Paint & Coatings Industry articles from February 2009

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from February 2009

What do you want to be when you grow up?(GUEST VIEWPOINT)
February 1, 2009... One day a couple of years ago, I woke up and realized I was 60 years old. On that particular day, I looked at myself in the mirror and said, "Sara, you are 60 years old." So, what do I have to say to that? Some questions came to mind. Questions...

New additives study released.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... WEST CALDWELL, NJ -- According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, worldwide consumption of five leading additives for coatings and inks was 1.4 million pounds, worth $3.1 billion, in 2008. Coatings took some 80 percent of the...

One-quarter of small business advertisers plan increased ad spending in 2009.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... WESTERVILLE, OH -- Looking forward to 2009, more than a quarter of recently surveyed small business owners plan to spend more on advertising, and another 60 percent plan to spend about the same as in 2008. The Ad-ology Small Business...

Middle East coatings show set for March.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... CAIRO, Egypt -- The Middle East Coatings Show 2009 is set to take place on March 17-19, 2009, at the Cairo International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Egypt. The show is the only dedicated coatings event in the Middle East and Gulf...

Sink or swim symposium slated for May.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... CLEVELAND--The 52nd Annual Sink or Swim Symposium will be held May 12-13, 2009, at the University of Akron, Student Union Bldg., Akron, OH. For additional information on the symposium, visit www.clevelandcoatingssociety.org.

SUR/FIN 2009 set for Louisville.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SUR/FIN 2009, the North American surface finishing industry's trade show and technical conference, will be held June 16-17, 2009. SUR/FIN 2009 will offer a technical program that includes sessions focused on OEM and...

Missouri S&T Coatings Institute offers courses.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... ROLLA, MO -- The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, formerly known as the University of Missouri --Rolla, is offering two courses on coatings technology. Basic Composition of Coatings is...

IntertechPira seeks abstracts for Biopolymers Symposium.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... SURREY, UK -- IntertechPira is inviting abstracts from parties interested in presenting at the Biopolymers Symposium 2009. Of particular interest are submissions for sessions on industry overview and market forecast, interactive technology...

Industry loses Russell Joyce.(OBITUARY)
February 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LUXEMBOURG -- Russell Joyce, President Flint Group Narrow Web, died unexpectedly on Dec. 6, 2008, of unknown causes. Joyce began his ink-industry career in 1991 with Coates Lorilleux in England. He joined the Narrow...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(CALENDAR)(Calendar)
February 1, 2009... FEBRUARY 15-18 PACE www.pace2009.com 17-18 uv.eb WEST 2009 www.uvebwest.com 18-20 The Waterborne Symposium www.psrc.usm.edu/waterborne 25-27 Biobased Coatings www.coatings.de 25-27 Smart Coatings Symposium...

Evonik opens new plant/builds polymerization unit in China.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... MOBILE, AL -- Evonik Industries inaugurated its $10 million ROHACELL facility in Mobile, AL. The new ROHACELL rigid polymethacrylimide foam production plant--the first outside Europe--was built over the past 12 months and created 26 new jobs....

Nordson Corp. opens new lab in China/expands other facilities.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... AMHERST, OH -- Nordson Corp., Westlake, OH, has invested nearly half a million dollars in global upgrades to its industrial coating customer demonstration labs in 2008. The company recently inaugurated its new customer lab near Shanghai,...

Rahu and OM Group announce agreement.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... CLEVELAND -- U.S.-based specialty chemicals producer OM Group Inc. (OMG) and Rahu Catalytics have agreed to develop a long-term global license and supply agreement for novel technology in the field of additives for coatings, inks and...

Cytec to move monomer production.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... WEST PATERSON, NJ -- Cytec Industries Inc. is moving its production of monomers in 2009 from a plant in Pampa, TX, to its multifunctional monomers and oligomer plant in North Augusta, SC. The move will help ensure a continued supply of monomers...

RNT expands facilities.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2009... HUNT VALLEY, MD -- Reactive Nano-Technologies Inc. (RNT) has recently moved its facility to make room for additional expansion. The new space, located at 180 Lake Front Drive, Hunt Valley, MD, allows RNT additional space for manufacturing,...

