Paint & Coatings Industry articles from March 2006

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from March 2006

China's upward spiral.(VIEWPOINT)
March 1, 2006... Last month we talked about the performance of U.S. students in math and science--below the average of 38 other countries. There are many of us who recognize the severity of this problem and its ramifications--but I think the majority either do...

Nanotechnology well-received in Western European coatings industry.(INDUSTRY news)(Industry overview)
March 1, 2006... LONDON -- Nanomaterials have received a very good reception within the Western European coatings industry, and many paint companies are in the process of evaluating the potential benefits of these materials in coatings science, according to a...

Next PPSI dialogue meeting scheduled for may.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... BEDFORD, N.H. -- The Paint Product Stewardship Initiative (PPSI) will hold its second full-dialogue meeting in Sarasota, Fla., on May 3-4, 2006, in conjunction with Florida's annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)/Small Quantity Generator (SQG)...

EPA "de-lists" MEK from CAA HAP list.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- In a move that will aid industry, on Dec. 13, 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed the final rule deleting methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a Hazardo us Air Pollutant (HAP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). MEK is...

Cutting-edge programming at major UV/EB event.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... CHEVY CHASE, Md. -- RadTech, the association for ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) processes, will feature the technology's enabling power for manufacturers at e/5 2006, the world's largest UV and EB technology exposition and conference,...

Ninth Coatings for Plastics Symposium scheduled for June.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... TROY, Mich. -- Now in its ninth year, the Coatings for Plastics Symposium, organized under the auspices of PCI magazine, is one of the few symposiums dedicated entirely to this subject. Scheduled for June 5-7, 2006, at the MSU Management...

Ask the expert.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... Q What are ethylene-vinyl chloride (EVCL) copolymers and what can I use them for? A Airflex[R] ethylene-vinyl chloride (EVCL) polymer emulsions are suitable for a wide variety of specialty coatings applications. The emulsions' fine...

Courses offered on viscosity and texture measurement.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... MIDDLEBORO, Mass. -- Three new courses from Brookfield Engineering are designed to help laboratory operators get a handle on viscosity and texture measurement. * Practical Course on Viscosity Measurements provides attendees with the tools...

The fastest-growing paint export markets.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... LONDON -- Information Research (IRL) has recently published a statistical study that highlights the best growth opportunities for paint exporters in "The World's Fastest-Growing Paint Export Markets." About half of these markets are...

New RadTech board members announced.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... CHEVY CHASE, Md. -- RadTech, the association for UV and EB technology, welcomes new board members Mike Idacavage of Cytec Surface Specialties; Petra L'Abbe, PPG Industries, Inc.; Howard Ragin, Craig Adhesives & Coatings; Mark Tilley, DSM...

CCS gears up for symposium on waterborne coatings.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Coatings Society (CCS) will hold its 49th annual technical symposium on waterborne and innovate coatings on May 23-24, 2006. Sink or Swim 2006 will take place at the University of Akron in conjunction with the...

Joseph F. Indihar.(OBITUARY)
March 1, 2006... Joseph F. Indihar, age 62, of Richmond, Va., died November 1, 2005. Mr. Indihar began his career at Celanese Corporation in Detroit, where, as a research chemist, he was instrumental in the development of the first basecoat/clearcoats for...

Atlas brings weathering conference to France.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... CHICAGO -- On May 11 and 12, 2006, Atlas Material Testing Technology will hold the second ATCAE (Atlas Technical Conference for Accelerated Aging and Evaluation) in Sanary-sur-Mer, France. ATCAE 2006 will focus on natural outdoor weathering and...

Paint fair in Turkey welcomes attendees.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The sixth biennial International Paint, Varnish, Ink & Auxiliary Products Industry Congress & Exhibition, PAINT 2006, will take place May 17-19 at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC). Interest in PAINT...

Demand for U.S. wood coatings to reach $3b.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Demand for wood-protection coatings and preservatives is forecast to increase 2.7 percent per year to $3.0 billion in 2009, despite a challenging market environment. Continued weakness in the key siding market is prompting coatings...

FSCT announces results of board election.(INDUSTRY news)
March 1, 2006... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has announced the results of the election of members to its board of directors. In all, 1,098 ballots, representing over 25% of the membership, were submitted. The following candidates...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(Calendar)
March 1, 2006... APRIL 2-5 Adhesive and Sealant Council Spring Convention and Expo Including PSA Short Course www.ascouncil.org/industry/conventions 10-12 Review of Advances in Research at Emerging Frontiers E-mail thiner@vt.edu ...

