Paint & Coatings Industry articles from June 2002

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from June 2002

Radiation curing--alive, well and growing. (Guest Viewpoint).
June 1, 2002... Indianapolis--The Indy 500--Speed--"Curing at the Speed of Light." These four items describe where RadTech 2002 was held and what it and the city have in common. Indianapolis is located near the heart of the Midwest, the high-speed race for...

NPCA urges companies to submit comments to EPA on proposed HAP emission standard. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The NPCA is asking coatings manufacturers to submit comments to the U.S. EPA on its proposed National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic processes, commonly referred to as the MON. The...

PPG announces $2.7 billion asbestos-settlement agreement. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries Inc. announced a $2.7 billion agreement in what is being called one of the largest asbestos settlements in U.S. corporate history, involving products made by the company's affiliate business, Pittsburgh Corning. The...

Correction.
June 1, 2002... In the article "Controlling Orange Peel's Impact on Today's Brilliant Auto Finishes," PCI March 2002, Bill Bastian's name was used when in fact he is no longer employed by BYK-Gardner USA. PCI regrets the error.

Industry news extra: business pulse: first-quarter reports reflect deliberate pace of economic recovery. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... First-quarter financial reports from major coatings manufacturers suggest that the uneven pace of the economic recovery is resulting in subdued growth in key coatings markets, with the industrial sector appearing to lag behind the architectural...

Product price adjustments. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... Akzo Nobel Resins Products: All solvent-based resins Increase: Approximately 2 cents/lb Effective: May 15 Rohm and Haas Co. Products: Rhoplex, Ropaque, Morez, and Lucidene styrene-based products for coatings ...

RPM names Wilson Carboline Co. president. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... MEDINA, OH -- RPM Inc. has named Richard M. Wilson, a longtime executive with The Sherwin-Williams Co., president of RPM's Carboline Co. business. David Reif, president of RPM's StonCor Group, has directed Carboline's operations the past two...

Peter Lewis; was executive in color-pigment industry. (Obituary).
June 1, 2002... FORT LEE, NJ -- Peter Lewis, director of Communications and Environmental Affairs with Sun Chemical Corp.'s Colors Group, died suddenly April 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 55. Dr. Lewis, who was born in Blackpool, UK, held a...

DuPont Ti[O.sub.2] business announces name change. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... WILMINGTON, DE -- DuPont White Pigment & Mineral Products, the world's biggest supplier of titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) pigments, announced a change in the business's name to DuPont Titanium Technologies. The new name reflects the...

DSM Desotech begins production at new UV-cure materials plant. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... ELGIN, IL -- DSM Desotech Inc. announced the start-up of operations at a new production facility for UV-cure coating materials and other specialty products in Stanley, NC. The new facility, which has absorbed the operations of the company's...

Reichhold completes sale of Swift Adhesives unit. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
June 1, 2002... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- Reichhold Inc. has completed the sale of its Swift Adhesives business to Forbo Holding AG of Switzerland. The business has annual sales of approximately $250 million and supplies adhesives for the...

Palmer Supplies Co., Holland Co. announce merger. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
June 1, 2002... CLEVELAND -- Palmer Supplies Co., located in Cleveland, announced a merger with Harry Holland Co., based in Detroit, in a deal that combines two Midwestern regional distributors of resins, pigments, coatings and ink additives, specialty...

Hercules sells part of BetzDearborn to GE. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
June 1, 2002... WILMINGTON, DE -- General Electric Co.'s GE Specialty Materials completed the acquisition of the water-treatment services business of BetzDearborn from Hercules Inc. for $1.8 billion in cash. Hercules is retaining the BetzDearborn Paper Process...

Columbian Chemicals Co. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Columbian Chemicals Co. announced the promotion of James P. Berresse to president, and said Chairman, President and CEO Manuel J. Iraola will retire, effective June 30.

The ChemQuest Group Inc. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... The ChemQuest Group Inc., Cincinnati, has promoted Michael D. Brown to vice president. Brown joined the firm in 1999, and previously held marketing and product-management positions with DuPont Performance Coatings.

