Paint & Coatings Industry articles from June 2006

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from June 2006

Letters to the editor.(VIEWPOINT)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... We had wonderful reader response to our education discussion. I have included three more letters to the editor below, and will try to print more as space allows. I read with interest your February 2006 "Viewpoint" article, "The Downward...

Demand for auto coatings, adhesives and sealants to exceed $7 billion in 2010.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants in the United States is forecast to rise 4.1 percent per year to over $7 billion in 2010. Growth in OEM demand will be supported by U.S. motor-vehicle production, which will...

Green Seal to develop a standard for recycled paint.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... BOSTON and WASHINGTON -- The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), Boston: the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), Washington: and other stakeholders in a national paint dialogue have chosen Green Seal, Inc., Washington, to develop a...

3M helps meet requirements of chromium standard.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... ST. PAUL, Minn. -- 3M. St. Paul, Minn., is providing information to help its customers meet requirements specified in the new hexavalent chromium standard recently released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Chromium...

Paul Solman booked into Polyurethanes Conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Paul Solman, the popular business and economics correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, will be the keynote speaker on Sept. 25th for the opening session and subsequent afternoon panel discussion at the API...

CARB to revisit emissions from solvents in architectural coatings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be revising the methodology for estimating emissions front thinning and cleanup solvents used with architectural coatings. The revised methodology is based on a research...

NPCA joins Consumer Alliance for Energy Security.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- NPCA has joined forces with a number of industries that have been adversely affected by the steep rise in natural gas prices. The Consumer Alliance for Energy Security (CAES) is a broad-based coalition of consumers, industrial and...

Bill defeated against lead-based paint makers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- In a major victory for industry, the Judiciary Committee of Maryland's House of Delegates, Annapolis, voted "unfavorable" on H.B. 1394, effectively defeating an initiative that would specifically recognize "market share...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(Calendar)
June 1, 2006... JULY 17-21 Introductory Short Course on Polymers and Coatings e-mail rhfernan@calpoly.edu AUGUST 8-10 Latincoat 2006--Third International Paint & Coatings, Printing Ink and Waterproof Coatings Congress and Expo ...

Dainippon expands to produce light-control film.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... TOKYO and WOODBURY, N.Y. -- Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Inc. (DIC),Tokyo, has expanded the business it started in 1999 to make SPD (suspended particles device) emulsions by acquiring an additional license from Research Frontiers Inc., Woodbury,...

ICI invests in second paint plant in Vietnam.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... LONDON -- ICI is investing $14 million in a new waterborne decorative-paint plant in Vietnam. The facility is being constructed at My Phuoc II Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province near Ho Chi Minh City and is scheduled to be operational next...

Silberline and Taizhu form global strategic alliance.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... SHANGHAI -- Silberline, a worldwide leader in the supply of special-effect and performance pigments, announced the formation of a global strategic alliance with Taizhu. one of China's top pearlescent pigment producers. Silberline and...

LANXESS moves inorganic-pigment blending operations.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH -- LANXESS Corp., manufacturer of synthetic rubber, engineered thermoplastics and chemical intermediates, has moved its inorganic-pigment blending operations from Imperial, Pa., to a new custom-built facility at Star-pointe in...

PPG and GM collaborate to earn PACE Award.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries has earned a fifth PACE Award in six years for its collaboration with General Motors on development of an environmentally friendly, color-specific powder primer. The primer is used on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt at...

OMNOVA's Mogadore plant receives Ohio Award.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... FAIRLAWN, Ohio -- OMNOVA Solutions' Performance Chemicals facility in Mogadore, Ohio, was presented with a 2005 Award for Excellence in Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Performance from the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council. The award...

Dow to build glycol ethers plant in China.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... HONG KONG -- The Dow Chemical Company will proceed with production of a new propylene oxide-based glycol ethers facility at Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, the People's Republic of China. This facility is scheduled to come online in late 2008,...

Kuk Do epoxy resins transfer to Meade-King, Robinson.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... CONSETT, UK -- Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. of Consett, UK, has announced that its distribution business for the Kuk Do range of epoxy resins was transferred to Meade-King, Robinson & Co. Ltd. of Liverpool, UK. effective April 3. The move...

Extra storm protection for DuPont DeLisle plant.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... WILMINGTON. Del. -- By mid-August, a floodwall at the DuPont DeLisle, Miss., plant will rise to a height of 30 feet to protect the plant from future storms. The company will spend $15-$20 million to top the existing 20-foot earthen levee. ...

Solution dispersions appoints CHEMCENTRAL and its partners.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... CYNTHIANA, Ky. -- Solutions Dispersions Inc., Cynthiana, Ky., has appointed CHEMCENTRAL, Chicago, and CHEMCENTRAL joint-venture partners as distributors for its lines of carbon-black dispersions for all global locations except the United...

