Recently added articles from Paint & Coatings Industry:
Oregon passes paint producer responsibility law.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... SALEM, OR -- Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed into law the nation's first program requiring paint manufacturers to safely manage leftover latex- and oil-based paint from consumer and contractor painting jobs. The law is expected to result in the proper management of an estimated ...
License granted for pigments that glow in all colors.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... ATHENS, GA -- The University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. and the University of Puerto Rico have granted an international, nonexclusive license for a portfolio of glow-in-the-dark pigments that can be designed to emit light in any color of the visible spectrum for nearly a day ....
Supply and demand balance crucial to Ti[O.sub.2] industry.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... LEATHERHEAD, UK -- Global titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) demand is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, reaching 6.79 million tons by 2016. However, potential production expansions anticipated during this period could create an oversupply situation of over one ...
Chinese Paint market reaches 6.4 million tons.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Industry overview)
Oct 01, 2009 ... LONDON -- According to the latest information from IRL in its new Profile of the Chinese Paint Industry, 5th Edition, China has a 6.4-million-ton paint market. With paint production slightly ahead of this figure and imports and exports negligible in comparison, China is increasingly self ...
Demand for functional and barrier coatings to grow.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... LEATHERHEAD, UK -- The global market for functional and barrier coatings for paper and board was valued at $3,778 million in 2007, growing at 3.1 percent, and is expected to reach $4,561 million by 2014. Opportunities in the market are emerging in a number of high-growth regions and ...