Degussa Engineered Carbons L.P. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Degussa Engineered Carbons L.P., a joint venture of Degussa Corp. and Engineered Carbons Inc., has named Jack Clem president and general manager. Degussa Engineered Carbons, a supplier of carbon-black pigments, was launched April 1.

Dowd and Guild Inc. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Sean Crow has joined Dowd and Guild Inc. as an account manager for the company's Cerritos, CA, sales office in Southern California.

Cardolite Corp. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Cardolite Corp, has named Ryan Davis Technical Sales representative for the company's line of phenalkamine epoxy curing agents and modifiers.

CDF Corp. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... CDF Corp., a supplier of plastic inserts, liners, lids, and covers, has named Steve Duchon Product Manager--IBC Dry and Liquid Form-Fit Liners.

Degussa Corp. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Shawn Feeney has joined Degussa Corp. as Marketing manager for specialty resins, with responsibility for promotion of the Coatings & Colorants business unit's specialty resins in the NAFTA region.

ITW Resin Technologies. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... ITW Resin Technologies, a manufacturer of floor coatings and engineered epoxies for concrete maintenance and repair, has named Steve Feldman vice president, Sales & Marketing.

LANSCO Colors. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Larry Frank has joined LANSCO Colors as National Sales manager, with responsibility for management of LANSCO's chromium oxide green business.

Netzsch Inc. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Mauricio Gonzalez has joined Netzsch Inc. as National Sales manager for Mexico.

Acme-Hardesty Co. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Acme-Hardesty Co., Blue Bell, PA, has named Bryan A. Huston to the newly created position of National Marketing manager.

Engineered Polymer Systems/Color Corporation of America (EPS/CAA). (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Patrick B. Lutz has joined Engineered Polymer Systems/Color Corporation of America (EPS/CCA) as a Technical Sales representative based in Los Angeles.

Borchers GmbH. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Borchers GmbH, a unit of Bayer AG, has named Peter Manshausen managing director.

TMT-Pathway. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... TMT-Pathway, a manufacturer and distributor of specialty traffic coatings and application equipment, has promoted Edward Ridge to vice president and general manager.

Hedwin Corp. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Hedwin Corp. a supplier of plastic liners for pails and drums, has named Guy S. Shipley to the newly created position of Liner Group Sales manager.

CFC International Inc. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... CFC International Inc., a manufacturer of specialty functional coatings, has named Friedrich Sommer managing director of CFC Europe.

Walsh & Associates Inc. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Steve Stolz has joined Walsh & Associates Inc., St. Louis, as a sales representative based in St. Louis.

Raabe Corp. (Names in the News).
June 1, 2002... Raabe Corp. has named Rick Vanderkin director of Operations. Rita Dahl has joined the company as a Sales Service representative for the Northeast, with responsibility for service to customers in the northeastern United States.

Benjamin Moore & Co. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... Benjamin Moore & Co., Montvale, NJ, announced the introduction of a major new color palette, the "Serenity Collection," featuring some of the company's most popular colors of the past several decades. The 48-color collection is designed to...

Degussa AG. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... Degussa AG's Coatings & Colorants business unit has relocated its headquarters from Marl, Germany, to Parsippany, NJ, in a move the company said reflects the globalization of the business. Thomas Hermann, head of the unit, said the relocation...

Degussa Corp. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, formally dedicated an expansion of its Piscataway NJ research and development and technical-services facilities. The 21,000-square-foot expansion houses new laboratories for the company's Aerosil & Silanes,...

Eastman Chemical Co. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced the opening of a new laboratory facility for the company's adhesives raw-materials business. The facility, located in Kingsport, combines research and development, technical-service and...

EM Industries Inc. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... EM Industries Inc., Hawthorne, NY, has appointed L.V. Lomas Ltd., Brampton, Ontario, exclusive distributor of EM Industries' Afflair effect pigments to the coatings, plastics and printing industries in Canada. The product line includes Afflair...

