Paint & Coatings Industry articles from January 2001

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from January 2001

The Second Oldest Profession.
January 1, 2001... At the time of this writing, we are still uncertain about who will occupy the Oval Office. Hopefully, by the time you read this, we will know. Frankly, I am dismayed and saddened with what I see happening in the country and hear presented by...

Alliance of Regulatory Officials Unveils Proposal to Slash AIM Coatings VOC Limits.
January 1, 2001... WASHINGTON -- An alliance of air-quality regulatory officials has issued a suggested "model rule" for control of VOC emissions from architectural and industrial-maintenance (AIM) coatings that, if adopted by state or regional regulatory...

Valspar, Lilly Near Completion of Merger.
January 1, 2001... MINNEAPOLIS - The Valspar Corp. and Lilly Industries Inc. completed the merger of the two companies, following approval of the transaction by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). As a condition of FTC approval of the deal,...

PPG Weighing Restructuring Moves.
January 1, 2001... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries Inc. announced that it is considering a number of "restructuring actions," including facility and job consolidations in the company's coatings operations, in response to increased manufacturing costs and slowdowns...

Zinsser Agreement with EPA Settles Dispute Involving Product Labeling.
January 1, 2001... SOMERSET, NJ -- William Zinsser & Co. Inc. announced an agreement with the EPA under which Zinsser will make "minor modifications" to product labeling for the company's Perma-White Mildew-Proof Bathroom Paint. The EPA in May 1999 had...

L.A. Area Shakes `Most Polluted' Ranking, Air Quality Agency Asserts.
January 1, 2001... DIAMOND BAR, CA -- Air quality in the Los Angeles area has continued a trend of improvement during this year's recently concluded "smog season," as the number of days when the federal standard for ozone pollution was exceeded declined by one...

Laporte Businesses Launched as New Company.
January 1, 2001... NEW YORK -- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) announced the launch of Rockwood Specialties Inc., a specialty-chemical company comprised of the former pigments, additives, plastics-compounding, water-technology, timber-treatment, and...

PPG Coatings Products Recognized as Innovations.
January 1, 2001... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries Inc. said three recently developed coatings products have been named finalists for Automotive News magazine's 2001 PACE Awards, recognizing auto-industry supplier innovation. Award recipients will be announced in...

OBITUARY.
January 1, 2001... Howard Jerome; Was FSCT President in 1981-82 ST. LOUIS -- Howard Jerome, a past president of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) and former technical director of the old Spatz Paint business in St. Louis, died Dec. 8,...

Mergers and Acquisitions.
January 1, 2001... ICI Announces Deal to Sell Crosfield, Other Units LONDON -- ICI plc announced an agreement for the sale of its Chlor-Chemicals, Klea and Crosfield Co. businesses to Belgium-based Ineos, a producer of acrylics, ethylene oxide, and...

BASF, DuPont Plan Exit from Pharma Sector.
January 1, 2001... Two global chemicals and coatings giants have signaled their intent to exit the pharmaceuticals segment, as BASF AG announced a deal to sell its pharma operations to Abbott Laboratories, and DuPont said it will seek to divest its...

Bayer Appoints Advisers to Weigh `Strategic Options'.
January 1, 2001... LEVERKUSEN, Germany -- Bayer AG said it had appointed the investment banks Credit Suisse First Boston and Deutsche Bank to advise the company on strategic options. Bayer said the strategic review was not aimed at fending off a hostile takeover...

Pacific N.W. Society Invites Papers for Seminar, Annual Technical Symposium.
January 1, 2001... PORTLAND, OR -- The Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology issued a call for papers for the society's Annual Spring Symposium, scheduled for May 3-5 in Portland, OR. Papers are also invited for a manufacturing seminar planned in...

Product Price Adjustments.
January 1, 2001... Reichhold Products: Epoxy resins and hardeners Increase: 5-7 [cts.]/lb, Eoptuf[R] liquid, solid, solution, blend, novolac, and waterborne epoxy resins and epoxy curing agents Effective: Jan. 1, 2001, or as contracts allow Rohm...

