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ACA has been pushing for modernization of the 40-year-old federal statute for the past five years, with the rationale that a strong federal chemicals management program is essential to avoid a patchwork of varied state chemicals management regulations. ACA supports a modernized, federal chemicals management program that will not only improve the public’s confidence on the safety of chemicals, but will also provide businesses with much-needed certainty and consistency in the marketplace.
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The House Ways and Means Committee on April 20 passed by voice vote bipartisan legislation that would create a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process to eliminate tariffs on inputs and other products that are not produced or available in the United States. H.R. 4923, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016, was unanimously approved by the committee.
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The measure recognizes ongoing state efforts to improve air quality through a reasonable implementation schedule for the 2015 ozone standards, streamlines the air permitting process for businesses to expand operations and create jobs, and includes other reforms that bring more regulatory certainty to federal air quality standards.
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For eight decades LANGGUTH has been your global partner for labeling containers produced in your paint and chemical facilities. Our cold glue, hot melt, and pressure sensitive labelers deliver reliable production for tapered, rectangular, F-style, and round containers of all sizes. Rely on LANGGUTH for your next labeler project. MORE
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The final rule creates a new section in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to identify the regulatory responsibilities of the shipper for reverse logistics, that is, the safe return of goods from the consumer/marketplace to the vendor, manufacturer, or supplier for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
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ACA and its fellow amici expressed support for the constitutionality of Tennessee’s statutory limit on punitive damages.
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Visit The Chemical Company at booth #1947. We’ve added fun new features staffed by an elite team prepared to discuss C.A.S.E. products, intermediates, solvents as well as our broad range of Plasticizers! For more info email khagan@thechemco.com or visit TheChemCo.com.
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Charles W. Shaver, Chairman and CEO of Axalta Coating Systems will serve as ACA Chairman, and Charles E. Bennett, Chairman of Randolph Products, Inc. and Vice Chairman of Dixie Chemical Company, will serve as ACA Vice Chairman & Treasurer.
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Registration numbers reached 9,100, with 559 companies exhibiting in over 130,000 sq. ft. of booth space.
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The Shepherd Color Company, one of the world's leading producers of high-performance Complex Inorganic Color Pigments (CICP's) has a wide range of colors available and used in the coatings industry. MORE
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The American Coatings AWARD recognizes the most outstanding paper at the biennial American Coatings CONFERENCE. Dow Chemical’s Erin Vogel, Marty Beebe, Bob Bills, Christina Ellison, Sue Machelski, Jamie Sullivan, Jay Romick, and Vennesa Williams received the award for their paper titled "Near-Zero VOC Waterborne Alkyd Dispersions with Solvent-borne Alkyd Performance."
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The Roon Award recognizes technical papers representing original scientific and innovative research directly related to the protective coatings industry and presented by an individual associated with the organic coatings industry. The award, administered through ACA's Roon Award Committee, is given annually, alternating between the American Coatings CONFERENCE and ACA's CoatingsTech Conference.
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A modular system that enables cross-system standardization, allowing the user to economically convert the machine to a new grinding system. An innovation that’s designed to produce customer-specific solutions, and is customizable to fit unique products for processing.
To learn more, visit us at booth #2937 at the American Coatings Show!
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Green Biologics is a specialty chemical innovator in the development of high purity, 100% bio-based n-butanol and acetone. Our products deliver a never before seen combination of performance, value, and renewable content across a wide range of paint, coatings, personal care and many more specialty applications and markets.
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Acme-Hardesty will focus its efforts on marketing Green Biologics’ renewable n-butanol and acetone for high-value applications in food ingredients, cleaning products, and bio-lubricants.
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Manage formulas and packaging separately, ensure property target values, dynamically adjust ingredients, estimate costs, rapidly gain approvals, and more. Watch BatchMaster Software on-demand webinar.
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Whatever your goal - low or zero-VOC products, APEO-free or formaldehyde-free materials, low energy curing, replacement of heavy metal pigments, latex with minimal environmental impact - BASF wants to put you in the driver's seat. MORE
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The Voikkaa plant produces hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid, serving customers in the pulp and paper industry in Finland and neighboring countries.
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PLAS MEC is a worldwide leading manufacturer of mixing equipment and services for PVC DRY-BLEND, THERMOPLASTIC RUBBERS, POWDER COATINGS, MASTERBATCH, METALLIC BONDING and WPC. We set ourself apart by our proven flexibility to provide customized and top performance mixing machines and solutions to cope with all mixing needs. MORE
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The TYPE 84 automatic drum filler is part of our Advanced Line. This drum filler incorporates up to 6 working stations. The working stations consist of drum positioning, de-bunging, nitrogen purging, product filling, closing and clinching. All stations work simultaneously.
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AMI's process improvements include debottlenecking, mill feed automation, process flow changes, and enhanced utilization of manufacturing data management software. Existing classifiers are also being upgraded to produce more paint grade products.
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Rianlon Corporation, a major manufacturer and supplier of UV stabilizers and antioxidants to the global coating industry - high quality products - reliable supply - competitive cost MORE
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The Tlalnepantla facility outside Mexico City operates under an “Industria Limpia” (“Clean Industry”) designation in recognition of its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of coatings production.
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Silberline to feature its new STARBRITE Reveal AQ Dispersion for inks and coatings at American Coatings Show in Indianapolis, booth #349.
Reveal AQ offers:
• True liquid metal appearance
• Good gassing stability
• Excellent opacity at low loading levels
• Easy dispersion in water, alcohols and glycol ethers
To learn more, click here.
1-800-348-4824
www.silberline.com
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Increasingly, manufacturers are looking for naturally-sourced, renewable ingredients to formulate products that are environmentally friendly and appeal to today’s eco-conscious consumer. Whether your goal is to create a low VOC paint formulation, a cost-effective hydraulic fluid, or a bio-based adhesive we offer the green chemistries you are looking for.
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Wacker Chemie AG has opened its new polysilicon production site in Charleston, Tenn.
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