on urban areas and Human
Cities is designed to help
meet this challenge. It will enable AkzoNobel to use its key
strengths and expertise to energize, inspire and sustain communities for generations to come.
Built in 1868 and thought to be
the last building of its kind, Burkill
Hall offers valuable insight into the
development of residential architecture
in Singapore. Given conservation status
in 2008, it housed the superintendents
and directors of the Botanic Gardens for
nearly 100 years.
Professor Leo Tan, Chairman of
the Garden City Fund, states: “With
AkzoNobel’s partnership, the community
will now be better able to appreciate the
Gardens’ cultural heritage.”
Axalta Starts Construction
on Asia Pacific Technology
Center in China
Axalta Coating Systems has commenced
construction of its Asia Pacific Technology
Center (APTC) that will develop coating
technologies designed to provide custom-
ers in China and the greater Asia-Pacific
region with the best and latest products
and services.
Color Pigments Manufacturers Association Wraps up 2015 with 86th Annual Meeting in New York
The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA) heard
from several industry leaders on issues important to its membership, honored its outgoing President, and shared key regulatory
and advocacy accomplishments from the year at its 86th Annual
Meeting on December 8, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza Manhattan
in New York.
Dr. Heike Liewald, Executive Director of EUROCOLOUR, discussed regulatory challenges facing pigment manufacturers in
Europe, and Dale Pritchett, Group Publisher of Rodman Media,
shared top stories in 2015 from the coatings and inks market. Bill
Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations at the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), shared
an update on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform, and
SOCMA President and CEO Lawrence D. Sloan discussed CPMA’s relationship with SOCMA.
Highlighting the event, CPMA recognized Mary Ellen Maxwell of Clariant, a longtime board member and CPMA President
(2013-2015), for her many years of service and leadership. As she
reflected on her last few years as CPMA President in a mock interview with Pritchett during the meeting, she said the organization is now “more member-driven, modern and streamlined”
than ever before. John Marten of Shepherd Color will succeed
Maxwell as CPMA President.
In looking back on the past year, CPMA reported many ac-
complishments. In 2015, the association:
• Testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
• Participated in a corporate sustainability panel at the Environmental Council of States fall meeting.
• Represented the industry in U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council Chemicals Management activities.
• Actively participated in the nanomaterials definition debate
in North America
• Advocated for TSCA reform.
• Provided members with guidance for successful compliance with new Occupational Safety and Health Administration Globally Harmonized System labelling regulations.
• Participated in the National Association for Printing Ink
Manufacturers annual conference.
To wrap up the event, the CPMA Board discussed goals and
regulatory challenges for 2016.
From left, CPMA president John Marten of Shepherd Color; CPMA VP Eric
Christman of BASF; Dr. Heike Liewald, executive director of EUROCLOUR;
Mary Ellen Maxwell of Clariant, past president of CPMA; and David Wawer,
executive director of CPMA.
Mary Ellen Maxwell of Clariant was honored for her years of leadership on
the CPMA Board by Executive Director David Wawer at the 2015 CPMA
Annual Meeting.
