Paint & Coatings Industry articles from July 2004

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from July 2004

2003--bottom line improves.(Viewpoint)
July 1, 2004... Once again we are reviewing the top coatings manufacturers globally and in North America. But first let us remember that while last year (2003) was a record-setting year in the United States for Architectural coatings, both OEM Product and...

RadTech's "e / 5 2004" conference, exhibition draws nearly 2,600 visitors.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... CHEVY CHASE, MD -- RadTech International North America's recent "e | 5 2004" conference and exhibition drew nearly 2,600 attendees and featured 138 exhibitors and more than 150 technical-program presentations, making the event the largest ever...

Southern society meeting draws 400.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... The recent annual meeting of the Southern Society for Coatings Technology featured a varied technical program, beginning with a keynote address by Loren Hill on "Test Methods and Property/Property Relationships." The program also included...

FSCT announces program plans for 2004 ICE, annual meeting in Chicago.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... BLUE BELL, PA -- The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced preliminary program plans for the 2004 International Coatings Technology Conference and Annual Meeting Technical Program, scheduled for Oct. 25-29 in Chicago in...

NPCA issues alert on 'aggressive compliance' actions by South Coast District.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON --The NPCA issued an alert to coatings manufacturers on "aggressive compliance activity" initiated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) involving the district's Rule 1113 on architectural and industrial...

Colorizer Associates meeting focus: marketing, technology.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The recent Colorizer Associates Inc. annual general meeting in San Francisco offered reports on new developments in the group's Colorizer 1320 Palette, including new color-tool concepts and displays. Programs on equipment,...

NPCA accepting safety-award entries via electronic forms.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The NPCA announced that its 2004 Safety Award Program will accept entries only by means of the association's electronic entry form, located at www.paint.org/member/safety/. The association also said the program has been...

University of Missouri-Rolla honors James O. Stoffer as 'distinguished scientist'.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... ROLLA, MO -- The University of Missouri-Rolla's UMR Coatings Institute recently honored Dr. James O. Stoffer with the "UMR Coatings Institute Distinguished Scientist Award," given to individuals "who have benefited the coatings field through...

Ryntz to receive honor from auto industry group.(Industry news)
July 1, 2004... DETROIT -- Rose Ryntz, director for Advanced Materials Engineering at Visteon Corp. and a noted authority on coatings for automotive plastics, has been named the 2004 recipient of the Women's Automotive Association International's Professional...

2004 calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... Meetings, Shows and Educational Programs AUGUST 9-13[TM] Short Course: Advances in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Davos, Switzerland 404/894.3274 ...

Rodda bills acrylic-silicone paint as first of its type for U.S. market.(Company news)
July 1, 2004... PORTLAND, OR -- Rodda Paint Co., Portland, OR, announced the introduction of the "Ultimate" line of premium exterior paint that the company says incorporates a silicone technology new to the U.S. architectural-coatings market. The company calls...

Akzo Nobel supplies coatings for Olympic stadium roof project.(Company news)
July 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Coatings supplied by Akzo Nobel's International Protective Coatings business are being applied to the roof of the historic Olympic stadium in Athens as part of the facility's modernization in preparation for this...

Arch coatings looks to build on wood-coatings position in U.S.(Company news)
July 1, 2004... ATLANTA -- Arch Chemicals Inc.'s Coatings Division announced the launch of the Sayerlack brand as the business's global brand name, a move the company said reflects a plan to enhance the profile of Sayerlack wood-coatings products in the United...

Akzo Nobel starts construction of coatings plant in Vietnam.(Company news)
July 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel announced the start of construction of a new architectural-coatings production facility in Vietnam, located in an industrial area near Ho Chi Minh City. The plant, to be operated by Akzo Nobel's...

Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA, and Nanogate Technologies GmbH of Germany announced the launch of a joint-venture company.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Lehigh Valley, PA, and Nanogate Technologies GmbH of Germany announced the launch of a joint-venture company to develop and manufacture a variety of inorganic nanoparticles and nanoparticle dispersions for use...

Chemline Inc.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Chemline Inc., St. Louis, announced the relocation of production and management offices to an expanded facility in the Union 70 Business Park in St. Louis. John Pantanella, Chemline president, said the move was necessitated by the company's...

Degussa AG.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, announced the start of operation of a new polyether manufacturing facility at the company's Goldschmidt Chemical Corp. site in Hopewell, VA. The company said it invested approximately $30 million to build the...

Dow Chemical Canada Inc.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Dow Chemical Canada Inc., Midland, MI, said its Epoxy Products and Intermediates business will close its epoxy production facility in Sarnia, Ontario, on Aug. 1. The Facility produces solid epoxy resins used primarily in powder and container...

