Paint & Coatings Industry articles from March 2005

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from March 2005

Annual Waterborne Symposium.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2005... The 32nd Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium was held early February in New Orleans. Following a long-standing tradition, this technical symposium is always held the week before Mardi Gras--certainly a...

World demand for Dyes and Organic pigments to reach $10.6 billion in 2008.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... CLEVELAND -- Worldwide demand for organic colorants (dyes and organic pigments) is forecast to expand 4.9 percent annually from a relatively weak 2003 base to $10.6 billion in 2008. The industry will continue to experience divergent demand...

Marine paint testing center in India survives Tsunami.(Industry News)
March 1, 2005... NEW YORK -- The staff and facilities of a marine paint-testing center in Southeastern India affiliated with U.S.-based research and development company Poseidon Ocean Sciences, Inc., survived the deadly tsunami of December 26, 2004. The...

Ottawa bans imports of popular printing ink.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- Imports of phthalo green, a very popular ink in the packaging and printing business, have been halted because of trace levels of the banned chemical hexachlorobenzene (HCB), according to the Canadian Plastics Industry...

Register for virtual learning conference on UV-curable coatings.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Cosponsored by FSCT and RadTech International, the e-learning Virtual Learning Conferences will begin in 2005 with a two-part program on UV-curable coatings. The VLC programs may be taken separately or as a series. Aaron...

Nanophase Technologies recognized by Deloitte and Touche.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- Nanophase Technologies Corp., Romeoville, Ill., a technology leader in nanomaterials and nanoengineered products, has been named for the second consecutive year to the prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Chicagoland,...

COATING 2005 dedicates time to conference and exhibits.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... INDIANAPOLIS -- COATING 2005, scheduled for September 19-22, 2005, in Indianapolis and reported to be the only conference and trade show devoted to the end user of industrial coatings, will feature an entire afternoon where the show floor will...

SSCT annual meeting headed for Mississippi.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... BILOXI, Miss. -- The Southern Society of Coatings Technology Annual Meeting, "Surviving the Storms of Change," will be held on April 17-20, 2005, at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, in Biloxi, Miss. There will be 12 talks dealing with...

Two three-day courses/instrument exhibition planned for Eastern Training Conference.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- The Eastern Training Conference, sponsored by the Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology, will take place May 9-11, 2005, at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel & Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pa. Two three-day courses...

European conference targets UV/EB radiation curing.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- RadTech EUROPE 2005, an exhibition and conference on UV/EB curing, is scheduled for Oct. 18-20, 2005, at the International Convention Centre in Barcelona, Spain. Using the theme "UV/EB--Join the Winning Technology,"...

Obituary: Clarke Boyce dedicated himself to FSCT and education.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... Clarke Boyce passed away suddenly at the age of 78. Mr. Boyce was a member of the FSCT and the Toronto Society for some 53 years and was continuously involved in their activities. He went through the chairs of both and was FSCT president in...

Obituary: CHEMARK Founder Howard Ellerhorst Jr. had vision for industry.(Industry news)
March 1, 2005... On December 10, 2004, Howard Ellerhorst Jr. died at age 84 of heart failure. Mr. Ellerhorst held several high-level management positions in the coatings industry, including his creation of The CHEMARK Consulting Group, Inc., 29 years ago in 19...

Reader questions popularity of the color silver for electronics.(Letters to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Dear Editor, I'm writing in response to the article, "SilberCote--New Dimensions In Performance," by Russ Ferguson, which appeared in your October 2004 edition of Paint & Coatings Industry magazine. I thought it was interesting to read...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(calendar)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... MARCH 15-17 Color Design and Technology Eastern Michigan University Coatings Research Institute Ypsilanti, Mich. 734/487.2203 E-mail: sandy.tanner@emich.edu 17 and 31 Virtual Learning Conference on...

PPG's IdeaScapes consolidates architectural products and services.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries, Inc., has unveiled PPG IdeaScapes[TM], a unified architectural brand identity that encompasses the company's architectural products and services. Among the products represented under the new PPG IdeaScapes banner...

Union Carbide to modernize/increase capacity at Texas City site.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... MIDLAND, Mich. -- Union Carbide Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., announced that it will undertake a multiyear spending program to make capital improvements in support of Dow's Solvents &...

Ameron reports higher sales, lower profits for coatings.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... PASADENA, Calif. -- Ameron reported record sales from consolidated operations in the fiscal year ending November 30, 2004, of $605.9 million, compared to $600.5 million in 2003. In addition to record sales from consolidated operations, Ameron's...

