Oil & Colour Chemists' Association
South African Division

   EUROCOAT - Coatings show is taking place in Lyon Sept 30 to Oct 2nd 2008. http://www.eurocoat-expo.com/Eurocoat/en/index.php
   NEED TO IMPROVE ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE ?- SAPITI WORKSHOPS Read about it here
   BISPHENOL A IS SAFE SAYS FDA. Read about it here
   CALLING ALL CHEMISTS - THE NEED FOR GREEN!  click for detail
   MORE ON REACH FROM ERMA click for details
   PAINT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION NEWS from UK click for details
   GLOBAL HARMONIZATION & REACH click for details
   GIVE SUPPORT TO A WORTHY CAUSE! click for details
   STRATEGIC ALLIANCE click for details
   NPCA & FSCT SIGN AGREEMENT TO MERGE - ICE to Be Combined American Coatings Show. CLICK HERE

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FOLLOWING ON MY PAPER AT CFA2008 - where do you fit in??? - is ignorance bliss.? Les Fisher
Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances. Many obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep chemists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today. Los Angeles Times, California.     CHECK IT OUT
Potential environmental risks aren't part of chemical engineers' training. Chemists and chemical engineers have been taught everything they need to know about how to synthesize a substance or trigger a reaction. Yet most don't know the effects of chemicals on people or the environment. Los Angeles Times, California.     CHECK IT OUT