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EPA Extends Comment Period for Drum Management ANPRM
The agency is soliciting feedback through Nov. 22, 2023 to assist in the potential development of initiatives that would ensure the proper management of used industrial containers that held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste, up to and including the drum reconditioning process.
Diamond Vogel Opens $15M Innovation Center
Diamond Vogel celebrated completion of the second phase of its "Building on Success" initiative Sept. 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its $15 million Innovation Center in Orange City, Iowa.
Covestro AG Enters Talks with ADNOC
Covestro and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have entered open-ended discussions over a takeover approach, the German company said in a statement. Covestro’s Board of Management stated the discussion will address the safeguarding of the continued implementation of its future- and sustainability-oriented corporate strategy.
Hentzen Coatings Marks 100 Years in Coatings
Hentzen Coatings recently reached the milestone of 100 years in the coatings business — marking a century that grew a small paint manufacturer into one of the largest independent U.S. paint companies that serves a worldwide market for liquid and powder coatings.
ANGUS is Now Advancion Corporation
ANGUS Chemical Company has announced its official rebrand to Advancion Corporation. According to the company, the new brand identity and logo reflects Advancion’s commitment to designing and developing high-value consumables and ingredients. To complement its name change, the company launched a new website, advancionsciences.com.
EPA Extends Comment Period for Drum Management ANPRM
The agency is soliciting feedback through Nov. 22, 2023 to assist in the potential development of initiatives that would ensure the proper management of used industrial containers that held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste, up to and including the drum reconditioning process.
ACA Supports Immediate Reauthorization of CFATS Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security implements the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program under a variety of short-term authorizations by Congress; and authorization for the current CFATS standards will expire after July 27, 2023, if Congress does not reauthorize the program.
PHMSA Plans Modernizing Regulation to Improve Safety & Efficiency
On July 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on modernizing regulation to improve safety and efficiency (HM-265A). The agency is soliciting stakeholder feedback on initiatives that may modernize the Hazardous Materials Regulations to improve hazmat transportation efficiency, improve transparency and stakeholder engagement, and better accommodate technological innovations.
PHMSA Proposes Rule to Harmonize International Regulations
Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to harmonize the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) with international standards.
PaintCare Bill Passes Illinois Legislature
Legislation to bring the PaintCare program to Illinois, was adopted by the Illinois General Assembly on May 19. At press time, the legislation was to be sent to Gov. J. B. Pritzker.
Diamond Vogel Opens $15M Innovation Center
Diamond Vogel celebrated completion of the second phase of its "Building on Success" initiative Sept. 13, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its $15 million Innovation Center in Orange City, Iowa.
Covestro AG Enters Talks with ADNOC
Covestro and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have entered open-ended discussions over a takeover approach, the German company said in a statement. Covestro’s Board of Management stated the discussion will address the safeguarding of the continued implementation of its future- and sustainability-oriented corporate strategy.
Hentzen Coatings Marks 100 Years in Coatings
Hentzen Coatings recently reached the milestone of 100 years in the coatings business — marking a century that grew a small paint manufacturer into one of the largest independent U.S. paint companies that serves a worldwide market for liquid and powder coatings.
ANGUS is Now Advancion Corporation
ANGUS Chemical Company has announced its official rebrand to Advancion Corporation. According to the company, the new brand identity and logo reflects Advancion’s commitment to designing and developing high-value consumables and ingredients. To complement its name change, the company launched a new website, advancionsciences.com.
BASF Breaks Ground on Syngas Plant in China
BASF has commenced construction of its syngas plant, the company’s third-largest worldwide, at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China. BASF says the facility, which is scheduled to start up in 2025, will reduce carbon emissions compared with conventional syngas plants.
Dr. Dane R. Jones Receives ACA’s David F. Darling Prize
The David F. Darling Prize was established in memory of its namesake to recognize individuals who, through coatings science, technology, and research, demonstrate innovation in the areas of sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Tahereh (Neda) Hayeri Receives ACA’s 2023 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award
Hayeri received the honor at the 2023 CoatingsTech Conference for her paper, “Thermally, UV, and Moisture Curable Novel Family of Versatile Oligomers,” coauthored by Dr. Vijay M. Mannari, professor of polymers and coatings at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Engineering Technology. Hayeri’s research is directed by Mannari at Eastern Michigan University’s Coating Research Institute.
Interactive Coatings TraQr™ 2.0 Available through ACA Partnership
The dynamic TraQr 2.0 built on Microsoft’s Power BI platform — the industry leader for data analysis and visualization — 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.
Dr. John A. Gilbert to Deliver Keynote Address at ACA’s 2023 CoatingsTech Conference
Dr. John A. Gilbert, chief research and development officer at Behr Process Corporation, will deliver the keynote address at ACA’s 2023 CoatingsTech Conference, June 26-28, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Kurt Wood to Deliver Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s 2023 CoatingsTech Conference
Dr. Kurt Wood, retired senior principal scientist at Arkema, Inc., and current consultant in coatings and service life prediction, will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s 2023 CoatingsTech Conference. The CoatingsTech Conference — ACA’s leading technical event — will be held June 26-28, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade, in Cleveland, Ohio and embrace the theme, “Coatings Technologies: Adaptation in a Complex World.”
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The State of the U.S. Paint and Coatings Market
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Novel Versatile Oligomer for Thermally, UV-, and Ambient-Curable Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Coatings
Editor's note: A portion of this article was recognized with the 2023 CoatingsTech Conference Best Paper Award, held in Cleveland, OH, in June. The authors have since expanded the article ...
Marine Coatings: Striking a Balance in Biofouling Control
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Inside Innovation: Scouting Material Science
I have recently had several conversations with extremely experienced technical scouts and investors who told me that the best source of new technology in their years of practice has been ...
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