Akzo Nobel reports a 5% growth in coatings sales.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... ARNHEM, the Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel reported that Coatings delivered autonomous sales growth of 5% in 2004 thanks to strong contributions from fast-growing Asia-Pacific markets and a robust U.S. economy. However, raw material costs rose...

MD-both appoints Superior Materials as Northeast sales agent.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... WEST CHICAGO, Ill. -- MD-Both Industries has announced the appointment of Superior Materials Inc., Garden City, N.Y., as its new sales agent in the Northeast region, representing MD-Both in the states of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,...

Shamrock Technologies sets up new facilities in Newark.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... NEWARK, N.J. -- Shamrock Technologies, Inc., has consolidated and expanded its corporate offices, laboratories and manufacturing facilities in the historic Ironbound Section of Newark, N.J., located at Foot of Pacific Street. An important...

Honda Motor Europe extends alliance with BASF's Glasurit.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... MUNSTER, Germany -- Honda Motor Europe and Glasurit GmbH, a BASF Coatings company, have committed themselves to five more years of intensive cooperation. "We are building on the excellent experience we have had in the past five years and are...

Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings teams up with Finland's Tikkurila.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings and Tikkurila, the Finland-based company responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, have announced that Tikkurila is the exclusive distributor for Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings in...

United Mineral & Chemical Corp. signs on new sales agent.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... LYNDHURST, N.J. -- United Mineral & Chemical Corporation (UMC) has appointed Specialty Chemical Sales, Cleveland, as its sales agent in Ohio, Michigan, Northwest Kentucky, West Virginia, Southern Indiana and parts of Western Pennsylvania. With...

BASF Coatings installs new distribution system in Poland.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... MUNSTER, Germany -- BASF Coatings has implemented a new distribution structure for the sale of its Glasurit and Salcomix products in Poland. Effective January 1, ECO.ING, operating from Szczecin, succeeded Webolit as the direct sales company...

DURA Chemicals selects Gulf Coast Chemicals and Argus as sales agents.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... ALAMEDA, Calif. -- DURA Chemicals has announced the appointment of Gulf Coast Chemicals in the state of Florida and The Argus Company in the state of Kentucky and part of Indiana as its sales agents. DURA produces a comprehensive line of driers...

RAHN to expand monomers line in South Korea.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... AURORA, Ill. -- RAHN has just extended its partnership with Miwon Commercial Co., Ltd., South Korea, to promote a broader line of specialty monomers. RAHN is a premier global supplier of additives, oligomers, photoinitiators, reactive diluents...

International Paint opens Texas facility to serve Gulf Coast.(Company news)
March 1, 2005... HOUSTON -- International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has opened a Gulf Coast Distribution Center (GDC) to serve its regional customers exclusively. According to Dave Baker, North American supply manager, the company's decision to...

Ideal Manufacturing & Sales acquires assets of Neupak.(Mergers and acquisitions)
March 1, 2005... MADISON, Wis. -- Steve Bethke, president & CEO of Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp., announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, Crystal City, LLC, acquired the assets of Neupak, Inc., from the American Bank of St. Paul, Minn., in...

ALTANA Chemie divests Rembrandtin Lack.(Mergers and acquisitions)
March 1, 2005... WESEL, Germany -- ALTANA Chemie AG, the Specialty Chemicals Division of ALTANA AG, is divesting its Austrian subsidiary, Rembrandtin Lack Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, to EK Mittelstands-finanzierung AG, the private equity fund of Bank Austria...

CHEMARK assisted Quest Specialty Chemicals in acquiring RAABE Corp.(Mergers and acquisitions)
March 1, 2005... SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- The CHEMARK Consulting Group assisted Quest Specialty Chemicals during its recent acquisition of the RAABE Corp., a Milwaukee-based company. CHEMARK's efforts provided initial identification and ranking of potential...

Transition of Akzo Nobel Resins to Nuplex Industries complete.(Mergers and acquisitions)
March 1, 2005... BERGEN OP ZOOM, the Netherlands -- On December 31, 2004, ownership of Akzo Nobel Coating Resins officially transferred to Nuplex Industries Ltd. of New Zealand. On January 3, 2005, John Hirst, managing director of Nuplex Industries, and Rob...

Flint Ink Corp.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Graham Battersby, vice president and chief technology officer for Flint Ink Corp., has been named president of Precisia LLC, the corporation's wholly owned printed electronics subsidiary. Since its launch in 2003, Precisia has been in a...

The Cary Co.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... The Cary Co., Addison, Ill., a longtime Midwest distributor of raw materials to the coatings industry, recently expanded its management group by naming Thomas Bennett to the newly formed position of marketing and technical manager. Brian...

