Argentina. The School of Technology in Coatings, coordinated by Sater (Argentine Society of Coatings Technologists), will hold from February 7, 2011 the Chemical Course of Paint Formulator, which is mainly aimed at people with secondary, tertiary or university degrees in chemistry, engineering or related careers, or technicians with experience in the industry.
The contents of the course were divided into six weeks in which attendees will be able to learn about topics such as raw materials for the formulation of paints, polymers, additives, production and formulation of inks, color, quality and application. Learn more at www.sater.org.ar.
United States. The U.S. Air Force's nearly 400 tanker aircraft will need to be replaced as soon as possible due to corrosion levels in the aircraft, which are responsible for keeping the rest of the U.S. air fleet flying, without the need to land to refuel.
These tanker aircraft, known as KC-135s, are more than fifty years old and the cost of maintenance over the next eight years will rise to $6 billion annually, as corrosion attacks the metal cover and internal structure of aircraft.
The U.S. Department of Defense now has two bids to fully replace the KC-135 fleet by Boeing, the largest U.S. aircraft manufacturer, and the European Defense Aeronautics Company, which owns Airbus, the continent's largest aircraft manufacturer.
However, even if the purchase contract is defined before the end of the year, the KC-135s will have to continue flying indefinitely, while the aircraft are built and put into operation.
United Kingdom. The Pigments division of the chemical manufacturing company, Hunstman Corporation, announced the increase in prices of all its titanium dioxide pigments effective January 1, 2011.
This increase will be effective on all continents where Huntsman has a presence. In Europe it will rise US$200 per tonne, in North America the increase will be US$0.08 per pound, in Asia the price will increase to US$150 per tonne and in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East it will increase US$200 per tonne.
Company spokesmen assured that these increases will be added to the increases announced in each of these regions.
United States. The American coatings manufacturer Sherwin-Williams presented in that country the new version of car paints Planet Color, with low voC levels and an AWX water-soluble base coating system, which prevents sacrificing quality or brightness.
With this new system, Planet Color paints can be mixed with a special color picker (AS2615) for custom finishing coatings, when painted in areas that restrict the use of VOCs.
This brand of paints has been very well received among automotive designers and painters and owners of automotive workshops, since they offer a wide range of colors with iridescent finishes or with a bright texture, with high durability and ease to create new colors and mixing formulas.
Colombia. The Colombian Association of Corrosion and Protection -ASCOR- will hold the eleventh version of the National Congress of Corrosion and the Second National Congress of Integrity at the Industrial University of Santander -UIS-, in Bucaramanga, on May 4, 5 and 6, 2011.
The Congress will present among its thematic lines various aspects in the field of corrosion, such as integrity in the oil and gas industry; atmospheric, marine and high temperature corrosion; biomaterials, techniques for monitoring and inspection, among others, which will be presented in two conference modalities as a Keynote or Short Paper.
There will also be a Business Roundtable and Opportunity Presentation Round, aimed especially at university students, institutions and companies in the sector.
The technical committee of the Congress is formed by different specialists in the field from different Colombian universities and has the support of the UIS, Ecopetrol, the Antonio Nariño University, Pintuco and the Ibero-American Association of Corrosion and Protection.
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