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David Fairhurst Presented with AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award
AV头等舱 presented its 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award to David Fairhurst, Ph.D., president of Colloid Consultants, Ltd. Fairhurst received the honor at the聽2025 CoatingsTech Conference聽for his paper, 鈥淟ow Field (LF)-NMR Relaxation 鈥 A Useful Technique for QC and to Determine the Equivalency of Materials for Coatings Formulations,鈥 coauthored by Ravi Sharma, Ph.D., and principal research fellow at Mageleka Inc.; and Ralph Jan W枚rheide, M.Eng., and president and founder of Metromation Inc.
AkzoNobel Partners with IPG Photonics
AkzoNobel announced that it has partnered with IPG Photonics on applying laser technology for curing powder coatings.
Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital Acquire OQ Chemicals
Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, "SVP") and Blantyre Capital Limited ("Blantyre") announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals (OXEA), a global producer and merchant of oxo chemicals. As part of the acquisition, OQ Chemicals will reinstate its name to OXEA, reaffirming its heritage and longstanding presence in the global chemicals industry.
Impact Coatings Initiates Collaboration with Smoltek Hydrogen
Impact Coatings and Smoltek Hydrogen have entered a collaboration to explore the potential integration of Smoltek Hydrogen鈥檚 carbon nanofiber (CNF) technology into the Impact Coatings INLINECOATER鈩 series of PVD systems.
BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Two Joint Ventures
BASF has divested its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical Singapore Pte. Ltd. Following approval by the relevant authorities, the transaction was completed effective April 21, 2025. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
Statement of the American Coatings Association on Tariffs Imposed on Canada, Mexico and China
New tariffs imposed on the paint and coatings industry鈥檚 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鈥-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 AV头等舱 Petition
This action ensures a consistent regulatory framework and aligns with the California Air Resources Board鈥檚 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鈥檚 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).
AV头等舱 Comments on OSHA鈥檚 Proposed Emergency Response Standard
AV头等舱鈥檚 comments to focused only on WEREs鈥 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.
AkzoNobel Partners with IPG Photonics
AkzoNobel announced that it has partnered with IPG Photonics on applying laser technology for curing powder coatings.
Strategic Value Partners and Blantyre Capital Acquire OQ Chemicals
Strategic Value Partners, LLC and its affiliates (together, "SVP") and Blantyre Capital Limited ("Blantyre") announced that SVP-managed funds and Blantyre-managed funds have acquired OQ Chemicals (OXEA), a global producer and merchant of oxo chemicals. As part of the acquisition, OQ Chemicals will reinstate its name to OXEA, reaffirming its heritage and longstanding presence in the global chemicals industry.
Impact Coatings Initiates Collaboration with Smoltek Hydrogen
Impact Coatings and Smoltek Hydrogen have entered a collaboration to explore the potential integration of Smoltek Hydrogen鈥檚 carbon nanofiber (CNF) technology into the Impact Coatings INLINECOATER鈩 series of PVD systems.
BASF Completes Divestment of Shares in Two Joint Ventures
BASF has divested its shares in the joint venture companies, BASF Markor Chemical Manufacturing (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. and Markor Meiou Chemical (Xinjiang) Co., Ltd. in Korla, China, to Verde Chemical Singapore Pte. Ltd. Following approval by the relevant authorities, the transaction was completed effective April 21, 2025. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
Nouryon Recognized for Sustainability Performance
Nouryon has been recognized with a 2025 Gold rating by EcoVadis for its sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and achievements. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nouryon has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold rating or higher.
David Fairhurst Presented with AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award
AV头等舱 presented its 2025 CoatingsTech Best Paper Award to David Fairhurst, Ph.D., president of Colloid Consultants, Ltd. Fairhurst received the honor at the聽2025 CoatingsTech Conference聽for his paper, 鈥淟ow Field (LF)-NMR Relaxation 鈥 A Useful Technique for QC and to Determine the Equivalency of Materials for Coatings Formulations,鈥 coauthored by Ravi Sharma, Ph.D., and principal research fellow at Mageleka Inc.; and Ralph Jan W枚rheide, M.Eng., and president and founder of Metromation Inc.
Follow AV头等舱 as it Celebrates the Inaugural World Paint and Coatings Week
From March 24 through March 28, AV头等舱 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.聽
Dr. Lipiin Sung to Deliver Mattiello Memorial Lecture at AV头等舱鈥檚 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 AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference.
AV头等舱鈥檚 New Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry Now Available
The new Global Market Analysis for the Paint & Coatings Industry (2024鈥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 AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference
Andrea Wagner Watts, building science education manager at GAF, will deliver the keynote address at AV头等舱鈥檚 2025 CoatingsTech Conference. The conference 鈥 AV头等舱鈥檚 leading technical event 鈥 will be held April 28-30, at the Omni William Penn, in Pittsburgh, Pa, and embrace the theme, 鈥淐oatings and Technologies for a Resilient Future.鈥
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Names in the News May
Editor鈥檚 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 鈥淣ames in the News鈥 ...
New Products May
Editor鈥檚 note: This column is a roundup of recent product releases from the coatings and allied industries. To submit a product release for consideration, email聽publications@paint.org. Please note that all submissions ...
Global Trends, Part 1: NORTH AMERICA
Numerous lists of megatrends are available; though the wording may vary, they typically converge on similar themes. Drawing from our extensive experience collaborating with companies across the global coatings industry ...
Detecting the Mass of Pigment Particles: Towards a Universal Size Standard
We present a novel approach that introduces mass as a fundamental metric for characterizing the size and structure of pigments and nanoparticles. This offers the potential to establish a new ...
Reinvestigating the Link Between Lab Test Results and Real-World Exposure: A Study on Grain Cracking Performance of Architectural Paints
Xin Li,聽Keith Task,聽Shawn Overcash,聽Jack Johnson, and聽Nicholas Foley聽BASF Corp. USA
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Eastern Coatings Show
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AV头等舱 Member Webinar: Evolving Tariffs and Trade Policy During Trump’s Second Term
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Thu, May 29, 2025 at 1:00pm
AV头等舱 Member Webinar: Universal Waste Rules for Paints
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AV头等舱 Member Webinar: Enable a Data-Driven Tariff Strategy for Coatings 鈥 Real-Time Visibility, Traceability, and Agility
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