Van Horn, Metz & Co. (Company News).
June 1, 2002... Van Horn, Metz & Co., Conshohocken, PA, has been appointed distributor of Laurel Products L.L.C.'s Ultraflon specialty and standard PTFE micropowders.

2002 Calendar.
June 1, 2002... Meeting & Shows July 8-9 Hygienic Coatings Conference Paint Research Association Brussels, Belgium +44 (0)20 8614 4811 www.pre.org.uk September 9-11 FATIPEC Congress FATIPEC (European Organization of ...

New acrylic polyols for low-VOC coatings.
June 1, 2002... Acrylic two-component (2K) urethane technology has undergone a gradual evolution over the past 20 years. Incremental changes in acrylic polyols and isocyanate crosslinkers have been, for the most part, driven by lower VOC content limits and...

New printing applications. (Soy Ink Research Promises).
June 1, 2002... Soybean oil-based printing inks have come a long way since being introduced more than a decade ago by the newspaper industry. Soy ink's U.S. market share has quadrupled, from less than 5% in 1989 to 25% today. With continued support from...

Formulation effects on the performance of aluminized epoxy mastics.
June 1, 2002... In an earlier paper (1) one of the authors reviewed the use of aluminized epoxy mastics as overcoats for the protection of degraded steel surfaces bearing old oxidizing systems based on lead pigments. Coating systems based on such overcoating...

Novel fluorinated: materials replace long chain surfactants.
June 1, 2002... The path of innovation takes unusual twists and turns, particularly in the case of developments that challenge conventional wisdom. Who would have guessed that a discovery by rocket scientists would lead researchers to seek new solutions under...

Case study: PolyFox: wall-to-floor success.
June 1, 2002... The initial applications focus for the PolyFox Technology Platform in the decorative products area was to achieve greater stain resistance in solventborne coatings for vinyl wallcoverings. Scientists wanted to reach or exceed the performance...

Nano-clays in polyester gelcoats; a new class of mineral-reinforced plastics, known as nanocomposites, has generated a lot of excitement in the technical world. (1) A nanocomposite is a polymer system containing an inorganic particle with one dimension in the nanometer range. (2) (international).
June 1, 2002... A type of smectite, montmorillonite, can absorb 20-30 times its volume in water, and is of particular interest to the plastics industry. It is a 2:1 layered structure; a single layer of aluminum octahedra sandwiched between two layers of...

Anionic products boost NMS application.
June 1, 2002... Solvent usage in coating applications has been under pressure for many years. Emulsion polymer technology is an established `green' alternative to solventborne solution polymerization for synthesis of binders for architectural and paper coating...

The Ink Story: looking to turn the page: industry pins hopes on return to economic growth after downturn puts squeeze on print-market sales.
June 1, 2002... Ink manufacturers and their customers--particularly those in the publishing segment--are more than ready to turn the page, shake off the effects of economic malaise, and move on to a brighter chapter in their collective fortunes. ...

Radiation curing of coatings.
June 1, 2002... Radiation curing technology is emerging as an ecologically sound technology that can increase production, decrease energy usage, improve working conditions, and improve profit margins. This book, which is also known at ASTM as Manual 45, is...

Review: the University of Southern Mississippi's Twenty-Minth Annual Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coating Symposium.
June 1, 2002... The Department of Polymer Science at The University of Southern Mississippi continued its traditional annual scientific symposium series by hosting the 29th conference in a series that dates back to 1973. The meeting was held on February 5-8 at...

Noted coatings educator Shelby Thames named president of university. (Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coating Symposium).
June 1, 2002... HATTIESBURG, MS -- Shelby Thames, noted coatings scientist, longtime university professor and administrator and driving force behind the highly respected Annual Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium, was recently appointed...

B.A.G. Corp. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... B.A.G. Corp.'s Clean Seal[R] MaxSack[TM] container stops product contamination due to poorly made interior baffles of a bulk bag. The MaxSack's interior baffles have a smooth, clean, clear edge after cutting, rather than the frayed, loose...

Clawson Container Co. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Clawson Container Co. offers its Passport IBC with a choice of pallet designs: plastic, steel or wood. Designed for maximum strength, the IBC can be safely stacked three-high, containing products with a specific gravity of 1.9. Its standard...

