ACA Issues Call for Papers
The American Coatings Association
is seeking abstract submissions for its
fall Advancements in Coatings Series
(ACSeries) conferences: International
Marine and Offshore Coatings
Conference, to be held Sept. 24-25, 2013
at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore,
Maryland; and the Coating Wood and
Wood Composites Conference, to be held
Oct. 29-30, 2013 at the Omni Hotel in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
ACSeries International Marine and
Index to Companies
This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with a significant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants
Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings ...................................................................... 26
AkzoNobel.................................................................................................. 8, 30
Basco Paints ................................................................................................... 22
BASF ........................................................................................................... 8, 30
Offshore Coatings Conference will provide a forum for discussion of cutting-edge technologies and best management
practices for the regulation of protective
offshore and marine coatings.
The International Marine and Offshore
Coatings Conference draws professionals
who research, develop, specify or use coatings, as well as coatings manufacturers,
end-users and sales personnel.
ACSeries Coating Wood and Wood
Composites Conference will offer a comprehensive examination of the wood
coatings industry for professionals who
research, develop or specify wood coatings. This conference will provide attend-ees with opportunities to meet peers with
similar interests, establish new contacts,
and discuss practical solutions to wood
coatings use and formulation.
For more information go to www.
paint.org or contact Starsha Valentine at
svalentine@paint.org.
Behr ............................................................................................................ 8, 30
Benjamin Moore ......................................................................................... 8, 30
CeralUSA .......................................................................................................... 8
Crown Berger.................................................................................................. 22
Diamond Vogel ............................................................................................... 17
Dunn Edwards ................................................................................................ 17
H.B. Fuller ...................................................................................................... 17
HempShield....................................................................................................... 8
PPG Aerospace Coatings ................................................................................. 26
PPG............................................................................................................. 8, 30
Sherwin Williams ................................................................................. 17, 20, 30
Tnemec ........................................................................................................... 42
Valspar........................................................................................................ 8, 30
Court Decision Protects
BASF’s Intellectual Property
The Australian High Court recently announced its decision to uphold findings
that SNF has infringed BASF’s Rheomax
ETD patents and that those patents are
valid. The decision marks the end of proceedings in Australia, which commenced
in 2008.
Steffen Kudis, head of BASF’s Global
Water, Oilfield and Mining Solutions busi-
nesses, said, “BASF is committed to pro-
viding customers with innovative, effective
technologies and solutions. To achieve
this, BASF must be able to protect its in-
vestment in years of research and develop-
ment and intellectual property rights.”
The Rheomax ETD Technology is
part of BASF’s innovative solutions for
Tailings Management. ETD (Enhanced
Tailings Disposal) is a method of tailings
management in which novel technology
is used to change and control the struc-
tural and drainage properties of mineral
processing residues. CW
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