Christine Esposito08.09.05
It was truly a who's who in the paint industry. The European paint and coatings industry's biggest leaders and representatives met in Lyon, France May 30-June 1 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Conseil Europ en de l'Industrie des Peintures, des Encres d'Imprimerie et des Couleurs d'Art-better known as CEPE (the European council of the paint, printing ink and artists colors industry). While there was much reflection on the past successes of the organization, the main focus of this special event was the future of the coatings industry.
Industry leaders from Akzo Nobel, DuPont, SigmaKalon, ICI, PPG, BASF, Tikkurila, Ameron, Jotun, Hempel, Dyrup and more, as well representatives of CEPE's Member Associations were on hand. U.S. representatives Andy Doyle and E. Kears Pollock of NPCA and Jim Coleman and William Rimel of NAPIM, the printing ink association, were also present in Lyon.
Following a meeting of the general assembly, Neville Petersen, CEPE's president, opened the June 1 business conference by inviting Georges Biva, the first secretary general of CEPE, to speak about the organization and how the paint industry differs
Industry leaders from Akzo Nobel, DuPont, SigmaKalon, ICI, PPG, BASF, Tikkurila, Ameron, Jotun, Hempel, Dyrup and more, as well representatives of CEPE's Member Associations were on hand. U.S. representatives Andy Doyle and E. Kears Pollock of NPCA and Jim Coleman and William Rimel of NAPIM, the printing ink association, were also present in Lyon.
Following a meeting of the general assembly, Neville Petersen, CEPE's president, opened the June 1 business conference by inviting Georges Biva, the first secretary general of CEPE, to speak about the organization and how the paint industry differs
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