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December 18, 2015
By: Kerry Pianoforte
Editor, Coatings World
Asia/Pacific Australian Paint Manufacturers Federation (APMF) Suite 604, Level 6 51 Rawson Street, North Sydney, NSW Australia 2121 02 9876 1411 Fax: 02 9876 1433 E-mail: office@apmf.asn.au Web site: www.apmf.asn.au China National Coatings Industry Association (CNCIA) No. 1, The Middle Street, The First District of Liu Pu Kang, Beijing 100011, China 86-10-62004186 Fax: 86-10-62376292 E-mail: paint@chinacoatingnet.com Web site: www.chinacoatingnet.com Indian Small Scale Paint Association 104, Shubham Center No.1B, Cardinal Gracias Road, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 099 India 91-022-28366359 Fax: 91-022-28-326656 E-mail: info@isspa.org Web site: www.isspa.org Japan Paint Manufacturers Association 3rd Floor, Tokyo Toryo Kaikan 3-12-8 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0013 Japan 81-3-3443-2011 Fax: 81-3-3443-3599 E-mail: info@toryo.or.jp Web Site: www.toryo.or.jp Korea Paint & Printing Ink Industry Cooperative Korean Paint & Printing Ink Hall, 204-6, Nonhyun-Dong Kangnam-ku Seoul, Korea 82-2-549-3321 Fax: 82-2-549-3226 Web site: www.kpic.or.kr Malaysian Paint Manufacturers Association Jalan 205, P.O. Box 78 46700 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan 60-3-7912322 Fax: 60-3-7914846 Surface Coatings Association Australia (SCAA) P.O. Box 563 Toorak 3142, Victoria, Australia 61 3 9827 8921, (800) 803-378 Fax: 61 3 9824 0258 E-mail: admin@scaa.asn.au Web site: www.scaa.asn.au Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand, Inc. (SCANZ) P.O. Box 1282 Pukekohe 2340, New Zealand E-mail: president@scanz.org.nz Web site: www.scanz.org.nz Taiwan Paint Industry Association Rm. 7, 3rd Floor, No. 20, Lane 609, Chung Hsin Rd., Sec. 5 San Chung City, Tapei, Hsien, Taiwan 886-2-2999-3236 Fax: 886-2-2999-5312 Europe Association of Swiss Adhesives Manufacturers (FKS) Postfach 213, CH-5401 Baden Zurich, Switzerland 41-1-56-221-51-00 Fax: 41-56-221-51-41 E-mail: info@fks.ch Web site: www.fks.ch British Coatings Federation Riverbridge House Guildford Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 9AD 01372 365989 Fax: 01372 365979 E-mail: enquiry@bcf.co.uk Web site: www.coatings.org.uk European Council of Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry (CEPE) Avenue Van Nieuwenhuyse, 6 BE-1160 Brussels, Belgium 32-(0)2-676-74-80 Fax: 32-(0)2-676-74-90 E-mail: secretariat@cepe.org Web site: www.cepe.org European Isocyanate and Polyols Producers Association (ISOPA) Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4, BOX 9, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium 32-2-676-74-75 Fax: 32-2-676-74-79 E-mail: main@isopa.org Web site: www.isopa.org European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) 2 Ave. E van Niewenhuysen, Bte 4, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium 32 (0)2 676 72 64 Fax: 32 (0)2 676 72 16 E-mail: pdk@cefic.be Web site: www.esig.org German Association for Paint Chemists VILF e. V., Idastrasse 37, D 63456 Hanau 49 6181 65778 E-mail: geschaeftsstelle@vilf.de Web: www.vilf.de Italian National Association of Industrial Coaters (ANVER) Via Torri Bianche, 3P 20059 Vimercate (MI) Italy 39-039-629041 Fax: 39-039-62904208 E-mail: info@larivistadelcolore.com Web site: www.larivistadelcolore.com, www.anver.org National Association of Paints, Inks, Sealants, Adhesives Manufacturers Adhesives and Sealants Group (AVISA) Via Accademia 33, I-20131 Milano, Italy 39-2-26-8101 Fax: 39-2-26-810-350 Norwegian Paintmakers Association P.O. Box 2724 St. Hanshaugen Oslo 0131, Norway 47-22-961041 Fax: 47-22-961099 NOVA Paint Club UK Secretariat 7 Banckside, Hartley, Longfield, Kent DA3 7RD, UK 44 1474-705422 Fax: 44 1474-709744 E-mail: p.a.lovell@novapaint.org Web site: www.novapaint.org Head Office: c/o Ernst & Young 59, route de Chancy, case postale 48 CH – 1213 Geneva, Switzerland Oil & Colour Chemists Association (OCCA) The Oval 14 West Walk, Leicester LE1 7NA, UK 44 (0)116 257 5488 Fax: 44 (0)116 257 5499 E-mail: admin@occa.org.uk Web site: www.occa.org.uk The Paint Research Association (PRA) 14 Castle Mews, High Street Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NP, UK +44 (0)20 8487 0800 Fax: +44 (0)20 8487 0801 Web site: www.pra.org.uk Painting and Decorating Association 32 Coton Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5TW UK 44-024 7635 3776 Fax: 44-024 7635 4513 E-mail: info@paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk Web site: www.paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk North America The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 990 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-986-9700 Fax: (301) 986-9795 E-mail: info@ascouncil.org Web site: www.ascouncil.org American Chemistry Council (ACC) 700 Second St., NE Washington, DC 20002 202-249-7000 Fax: (202) 249-6100 Web site: www.americanchemistry.com American Chemical Society (ACS) 1155 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20036 202-872-4600, 800-227-5558 Fax: (202) 872-4615 E-mail: help@acs.org Web site: www.acs.org American Coatings Association 1500 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005 (202) 462-6272 Fax: (202) 462-8549 E-mail: aca@paint.org Web site: www.paint.org American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) 2710 S. Boulder, P.O. Box 17190 Urbana, IL 61802 (217) 359-2344 Fax: (217) 351-8091 E-mail: general@aocs.org