CPCA Blog

CPCA Blog features industry articles, contributions made to CFCM, messages from the President and CEO of CPCA and more. Our posts address emerging or existing industry issues, leading innovations, and showcase the sustainability efforts of our member companies and industry at large. Check back often for new posts, or follow CPCA on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook.

April 6, 2023

Regulatory Tipping Point in Canada?

There are several critical issues being addressed by CPCA for the paint, coatings, adhesives and...
March 3, 2023

European Court Decision on TiO2: Regulatory Lessons for Canada

The draft screening assessment report for TiO2 and related titanium compounds is scheduled for publication in...
November 17, 2022

Canada’s Widely Regarded Chemical Management Plan

The Canadian Paint and Coatings industry has been heavily involved with the federal Government for...
July 20, 2021

Ongoing Challenges for Sustainable Water-based Paint in Canada

The issue of biocides in paint, and the increasingly tight regulation of them, has been...
February 3, 2021

Key Ingredients for a Biocide Manifesto

February 3, 2021 A biocide manifesto for the paint and coatings industry would essentially state...
November 13, 2020

Canada reverses ban on octhilinone in paints and coatings

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has reversed the country’s ban on octhilinone (OIT), a...
November 4, 2020

ACA and CPCA Urge RCC to Resolve U.S.-Canada Paint Biocides Misalignment

Last month, ACA joined the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) in comments submitted to the U.S.-Canada...
December 2, 2019

Antimicrobial Coatings Under Attack in Canada

IT’S SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST in life and in business, but neither you nor your...
August 14, 2019

IPCM Magazine: On the Front Lines of Chemical Assessment in Canada

Chemicals management in Canada There is always much to do to ensure chemicals remain in...