The Dow Chemical Co.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... The Dow Chemical Co's UCAR Emulsion Systems business, Cary, NC, announced plans to discontinue the production of latex emulsions at the Union Carbide Corp. manufacturing site in Somerset, NJ, with a shutdown of the site planned.

Dow Corning Corp.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI, announced the opening of the company's Surface and Interface Solutions Center, a global research facility for the development of organosilane- and silicon-containing chemicals. The center, located in Seneffe,...

DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE, said DuPont Specialty Colorants and Additives, a part of the company's Coatings & Color Technologies business, has appointed Lipscomb Chemical, Long Beach, CA, and G.R. O'Shea Co., Itasca, IL, distributors in the western and Midwestern United States.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE, said DuPont Specialty Colorants and Additives, a part of the company's Coatings & Color Technologies business, has appointed Lipscomb Chemical, Long Beach, CA, and G.R. O'Shea Co., Itasca, IL, distributors in the...

J.M. Huber Corp.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... J.M. Huber Corp's Huber Engineered Materials business unit, Atlanta, relocated its worldwide headquarters to a new Atlanta address, 1000 Parkwood Circle, Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Huntsman Tioxide.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... Huntsman Tioxide, Billingham, UK, recently announced titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) production-capacity reductions in moves aimed at improving the company's "competitive and market position." The changes include a near-term closure of 55,000...

R.T. Vanderbilt Co.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Norwalk, CT, said its Gouverneur Talc Co. subsidiary is expanding production capacity for NYTAL fine-particle-size talc products, with completion of a process-optimization program anticipated before the end of the first...

UCB Group.(Company News In Brief)
July 1, 2004... UCB Group's Surface Specialties UCB business, Brussels, Belgium, announced plans to build a melamine coatings resin production plant in Shanghai, China, in response to rapid demand growth. The plant, with an initial capacity of more than 12,000...

Coatings companies Rodda, Cloverdale announce merger.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... PORTLAND, OR -- Rodda Paint Co. and Cloverdale Paint Inc. announced an agreement in principle to merge the coatings-manufacturing companies. Terms were not disclosed, and completion of the merger is anticipated by Aug. 31. The agreement...

Flint Hills Resources acquires BP chemical assets.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... WICHITA, KS -- Subsidiaries of Flint Hills Resources L.L.C., an independent refining and chemicals company based in Wichita, has acquired performance chemicals business assets from BP Chemical Co. The purchase includes a production facility...

DSM acquires resin maker Huttenes-Albertus Lackrohstoffe.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... ZWOLLE, The Netherlands -- DSM Coating Resins announced an agreement to acquire the Huttenes-Albertus Lackrohstoffe (HAL) coatings-resins business of Huttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH of Dusseldorf, Germany. Terms were not disclosed. ...

Lubrizol completes acquisition of Noveon.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... WICKLIFFE, OH -- The Lubrizol Corp. completed the acquisition of Noveon International Inc., a supplier of coatings resins and other specialty chemicals, in a transaction valued at $1.84 billion. Noveon will become a wholly owned subsidiary...

Eastman Chemical to sell coatings-materials businesses.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... KINGSPORT, TN -- Eastman Chemical Co. and the New York private investment firm Apollo Management L.P. announced an agreement for the sale of certain businesses and product lines of Eastman's coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks...

Netzsch announces plan to sell filtration business.(Mergers and acquisitions)
July 1, 2004... SELB, Germany -- The international industry group Andritz announced an agreement to acquire the Filtration Business Unit of the Germany-based Netzsch Group. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Filtration unit is a supplier of filter...

Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Kerr-McGee Chemical L.L.C. named Tom Adams to the new position of vice president and general manager of the company's titanium dioxide ([TiO.sub.2]) pigment division, with responsibility for the unit's global pigment business including...

BASF.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... BASF named Jacques Delmoitiez, formerly head of BASF Coatings' Automotive Refinish/Commercial Transport Coatings Solutions Strategic Business Unit, to lead the company's "BASF 2015 Strategy--Help our customers to be more successful." Christoph...

SPX Process Equipment.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... SPX Process Equipment has named Chris Eckert technical director of Premier Mill, with responsibility for research and development, lab evaluations and technical support. Eckert was formerly Lab manager at Premier Mill.

CPS Color.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... CPS Color named Patrik Gallen vice president of the company's worldwide Customer Support activities and Stefan Schroer-Elpers chief operations officer of the company's worldwide Colorant Operations.

GretagMacbeth.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... GretagMacbeth has named Mark Geeves vice president, Worldwide OEM Sales.

Degussa.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Wayne Hartman has joined Degussa as Regional Sales manager of the company's Aerosil and Silanes business unit in the Midwestern United States, with responsibility for a territory that includes Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana and southern...

Benjamin Moore & Co.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Dory Horn has joined Benjamin Moore & Co. as director of Color and Design. Horn was formerly with J. Josephson Inc., a New Jersey-based manufacturer and distributor of contract wall coverings, and also has worked as Design Markets manager for...

