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ACA engages on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues at the federal, state and local levels to represent and advocate for the U.S. paint and coatings industry. Click on a title below to read our latest filed comments and letters, or click on ACA in Action to see all letters and comments.
ACA Comments on New York Assembly Bill regarding Packaging EPR
ACA Comments on EPA’s Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts
ACA Comments to EPA on Clarification of Toxic Chemicals from Automatic Additions of PFAS under NDAA
ACA Submits Testimony on Maryland Senate Bill 90, Packaging EPR
News
Follow ACA as it Celebrates the Inaugural World Paint and Coatings Week
From March 24 through March 28, ACA will join the World Coatings Council and paint and coatings associations and companies from around the world in this exciting global initiative launching across social media channels.
Brandywine Label Printing Rebrands as Empower Label™
Brandywine Label Printing is now Empower Label™. The company announced its new name, logo and expansion of its products and services. It has also opened a new 72,000 square foot facility in Plymouth, Minn., which will serve as the company’s flagship distribution center for pick and ship.
IMCD Expands Presence in the Middle East
IMCD Group announced the opening of new offices in Dubai. The new facilities include two technical centers dedicated to the IMCD’s Coatings & Construction and Food & Nutrition Business Groups.
Arkema Obtains Mass Balance ISCC PLUS Certification
Arkema has expanded its bio-attributed offerings with ISCC PLUS certification for its acrylic and liquid polyester resins (OFPE) production site in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. According to Arkema, this certification is part of the company’s strategy to offer a full range of bio-attributed specialty resins and additives, including high solids, waterborne, UV/LED/EB, and polyester powders.
BASF Coatings and NIO Partner for Automotive Coatings
BASF Coatings, a supplier of coatings solutions, and NIO, an innovator in the smart electric vehicle market, have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a strategic partnership in the automotive coatings sector, focusing on exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles.
Statement of the American Coatings Association on Tariffs Imposed on Canada, Mexico and China
New tariffs imposed on the paint and coatings industry’s largest trading partners will introduce disruptions and increased costs into the production of essential consumer products, including medical devices and pharmaceuticals, food production equipment and grocery items, automobiles, and aerospace applications, among others.
EPA Publishes Preliminary List of Companies Subject to TSCA Risk Evaluation Fees
U.S. EPA has published preliminary lists identifying manufacturers (including importers) that may be subject to TSCA fee obligations associated with each EPA-initiated risk evaluation of the five High-Priority Substances Acetaldehyde (CASRN 75-07-0); Acrylonitrile (CASRN 107-13-1); Benzenamine (CASRN 62-53-3); Vinyl chloride (CASRN 75-01-4); and 4,4′-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (CASRN 101-14-4). Regardless of whether a company is listed, any company that has manufactured or imported a listed chemical in the prior five years must report to EPA via the CDX (Central Data Exchange). EPA is accepting comments through March 3, 2025.
EPA Publishes Amendments to National Aerosol Coatings Rule in Response to ACA Petition
This action ensures a consistent regulatory framework and aligns with the California Air Resources Board’s aerosol coatings rule, which will help aerosol coatings manufacturers with streamlined compliance.
SCAQMD to Host Workshop on Proposed Amended Rule 1151 (Auto-Refinish) Aug. 30
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is accepting written comments on the proposal through Sept. 13, 2024. The district intends to present the Proposed Amended Rule 1151 to the Governing Board at a public hearing on Nov. 1 (subject to change).
ACA Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Emergency Response Standard
ACA’s comments to focused only on WEREs— Workplace Emergency Response Employers. OSHA has scheduled an informal hearing on its proposal for Nov. 12, 2024, to hear comments and testimony from the public.
Brandywine Label Printing Rebrands as Empower Label™
Brandywine Label Printing is now Empower Label™. The company announced its new name, logo and expansion of its products and services. It has also opened a new 72,000 square foot facility in Plymouth, Minn., which will serve as the company’s flagship distribution center for pick and ship.
