integral leadership of General
Issues Committee Chair Steve
Camenisch of BASF Colors
& Effects, Organic Pigments
Committee Chair Dr. Robert Mott of
Sun Chemical, and Inorganic Pigments
Committee Chair Aram Terzian of EMD
Performance Materials.
In 2016, the association:
•Provided industry expertise about
the chemical properties and perfor-
mance requirements of color pig-
ments at the American Chemical
Society Green Chemistry and
Engineering Conference.
• Advocated for the passage of Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) re-form and engaged regulators on the
future implementation process.
•Collaborated with stakeholders to
advocate for a consistent nanoma-terials definition in North America.
• Concluded a successful multi-year
collaboration with the Canadian
Ministries on the Second Phase of
the Chemicals Management Plan,
resulting in the continued use of
diarylide and monoazo pigments
in commerce.
• Represented industry in U.S.-Canada
Regulatory Cooperation Council
Chemicals Management activities.
• Provided members with guidance for
duty suspension application under
the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill.
•Participated in partner association events, including the National
Association for Printing Ink
Manufacturers annual conference,
the EUROCOLOUR International
Technical Meeting and ETAD’s
General Assembly.
Axalta Announces Inaugural
Supplier of the Year Awards
Axalta Coating Systems has announced
its inaugural Supplier of the Year awards.
Axalta honored top performing suppliers
at an award ceremony and reception held
earlier this year. The awards recognize the
critical role that suppliers play in Axalta’s
ability to deliver superior products and
services to its more than 100,000 custom-
ers around the world.
“Exceptional raw materials and ser-
vices are necessary for the development
and production of exceptional prod-
ucts,” explained Martin Horneck, Axalta
senior vice president and chief procure-
ment officer. “Our ability to provide
customers around the world with the su-
perior products they expect from Axalta
relies on our access to the highest quality
and most competitive raw materials and
services. The Axalta Supplier of the Year
program will recognize those vendors
who partner with us and enable us to
meet our objectives.”
Suppliers were selected from among
the company’s global procurement base
across Axalta’s operations in North
America, Latin America, Asia- Pacific,
and in Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. Cross-functional stakehold-
ers from Axalta’s R&D/Technology,
