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News
IGL Coatings Appoints Exclusive Distributor in Malaysia
IGL Coatings announced that Car Candy Ventures is now the exclusive distributor of IGL Coatings in Malaysia. The two companies held a signing event on March 6 to commemorate the agreement.
BASF Begins Production Complex Construction at Verbund Site
BASF broke ground on a new acrylic acid production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China.
Toyo Ink Group Acquires Thai Eurocoat
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it and its consolidated subsidiary Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. concluded a share purchase agreement to wholly acquire Thai Eurocoat Ltd.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Opens New Tech Center
BASF Shanghai Coatings (BSC) announced the opening of its new e-coat application technology center at the BSC Minhang site.
EPA Publishes Final Rule Amendments to NESHAP for MCM Facilities
The U.S. EPA's final amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (MCM) facilities establish inorganic HAP standards for process vessels, and are effective Feb. 22, 2024.
FTC Extends Comment Deadline for Green Guides Feedback
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments about the efficiency, costs, benefits, regulatory impact, consumer perception, etc., of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, to determine whether to retain, modify, or rescind the guides, related to several topic areas including sustainability, recyclability, and ozone related statements.
OSHA Revises Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a revised Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program. The purpose of the revised emphasis program is to continue OSHA inspections of facilities that generate or handle combustible dusts likely to cause fire, flash fire, deflagration and explosion hazards.
Updated ACA Industry Labeling Guide Now Available for Members
The ACA Industry Labeling Guide, Sixth Edition provides general guidance for hazard and precautionary labeling under the principal statutory and regulatory programs applicable to paints, adhesives and related industry products.
BASF Begins Production Complex Construction at Verbund Site
BASF broke ground on a new acrylic acid production complex at its Verbund site in Zhanjiang, China.
Toyo Ink Group Acquires Thai Eurocoat
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd. announced that it and its consolidated subsidiary Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. concluded a share purchase agreement to wholly acquire Thai Eurocoat Ltd.
BASF Shanghai Coatings Opens New Tech Center
BASF Shanghai Coatings (BSC) announced the opening of its new e-coat application technology center at the BSC Minhang site.
Evonik Invests in Interface Polymers
Evonik has invested in the British company Interface Polymers Ltd., the producer of Polarfin® additives for use in the processing and recycling of plastics.
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.”
New Enhancements to Coatings TraQr™ Now Live
ACA is pleased to announce new enhancements to the dynamic TraQr™️ coatings dashboard are now live! These new features augment the user experience and are based on subscriber feedback from practical use of TraQr™. These updates provide a superior user experience for forecasting, customization, and tracking market dynamics.
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.
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CoatingsTech
The Promise of Click Chemistry
Chemistry is once again taking a front seat in the quest to find ways to manufacture new, green, people-friendly, sustainable, multifunctional complex molecules for an array of practical implementations.
Waterborne Symposium Marks 50 Years of Adaptation and Innovation
The hundreds of industry professionals who plan to attend the 50th Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium, known as the Waterborne Symposium, will help celebrate its milestone anniversary ...
Cure-on-Demand, Ultra-High-Solid Nonskid Coatings Through Frontal Polymerization
Current two-component coatings require exact mixing ratios for application and performance, have varying cure times, and release volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Cure-on-demand technology can be used to combat these challenges.
Unique Catalyst for Low Temperature Cure Epoxy Powder Coatings
Powder coatings continue to be an attractive technology, primarily due to reduced volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, ability to recycle overspray, and the exceptional film mechanical properties that can be ...
Events
2023 CoatingsTech Conference
Mon, Jun 26, 2023
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Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: TSCA in the Workplace: Implications and Considerations
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Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 2:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: State Affairs Network Update for Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island & Vermont
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Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 2:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: State Affairs Network Update for Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey & New York
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Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 1:00 pm
ACA Member Webinar: UV/EB Cured Coatings Technologies
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