COMPANY NEWS.
January 1, 2001... Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA, said its Air Products Polymers L.P. business formally dedicated a new exterior testing facility designed to evaluate the exterior durability of products formulated with the company's resins...

NAMES IN THE NEWS.
January 1, 2001... Elementis Specialties has named Robert E. Appling central regional sales manager-Coatings and Inks. Appling was formerly senior sales representative for the company's eastern sales region, and previously was a technical specialist at Ciba...

When Black is White.
January 1, 2001... Advances in IR reflective pigments give formulators new options. On sunny days, dark means hot. From our first bare-footed sprint across blacktop, we learn to associate dark colors with hot temperatures. It's a generalization that...

Winning the Heckel Award: A Personal Viewpoint.
January 1, 2001... The George Baugh Heckel award is presented each year by the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the coatings industry over time. This year the award was presented to Dr....

Eco-Friendly Coating Systems.
January 1, 2001... Paint development is increasingly influenced by environmental considerations. Reduction of solvent emissions was a dominating factor in the decision of the automotive industry in Western Europe to introduce waterborne basecoat systems for OEM...

ChinaCoat 2000 Continues to Grow.
January 1, 2001... With more than 400 companies exhibiting and over 15,000 non-exhibiting attendees, ChinaCoat 2000 was an unqualified success. PCI Magazine once again exhibited at ChinaCoat with Group Publisher David Lurie filing an exclusive report. ...

EUROPEAN COATINGS SHOW: The World Exhibition for the Coatings Industry.
January 1, 2001... Nurnberg, Germany, becomes the world's largest hub of the coatings industry with a range of products, information and events never seen before at the sixth European Coatings Show, scheduled for April 3-5. In addition, six congresses will take...

Silicone Resin Emulsion Paints and Finishes: Durable, Low-voc Decorative Coating Systems.
January 1, 2001... Silicone resin emulsion paints and finishes provide outstanding properties -- including low water absorption and high vapor permeability -- that result in extreme durability and low dirt pickup. Mineral-based building materials are widely...

Low Viscosity and Good Flow Ink Systems Developed with a Polyester Acrylate Oligomer and Low Skin Irritation Monomers.
January 1, 2001... UV-curable ink formulators face many challenges, such as matching the rheology constraints of the printing process with the necessary pigment loading to achieve color density, sufficient cure speed, adhesion to a variety of substrates,...

Gaining Sustainable Advantage in the Coatings Resins Industries.
January 1, 2001... Throughout the 1980s and '90s, the coatings industry encountered significant challenges related to globalization, mergers and acquisitions, and an increasing focus on meeting environmental regulations, while simultaneously increasing...

suppliers' spotlight raw materials.
January 1, 2001... Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Company Description Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is an international supplier of industrial gases and related equipment and specialty and intermediate chemicals. Our 17,000 employees working at...

Ask the Expert.
January 1, 2001... Q What products can you recommend as fluorosurfactants replacements in my coatings formulations? A Traditionally, fluorosurfactants are added to formulations to give superior wetting and good flow and leveling on low-energy substrates such...

PRODUCTS.
January 1, 2001... Power Washer T&G Industrial Equipment Inc. This company has developed a machine cell power washer that can decrease throughput times by eliminating the need for a batch washer to clean parts after the machining center operations. The...

MATERIALS WATCH.
January 1, 2001... All Plastics Inc. introduces a new line of special-effect colorants, Flex-Spex[TM], designed to impart granite, stone or textured appearances in a number of coating processes. These non-dispersing pigments can be easily incorporated into paint,...

LITERATURE.
January 1, 2001... Grind Gages Precision Gage & Tool Co. A new guide has been released that is directed to the paint industry that offers grind gage reference data, gage scale comparison, gage certification and detailed descriptions of the company's...