Paint & Coatings Industry articles from April 2008

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from April 2008

The Waterborne Symposium.(VIEWPOINT)
April 1, 2008... Once again New Orleans hosted the annual Waterborne Symposium with the theme "Advances in Sustainable Coatings Technology." The Symposium is sponsored by The University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers and High Performance Materials,...

Clifford K. Schoff named winner of Tess Award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Dr. Clifford K. Schoff, formerly of PPG Industries and now a private consultant, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2008. 8choff is recognized as one of the world's leading experts in the area of coatings...

Researchers develop low-cost technique for producing antimicrobial paints.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK -- Researchers at the City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method,...

Demand for coatings in Asia continues to grow.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, Asia consumed 9.7 mil lion metric tons (21 billion pounds) of coatings in 2007, worth $28.7 billion. Volume is up 23 percent from 2004, while dollar value has...

PDA Europe names new board members.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... KANSAS CITY, MO -- The Polyurea Development Association Europe (PDA Europe) has announced the election of two new International Board Members. Murph Mahaffey, Glas-Craft Inc., and Lee Bower, Polyvers International, will serve on the PDA Europe...

American Coatings Conference extended.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference notes)
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The American Coatings Show and Conference will premiere in Charlotte, NC, in June 2008. The trade show takes place from June 3-5, and the conference has been extended to June 2-4, 2008. The event is hosted by the National Paint &...

AFS holds 21st Annual Technical Conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference news)
April 1, 2008... MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) will hold its 21st Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition on May 19-22, 2008, at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel in Valley Forge, PA. The conference will include...

Porous Materials Inc. offers short course.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... ITHACA, NY -- Porous Materials Inc. has announced its May 2008 Short Course, held at the company headquarters in Ithaca, NY. This course, titled "Advanced Techniques for Pore Structure Characterization: Theory and Practice," will cover the...

SSCT announces meetings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... ACWORTH, GA -- The Southern Society of Coating Technology (SSCT) will host its Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, "Destin-ed for Formulation Success," April 22-23, 2008, at the Sandestin Golf& Beach Resort in Sandestin, FL. Registration...

Chemsultants International announces technical workshops.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... MENTOR, OH -- Chemsultants International is offering four adhesives technical workshops in 2008. The workshops include the PSA Tape Testing Training and Certification Workshop, offered April 8-9, 2008; Introduction to Liquid Adhesives and...

Coatings for Africa to be held in Drakensberg.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The Coatings for Africa Symposium and Exhibition is scheduled for August 19-21, 2008, at the Champagne Sports Resort in Central Drakensberg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Organized jointly by the Oil and Colour...

Two new meetings announced for ASTM GO2 Committee.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- The ASTM International Committee GO2 on Wear and Erosion has announced two upcoming meetings. The first meeting will be held May 7-9, 2008, at Falex Corp., Sugar Grove, IL. The second meeting will be held November...

Deacom offers breakout sessions at 2008 user conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference news)
April 1, 2008... WAYNE, PA -- Deacom Inc. is offering users of the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System an opportunity to attend the 2008 Deacom User Conference on May 13-14, 2008, at the Top of the Tower in...

Richard Blair passes away.(OBITUARIES)
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Richard W. Blair Jr., former President and Chairman of the Board of Jones Blair Paint Co., has passed away. Born December 1, 1908, in Roanoke, VA, Blair attended the New Mexico Military Institute and Oklahoma University,...

Stahl loses Jon Bouchard.(OBITUARIES)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WAALWIJK, Holland -- Jon Bouchard, President of the Performance Coatings Division for Stahl, has passed away. Bouchard joined Stahl over 40 years ago and spent his entire career with the company. In his first 10...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(Calendar)
April 1, 2008... APRIL 9-11 2008 Global Marine Coatings Forum www.paint.org 16 Hands-on REACH www.ciba.com/exs reach_nafta.pdf 20-23 World Adhesive Conference & Expo www.ascouncil.org/industry/wac/ 20-23 SSCT...

