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t h a t E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned. Pruitt had been under fire in recent months for alle- gations of improper spending of tax- payer money, self dealing, and inap- propriate use of staff. Andrew Wheeler has assumed the du- ties of acting Administrator. Wheeler is a former lawyer and lobbyist for firm Faegre Baker Daniels, working primar- ily with clients in the fossil fuel indus- try, and is set to maintain Pruitt's direc- tion with the EPA. Henkel releases new acid pickle cleaner DUSSELDORF, Germany—Henkel has introduced a new acid pickle cleaner for steel. Bonderite C-IC 182C metal cleaner is suitable for both hot- and cold-rolled steel, and can be used as a conventional pretreatment spray or on an immersion line. The phos- phoric acid pickle is formulated to eliminate rust and oxide scale on la- ser-cut steel parts and features biode- gradable surfactants that facilitate its disposal into waste streams. It can POWDER COATING, August 2018 5 minimize rework, lower production costs, improve aesthetics, and poten- tially eliminate cleaning processes alto- gether for lightly-soiled substrates. CQTI begins scheduling trials on new curing system SOUTH BOSTON, Va.—Chem- Quest Technology Institute (CQTI), in partnership with Heraeus Noblelight America, has begun scheduling trials on its newly installed state-of-the-art, mi- c r o w a v e - p o w e r e d a n d U V L E D wide-format curing systems deployed on its automated flat line. Customers can test new chemistries and curing processes using equipment and a line scaled to the production of durable goods. ChemQuest is a leading interna- tional business strategy firm in specialty chemicals. Heraeus Noblelight Amer- ica LLC is a leading global manufac- turer of industrial UV curing systems. Chemark Consulting names legal director SOUTHERN PINES, N.C.—Che- mark Consulting Group has named Colby Cameron director of corporate legal activities practice. Cameron has been a managing partner of Cameron & Mittleman LLP for the past 32 years. The company provides consulting ser- vices to the powder coating industry. JEC WORLD 2018 reports record attendance PARIS, France—JEC World 2018 reported a record increase in attendance at its recent event in Paris. The show welcomed more than 1,300 exhibitors and over 42,400 attendees from 115 countries. The event is geared to the composites industry. The show is con- ducted by the JEC Group, a global information and connection company that represents, promotes, and develops the markets for composite materials. OSHA issues final rule on beryllium for general industry WASHINGTON, D.C.—OSHA has issued a direct final rule (DFR) clarify- ing aspects of the beryllium standard for general industry as it applies to pro- cesses, operations, or areas where work- ers may be exposed to materials con- taining less than 0.1 percent beryllium by weight. The DFR clarifies the defi- nitions of Beryllium Work Area, emer-