Paint & Coatings Industry articles from February 2005

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from February 2005

A healthy industry--but view with caution.(Viewpoint)
February 1, 2005... I want to call your attention to the Coatings Industry Report for 2003 in this issue of PCI Magazine. The Census data confirms what we know about the industry and what we have been witnessing in 2004. Shipment volume and value have continued to...

NPCA files lawsuit challenging California's fee program for VOC emissions.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- On Dec. 14, the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California challenging California's fee program for volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions authorized by legislative...

Behr Process/Masco Corp. give $300,000 to Cal Poly's Western Coatings Technology Center.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly announced that Behr Process of Santa Ana, Calif., and its parent company, Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., have given a combined gift of $300,000 in support of Cal Poly's College of Science and Mathematics. The...

FSCT extends Call for Papers deadline for Advancements in Coatings Series programs.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... BLUE BELL. Pa. -- The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) is extending the Call for Papers deadlines for the first two new Advancements in Coatings Series (ACSeries) programs: "Research Methods in the 21st Century: A Toolkit...

Appeals court rules in favor of Glidden Co. in insurance coverage dispute over lead paint.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... CLEVELAND -- On December 18, 2004, Cleveland's Plain Dealer reported that an Ohio appeals court ruled in favor of Glidden Co. in an insurance coverage dispute. According to the newspaper's report, the state court said that the paint company is...

Thomas H. Coyne honored as 2004 Distributor of the Year.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... ARLINGTON, Va. -- NACD Immediate Past Chairman Thomas H. Coyne, president of George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc., Croydon, Pa., was awarded 2004 Distributor of the Year by the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD). Coyne was...

Akzo Nobel and ICCO support HIV/AIDS projects in South Africa.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... ARNHEM, Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel and the ICCO (the Dutch Inter-Church Organization for Development Cooperation) have officially signed a cooperation agreement to jointly support two HIV/AIDS projects in the Johannesburg area of South Africa....

ASTM workshop on erosion of coatings aims at testing/modeling.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- In recent years, there has been significant interest in using surface coatings as an alternative to steels in erosive conditions, with a view to maximizing the tribological properties of the coating and the substrate...

Industry mourns passing of Edwin Bigelow.(Industry news)
February 1, 2005... KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Edwin Bigelow passed away on December 1, 2004, at the age of 68. In 1955, he launched a lifetime career when he began working in resin synthesis at Freeman Chemical in Port Washington, Wis. Ed moved rapidly into technical...

Clariant opens new Technical Service Center in Shanghai.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... SULZBACH, Ts., Germany -- On December 15, 2004, Clariant opened its new Technical Service Center in the Caohejing High Tech Park in Shanghai, adding another milestone to its presence in China. With the new center, Clariant is offering even more...

Rohm and Haas continues restructuring program; authorizes repurchase of its common stock.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Co. said it will incur a fourth-quarter pretax charge of approximately $18 million for cash severance and employee-separation benefits affecting an estimated 200 employment positions that will be eliminated as part...

Coventry Coatings moves to new headquarters.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... GARNERVILLE, N.Y. -- Coventry Coatings Corp. announced the purchase of a 24,000-square-foot building in the Town of Newburgh, a major crossroads in New York State's Orange County. This facility will become home to all of the company's...

Akzo Nobel's new decorative coatings plant in Vietnam up and running.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... ARNHEM, Netherlands -- Paint has officially started to flow off the production line at Akzo Nobel's new decorative coatings plant, just seven months alter construction work began. Run by the company's Decorative Coatings International (DCI)...

Huber launches new Web domain.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... ATLANTA -- Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), part of J.M. Huber Corporation, announced the launch of its new Web domain, www.hubermaterials.com, which will feature a robust product-identification tool. The new product finder will catalog and...

BASF launches new paint-on-demand plant in Mexico to serve coil coaters.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- BASF is launching a new paint-on-demand (POD) manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico, focused on serving coil-coating customers in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon with faster product delivery and an enhanced level of...

Rohm and Haas puts down roots in Turkey.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Effective January 1, 2005, Rohm and Haas Company has opened a new, legal entity in Gebze/Turkey. located 50 km east of Istanbul. Rohm and Haas Kimyasal Urunler Dagitim ve Ticaret A.S. will be a marketing and sales office serving...

Dancers celebrate Eastman's new Chinese plant opening.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Dancers performed a traditional Chinese Lion Dance as part of the opening ceremony at the Qilu Eastman Specialty Chemicals, Ltd., plant located in China's Shandong Province. OESCL primarily produces Texanol Ester Alcohol and...