Brookfield Sales Engineer awarded U.S. patent.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... MIDDLEBORO, MA -- Brookfield Sales Engineer and Rheology Lab Supervisor, David Moonay, has been awarded a U.S. patent for an algorithm he developed that provides "multi-decade viscometric or rheologic measurements of a material undergoing state...

PPG launches "green" Zircobond pretreatment.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... TROY, MI -- PPG Industries has announced the launch of a new, environmentally responsible automotive pretreatment technology at CAMI Automotive's production facility in Ingersoll', Ontario, Canada. CAMI, an independently incorporated joint...

APS and CAT form joint venture.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... PEABODY, MA/MENTOR, OH -- Adhesive Packaging Specialties Inc. (APS) and Cartridge Application Technologies (CAT), a newly formed division of V.O. Baker Co., have signed a three-year agreement. The joint venture between the two companies was...

Cardolite Corp. expands capacity in China.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... NEWARK, NJ -- Cardolite Corp., a producer of cashew liquid technology, has announced two capacity expansions at its China facility: it is doubling capacity for cashew nutshell (CNSL) liquid distillation, and it is installing two epoxy curing...

DuPont licenses automotive coatings technology to German company.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... WILMINGTON, DE -- Bollig & Kemper. a German manufacturer of coatings for the European auto industry, has signed a license agreement for DuPont EcoConcept, a patented coatings technology that enables auto manufacturers to realize substantial...

Ask the expert.
April 1, 2008... Q Can I convert my self-leveling epoxy formulation to waterborne and save money? Absolutely. Anquamine[R] 731 curative was specifically designed for high-film build applications (1-3mm)--perfect for self-leveling flooring. It gives users...

Sun Chemical and Nantong Shanjing form joint venture.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Sun Chemical and its parent company, Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC). have formed a joint venture with Nantong DIC Metallic Pigments Co. Ltd., a leading aluminum pigment manufacturer in China. The joint venture expands on...

PPG wins Chrysler LLC supplier Pentastar Award.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... TROY, MI -- Chrysler LLC has named PPG Industries the top-performing supplier of exterior systems in the automaker's 2007 Supplier Pentastar Awards. PPG, a leading supplier of coatings and glass products to Chrysler, was honored for performance...

Akzo Nobel opens plant in Dubai.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... AMSTERDAM. the Netherlands--Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings has opened a landmark facility in Dubai. The new factory is the company's first manufacturing site in the United Arab Emirates. Located in Jebel Ali, 35 kilometers southwest of Dubai,...

Charles Ross & Son opens factory in India.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... HAUPPAUGE, NY -- Charles Ross & Son Co. has announced the opening of a new manufacturing plant in Pune, India. While Ross will initially manufacture dry solids blenders and high-shear mixers at the facility, it expects to expand the facility...

Reichhold to grow in India.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- Reichhold has announced its intention to invest in a greenfield facility in India. The company has started construction at a site located at Ranjangoan, in the Pune District of the Maharashtra state. The new...

Henkel expands trial of Bonderite[R] coating.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... MADISON HEIGHTS, MI -- After a successful trial, Henkel has expanded testing of its new Bonderite[R] conversion coating process. The testing will take place at the Ford Motor Co. Twin Cities manufacturing facility in St. Paul, MN. Henkel's new...

Cognis opens liaison office in India.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... MONHEIM, Germany -- Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a liaison office in Mumbai, India. The office will be responsible for strengthening relationships with existing customers, identifying and initiating new business...

Reichhold expands distribution network, appoints new distributor.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- Reichhold has announced the appointment of Callahan Co. as a non-exclusive distributor for Reichhold's line of performance specialty polymers. These lines include Reichhold's Epotuf[R] line of epoxy resins and...

