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Pall Corporation to Open New Facility in Singapore

The new facility will primarily produce lithography and wet-etch filtration, purification and separation solutions that will help meet the high demand for advanced node solutions.

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The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Announces New President

Ryan Evans, PhD, will serve as the principal executive officer of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and as chairman of its board of directors.

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Acid+ Wastewater Research Project Receives Grant

The Acid+ Digestion project is an applied research study to optimize acid gas digestion and test a novel process to benefit wastewater treatment and downstream waterways.

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SUR/FIN Session to Focus on PFAS, Chromium Plating and Automotive Supply Chain

Experts from the surface finishing industry, representatives from several automotive OEMs, and government officials will be part of a technical session at SUR/FIN on June 7, 2022 that will focus on the barriers and incentives associated with chromium plating in the automotive supply chain.

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NASF Releases May 2022 Policy Update

The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of May.

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CARB Releases Draft Regulatory Language for Chromium Plating Rule

In draft regulatory language, CARB bans hexavalent chromium plating processes, prohibits any new hexavalent chromium permits, and imposes strict new control measures until the bans take effect.

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EPA Proposes CWA Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Rule

EPA has proposed regulations that would require certain facilities to develop and submit a Facility Response Plan to address worst case discharges of Clean Water Act hazardous substances.

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PFAS Legislation Introduced That Specifically Targets Surface Finishing

Legislation was recently introduced again in Congress that would require EPA to issue wastewater discharge limits for PFAS for electroplating and metal finishing source categories.  Among other impacts, the measure would accelerate the PFAS rulemaking on which NASF is already working with EPA.

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Pentagon Halts Incineration of PFAS Containing Materials

The Department of Defense announced that it was temporarily stopping the incineration of PFAS-containing materials until it can issue appropriate disposal guidance.

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AZZ Inc. Completes Acquisition of Precoat Metals

Precoat is a leading independent provider of metal coil coating solutions. The company has approximately 1,100 employees and operates a network of 13 manufacturing facilities with 15 coating lines and 17 processing lines.

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