Bayer receives Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH -- At a White House ceremony on January 5, 2006, Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, received the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership for its Making Science Make Sense program, a companywide initiative that advances science literacy...

Ciba and Cachat seal packaging deal.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp. has announced a special partnership with the M.F. Cachat Company of Lakewood, Ohio, to supply 5-lb packages of its Ciba[R] MICROLITH[R] pigment preparations and Ciba[R] ORASOL[R] dyes to...

Four Asian Paints' plants honored.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... MUMBAI, India -- Four manufacturing facilities of Asian Paints in Ankleshwar (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kasna (Uttar Pradesh) and Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh) have been presented with the British Safety Council Sword of Honour in a...

Celanese aggressive in acetyls.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... DALLAS -- Celanese Corporation announced the following actions to strengthen its position in acetyls at its recent Investor Conference. * Celanese will develop its Nanjing, China, site into an integrated, chemical complex that will include...

PPG breaks ground on Taiwanese coatings application plant.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries has begun construction of a facility in Taiwan that will apply the company's electro-coat and dip-spin coatings to fasteners and small parts. The PPG-owned facility will operate under the name All-tech Engineered...

Hydrite Chemical expands relationship with Maroon.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... AVON, Ohio -- Maroon Inc. will be representing Hydrite Chemical Company's recently acquired line of Patcote[R] defoamers. Maroon is now responsible for selling Hydrite's complete range of defoamers in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Eastern Indiana,...

Akzo Nobel Coatings and Mazda Austria form alliance.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... SASSENHEIM/STUTTGART -- Akzo Nobel Coatings GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, and Mazda Austria Ges.m.b.H, Klagenfurt, have reached a local agreement to supply Sikkens[R] car refinishes to Mazda's Austrian dealers. MAZDA has approved Sikkens car...

Finnaren & Haley convert to DEACOM POS system.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... WAYNE, Pa. -- Finnaren & Haley, Inc., a client of Deacom, Inc., Wayne, Pa, is in the process of switching its retail stores to the DEACOM Point-of-Sale (POS) system. Once the 30-day installation period is complete, all 23 stores of Finnaren &...

Applied process equipment to represent Spartan.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... MENTOR, Ohio -- Spartan Environmental Technologies, a distributor and manufacturer of chemical oxidation and disinfection equipment, has appointed Applied Process Equipment, Inc., as its representative for the states of Arizona and New Mexico....

Tokyo office expands Sartomer's Asia presence.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... EXTON, Pa. -- Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has opened Sartomer Japan in Tokyo. Part of the Sartomer Asia division, the new office will serve formulators and chemists throughout Japan, providing technical and sales...

DuPont restarts DeLisle titanium dioxide plant.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... DELISLE, Miss. -- Less than five months after the DuPont titanium dioxide manufacturing plant near Delisle, Miss., suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, the company announced on January 25, 2006, that manufacturing operations have...

TEFSA-Group appoints U.S. and Canadian distributor.(COMPANY news)
March 1, 2006... PHOENIX -- TEFSA-Group, a leading international designer and manufacturer of industrial dewatering and filtration equipment headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, has formed a strategic partnership with Applied Process Equipment, Inc., a wastewater...

Specialty Coating Systems acquired by Bunker Hill Capital.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... INDIANAPOLIS -- Specialty Coating Systems, Inc. (SCS), a former business unit of Cookson Group plc headquartered in Indianapolis, has been acquired by Bunker Hill Capital, L.P. (BHC). BHC is a private equity firm with offices in Boston and San...

Magruder Color sold to Pochteca Color.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The sale of the assets of Magruder Color to Pochteca Color Company LLC has been completed. Pochteca Color has changed its name to Magruder Color, LLC. "We have provided the new Magruder Color with a substantial...

Quad-C Management to acquire CFC International.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Worldwide holographic and specialty coated-film manufacturer, CFC International, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Quad-C Management, Inc., a private equity firm. ...

DCI acquires Morwear brand.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Effective December 2005, Los Angeles-based paint manufacturer Diversified Coatings, Inc., (DCI) acquired the Morwear[R] brand of architectural paint and coatings products from Morwear Manufacturing, Inc. (MMI) in a transaction...

Flint Ink and XSYS Print Solutions now "Flint Group".(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... LUXEMBOURG/ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- "Flint Group" has been selected as the new name for the holding company created by the merger in late-2005 of European-based XSYS Print Solutions and American-owned Flint Ink Corporation. Dave Frescoln, CEO...