OMNOVA solutions reduces latex capacity at Ohio plant.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... FAIRLAWN, OH -- OMNOVA Solutions has announced that it is eliminating approximately 50 million wet pounds of latex capacity at its Mogadore, OH, plant. The reduction will be accomplished by consolidating production into available capacity in...

Joint REACH Entity for Shepherd Chemical and Shepherd Color.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... CINCINNATI -- The Shepherd Color Co. and The Shepherd Chemical Co. have jointly formed a legal entity, Shepherd Europe Ltd., to serve as an only representative for REACH pre-registration and registration of its non-European manufactured...

Bomar selects IGM Resins Inc. as U.S. distributor.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... TORRINGTON, CT -- Joseph Leon, General Manager of Bomar Specialties Co., has announced that IGM Resins Inc., the U.S. arm of IGM Resins B.V. of Waalwijk, the Netherlands, will become the distributor of Bomar's oligomer products in the United...

Herding Filtration expands with Houston sales office.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2008... AMBERG, Germany -- Herding Filter-technik GmbH and Herding Filtration LLC have announced their second U.S. office in Houston, TX. The Houston office will join the current Herding office in Detroit, MI. John M. Kelly will assume responsibilities...

Sherwin-Williams acquires Flex Recubrimientos.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
April 1, 2008... CLEVELAND -- The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired certain assets of Flex Recubrimientos, Acabados Automotrices and related companies. The Mexico-based automotive coatings manufacturer and distributor will join the Sherwin-Williams Automotive...

Dow Biocides acquires IPBC marketing and registration assets from Sostram Corp.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
April 1, 2008... MIDLAND, MI -- Dow Biocides, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), has acquired the 3-iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbonate (IPBC) molecule marketing and registration assets of Sostram Corp., which are marketed under the Protram[R]...

Tikkurila merger takes effect.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
April 1, 2008... VANTAA, Finland -- The subsidiaries Tikkurila Paints Oy and Tikkurila Coatings Oy have merged into their parent company Tikkurita Oy, which is responsible for Kemira Coatings, Kemira's paint and coatings business. Under the merger, all assets...

WACKER finalizes acquisition of polymer joint ventures.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
April 1, 2008... MUNICH, Germany -- Wacker Chemie AG has successfully concluded its acquisition of full ownership of Air Products Polymers (APP) and Wacker Polymer Systems (WPS), its two joint ventures with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. WACKER expects APP and...

Thermolon and Shinwoo merge/$15-million investment planned.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
April 1, 2008... HONG KONG -- Thermolon, a supplier of non-stick coatings used in cookware, has announced that it has merged with Shinwoo Trading Co., the South Korean company that manufactures the coating. Thermolon[TM] coatings are completely PTFE-free;...

RPM International Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... RPM International Inc. has appointed retired U.S. Army General John P. Abizaid as a member of its board. He will be a Class II member of the board and serve on its compensation committee. His term will expire in 2009.

Shamrock Technologies Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Shamrock Technologies Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of additive products, has announced the appointment of Richard Baillie to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing. In his new role, Baillie will focus primarily on...

Alberdingk Boley.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alberdingk Boley has appointed Paul Bleisteiner President of Alberdingk Boley Inc., the U.S. division of the global resin supplier based in Greensboro, NC. In his new position, Bleisteiner will be responsible for...

Reichhold.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] William G. Branson, Senior Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain for Reichhold, has decided to resume his retirement as of July 1, 2008. Branson rejoined Reichhold in 2004 in his current role after he retired...

ROTEX Global LLC.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROTEX Global LLC has named Robert W. Dieckman to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his new role at ROTEX Global, Dieckman held positions at Basco Manufacturing Co. and Engineering Excellence Inc.

Rohm and Haas Co.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Rohm and Haas Co. has named Jim Fahey, Cathie Markham and Hua Du Vice Presidents. All three are also members of the Rohm and Haas Co, Leadership Council. Jim Fahey has been named President and Business Unit Director, Microelectronic...