Chemsultants announces technical-training workshops.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... MENTOR, Ohio -- Chemsultants International has announced its 2006 schedule of accredited technical-training workshops for professionals in the adhesives, sealants, specialty coatings and packaging industries. The workshops enable participants...

Malvern wins Queen's Award for International Trade.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... MALVERN, Worcestershire UK -- Malvern Instruments announced that the company is to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise, the UK's leading accolade for business success. Details of the winners of the 2006 Awards were announced on the...

Tronox receives OSHA recognition for safety.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2006... OKLAHOMA City -- Tronox Incorporated's Technical Sales Service Laboratory (TSSL) in Oklahoma City received the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI "Star of Excellence" recognition for its 2005 safety performance....

BASF to acquire resins specialist Johnson Polymer.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
June 1, 2006... LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany -- BASF announced an agreement to acquire resins manufacturer Johnson Polymer, a subsidiary of JohnsonDiversey Inc. of Sturtevant, Wis., a U.S. cleaning and hygiene products manufacturer. The respective agreement signed on...

Akzo Nobel bids on Sico ...(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
June 1, 2006... ARNHEM, the Netherlands, and LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Canada--Akzo Nobel has made an offer of CAD 20.00 per common share to acquire Sico Inc., Canada's leading coatings company. Sico's two largest shareholders, who own around 34 percent of the...

... And expands into the Czech Republic.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Company overview)
June 1, 2006... ARNHEM, the Netherlands--Akzo Nobel is continuing to build its position in Central Europe, having signed an agreement to acquire Balakom a.s., one of the leading paint companies in the Czech Republic. Based in Opava in the Czech Republic, the...

Air Products completes [Tomah.sup.3] Products acquisition ...(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
June 1, 2006... LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- On March 31, Air Products. Lehigh Valley, Pa., completed the acquisition of [Tomah.sup.3] Products of Milton, Wis., for approximately $115 million in cash. The acquisition, initially announced on March 22, increases the...

... And strengthens nanoparticle dispersion focus.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
June 1, 2006... LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Air Products has also announced that it has consolidated its efforts to commercialize its nanotechnology offerings and strengthen its strategy around the sale of nanoparticle dispersions through a technology acquisition...

ISP acquires biocide business of Milker & Gruning.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
June 1, 2006... WAYNE, N.J. -- International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced that, through one of its subsidiaries, it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the assets of the biocide business of Milker & Gruning GmbH (M&G). M&G, located...

HALOX.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... HALOX, Hammond, Ind., a worldwide provider of nontoxic corrosion and tannin stain inhibitors to the paint and coatings industry, recently added project chemist Andy Balgeman to its chemistry team. Balgeman will work on customer projects and...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has appointed Gary Barber as NAFTA Region vice president, Water Treatment, within the company's Water & Paper Treatment business segment, Suffolk, Va. Barber will assume responsibility for the strategic and...

Malvern Instruments.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Malvern Instruments, Worcestershire, UK, has announced that Jeff de Nigris will take up the role of regional sales manager for the U.S. Process Systems team. de Nigris will oversee eight manufacturers' representative organizations in the...

Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, Chicago, a leading manufacturer of weathering testing instruments and services, has hired Timothy Lederle as an authorized technical sales representative for the Northwest U.S. region. Based in Bellevue,...

Sartomer Company.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has expanded its operations in the Asia/Pacific region with the formation of the Sartomer Asia division. David Long, the company's former vice president of finance and Asia, will lead the...

Fitz Chem Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, Ill., a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the coatings, plastics, ink, construction, adhesives, I & I, and personal-care industries, has named Blair Oldfield to technical industry manager for...

Ace Hardware Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
June 1, 2006... Ace Hardware Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., has named Jack Wickham to director of the Ace Paint Division for the retailer-owned hardware cooperative. Wickham, 47, will oversee all operations at the two Ace Paint manufacturing plants in Matteson and...

Changing the way we color our world: dry paint film--the "green" alternative to paint gains momentum.(Cover story)(Company overview)
June 1, 2006... Is it film or is it paint? This is the question increasingly being asked in automotive. heavy truck, marine and other markets. Every major automotive OEM has major initiatives to identify, develop and use alternatives to paint. This is all good...

Ultramarine Blue: a "new," unique color space for painting the world blue: can anyone claim that a "new" blue color space has been "discovered" when talking about a pigment that has been in use for almost 200 years? Are paint makers so acquainted with the Ultramarine Blue pigment that it no longer holds anything of real interest to them?
June 1, 2006... This article aims to change the way the coatings industry sees Ultramarine Blues, because Nubiola has developed revolutionary technologies to make this "old" discovery a high-performance pigment for a wide range of 21st century coatings...