Clariant.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Clariant, a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals, has appointed John Clarke as head of region for the Pigments & Additives Division in North America. Clarke joined Clariant in 1984 in Ireland and has since gained experience with...

The Valspar Corp.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... The board of directors of The Valspar Corp, has announced that William L. Mansfield, currently Valspar's chief operating officer, has succeeded Richard M. Rompala as president and chief executive officer. Rompala will continue as chairman of...

Maroon, Inc.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Maroon, Inc., a privately held specialty chemical distributor based in Avon, Ohio, has appointed Michael F. McKenna to business development manager. McKenna will oversee Maroon's customer service, logistics and marketing functions. McKenna most...

BASF's.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Frithjof Netzer has been appointed business director for BASF's Acrylic Monomers and Superabsorbents businesses in North and South America. Netzer joined BASF in the Coatings Division in Munster, Germany, in 1999, serving as manager,...

Moyno.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Moyno has appointed Keith M. Peterson to VP Sales and Marketing, and David A. Doty to national sales manager. Peterson will be responsible for the overall management of sales and marketing functions. Dory will be responsible for industrial and...

Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... David D, Vranesich has joined Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. as vice president of sales. The Detroit-area native was previously sales director, Americas, of Ticona. The company also announced the promotion of George Lord to vice president of...

Sartomer Co.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Maureen Waite, Sartomer Co., received the fifth annual RadTech President's Award at the RadTech Winter Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. Waite, chair of the RadTech Environmental Health and Safety Committee, was recognized for her efforts in the...

Ultra Additives, Inc.(Names in the news)
March 1, 2005... Ultra Additives, Inc., Bloomfield, N.J., has appointed Robert Whiteley to the newly created position of vice president, global sales and marketing. Whiteley is accountable for paints, coatings, inks, adhesives and building products, as well as...

Impart excellent adhesion in coatings: new metal-containing acrylated oligomers.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2005... For years, zinc diacrylate (ZDA) has been used in numerous peroxide-cured rubber applications. These metal acrylate oligomers have not found much use in radiation-curing applications, such as coatings and inks, due to their lack of solubility...

UV-Curable products in the marketplace.
March 1, 2005... In the 1970s, UV-curable products first appeared in the coatings world. Their initial presence was felt in the less-than-luxurious areas: sealers and primers. These products were designed to be workhorses that allowed for speed of application....

Pigment characterization in the printing ink and coatings industry.
March 1, 2005... The coatings and printing ink industries have been around for centuries and, as such, have developed a variety of methods to characterize their products. Many of these methods have been codified in ASTM Method D 5010-03, Standard Guide for...

Successfully selling your company: it takes more than a great price to make a good deal.
March 1, 2005... There is an old saying that a person who uses himself for his attorney has a fool for counsel. Likewise, a selling owner who uses himself as his financial consultant in negotiating an acquisition has a fool for an advisor. There is no way that...

UV-light-sensitive urethane acrylate oligomers.
March 1, 2005... The chemistry and material science of polyurethanes has matured due to extensive studies that began in 1937. Polyurethanes possess many remarkable properties. In particular, they are often tough elastomers mainly due to "physical" crosslinks,...

European markets for emulsion polymers: stringent environmental regulations drive emulsion polymers market.
March 1, 2005... The strict environmental regulations present in most European countries are still important drivers of market growth for emulsion polymers, despite the fact that the market has recently had to cope with numerous challenges such as rising raw...

Crosslinking with amino--functional siloxane resin improves flexibility of Bis-phenol a epoxy paints.
March 1, 2005... Combining the rapid cure and excellent barrier properties of epoxy resins with the thermal and UV stability of silicon-based materials, formulators created high-performance coatings with excellent resistance to corrosion and chemical attack, as...

Why particle sizing?
March 1, 2005... Within the coatings industry, particle sizing is widespread, but the underlying impact of particle size on product properties can often be overlooked. Particle size analysis is carried out routinely for quality control purposes and it also...

Acrylic dispersions for industrial coatings: with polymer-bound stabilizers.
March 1, 2005... Acrylic dispersions, consisting of particles with a controlled morphology and a self-crosslinking mechanism, are the current state-of-the art binders for VOC-compliant industrial coatings for wood, metal and plastics. The process of emulsion...

Nano and Hybrid Coatings conference.
March 1, 2005... The Nano and Hybrid Coatings conference, organized by the PRA Coatings Technology Centre, was held at Manchester Conference Centre on January 24-25. Twenty-three papers were presented to an audience of 160 delegates, with each paper being...