Ultraviolet Systems and BASF develop 3-D UV-curing system.(Company news)
February 1, 2005... HOUSTON -- Ultraviolet Systems has introduced a low-cost, low-energy, environmentally friendly and efficient 3-D curing system using UV energy and the patented Larolux[R] process from BASF. For more information, please e-mail Ultraviolet...

2005 calendar: meetings, shows and educational programs.(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... FEBRUARY 14-18 Short Course: Polymers and Coatings Science Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 805/756.2395 www.polymerscoatings.calpoly/edu MARCH 2-4 Ti[O.sub.2] 2005 Conference Intertech...

Hentzen buys BASF's Batavia manufacturing site.(Mergers and acquisitions)
February 1, 2005... MILWAUKEE -- Hentzen Coatings, Inc., Milwaukee, has purchased BASF's Batavia, Ill., coatings manufacturing site, including its drum and pipe coating business. "We are extremely pleased to be able to add this first-class manufacturing...

Wilden Pump acquires German manufacturer of double-diaphragm pumps.(Mergers and acquisitions)
February 1, 2005... NEW YORK -- Dover Corp. announced that its Dover Resources subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Almatec GmbH, Europe's premier manufacturer of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps. Based in Dusseldorf, Germany, Almatec GmbH will become a...

Dutch chemicals group DSM NV to buy Avecia's coating resins operation.(Mergers and acquisitions)
February 1, 2005... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch chemicals group DSM NV, Amsterdam, will buy U.K.-based specialty chemicals company Avecia's coating resins operation for 515 million euros ($684 million) as it focuses on high-growth activities. The deal to...

JPMorgan plans to acquire PQ Corp., maker of silicates for highway paint.(Mergers and acquisitions)
February 1, 2005... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s private equity arm, JPMorgan Partners, said it would buy PQ Corp., a privately held chemicals company. JPMorgan declined to disclose terms of the deal. PQ, a family-run business based in Berwyn, Pa.,...

Malvern Instruments.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... Malvern Instruments, Malvern, U.K., has appointed Stephen Carrington to the position of product manager for the company's theology systems. The appointment reflects Malvern's continuing development and expansion of the company's team of...

Sartomer Company.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company, Exton, Pa.. has promoted Jim Horgan to vice president of technology. As VP of technology. Horgan will be responsible for Sartomer's Technology Group, including product and process...

Reynolds Industries Inc.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... Reynolds Industries Inc., manufacturer of mixing and processing equipment, welcomes Gary Michal to the position of engineering manager, Michal has worked in engineering and engineering management for 24 years and has held similar positions with...

Fitz Chem Corp.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... Fitz Chem Corp., a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the coatings, plastics, ink, construction, adhesives and personal care industries. announced that Dominion Colour Corp. presented Ted Papousek with the "Salesperson...

E.W.Kaufmann Co.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... R. Dana Sherman has joined the E.W.Kaufmann Co. as a sales representative covering Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, Sherman's background includes previous experience in chemical sales as well as packaging products. Sherman will be responsible...

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC).(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has announced the promotion of Lawrence D. Sloan to president. Since joining ASC in 2001, Sloan has played a vital role in strengthening ASC's membership services and building strategic relationships with...

PPG Industries.(Names in the news)
February 1, 2005... James A. Trainham has been appointed vice president of science and technology for PPG Industries, succeeding Gerald W. Gruber, who is retiring in March after nearly 34 years with the company. Trainham joins PPG from Invista. Inc., formerly...

Biocatalytic coatings.(smart coating)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2005... Enzyme-based additives can be formulated to create novel biologically and chemically active coatings, including those that self-decontaminate and detoxify organo-phosphorus compounds such as nerve gases and pesticides. Since the 1700s and...

Acrylated performance products for sandable sealers.
February 1, 2005... Unsaturated polyesters diluted with styrene or acrylate monomers are commonly used to formulate wood sealers. (1-3) The use of acrylate monomer has become more common as it avoids the strong odor as well as the viscosity instability caused by...

Novel pigment dispersing agent: produced by emulsion polymerization.
February 1, 2005... A new, waterborne high-molecular-weight dispersant (HMWD), which is produced by the so-called 'emulsion (heterogeneous) polymerization process', has been developed by EFKA Additives. The polymerization of the new HMWD takes place directly in...

Self-cleaning filters help wood-care manufacturer achieve high qc standards.
February 1, 2005... Cuprinol, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of wood-care products, is achieving consistently high quality control standards on its range of wood stains and water-based garden products following the installation of six high-performance,...

Formulating solutions: meeting VOC regulations with coalescents.(Nuts And Bolts of Coatings Formulation)
February 1, 2005... Editors note: This is the fourth of a series of articles regarding the 'Nuts and Bolts' of formulating. It is intended to help formulators new to the industry, those who have changed jobs within the industry or simply as a refresher. For...