Web site: www.aocs.org American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) 608 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, D.C. 20002-6006 (202) 546-3480 Fax: (202) 546-3240 E-mail: asid@asid.org Web site: www.asid.org ASTM International 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700 West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 (610) 832-9585/Fax: (610) 832-9555 E-mail: service@astm.org Web site: www.astm.org Asociacion Nacional de la Industria Quimica, A.C. Providencia 1118 Col. del Valle C.P. 03100 Mxico, D.F. 52 30 51 00 E-mail: aniq@aniq.org.mx Web site: www.aniq.org.mx Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) 170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1200 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V5 (613) 231-3604 Fax: (514)231-4908 Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702 (215) 925-2222 Fax: 215-925-1954 E-mail: info@chemheritage.org Web site: www.chemheritage.org Chemistry Industry Association of Canada 350 Sparks Street, Suite 805 Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8, Canada 613-237-6215 Fax: 613-237-4061 Web site: http://www.canadianchemistry.ca/ Consumer Specialty Products Association 1667 K Street, NW, Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20017 202-872-8110 Fax: 202-872-8114 E-mail: info@cspa.org Web site: www.cspa.org Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc. (CPMA) 300 North Washington St., Ste. 105 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-684-4044 Fax: 703-684-1795 E-mail: cpma@cpma.com Web site: www.pigments.org The Electrocoat Association P.O. Box 541083 Cincinnati, OH 45254-1083 816-496-2308, 800-579-8806 Fax: 513-527-8801 E-mail: kmcglothlin@electrocoat.org Web site: www.electrocoat.org International Interior Design Association 222 Merchandise Mart, Suite 567 Chicago, IL 60654 312-467-1950, 888-799-4432 Fax: 312-467-0779 E-mail: iidahq@iida.org Web site: www.iida.org Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) 11491 Sunset Hills Rd. Reston, VA 20190 703-318-0263 Fax: 703-318-0514 E-mail: isccoffice@iscc.org Web site: www.iscc.org International Paint & Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) c/o IPPIC Secreteriat, NPCA 1500 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005-5503 202-462-6272 Fax: 202-462-8549 E-mail: ippic@paint.org Web site: www.ippic.org The Mexican Paint and Printing Ink Manufacturers Association (ANAFAPYT) Gabriel Mancera 309, Col. del Valle 03100 Mexico City, D.F. Mexico 52 5 682 7794 Fax: 52 5 543 6488 Web site: www.anafapyt.org.mx NACE International 1440 South Creek Drive Houston, TX 77084-4906 281-228-6223, 800-797-NACE Fax: 281-228-6300 E-mail: firstservice@nace.org Web site: www.nace.org National Coil Coatings Association (NCCA) 1300 Sumner Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 216-241-7333 Fax: 216-241-0105 E-mail: ncca@coilcoating.com Web site: www.coilcoating.org National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NAPIM) 15 Technology Parkway South Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 | 770-209-7294 E-mail: napim@napim.org Web site: www.napim.org Ontario Painting Contractors Association 211 Consumers Rd., Suite. 305 Willowdale, Ontario M2J 4G8 416-498-1897, Fax: 416-498-6757 E-mail: info@ontpca.org Web site: www.ontpca.org Painting and Decorating Contractors of America 1801 Park 270 Drive, Suite 220 St. Louis, MO 63146 314-514-7322, 800-332-7322 Fax: 314-514-9417 Web site: www.pdca.com Paint and Decorating Retailers Association (PDRA) 2316 Millpark Drive Maryland Heights, MO 63043 800-332-7322 E-mail: info@pdra.org Web site: www.pdra.org The Powder Coatings Institute 170 Buckthorne Place, Suite. 250 The Woodlands, TX 77380 832-585-0770; 800-988-COAT Fax: 832-585-0220 Email: pci-info@powdercoating.org Web site: www.powdercoating.org Pressure Sensitive Tape Council 1833 Centre Point Circle, Suite 123 Naperville, IL 60563 630-544-5048 Fax: (630) 544-5055 E-mail: info@pstc.org Web site: www.pstc.org RadTech The Association for UV and EB Technology 7720 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 208 Bethesda, MD 20814 240-497-1242 Fax: 240-209-2340 E-mail: uveb@radtech.org Web site: www.radtech.org Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association 750 National Press Building 529 14th Street, NW Washington DC 2005 202-591-2452 Fax: 202-591-2445 E-mail: questions@roofcoatings.org Web site: www.roofcoatings.org Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute (SWRI) 400 Admiral Blvd., Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO 64105 816-472-SWRI Fax: 816-472-7765 E-mail: info@swrionline.org Web site: www.swrionline.org SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings 40 24th Street, 6th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4656 412-281-2331, 877-281-7772 Fax: 412-281-9992 E-mail: info@sspc.org Web site: http://www.sspc.org Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) 71 Pinon Hill Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87122-1914 505-856-7188 Fax: 505-856-6716 E-mail: svcinfo@svc.org Web site: www.svc.org South America Associacao Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Tintas (ABRAFATI) Av. Dr. Cardoso de Mello, 1.340, 60 andar, cj. 62, Vila Olimpia Sao Paulo SP Brazil 04548-004 55-11-3845-8755 Fax: 55-11-3845-1728 E-mail: abrafati@abrafati.com Web: site: www.abrafati.com.br
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