Dennis C. Gillespie has assumed the position of President of Lintech International LLC, and Julie Hinson Van Brunt has assumed the position of Executive Vice President.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... Dennis C. Gillespie has assumed the position of President of Lintech International LLC, and Julie Hinson Van Brunt has assumed the position of Executive Vice President. Tom Hinson will remain the Managing Partner and will redirect his efforts...

Reynolds Industries Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... Reynolds Industries Inc. has appointed Nelson A. Hopcus Sales Manager of the company's worldwide sales organization. Hopcus' experience includes national and international capital equipment, process automation manufacturing, and marketing and...

PPG Industries.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... PPG Industries has announced that Charles F. Kahle II, Vice President, Coatings Research and Development, is taking on additional responsibility as Chief Technology Officer. Kahle will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles E....

BASF.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... BASF has appointed Karl Nicholas as Senior Technical Sales Representative for the Heartland Region of its Dispersion and Paper Chemicals business. He will be responsible for the management of various customer accounts in Illinois, Indiana and...

Ross Mixing Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... John Paterson has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Ross Mixing Inc., located in Port St. Lucie, FL. In his new position, Paterson will handle varied general management duties at the Port St. Lucie plant, as well as overseeing...

Sartomer Co.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
February 1, 2009... Albert Tuccio has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Sartomer Co. William Wittig, formerly Director of Functional Additives, is now Director of Photocure and Functional Additives. Michael Rose, formerly Strategic Accounts Manager, is the...

Ultraviolet (UV) measurement for formulators: Part I.
February 1, 2009... For those involved in UV processes, UV measurement and process control is an important topic. Measurement answers critical questions like "How do we know whether a process is running properly?" "How do we troubleshoot problems with cure?" "How...

Hydroxy ethyl fatty amide: effect on the perfomance properties of polyesteramide resins based on acrylic copolymers.
February 1, 2009... One of the major pollutants emitted by a surface coating is organic solvent used during processing and application. Hence, efforts have been made to develop alternative technologies that minimize the use of organic solvents in surface coatings....

1K polyurethane dispersion for conventional 2K applications.
February 1, 2009... Polyurethanes are a unique class of polymers due to their combination of both hard and soft segment blocks within the same polymer chain. This combination results in polyurethanes being able to demonstrate high surface hardness, very good...

Analysis of coatings using pyrolysis-GC/MS.
February 1, 2009... Because they are complex formulations of both organic and inorganic materials, coatings offer a special challenge to the analytical chemist. The high concentration of opaque materials that give paints their ability to cover a surface may also...

Polyol.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... COGNIS: Sovermol 815, a branched polyether/polyester with both technical and ecological benefits, allows a balanced viscosity profile, high resistance to acids and alkaline solutions, good UV stability and pigment wetting, as well as being...

Coating.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC.: A new 100-percent solids, lowgloss, UV-cure coating, SZ-0760 exhibits excellent adhesion characteristics to various plastics including TPO, PVC, PVB and most other elastomers. With a clear, low-gloss finish, it finds...

Vertical blender.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... CHARLES ROSS & SON CO.: Ideal for the gentle blending and drying of powders, the mixing screw for this blender rotates around the periphery of the cone and simultaneously lifts materials from the bottom to the top of the blender, resulting in...

Oven.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... THE GRIEVE CORP.: No. 836 is a 750[degrees]F electrically heated Class-100 clean-room oven currently used to bake coatings onto products. 30 KW installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular heating elements provide the maximum temperature, while a 1000...

Resins.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... HENKEL CORP.: SF18(tm) and SF26(tm) are solvent-free resins that offer superior hardness, high gloss, and chemical and abrasion resistance properties. They are single-component, ultra-low-VOC products that meet the requirements for formulating...

Fluorosurfactants.(PRODUCTS)
February 1, 2009... OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.: PolyFox(r) fluorosurfactants and fluorochemicals for wetting, flow, leveling and modification of coatings used in electronics manufacturing offer refractive indices in the 1.4 range or lower and can be useful in...