ACA is seeking nominations for the 2027 Joseph J. Mattiello Lecture Award. The selected nominee will deliver the Mattiello Memorial Lecture at ACA’s CoatingsTech Conference, which will be held March 15-18 in Kansas City, Mo. Read More…
ACA has entered into an agreement with Vincentz Network (Vincentz) to expand and enhance its CoatingsTech publication through a new digital-first format. CoatingsTech — which ACA had produced as six printed issues annually, with an accompanying biweekly enewsletter, CoatingsTech Direct — will now be produced by Vincentz Network for ACA as an augmented, weekly e-newsletter with accompanying digital platform. Read More…
By George R. Pilcher, The ChemQuest Group, Inc. Read More…
ACA welcomes David Bloomgren as its Director of External Communications, effective Aug. 24, 2026. Bloomgren’s extensive public affairs and strategic communications experience encompasses roles across government and industry, including serving as a senior advisor to two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrators during the Obama Administration, as well as serving as Communications Director for both the Office of Air and Radiation and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Read More…
HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, HydroGraph USA Inc., has executed definitive agreements with Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. to secure a long-term supply of acetylene gas and lease land for HydroGraph’s first large-scale U.S. graphene production facility, to be located in Bellville, Texas. Read More…
Elinor Coatings has received ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D (2016) certification. The certifications, issued by Performance Review Institute (PRI), confirm that Elinor Coatings’ quality management system meets the requirements of general industry under ISO 9001:2015 and the specialized needs of aviation, space and defense organizations under AS9100D (20216). Read More…