H.B. Fuller Co.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... James R. Giertz has joined H.B. Fuller Co. as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Giertz most recently served as Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at GMAC ResCap. He succeeds Jim McCreary, H.B. Fuller...

Specialty Polymers Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Specialty Polymers Inc. has hired Russ Grillo to be the company's Southwest Regional Sales Manager. In his role as Sales Manager, Grillo will be responsible for leading the company's sales growth in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and...

Q-Lab Corp.'s.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Justin Kowallek has joined Q-Lab Corp.'s Sales and Marketing staff as a Sales Representative serving the U.S. and Canadian markets. He is based at the company's headquarters in Cleveland.

Dryvit Systems Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steven Leach, a sales professional working for building-related companies in the Midwest, has been named the Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Dryvit Systems Inc. Leach has spent most of his career working in the...

E. W. Kaufmann Co.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Bart Lorenzo and Dan McManus have joined the E. W. Kaufmann Co. Lorenzo, who will be General Manager, comes to the company with 31 years of experience in the paint industry. His responsibilities will include purchasing oversight and sales...

BASF SE.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Stefan Marcinowski, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, took over the Chairmanship of the Supervisory Board of BASF Coatings AG on January 1, 2008. The Board elected him to succeed the former Chairman, Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer.

Henkel.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
April 1, 2008... Henkel has announced the appointment of Steve Ritchie as Marketing Director of its North American Automotive division. In his new role, Ritchie will lead the marketing team in providing strategic and operational direction for growth and...

The green solution for protecting automobile bodies before delivery to customer.(Snapshots of Success: Automotive Applications)
April 1, 2008... Novacel, a leader in surface protection films, has introduced NOVAGUARD[R] 9377. This opaque white plastic film is designed to protect automobile bodies and parts against external aggressions (such as acid rain, bird droppings and tool marks)...

Spectrum Coatings announces "greener" epoxy primer.(Snapshots of Success: Automotive Applications)
April 1, 2008... Spectrum Coatings Laboratories, a leading supplier of protective Coatings in Providence, RI, announced a new "greener" formulation of a high-performance, chemical and corrosion-resistant epoxy primer for military and industrial applications....

Soliant wins 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara bumper program.(Snapshots of Success: Automotive Applications)
April 1, 2008... Soliant's Fluorex[R] Paintfilm has been selected for the 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara front and rear bumper cover program. Soliant estimates the program will include 50,000 parts per year based on current published industry sales information and...

Designing UV-curable materials for high-temperature optical fiber applications.
April 1, 2008... Coatings for optical fiber have traditionally had stringent requirements regarding resistance to a number of environmental factors including heat, humidity and extremes of temperature. In addition to this, the cure speed demands of the fiber...

The future of UV coatings is now!
April 1, 2008... Can you think of any organization that has had 35 consecutive years of sales growth? A few come to mind that may fit that category, but you can count them on one hand. Statistics from past RadTech International shows indicate that the UV/EB...

Milling media review--Part 1: bead density effect.
April 1, 2008... This is Part 1 of an informational review of milling media. The intention is to provide a periodic update of various aspects and considerations when using ceramic media in micro-milling and dispersing applications. This article reviews the...

Preparation and properties of UV-curable polyurethane acrylate resins for metal surfaces.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UV-curable coatings are a boon to the paint industry, as they not only reduce VOCs but also speed up production processes and provide protective, durable and attractive finishes. UV-curable polyurethane acrylates...

Conquering color harmony.
April 1, 2008... Meeting the demands of your customer is always challenging. Meeting the requirements of a premium car company such as BMW can be overwhelming. But apparently no challenge is too big for automotive components supplier Plastic Onmium and its team...

High-performance PU crosslinkers for two-component waterborne applications.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two-component solventborne polyurethanes are the benchmark standard for high-performance coatings in the majority of coatings markets. For the formulator the advantages include: * wide formulation latitude due to...