PPG reports silver earns top rating among North American vehicle buyers for fifth consecutive year: fluid blues, revitalizing greens and wood-inspired reds debut in 2008-2009.(Automotive Color Trends)
June 1, 2006... The 2005 model year marks the fifth consecutive year that silver has ranked as the most popular vehicle color in North America, according to the annual global color popularity survey conducted by PPG Industries. Silver topped all colors among...

Combined in one instrument: a must to ensure consistent quality.(Color and Gloss Measurement)
June 1, 2006... The surface characteristics of a painted product greatly influence the first impression. For many products, consistent color and uniform gloss are important decorative quality criteria, which play a role in a purchase decision. One has to be...

The flaws in accelerated weathering of automotive OEM coatings.
June 1, 2006... One of the most important properties for exterior automotive coatings is longevity. The ability to predict longevity, or service life, is key to developing new automotive coating technologies for the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)....

Polymer weathering--between empiricism and science.
June 1, 2006... Although the weathering of organic materials has long been acknowledged, it was only in the 1950s, with the widespread use of polymeric materials in our everyday life, that the detrimental effect of light became a serious concern to engineers...

UNOXOL[TM] Diol: a new liquid cycloaliphatic diol for coatings applications.
June 1, 2006... A new cycloaliphatic diol, UNOXOL[TM] Diol, is available for use in high-performance and low-VOC coatings applications. The new diol is an approximate 1:1 mixture of (cis, trans) 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol and (cis. trans)...

Amine curing of epoxy resins: options and key formulation considerations.
June 1, 2006... Amines and amine derivatives are the most diverse group of epoxy curing agents. The fully polymerized epoxy resins exhibit a very wide range of thermal and mechanical properties. Though other classes of compounds (e.g., anhydrides, phenolic...

Smart coatings on the move: more than 120 international coatings experts gathered for the Smart Coatings 2006 meeting held in Orlando, FL, and sponsored by Eastern Michigan University, Coatings Research Institute, Ypsilanti, MI.
June 1, 2006... Two things become immediately obvious regarding this annual Smart Coatings meeting: it is indeed a meeting where highly technical research papers are presented (as opposed to commercial presentations), and it has become a true international...

Manufacturer reaps efficiency benefits and cost savings with prepainted metal.
June 1, 2006... By pre-painting metal prior to assembly, a process known as coil coating, manufacturers of products with painted steel, aluminum or other metals will dramatically increase productivity, shrink processing costs, improve quality and reduce...

Red pigment.(MATERIALS WATCH)
June 1, 2006... CLARIANT LTD.: PV Fast Red D3G is a high-performance pure red pigment (Colour Index P.R. 254) that stands out by high color strength and excellent fastness properties. It offers superior end-use properties and is especially suited for coloring...

Emulsion and surfactant.(MATERIALS WATCH)
June 1, 2006... AIR PRODUCTS: Airflex[R] EF9100 emulsion and Dynol[TM] 607 surfactant are two products helpful to formulators looking to solve the EPA's PFOA (perfluorooctanic acid) reduction program challenges. The program invites companies to reduce PFOA...

Anti-Graffiti coating.(MATERIALS WATCH)
June 1, 2006... SEI CHEMICAL: Graffiti Proofer Aerosol prevents any form of graffiti from adhering to protected surfaces, making clean-up as easy as wiping a surface with a dry cloth. The product is a clear, durable, chemical-resistant and anti-stick coating...

Aliphatic modifier.(MATERIALS WATCH)
June 1, 2006... CVC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.: ERISYS[R] GE-25 is a low-viscosity, difunctional aliphatic modifier that can be used for viscosity modification of viscous resin compositions with minimal effect on physical and thermal performance properties....

Mixing and dispersion.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2006... CHARLES ROSS & SON: The Ross PowerMix is ideally suited for the mixing and dispersion of minor ingredients into a major carrier. The unit includes two separate agitation systems within one mixer. A planetary blade revolves in combination with a...

USB option for viscosity sensor.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2006... BIODE: This company has introduced a USB version of its matchbox-sized ViSmart[TM] solid-state viscosity and temperature sensor for process, and oil conditioning and monitoring applications. The USB connectivity option provides the ability to...

High-density grinding beads.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2006... QUACKENBUSH CO., INC.: "ZY" high-density yttrium-stabilized zirconia grinding beads offer a lower cost means of utilizing the performance advantages of a quality, 6.0 g/cc high-density ceramic bead. The beads offer shorter grinding times and...

Viscometer adapter.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2006... BROOKFIELD ENGINEERING LABORATORIES, INC.: Company introduces the enhanced UL Adapter for use with any standard Brookfield viscometer and rheometer to make accurate and reproducible measurements on low-viscosity materials. The adapter has...