC) market.
Cathay Industries Acquires Venator’s Iron Oxide Pigment Operation
Cathay Industries, a global manufacturer of color-based raw materials, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Venator Materials PLC to purchase its iron oxide pigment business.
ACA Announces Call for Papers: 2023 CoatingsTech Conference
ACA is seeking submission of abstracts for its 2023 CoatingsTech Conference, which will be held June 26-28, 2023. Abstracts will be accepted through Dec. 8, 2022.
ACA Seeks Nominations for David F. Darling Prize
ACA is seeking nominations for the inaugural David F. Darling Prize, to be presented at its CoatingsTech Conference, which will be held June 26-28, 2023. Nominations should be received by Feb. 1, 2023.
ACA Seeks Nominations for 2023 Mattiello Lecture Award
ACA is seeking nominations for the 2023 Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award, to be given at its CoatingsTech Conference scheduled for June 26-28, 2023. Nominations should be received by Dec. 8, 2022.
New TraQr Tool Developed by ChemQuest Available through ACA Partnership
TraQr™ enables businesses throughout the coatings and specialty chemicals value chain to identify, analyze and forecast market trends, and to make better informed purchasing, pricing, expansion, cost saving, and development decisions more easily.
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CoatingsTech
Colors of the Year: The 2023 Forecast
Technically speaking, color is simply the retransmission of visible energy that is not absorbed by an object. Visible light is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans have evolved ...
Meeting the Additive Challenge
While researching the world of paint and coatings additives for what was new and novel, an article written in June 2020 caught my attention. It was an in-depth analysis of ...
ACA Technology Roadmap #1: Sustained Use of Critical Materials
The American Coatings Association (ACA), through its Science and Technology (S&T) Committee, is developing a series of Technology Roadmaps that aim to establish broad technical consensus on actionable research that ...
Differences Between the Grinding Process of Titanium Dioxide Pigments in Glossy Acrylic Paints
Titanium dioxide is the most important white pigment in waterborne architectural paints. Even though it is one of the most expensive raw materials in the formulation, subject to numerous price ...
Events
2023 CoatingsTech Conference
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2022 World Coatings Summit
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Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: Five Ways to Digitally Transform Your Business
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Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: Current State of Global Supply Chains
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Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: PFAS in Products – Regulatory Initiatives at the U.S. State and Federal Level
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