Society News
29th Biennial WCS Symposium & Show Returns to Las Vegas
The 29th Biennial Western Coatings
Societies’ Symposium & Show will be
held on October 25–28, 2009, at the
Flamingo Hotel, in Las Vegas, NV.
The event will combine a full technical symposium, tabletop tradeshow, and
networking activities.
The tradeshow will include the
industry’s leading manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers. Exhibits will be
open on Monday and Tuesday from
11:30–1: 30 pm including lunch, and
from 4:00–6:00 pm with appetizers and
cash bar available.
The Technical Symposium will begin
on Monday at 8:00 am and conclude
on Wednesday at 11: 30 am. The following presentations have been scheduled:
WCS Symposium
FEVE Fluoropolymer Emulsions for Performance Improvement in Exterior Architectural Coatings—AGC Chemicals
Americas
Development of New Aliphatic Cura-
tives—Albemarle Corporation
New Approaches to In-Can Preservation
of Coatings—Arch Chemicals Inc.
Advances in NSAT Molecular Architec-
ture for Next Generation Waterborne Coat-
ings—Ashland Aqualon
Freeze-Thaw Challenge in Meeting New
Environmental Standards—Ashland
Aqualon Functional Ingredients
IR Heat Reflecting Pigments for a
Changing World—BASF Corporation
Ultra-Low VOC Colorants in Architec-
tural Paint—BASF Corporation
Low-Odor, Low-VOC Universal Col-
orants for Architectural Coatings—BASF
Corporation
New Waterborne 2K Polyurethane Top-
coats for Flooring and Beyond—Bayer
MaterialScience
UV-Cure Coatings Technology: New
Markets, New Oligomers, and New Water-
based Polyurethane Dispersions—Bayer
MaterialScience
Polyaspartic Coatings: Driving Green
Technologies—Bayer MaterialScience
Exploring Color Properties Using Mixture Design—Behr Paint
Evaluation of a Bio-oxidation System for
Destruction of Water-Soluble Compounds
from Painting—BioReaction Industries
and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North
America Inc.
Focus on LEED Technology—Bonded
Materials Co.
Mixing and Dispersion Equipment—
Bowers Process Equipment
Additives for Improving Performance for
Waterborne Coatings—Buhler
Novel Technology for Multi-Angle Colorimeter: Accurate Measurement for Effect
Pigments—BYK Gardner Instruments
Novel Liquid Rheological Additives for
Controlling Aluminum and Effect Pigment
Orientation—BYK USA Inc.
The Latest Developments on the Use of
Nanotechnology for Improving Scratch/Mar
and UV Protection—BYK USA Inc.
29th Biennial
Western Coatings Societies
Symposium and Show
October 25-29, 2009
Flamingo Hotel • Las Vegas, NV
Hosted by the Arizona, Golden Gate, Los Angeles,
& Pacific Northwest Societies for Coatings
Technology, the 29th Biennial WCS Symposium and
Show is being held October 25-29, 2009 at the
legendary Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The WCS Symposium and Show is the major
coatings event in the west this year and features
an extensive Technical Program covering a wide
spectrum of topics along the following lines:
– New Formulations & Coatings
– Management of Technologies in the Coatings Industry
– New Environmental & Manufacturing Developments
– New Trends in the Coatings Industry
– Global Economic Outlooks for the Coatings Industry
Find a complete list of presentations at
www.westerncoatingsymposium.com or call
(951) 317-8721.
Complementing the Technical Program is a Trade Show representing
the industry’s foremost manufacturers, distributors and suppliers
of raw materials, equipment, and innovative technologies.
Exhibitors as of 5/10/09:
E. T. Horn Company
Genovique Specialties
Lintech International LLC
PCI Magazine
NPCA/FSCT
Wacker
Rhodia
Eliokem
OMYA
HALOX
Michelman
PT Hutchins
TCR Industries
OPC Polymers
Arch Chemical, Inc.
Rio Tinto Minerals
DSM NeoResins+
Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc.
Bayer MaterialScience
BASF Corporation
Celanese Emulsion Polymers
Trans Western Chemicals
EMD Chemicals
Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Dow Coating Materials (formerly R&H)
Evonik Degussa Corporation
AkzoNobel Cellulosic Specialties
UCAR Emulsion Systems
Alberdingk Boley
Dowd and Guild, Inc.
TAVCO Chemicals, Inc.
Quickblades, Inc.
Cognis Corporation
Dorsett and Jackson
Cytec Industries, Inc.
Southern Clay Products
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
LANXESS Corporation
Fuji Silysia Chemical
