Paint & Coatings Industry articles from April 2001

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from April 2001

A Sioux Legend.
April 1, 2001... MANY MOON COME CHOCTAW. THE LAKOTA ARE INDEED WISE The tribal wisdom of the Lakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But in...

California Agency Begins Discussion of VOC Rule Based on Solvent Reactivity.
April 1, 2001... SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has begun preliminary discussions of developing a photochemical reactivity-based regulation for architectural coatings, and said a recent meeting represented "a first step in...

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to EPA's Ozone, Particulate Pollution Rules.
April 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to a group of industries that mounted a court challenge to EPA air-quality rules on ozone and particulate pollution, as the high court said the EPA does not have to weigh the cost of such...

California Court Upholds VOC Limits Enacted by South Coast District.
April 1, 2001... LOS ANGELES -- A California appeals court has rejected a challenge to a VOC-content limit on flat paint imposed in 1996 by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The rule was originally challenged in lawsuits filed by The...

Industry Voices Opposition to Proposal to Impose Fee on Paint in California.
April 1, 2001... SACRAMENTO, CA -- Coatings-industry representatives are voicing opposition to a California proposal to impose a fee on architectural paint manufacturers to help pay for the cost of management of leftover (post-consumer) paint. The fee...

Harrison's Paint Assets Acquired; New Owners Resume Manufacturing.
April 1, 2001... CANTON, OH -- Two Ohio investors have purchased the assets of Harrison Paint Corp. from bankruptcy court and said the company has resumed the production of coatings products for various markets. Harrison, based in Canton, had been sold to...

Author James Bradley to Deliver Keynote Address at NPCA Annual Meeting.
April 1, 2001... WASHINGTON --The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) announced that James Bradley, author of the best-selling book "Flags of Our Fathers," will be the keynote speaker at the association's 2001 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 28-30...

PPG's Diehl to Head RadTech North America; Plastics Group Launched.
April 1, 2001... BETHESDA, MD -- David Diehl, PPG Industries Inc., has been elected president-elect of RadTech International North America, the trade association that works to promote the technical, educational and market advancement of ultraviolet (UV) and...

Southern Clay Products Wins Court Judgment Against Sud-Chemie Inc.
April 1, 2001... GONZALES, TX -- Southern Clay Products said the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has awarded the company $78 million in a patent-infringement judgment against Sud-Chemie Inc.'s Rheologicals business unit. The case involves...

Mergers and Acquisitions.
April 1, 2001... Akzo Nobel Acquires U.S. Refinishes Business ARNHEM, The Netherlands --Akzo Nobel Coatings has acquired the vehicle-refinishes business of MAC Specialty Coatings in the United States in a transaction that includes the U-Tech product line...

Red Spot, Partner Launch Joint Venture.
April 1, 2001... EVANSVILLE, IN -- Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. Inc. and Mays Chemical Co. of Indianapolis announced the launch of a new joint venture, Mays+Red Spot Coatings LLC, that will handle distribution, customer-service, sales, and technical support...

ICI Names VP, Announces Plan for Sharpened Focus on Industrial Maintenance.
April 1, 2001... CLEVELAND -- ICI Paints announced the launch of a "Customer Needs-Based Strategy" focused on industrial maintenance coatings customers, and named Thomas Verghese to the newly created position of vice president and general manager for the...

Van Waters & Rogers Name Change Announced.
April 1, 2001... KIRKLAND, WA -- Van Waters & Rogers Inc. announced a change in the company's name to Vopak USA Inc. in the United States and Vopak Canada Ltd. in Canada, effective April 1. The changes are the result of the integration of Van Waters & Rogers...

PPG Poised for Growth when Economy Rebounds, Chairman LeBoeuf Says.
April 1, 2001... NEW YORK-- PPG Industries Inc. Chairman Raymond W. LeBoeuf said the company is poised to exploit a resurgence in economic growth by "building a better mix of businesses, creating breakthrough technologies and improving our customers' results."...

Detroit Society Announces FOCUS Conference Program.
April 1, 2001... DETROIT -- The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology announced program details for the society's 26th annual FOCUS Conference, scheduled for May 3. The conference, carrying a theme of "FOCUS 2001: A Coatings Odyssey," will include a...