The [PSI]-MIX[TM]--a new dispersion process.
February 1, 2005... Starting with the fundamental idea of wetting finely dispersed powders in a large liquid surface, the revolutionary in-line disperser [PSI]-MIX[TM] was developed by NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH. Effective wetting of solid particles by...

Ask the expert.
February 1, 2005... Q I'm using a defoamer to control foam and a wetting agent to solve the problems caused by the defoamer in my waterborne formulation. Is there any way to get out of this continuous cycle? A Foam is a common problem in waterborne...

Coatings industry report for 2003: architectural coatings get the prize.
February 1, 2005... The Census Department was late in issuing the Annual Report for 2003 for the coatings industry due to other commitments in the department related to the 2002 Five-Year Census, Normally this information is available for the October issue of PCI....

Charles Ross & Son Company: a 150-years of growth and leadership in specialty mixing worldwide.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Superior manufacturing and engineering resources--for higher quality, faster delivery and lower costs. The investment Ross has made in its people and facilities during the last 150 years has yielded a proud record of leadership and...

Jaygo represents DeVree and Packland.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Jaygo is pleased to announce that it has been appointed the U.S. distributor for Packland and J. De Vree & Company. Packland designs and manufactures packaging and palletizing equipment. Packland was founded in 1986 to serve the needs of...

Jyoti Ceramic Industries.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... COMPANY DESCRIPTION Jyoti Ceramic Industries was founded in 1970 and is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of ceramic micro-macro milling media, ball mill linings and technical ceramics. The company exports around 65% of its production...

Warren Rupp, Inc: 2005 marks the 40th Anniversary of Warren Rupp, Inc., established in 1965.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... We have since become a world leader in the manufacture of air-operated double diaphragm pumps, parts and accessories. Founded on the innovation of the first flap-type check valve pump in the industry, the company continues to grow by...

Saint-Gobain ZirPro.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Company description Saint-Gobain ZirPro, formerly known as SEPR, is a subsidiary of the Saint-Gobain Group. Saint-Gobain is a leading producer of flat glass, glass containers, insulation, reinforcements, building materials, pipe,...

TA Instruments.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... TA Instruments is the world's leading supplier of thermal analysis and rheology instruments, products used extensively for materials characterization in academic, government and industrial research and development laboratories. Our thermal...

Buhler Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Company Description Buhler Inc. designs and manufactures mixing, dispersing and continuous processing equipment. The Buhler Group is a leader in size reduction technologies with over 155 years of experience. With the acquisition of the...

Conn and Company, LLC.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Conn and Co. has been designing and manufacturing industrial mixing equipment since 1948. We build equipment to meet customer requirements and recognized the need for a mixing blade that provides good pumping action instead of plowing action....

DeFelsko Corporation.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... DeFelsko, a U.S. manufacturer of coating thickness gages and inspection instruments, offers a variety of gages designed specifically to meet the paint industry's requirements. The popular PosiTeetor[R] 6000 Series measures coating thickness...

Draiswerke, Inc.: DCP MegaVantis V-3 perl mill for lab applications.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... No Development Lab should be without the MegaVantis[R] V-3 bench-top media mill from DRAIS. This low-cost, highly versatile mill is the answer to all processing problems experienced with existing lab mills. Accurate scale-up, heat removal, and...

Elcometer Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Elcometer has been a world innovator for over 55 years, developing a complete range of inspection equipment for the concrete and surface coatings industries. We offer a wide range of products ideally suited for both field and laboratory use....

EXEL Industrial, Inc.: manufacturers of Kremlin, Sames & Rexson products.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... The Industrial Equipment Specialist EXEL understands finishing and coating equipment technologies because that is its only business and has been since the company was founded in 1980. In today's industrial finishing business environment...

Hendee Enterprises, Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Hendee Enterprises, Inc., an industrial fabric product manufacturer, has had a tremendous success with a new product innovation that has been a great solution for the paint and coatings industry. The product line of special antistat covers has...

HOCKMEYER Equipment Corporation: streamline your process--same tank--same place--from start to finish.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... With the introduction of HOCKMEYER's HSD Immersion Mill into our multi-shaft mixer, we have created what is unmatched by any other! We call it our Multi Tasking System or "MTS." This single machine typically consists of a High Speed Dispersion...

Kady International: power and productivity define the Kady mill.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Kady provides a clear advantage to processors who add a Kady Dispersion Mill to their production line. Kady International produces batch mills from 1 pint to 2.500 gallons in both top- and bob tom-entry configurations. Each utilizes the...

Moyno, Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Moyno[R] PowerFlow[TM] Pumps deliver low-shear, airless transfer of paints and coatings, handling viscosities to 1,000,000 cps. abrasive fillers and additives, and pressures to 1,000 psi. Hardened tool steel pumping elements provide long life,...