Longview Fibre Co. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Longview Fibre Co. offers Liquiplex[R] and Drumplex[R] one-way bulk containers. These allow non-hazardous liquid shippers to dependably deliver products to their customers in easy-to-dispose corrugated paper packaging. Liquiplex tote-sized...

Paper Systems. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Paper Systems introduces Exotainer, the reusable steel and plastic, liquid bulk container for waterborne paints or non-hazardous coatings. The container has a 75% reduction in components compared to bottle in a cage systems. The liner system...

Precision IBC Inc. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Precision IBC Inc. will market its product lines under the name ECOgard Packaging Solutions umbrella. Acting on customers' concerns for safety and ecological protection, the company's stainless steel units will now be known as ECOsafe Shipping...

Research Plastic Inc. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Research Plastic Inc. offers the Self Burping Tube. The standard plastic caulking tube was improved by adding a simple rib system allowing air to escape when inserting the plunger. The ribs create just enough of a gap between the side wall of...

Russell-Stanley. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Russell-Stanley's heavy-duty construction 15-gal (60 L) Delex HD tight head shipping container is perfect for multiple trip applications. Designed for durability and high-stacking, the HDPE drum has dual drop handles, is fitted with standard...

SpaceKraft. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... SpaceKraft's U.N.-certified UltraCUBE[TM] 275-gal totes can be used to ship Group 11 and Group 111 hazardous liquids. With a new 48"x40" pallet size, these six-ply corrugated totes can be inter-stacked with other IBCs for optimum use of...

Tech Packaging Machinery Co. (Container Roundup).
June 1, 2002... Tech Packaging Machinery Co. offers the TECH PAK Series DX Bulk Bagging System, designed as a direct replacement for those producers of dry bulk solids now using drums or other rigid type containers for packaging or storage. The DX Series bag...

The largest privately held chemical distributor in North America. (Chemcentral).
June 1, 2002... CHEMCENTRAL Corp. was established in 1926 as a one-branch, Chicago-based chemical distribution company, determined to build our reputation as an ethical, professional organization with high-quality products and friendly, dependable service. ...

Dorsett & Jackson: a raw material supplier you can count on.
June 1, 2002... At Dorsett & Jackson, keeping ahead of customers' needs is our top priority. "Nothing is more constant than change" certainly describes the coatings industry today. New regulations, consolidations, company down sizing and altering technology...

E.T. Horn Co. (Tech focus: distributors).
June 1, 2002... E.T. Horn's growth and success has been achieved because of the outstanding attitude and experience of our employees who are dedicated to service, quality, and professionalism. We are proud of our technical sales force who carry into the field...

Lintech International. (Tech focus: distributors).
June 1, 2002... Lintech International, founded in 1983, is headquartered in Macon, Georgia, and services the paint & coatings industry with quality chemicals and minerals. Tom Hinson, President, quotes the MISSION STATEMENT,"Lintech International will...

Solutia Inc. (Tech focus: distributors).
June 1, 2002... Solutia is the first supplier in the coatings industry globally to offer a complete range of performance ingredients to meet their customers' needs... from additives to vehicle resin binders and crosslinkers. And with the addition of...

Maroon Incorporated. (Tech focus: distributors).
June 1, 2002... Maroon Incorporated has been supplying high quality raw materials and packaging products to America's manufacturers for over 25 years. Headquartered in Avon, Ohio, Maroon's Central Distribution Center maintains 45,000 square feet of NFPA 30...

Website locator.
June 1, 2002... CHEMIDEX INC. www.chemidex.com The Chemidex Cybrary is the Ultimate Source of Formulating Information. The Cybrary is the world's largest, most comprehensive raw material online database providing continuously updated technical information...

Software: Datacolor. (Products).
June 1, 2002... This company introduces Pearl Color Control Software. Pearl is an extension to its popular color-matching software system, Datamatch. Pearl allows Datamatch users to match and correct colors containing metallic and pearlescent pigments with...