Ultra Additives Inc.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Vince Pignetti, Michael Laing and Ron Matthews have joined Ultra Additives Inc. as Regional Sales managers. Pignetti was named Northeast Regional Sales manager for the paint, coating, adhesive, ink and building product industries: Laing was...

Keystone Aniline Corp.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Keystone Aniline Corp., a supplier of dyes, pigments and pigment dispersions, has named Larry Rosen Sales manager, John Andrews CEO and George Andrews president. Arthur Andrews will retire as CEO but will remain chairman.

Degussa named Thomas Trempler vice president and general manager of the company's Advanced Fillers and Pigments business.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Degussa named Thomas Trempler vice president and general manager of the company's Advanced Fillers and Pigments business unit in North America.

Reichhold Inc.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Reichhold Inc.'s board of directors elected Yasuji Tsunekawa. executive vice president of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals' (DIC) Industrial Materials Business Operation, chairman of the Reichhold board.

Rohm and Haas Co.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Rohm and Haas Co. appointed Carlos A. Festa, who was recently named director of all Latin American operations, vice president and director for the Latin American Region. He also is general manager for the Architectural and Functional Coatings...

Reynolds Industries Inc.(Names in the news)
July 1, 2004... Reynolds Industries Inc., Fort Mill. SC. has promoted Mike Pearce to director of Technical Sales. Pearce has been with the company, a supplier of manufacturing equipment, for 15 years.

Mixing and matching: the new world economic order presents contrasting challenges for process-systems makers.(Global perspective)
July 1, 2004... For suppliers of processing equipment and systems for coatings manufacturing, the current Asian industrial revolution has required the formulation of a global strategic view. But even in this era of an Asia Pacific-catalyzed new world economic...

Architectural Coatings continue to grow.(Market place)
July 1, 2004... Following the record-setting performance of Architectural Coatings for last year, the trend is continuing for 2004. Architectural coatings grew 5.2% in quantity shipped in the first quarter over the 2003 first quarter. The value of the...

Global leaders: this issue of Paint & Coatings Industry magazine brings you the 12th annual listing of the top coatings manufacturers. We ranked the global leaders according to their worldwide 2003 coatings sales figures, and the top 50 North American companies by their 2003 North American coatings sales. All ranking numbers in red indicate ties for that placement.
July 1, 2004... 1. Akzo Nobel Coatings nv The Netherlands +31 26 3664433 www.akzonobel.com CEO/President: Rudy van de Meer, Manager of Coatings Estimated 2003 Global Coatings Sales: 6.074 billion Akzo Nobel is a leading global...

The PCI 50.
July 1, 2004... 1. Sherwin-Williams Co. Cleveland 216/566.2000 www.sherwin.com CEO/President: Christopher M. Connor Estimated 2003 North American Coatings Sales: 3.84 billion Sherwin-Williams is the dominant architectural coatings...

The regulation of antimicrobials in paints and surface treatments.
July 1, 2004... U. S. regulatory requirements associated with antimicrobial-treated surfaces are complex. Any product offered for sale in the United States claiming to control or mitigate pests, including microorganisms, must be registered by the U.S....

Ask the expert.
July 1, 2004... Q How can I improve the aesthetics of my waterborne coatings? A The aesthetics of many waterborne coatings can be improved by enhancing the flow and leveling of the formulation. Typically, flow and leveling is caused by retraction due to...

Biocide optimization: blends of actives.
July 1, 2004... Over eighty percent of architectural paints are waterborne. (1) The presence of water makes these paints very susceptible to microbial attack both in the wet state and as dry film. The addition of an in-can preservative will protect these...

Biocides directory.
July 1, 2004... Acti-Chem Specialties, Inc. 56 Quarry Road Trumbull. CT 06611 Ph: (203) 365-6530 Fax: (203) 365-6537 E-mail: acti@actichem.com Website: www.actichem.com Wet-state and dry-film biocides for coatings, adhesives, ...

IBC prevents spill and saves thousands in cleanup costs.
July 1, 2004... No company ever wants to be involved in an accident, but safety-conscious companies find ways to manage risk and minimize costs should an accident occur. The Dycho Company, Inc. ("Dycho"), is one of these companies, Dycho, a company of 19...

Pigment dispersions using sonic techniques.
July 1, 2004... Most engineers are familiar with ultrasonic energies being used for cleaning parts, welding plastics, or perhaps even for performing medical examinations. Produced by transducing piezoelectric-generated vibrations, ultrasonic energy...

Challenges ahead: for the chemical industry and its suppliers: once a plant has been built, the cost to operate and maintain a plant in overseas countries is also a fraction of the same costs in the United States. It is widely known that labor rates overseas are a fraction of U.S. labor rates.
July 1, 2004... The popular press and politicians are concerned that U.S. jobs are going overseas. Many of us share these concerns, but most of us are focused on tile symptoms, not the causes of this problem. There is a powerful set of economic forces at work,...