MYERS Engineering.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... MYERS Engineering has become a trusted name in thousands of processing plants around the world. What makes this unique company such a trusted name in the mixing industry is its commitment to quality. The belief has been that if you build a good...

Netzsch Fine Particle Technology, LLC.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... NETZSCH Fine Particle Technology, LLC, is the North American business unit of NETZSCH Feinmahltechnik GmbH. In business for 130 years, NETZSCH has been producing the highest quality machinery for grinding and dispersing powders into liquids,...

Norstone, Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Norstone, Inc. was started in 1982 and is located near Philadelphia, Pa. We are a distributor and manufacturer of grinding media, mixing and dispersing blades, laboratory equipment, and abrasion-resistant parts. Our company focuses on...

Philadelphia Mixing Solutions.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Philadelphia Mixing Solutions has earned its world-renowned reputation by providing solutions to the industrial mixing industry that reduce maintenance costs, improve operating efficiency, and eliminate unplanned downtime. Recognized as the...

Precision IBC.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Let Precision IBC be your full-line supplier for all of your processing container equipment needs. Precision IBC is one-stop shipping for portable totes, mix tanks, mixers and stands. Our stainless steel, 350-gallon IBC is fully equipped...

Premier Mill, an SPX process equipment operation.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Premier Mill is a leading supplier of a complete range of milling, mixing and dispersing equipment for specialty processing applications. Premier Mill designs, engineers and manufactures to the highest quality standards and has an exceptionally...

Reynolds Industries, Inc.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Reynolds Industries, Inc., manufactures a variety of mixing and process equipment encompassing a broad range of industrial applications. We offer a complete range of services including design, engineering, fabrication, training, installation...

Union Process, Inc.: expanding the possibilities for size reduction.(2005 PCI Corporate Profile)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... For over 60 years, Union Process has been providing grinding and dispersing solutions for a wide variety of industries. Having built a worldwide reputation for its Szegvari Attritor grinding mills, the company entered the small media mill...

Surfactant.(Materials watch)
February 1, 2005... Air Products and Chemicals Carbowet[R] DC01 surfactant is a blend of nonionic surfactants, and can be characterized as a multi-functional, low-foaming, solvent-free and APE (alkyl phenol ethoxylate)-free additive for pigment and substrate...

Adhesion promoters.(Materials watch)
February 1, 2005... Chartwell International, Inc. Company offers an expanded range of low-cost, high-performance adhesion promoters for all waterborne and 2K epoxy and 2K urethane coatings. These eight new amino-functional proprietary metal organics products...

Special-effect pigments.(Materials watch)
February 1, 2005... Engelhard Corp. Lumina[R] Russet and Copper special-effect pigments offer increased chromaticity, advanced color purity, and more brilliance and hiding capability. These pigments produce copper and rouge tones through a tight mica...

Aluminum pigments.(Materials watch)
February 1, 2005... ECKART America STANDART[R] PCS aluminum pigment is specifically designed for high-performance application in powder coatings. PCS is encapsulated with a stabilized surface coating that provides excellent chemical resistance. It is...

Measure orange peel and DOI.(Products)
February 1, 2005... BYK-Gardner The micro-wave-scan allows the measuring of orange peel and distinctness of image (DOI) on small and curved parts, like bumpers, gas tank doors, mirror housings or motorcycle parts. The instrument measures long wave and...

Acoustic and electroacoustic spectrometer.(Products)
February 1, 2005... Dispersion Technology, Inc. The DT-1200 Spectrometer's measuring chamber accommodates both acoustic and electroacoustic sensors. It is therefore capable of measuring attenuation spectra as well as colloid vibration current. The unit's...

Spectrophotometer.(Products)
February 1, 2005... X-Rite and Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings These two companies have partnered to introduce two highly accurate, portable, handheld spectrophotometers, designed to measure any solid color sample in a matter of seconds. Akzo Nobel...

Pump.(Products)
February 1, 2005... Viking Pump Company has introduced a new tri-wing rotor design for the AccuLobe[TM] series to provide higher pressure and greater metering accuracy on low-viscosity liquids. The tri-wing rotors provide greater sealing surfaces and reduced...

Mixer.(Products)
February 1, 2005... Charles Ross & Son Co. The VersaMix is offered with an integrated vacuum system. The vacuum pump and all related components are located within the mixer sheathing, saving space and providing a neat overall appearance. Vacuum controls and...

Paint calculation software.(Products)
February 1, 2005... JLAM Solutions LLC Quickly compute flash points instead of measuring them when a formulation changes or there is a change in labeling requirements. Compute the evaporation profile of a coating. Assess the effect of changes in relative...