The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently passed the nation’s first regulation on VOC levels in painting and coating colorants. SCAQMD passes regulations relating to air quality in the greater Los Angeles area. While the new rules won’t go into effect until January 1, 2014 this is big…
It’s no secret that humans are beginning to innovate on an exponential curve. Computer processing speeds double every two years and technologies thought to be impossible only a decade ago are already in widespread use. With that in mind, where does that leave the paint and coating industry 10 years…
In a bit of “VOCs news”, Sherwin Williams was recently reprimanded by the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD) for misleading claims in its Harmony paint line. Interestingly enough, it was Benjamin Moore who brought Harmony’s advertising claims to the attention of the NAD. Benjamin Moore also has a…