Seventh Intenational Coatings for plastics symposium overview.
July 1, 2004... The Seventh International Coatings for Plastics Symposium and Exhibition was held in Troy. ML at the Michigan State Management Education Center on June 7-9. 2004. With over 20 technical papers presented, the Symposium focused on leading-edge...

Applications of novel photo-curing oligomer resins: generation two.
July 1, 2004... A new "family" of acrylic resins that can 'self-core' with exposure to UV light (i.e., requiring little or no added photoinitiator) was introduced in 2002. Since then, the science of reducing the basic concept to commercial viability has been...

How to bake the perfect cake.(designs of the Times)
July 1, 2004... Editor's Note: This article is Part 10 in a series. See PCI August 2003, for the previous installment. Where it all Started When I first started my career in 1969, I worked at General Mills. This was long before the time of personal...

Internet directory.
July 1, 2004... 3M Specialty Materials Division www.3m.com/paintsandcoatings Fluorochemical surfactants, glass and ceramic microspheres for the paints and coatings market Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. www.airproducts.com/coatings Surfynol[R], Dynol[TM]...

Acrylic copolymer emulsion.(Materials watch)
July 1, 2004... Noveon, Inc. Carboset[R] CR-715 is a versatile acrylic copolymer emulsion that provides exceptional clarity, chemical resistance and durability in a wide variety of DIY clear wood applications, including brushing varnishes and floor-finish...

Corrosion inhibitors.(Materials watch)
July 1, 2004... HALOX HALOX 710 and HALOX 720 corrosion inhibitors are for super-durable powder coating applications. HALOX 710 has shown superior performance on aluminum and iron phosphate substrates. HALOX 720 has shown good, cost-effective performance...

White calcium carbonate.(Materials watch)
July 1, 2004... Glacier Stone This company manufactures fine white calcium carbonate in Fletcher. NC. The Fletcher deposit is very unique for its color and location. The carbonate is manufactured in many different particle sizes, such as fine, medium and...

Powder coating resins.(Materials watch)
July 1, 2004... Reichhold FINE-CLAD M-8762, M-8792 and M-8912 are new additions to this company's line of specialty polyesters for powder coating applications. M-8762 is a pre-catalyzed carboxyl functional polyester resin designed to cure with bisphenol-A...

Vacuum dryer.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Littleford Day Equipped for multiple functionality, the Ploughshare[R] vacuum dryer homogeneously mixes dry ingredients, injects liquids and efficiently vacuum dries the material to a final product. The technology creates a mechanically...

Weigh batching/blending system.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Flexicon Corp. This weigh batching and blending system for free-flowing bulk materials pneumatically receives and weighs multiple bulk materials while blending previously weighed batches, shortening cycle times. The filter receiver is...

Ultrafiltration Module.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. The KPAK[TM] Ultrafiltration Module, developed for advanced electrocoat equipment applications, has been selected by a major U.S. auto manufacturer for its updated production line. The KPAK module provides more...

Triple shaft mixer.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Charles Ross & Son Co. The new mixer Model CDA-1000 was designed for high-viscosity paste-mixing applications. The unit includes three agitators, each with independently variable-speed drives. The helical anchor contains scrapers and is...

Stroke Rate Controller.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Fluid Metering, Inc. Company introduces the V200 Stroke Rate Controller for precision control of all FMI V-Series variable-speed metering pumps. The V200 is designed for accurate fluid metering in laboratory R&D, test stand, pilot plant,...

Fluid Control CD.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Blacoh Fluid Control Company offers a free demonstration CD detailing its line of products designed to improve pump and instrumentation performance. Products featured include: SENTRY[R] Pulsation Dampeners and Surge Suppressors, which...

Lubrication pumps.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Viking Pump Company offers rotating equipment lubrication pumps. Used in filtration or oil mist applications on rotating equipment like large compressors, turbines, large gearboxes and engines, the pumps can handle a range of oil...

High-temperature option for cabinet.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC A new high-temperature option enables the CCX Advanced Cyclic Corrosion Cabinet to perform many additional tests, The option increases the maximum temperature of the cabinet to 90 [degrees]C. When...

Spray system.(Products)
July 1, 2004... TAH For low-pressure spray applications, company offers a low-cost spray system, This disposable assembly can be used with conventional meter/mix equipment. Common applications include truck bed liners, concrete coating and tank repair....

Adhesion tester.(Products)
July 1, 2004... Elcometer The Elcometer 108 is a versatile hydraulic adhesion tester, Designed for many adhesion requirements, tests can be performed on flat, convex or concave surfaces. The 108 is available with a digital display or with an analog dial....