Ask the expert.(Air Products)
March 1, 2005... Q Is there a non-MDA-based epoxy curing agent available that provides high chemical resistance? A Air Products' new Ancamine[R] 2625 epoxy curing agent offers the unique advantage of providing high performance, plus it is noncarcinogenic....

UV-curable resins.(Materials watch)
March 1, 2005... Surface Specialties, Inc. Ucecoat[R] 7849 offers outstanding adhesion to a wide variety of woods, cork and paper, and provides good flexibility, stain and scratch resistance. Ucecoat 6558 is a waterborne aliphatic urethane acrylate that...

Nanoparticle pigments.(Materials watch)
March 1, 2005... TOR Minerals Company has developed two new Alumina Mono Oxyhydrate-based pigments for use in the coatings industry. The pigments, which are both in the nanoparticle range, have been registered as TOR BRITE[TM] and TOR COAT[TM]. The...

Adhesion promoter.(Materials watch)
March 1, 2005... BASF AdBloc is a coatings adhesion promoter that has the lowest hazardous air pollutant (HAPs) content of any comparable product on the market. AdBloc will help manufacturers of plastic automotive parts meet federal emission standards for...

Methyl acetate as an alternate to acetone.(Materials watch)
March 1, 2005... Eastman Chemical Co. Company offers Eastman Methyl Acetate, a non-HAP, VOC-exempt replacement, to help meet customer demand for alternatives to acetone. Methyl acetate has a higher flash point than acetone and also offers hydrophobic...

Solvent-based resin.(Materials watch)
March 1, 2005... ELIOKEM Plioway Ultra 350 is an odorless solvent-based resin that speeds the primer application process and reduces VOC emissions. The resin system enables manufacturers to broaden their product offerings, making primer application more...

Triple-shaft mixer.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Charles Ross & Son Co. The triple-shaft Model VMC-2 VersaMix is designed to provide maximum process flexibility. The VersaMix was constructed using all Type 304 stainless steel wetted parts, polished to a 150-grit finish. The unit includes...

Adhesion tester.(Products)
March 1, 2005... DeFelsko Corporation The PosiTest[R] pull-off adhesion tester measures the adhesion of coatings to metal, wood, concrete and other substrates and now features an internal memory to store maximum pull-off pressure, rate of pull, test...

Pump.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Moyno The Moyno[R] 2000 Pump is a versatile, high-performance progressing cavity pump designed to handle a wide range of applications from shear sensitive pigment pumping, to highly abrasive, viscous material transfer. The pump line offers...

Dust-containment cabinets.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Clean Air Products Series 1532 Inflow dust-containment cabinets are constructed of painted steel for compatibility with typical cleanroom environments. With the blower located on top of the unit, the system draws air into a pair of...

Pocket hardness tester.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Zehntner The ZHT 2092 pocket hardness tester is designed for hardness tests on flat or curved coated materials. This instrument is used for easy and fast determination of the force needed to scratch a surface. The degree of hardness of a...

Pick-up filters.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Industrial Specialties Mfg., Inc. A new series of miniature pick-up filters eliminates contamination on pick-up lines. Featuring a standard, 40-micron nylon filter, these compact filters are cleanable and easy to service. The screens can be...

Batch controller.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Hoffer Flow Controls, Inc. The Nova-Flow batch controller is suited for flow applications where precise measurement and control of batch quantities is required. The unit provides local display and transmits flow data for control...

In-line mixer.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Bematek Systems, Inc. The L-Series high-shear in-line mixer for emulsions, dispersions and fine suspensions provides continuous, homogeneous output down to 1 micron and eliminates the need for tanks. Featuring a mixing head with I to 12...

Solvent usage monitor.(Products)
March 1, 2005... The AW Company Company has developed a Solvent Usage Monitoring System. or SUM. This unit is a central "HUB" for up to 20 solvent flow meters for the purpose of recording and reporting total usage. Totals or rates can be viewed in GPM or...

FIBC.(Products)
March 1, 2005... B.A.G. Corp. The OhmX D+[TM] Super Sack[R] container combines the unique advantages of both the Type D and C FIBCs. The Type D offers reliable static dissipation without the need for grounding, while the Type C prevents induction charging...

Digital refractometer.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Kernco Instruments Co., Inc. The Model PAL-1 portable digital refractometer offers a range of 0-53% and offers features that are normally found in units that are two or three times higher in price. The hand-portable unit offers automatic...

High-speed disperser.(Products)
March 1, 2005... Littleford Day, Inc. The Daymax disperser can eliminate multiple passes across a three-roll mill or sand mill: can intensify color in pigment dispersions: can be used to deaerate some inks and intermediates without holding tanks, lines,...