Product Price Adjustments.
April 1, 2001... Eastman Chemical Co. Products: Isobutyl and n-butyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexanol, n-propyl alcohol, n-butyraldehyde, and propionaldehyde Increase: 3 [cts.]/lb, off-list Effective: April 1, 2001, in North America Product:...

NAMES IN THE NEWS.
April 1, 2001... Sheila Belding has joined the Research and Development Department of Cardolite Corp. as an applications chemist, with responsibility for work related to the concrete coatings market. Belding has more than 10 years of experience in the...

COMPANY NEWS.
April 1, 2001... Arch Chemicals Inc., Cheshire, CT, has appointed The M.F. Cachet Co., Cleveland, distributor of Arch's biocide products for building products, including coatings, adhesives and sealants. The distribution territory includes 27 eastern and...

Ceramic Media with Improved Efficiency.
April 1, 2001... Fine media horizontal mills are becoming the standard for particle dispersion equipment in many branches of industry (paint pigments, magnetic coating, pharmaceutical, etc.), due to the increasing demand for fine ([is less than] 1 [micro] m)...

NEW DEVELOPMENTS in Attritors.
April 1, 2001... The attritor, or stirred ball mill, is a grinding mill containing internally agitated media. There are quite a few types of attritors; they can be categorized as dry grind, wet grind, regular speed (to 400 rpm) and high speed (400-1,800 rpm)...

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD GOOD VIBRATIONS -- for Waterborne Wood Finishing.
April 1, 2001... This article describes a custom-designed wood finishing plant for Sonneborn & Rieck, the first of its kind in the world. Of note is how the company optimized dealing with waterborne products and varying batch sizes. A new mixing technology...

The Cutting Edge.
April 1, 2001... Industrial wood coatings manufacturers keep pace with technical, economic challenges Other than the changes being wrought by that powerful trio of industry forces known as consolidation, regulation and globalization, it's business as usual...

Advantages of the UV/EB Curing Process and Recommended Safety Practices.
April 1, 2001... Increasingly stringent environmental regulations cause the coatings industry to constantly work to reduce VOCs and lower energy consumption during high-tech coatings production. Ultraviolet/electron beam (UV/EB) curing, a 100%-reactive coating...

Aliphatic Urethanes for UV/EB Curable Wood Flooring.
April 1, 2001... Wood flooring coatings provide substrate protection and maintain aesthetics for a number of years. Resins used to manufacture these coatings must be resistant to yellowing and have high scratch and abrasion resistance. Use of high-quality...

ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF Foam in Energy - Cured Systems -- Always a Balancing Act.
April 1, 2001... Environmental regulations have led to the increasing popularity of energy-cured coatings and printing inks. Although there are a number of technical considerations with these formulations, this article will focus on the formation of foam...

The Quest for Quality.
April 1, 2001... Using ISO 9000 as a Vehicle for Strategic Process Improvement in Coating Manufacturing When ISO 9000 was first conceived in 1987, the terms "quality management" and "process improvement" created a quiet murmur among executives and plant...

100 YEARS OF INNOVATION.
April 1, 2001... 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION From its beginnings over 100 years ago, CB Mills has been an innovator in the process industries. Chicago Boiler Company, parent company of CB Mills, began in the paint and coatings industries in 1955 when it became...

Ask the Expert.
April 1, 2001... Q How can I produce a high-performance industrial flooring system with high permeability? A Moisture vapor transmission is currently a significant challenge in the development of high-performance industrial floor coatings. In response to...

PRODUCTS.
April 1, 2001... Thermometer Barnant Co. The ThermoLogR[R] thermistor thermometer enables users to log up to 1,000 readings in real time, ranging from -40 [degrees] C to 302 [degrees] F. The instrument monitors current, minimum and maximum readings....

MATERIALS WATCH.
April 1, 2001... CONDEA Servo LLC offers SER-AD[R] FX-511 coalescing agent, a low-odor, low-VOC material for use in dispersions, dispersion paint, and plasters. The material can reduce the minimum film formation temperature when added to latices and dispersion...

LITERATURE.
April 1, 2001... Additives Dow Corning This company has updated its Additive Selection Guide to help global formulators choose the appropriate silicon-based additive to enhance the performance of their ink and coatings performance. The guide is...

IN-SITE.
April 1, 2001... If you've found helpful websites that you'd like to share, please send the website addresses and a brief description of each to PCI@bnp.com, and we will consider them for inclusion in a future issue of PC!. Check back here every month for a new...