The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA) has confirmed more than 20 speakers for its 2006 CPMA International Color Pigments Conference–A Global Perspective, to be held April 18-20 at the Hotel InterContinental Chicago, Chicago, IL. CPMA in association with Rodman Publishing, publishers of Coatings World, Ink World and Happi magazines, is presenting the two-day conference.
    Dennis Kovalsky, VP automotive coatings, PPG; Dave Frescoln, CEO, Flint Group; Iseo Kameoka, director, Toyo Ink America and Ed Mattingly, founder of No Limits Paint Institute, are among the line-up of speakers at the conference.  
    The conference will emphasize what’s new in global markets, processing, technology and regulations concerning pigments manufacturers and investigate new developments in pigments, end-use industries, materials, color measurement and evaluation and color trends. More info: www.pigments.org.