IMCD Expands Presence in the Middle East
IMCD Group announced the opening of new offices in Dubai. The new facilities include two technical centers dedicated to the IMCD’s Coatings & Construction and Food & Nutrition Business Groups.
Arkema Obtains Mass Balance ISCC PLUS Certification
Arkema has expanded its bio-attributed offerings with ISCC PLUS certification for its acrylic and liquid polyester resins (OFPE) production site in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. According to Arkema, this certification is part of the company’s strategy to offer a full range of bio-attributed specialty resins and additives, including high solids, waterborne, UV/LED/EB, and polyester powders.
BASF Coatings and NIO Partner for Automotive Coatings
BASF Coatings, a supplier of coatings solutions, and NIO, an innovator in the smart electric vehicle market, have signed a Letter of Intent to establish a strategic partnership in the automotive coatings sector, focusing on exterior coatings for NIO’s electric vehicles.
SIPCO Acquires Premium Paints
Saudi Industrial Paint Company (SIPCO), a subsidiary of Kaizen Paint Middle East (KPME), has acquired full ownership of Premium Paints Company (PPC), a Saudi-based coatings manufacturer— previously a joint venture between Red Sea Building Materials & Equipment Trading Co. and the Sherwin-Williams Company.
Follow ACA as it Celebrates the Inaugural World Paint and Coatings Week
From March 24 through March 28, ACA will join the World Coatings Council and paint and coatings associations and companies from around the world in this exciting global initiative launching across social media channels.
Dr. Lipiin Sung to Deliver Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Dr. Lipiin Sung, research physicist and project leader in the Infrastructure Materials Group of the Materials and Structural Systems Division of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference.
ACA’s New Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry Now Available
The new Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024–2029) offers quantitative and qualitative data analysis, with 5-year projections for sector and segment performance. It is a robust resource for insight into the $202 billion global coatings industry.
Andrea Wagner Watts to Deliver Keynote Address at ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Andrea Wagner Watts, building science education manager at GAF, will deliver the keynote address at ACA’s 2025 CoatingsTech Conference. The conference — ACA’s leading technical event — will be held April 28-30, at the Omni William Penn, in Pittsburgh, Pa, and embrace the theme, “Coatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future.”
New California Law will Expand Products Collected by PaintCare
A new California law will expand the range of products managed by the PaintCare program in the state from architectural coatings to a broader array of paint product types. Gov. Gavin Newsome signed SB 1143 into law on Sept. 29.
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New Products for March: European Coating Show Edition
Editor’s note: This column is a roundup of products from coatings and allied industries to be introduced or highlighted at the 2025 European Coating Show (ECS) in Nuremberg, Germany, March ...
Names in the News March
Editor’s note: The following industry professionals have recently received promotions or appointments. To submit your company's personnel news for possible publication in CoatingsTech, email publications@paint.org with “Names in the News” ...
A Study of the Effects of Siloxane and Silica Additives on Dirt Pick-Up Resistance in Low-VOC Exterior Architectural Coatings
As the coatings industry moves towards lower volatile organic content (VOC) or near-zero VOC, achieving good film formation in waterborne systems without sacrificing other coating properties has become challenging. Low-VOC ...
1K permanent Anti-graffiti Coatings for Architectural Surfaces
Graffiti has emerged as a pervasive issue worldwide, impacting communities on multiple fronts. It contributes to financial losses by causing damage to local businesses, declining ridership on transportation systems, and ...
Water Resistance Properties of Acrylic Polymer Films Using Polymerizable Surfactants
The water resistance of waterborne all-acrylic and styrene acrylic dispersions is investigated at different Tgs. The performance of films obtained from latexes stabilized using conventional surfactants (SLS and Surf 1) ...
Events
2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
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Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: State Affairs Network Update for Kentucky, New Hampshire & Rhode Island
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Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: Overview of U.S. EPA’s Final Amendments to the National Aerosol Coatings Rule
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Mon, Mar 24, 2025
World Paint and Coatings Week
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Tue, Mar 25, 2025
European Coatings Show 2025
Paint & Coatings Buyers Guide
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