THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2024
At its annual meeting this month in Shanghai, China, the World Coatings Council re-elected Tom Bowtell as President for a second two-year term in office. Bowtell is also the Chief Executive Officer of the British Coatings Federation.
“The World Coatings Council plays an important role to represent the global coatings industry to help create a successful and sustainable future for the sector. We will continue to lead on the themes of sustainability and essentiality in our work in the coming years,” said Bowtell.
“I’m incredibly honored to have the trust of my industry colleagues from across the world to serve a second term as President on behalf of the global coatings industry.”
Bowtell was first elected in 2022 for a two-year term. At the time, the BCF noted that sustainability would be an important theme to his presidency, as the Council was slated to publish its first sustainability report later that year.
Monica Alcala-Saavedra of the Mexican Paint and Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association was also re-elected as Vice President of the Council.
The event also reportedly marked the last for former president and founder of the World Coatings Council, Andy Doyle. He is retiring from the American Coatings Association later this year.
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At its annual meeting this month in Shanghai, China, the World Coatings Council re-elected Tom Bowtell (pictured, center) as President for a second two-year term in office. |
According to an emailed release from the BCF, Doyle was recognized for his contributions to the global coatings industry with gifts and speeches from his colleagues.
“Andy was the driving force behind setting up the World Coatings Council over thirty years ago, with founder members Japan, Europe and the USA,” Bowtell commented on Doyle’s contributions.
“It is through his ability to bring people together, and to create an environment of trust and cooperation that has led to the World Coatings Council becoming such a vibrant, proactive and successful global organization it is today, now with over 15 countries in membership. The Council owes a huge debt to Andy Doyle, who can be hugely proud of what he has achieved.”
“In my time with the World Coatings Council, formerly IPPIC, I’ve made so many friends around the world who collaborated to tackle some major challenges on behalf of our wonderful industry,” said Doyle.
“I’m so proud of how the Council has developed over the years, and while I will of course miss it, I feel confident that I’m leaving it in good hands. I’d like to thank all my colleagues for making my time in the paint industry so fulfilling and rewarding.”
The World Coatings Council is made up of members representing associations from the United States, China, European Union, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, Turkey, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Recent BCF News
Last year, in November, the BCF launched a roadmap to outline how the United Kingdom coating industry can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
According to the federation’s press release, the roadmap illustrates how the industry, which contributes 4 billion pounds a year to the U.K. economy and employs 14,000 people, will play a “major role” in enabling the national legislated net-zero target.
The roadmap reportedly lays out how the BCF and its members plan to reach net-zero, with projected reductions in scope 1 and 2 emissions of 53% by 2035 and 69% by 2040 as waypoints to measure progress against. It also details four things that are necessary if the overall target is to be met:
The BCF explains that some of the actions require actions from the government, including the need for a secure environment for businesses to invest in sustainable infrastructure, clarity and certainty of energy policy in the longer term, as well as support for SMEs to reach net-zero.
“This is an important document for us as it is the first time the sector has collectively worked together to quantify the scale of the challenge. However, it is just the start of a long journey, and a lot more work will be required across the sector to make Net Zero a reality,” said Bowtell at the time.
A full online version of the roadmap can be found here.
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