Decorative film laminates: a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional plastics coating methods.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Consumers continue to place more requirements on OEMs as they demand higher levels of product differentiation while also expecting low prices. OEMs in turn expect their plastic component suppliers to provide them...

How long will the gilding glitter?
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A number of readers contacted me regarding my PCI article about Gainsharing, "Gild Your Bottom Line," which appeared in March, 2007. They were interested in improving their productivity through Gainsharing, but were...

Gaining a competitive advantage using benchmarking.
April 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the coatings industry has continued to mature, it has become increasingly competitive. Having a manufacturing and distribution network that provides products to customers at the lowest possible cost will be a...

Ask the expert.
April 1, 2008... Q Why is having a low MFFT important for my coating formulation? A MFFT, or minimum film formation temperature, is the lowest temperature at which a coating will form a continuous film without cracking or losing film properties. It is...

Ceramic microspheres.(MATERIALS WATCH)
April 1, 2008... Accumet Materials, Co.: These hollow ceramic spheres range in particle size and type of coating. They enable design engineers to manufacture high-strength, lightweight parts and improve buoyancy, and thermal and acoustical insulation. They can...

Dispersion.(MATERIALS WATCH)
April 1, 2008... DSM NeoResins+: NeoRez[R] R-9029 is a water-based, fatty-acid-modified, aliphatic polyurethane dispersion specially developed for fast-curing 1K floor finishes. This NMP-free, but pre-coalesced, new development provides black heel mark and...

Acrylic emulsion.(MATERIALS WATCH)
April 1, 2008... Specialty Polymers Inc.: RayCryl[R] 1001 is a low-VOC, 100-percentacrylic emulsion developed specifically for high-performance concrete coatings requiring fast drying times. Coatings formulated with RayCryl 1001 have a high chemical resistance...

Polyurethane resins.(MATERIALS WATCH)
April 1, 2008... Cognis: Versamid PUR 1010 and 1120 are non-reactive thermoplastic polyurethane resins suitable for use in flexographic and gravure inks for packaging. Inks based on the resins have good solvent release properties and provide outstanding...

Laboratory mill.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... UNION PROCESS: A hybrid laboratory mill that combines features of the HSA-1 and 1-S model Attritors, this product includes a vertical shaft adjustment feature designed to accommodate different sizes of grinding media, thereby making the...

Infrared thermometers.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... PAUL N. GARDNER CO., INC.: The 63, 66 and 68 pistol grip thermometers offer an easy-to-use solution for temperature measurement in hard-to-reach, hot, rotating or dangerous situations. They offer a wide temperature range and quick response...

Pump.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... BLACKMER: The ProVane[R] pump is ideal for shear-sensitive liquids while delivering consistent volumetric output to ensure quality blending. It has suction and self-priming capabilities for moving solvents from underground tanks to mixers and...

Portable gas detector.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... GfG INSTRUMENTATION INC.: The G460 is a rugged, compact instrument for simultaneous detection of up to six gases. Installed sensor options include infrared (NDIR) for [CO.sub.2] and PID for VOC measurements. The G460 offers completely automatic...

Powder rheometer.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... FREEMAN TECHNOLOGY: The FT4 universal powder tester allows reliable and reproducible characterization of powder behavior. Such information, developed using shear, dynamic and bulk property measurements to rationalize experience, extends basic...

Color management system.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... DATACOLOR: The new Datacolor MATCHPIGMENT[TM] 1.2 solution combines advanced matching with an easy-to-use interface that makes sharing color information faster and more secure. New enhancements in Version 1.2 include automated material...

UV-Curing System.(PRODUCTS)
April 1, 2008... UV III SYSTEMS INC.: The MULTICURE[TM] UV-Curing System features a hand-held quartz lamp that produces a narrowband 365nm output (other spectrums available) for curing three-dimensional surfaces coated with UV-curable coatings or adhesives. To...