Mill: Netzsch Inc. (Products).
June 1, 2002... The Grinding and Dispersion Division of this company offers a compact MiniZeta laboratory mill. Designed for small batch analysis, this high-energy grinding system is portable and simple to operate. The mill is capable of handling batch sizes...

Equipment: FrymaKoruma GmbH. (Products).
June 1, 2002... MaxxD is a vacuum-processing unit with exchangeable homogeniser. According to the product to be processed, choose either a colloid head or a rotor-stator. The vacuum unit is optimized to feed fluids or pourable solids directly into the...

Disposable Mat Pads: Safety Kleen Inc. (Products).
June 1, 2002... Using multiple absorbing layers, PIG[R] Mat Pads are constructed with thermal bond points for added strength and abrasion resistance. The pads should be soaked to capacity for the most efficient use and are available in two weights to collect...

Separators: Russell Finex Inc. (Products).
June 1, 2002... A new range of high-performance vibratory separators is available. Benefits include improved separation, quality, increased capacity and reduced noise. The separator was designed to handle wet or dry applications. Up to four screen surfaces can...

Mixer: CS Unitec Inc. (Products).
June 1, 2002... This company has announced the availability of a hand-held mixer with a variable-speed motor. This mixer's trigger-operated speed control allows slow rotation of the mixing paddle in order to start the stirring of the material without splash...

Drum Handler: Drum Runner. (Products).
June 1, 2002... This company offers the model 4500 drum handler for end users wishing to lift, palletize and transport steel, plastic, and fiber drums. It includes a series of optimized features incorporated into a sturdy, all-welded carbon steel design...

Crompton Corp. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... Crompton Corp.'s OSi Specialties business announces the introduction of Silquest[R] A-LinkT 35 silane and Silquest A-Link 25 silane designed to be curatives and adhesion promoters for a range of coatings applications. CIRCLE NO. 227

DSM Desotech. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... DSM Desotech announces the introduction of Cablelite[TM]9D7-463--a UV-curable tight buffer (upjacketing) material that meets cablers' need for a flame-retardant product that can be processed at high line speeds. CIRCLE NO. 228

EM Industries Inc. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... EM Industries Inc. offers Colorstream[R] multi-color effect pigments, a new generation of pigments based on silicon dioxide flakes coated with metal oxides. The Si[O.sub.2] flakes are synthetically produced using a newly developed web-coating...

Kessler Chemical. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... Kessler Chemical announces the availability of KessChem[TM]10, chemically Monochlorotoluene. The product is available in 55-gal drums and bulk isotanks. CIRCLE NO. 230

Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd. announced the commercial availability of a new high-performance diacid, 2,4-diethylglutaric acid. Ideal for demanding coatings applications, the material provides high solubility for solvents and resins when compared...

Moly-White Pigments Group. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... Moly-White Pigments Group introduces two new corrosion inhibitors: Moly-White CZM and Moly-White Zinc Phosphate. Both products offer cost-effective performance in a variety of water- and solventborne coating applications. CZM, a calcium zinc...

Ondeo Nalco Co. (Materials Watch).
June 1, 2002... Ondeo Nalco Co.'s family of specialty biocides, TEKTAMER, BIOCHEK, and METASOL, includes liquid and dry products that provide a range of antimicrobial activity. The preservatives have excellent toxicological profiles and are environmentally...

Additives guide: Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (Literature).
June 1, 2002... A new Epoxy Additives Product Guide for North America is now available for customers seeking detailed information on the applications and various properties, as well as formulation guidelines for the company's line of epoxy curing agents,...

Sifters: Kemutec Group Inc. (Literature).
June 1, 2002... A brochure detailing this company's centrifugal sifters is available. The sifters provide high-efficiency sifting for the chemical industry. The brochure includes descriptions, diagrams, photos and application information. CIRCLE NO. 235

Pumps: Viking Pump Inc. (Literature).
June 1, 2002... An eight-page brochure provides information on this company's products, including its Internal and External Gear pumps, and Rotary Lobe pumps. CIRCLE NO. 236