Alberdingk Boley takes on MeadWestvaco's acrylic emulsion polymers.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Alberdingk Boley, Inc., is negotiating a license agreement with MeadWestvaco Specialty Chemicals to produce, sell and distribute some of MeadWestvaco's emulsion polymers products now sold under the brand names JONREZ,...

ISP acquires biocides-maker Progiven.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... WAYNE, N.J. -- International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, N.J., through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired the business of French biocides manufacturer Progiven S.A.S. Established in 1946, Progiven is today recognized as a...

Akzo Nobel continues its Chemicals divestments.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... ARNHEM, the Netherlands--Akzo Nobel has made major progress with its Chemicals divestment program. Two deals have been agreed upon as part of the strategic realignment of the portfolio. The first transaction concerns a 24 million [euro]...

Hexion to buy wax business from Rohm and Haas.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
March 1, 2006... PHILADELPHIA -- Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., the world's largest producer of thermoset resins, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the global wax compounds business of Rohm and Haas Company. Terms of the agreement were not...

Charles Ross & Son Company.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Bogard Lagman, executive vice president, Charles Ross & Son Company, has announced the addition of Christine Angos as a new application engineer to the corporate staff in Hauppauge, N.Y. Angos is a graduate of the University of the Philippines...

CHEMARK.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Nelson Auge will collaborate with CHEMARK, Southern Pines, N.C., to assist its clients with the development of comprehensive and coordinated manufacturing operations in coatings, adhesives and sealants-production disciplines. Most recently,...

Steve Balmer, president and COO of I.C.T.C. Holdings Corp., parent company to HERO, Milan, Italy, has announced the hiring of Angelo Capi as managing director, Europe.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Steve Balmer, president and COO of I.C.T.C. Holdings Corp., parent company to HERO, Milan, Italy, has announced the hiring of Angelo Capi as managing director, Europe. Capi will be charged with overseeing the establishment of HERO in the...

Electro Abrasives Corp.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Electro Abrasives Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., has appointed Robert Christensen regional sales engineer. He brings to Electro Abrasives over 20 years of experience in the ceramics industry.

Reichhold Coating Resins.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Randall Vasseur, director of sales North America for Reichhold Coating Resins, announced the appointment of Julie Fuell to distribution sales manager. Fuell will have direct responsibility for managing all Coatings distribution businesses in...

Fitz Chem Corp.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, Ill., announced that Penny Kichka has joined its Customer Service Department as a customer service representative. The company has also promoted Karen Vazquez to accounting team leader.

Masco Corp.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Masco Corp., Taylor, Mich., appointed Clay Kiefaber to group president of the Architectural Coatings and Windows Group. Karen Strauss has been appointed president of the Builder Cabinet Group. Masco also named Jai Shah to vice president,...

BASF.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... BASF, Wyandotte, Mich., has appointed James C. Peterson national accounts manager for the company's Urethane Chemicals business in North America. Peterson is now responsible for sales of BASF's urethane chemicals for coatings, adhesives,...

Hockmeyer Equipment Corp.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Hockmeyer Equipment Corp., Elizabeth City, N.C., has named three new equipment representatives: * Edward Schaefer, EnQuip West, Brea, Calif., has territorial responsibilities that include Arizona, Southern California and Southern Nevada....

Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC).(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC), Sun Chemical Corp.'s ultimate parent, has elected Naoki Tsuji and Kazuo Kudo to the board of Sun Chemical Corp. In addition, Tsuji will become vice chairman of the board. Tsuji's current position is president,...

International Paint LLC.(NAMES in the news)
March 1, 2006... International Paint LLC, Houston, a division of Akzo Nobel, has recently hired Jason Weber to serve as its newest senior account executive for the Northeast United States. Weber was previously employed as a chemical industrial and marine...

Third quarter--2005: architectural coatings continue the charge.(MARKET place)
March 1, 2006... The third quarter of 2005 continued to show growth in the total shipment of coatings. The main growth contributor was the Architectural Coatings segment. For total shipments, the volume grew 2.0% for the first nine months compared to last year,...

Effect of polyether monoamine structure on pigment dispersant properties.
March 1, 2006... In an ink formulation, the pigment must be dispersed and stabilized to achieve good color strength, gloss, transparency and transfer efficiency. Stable, concentrated dispersions with small particles and narrow particle size distribution...

The right choice--UV fluorescent testing or xenon arc testing? A comparison of two effective approaches to accelerated weathering testing.
March 1, 2006... Weathering and light exposure are important causes of damage to coatings, plastics, inks and other organic materials. This damage includes loss of gloss, fading, yellowing, cracking, peeling, embrittlement, loss of tensile strength and...

Rheology for coatings.
March 1, 2006... Rheology is the study of how materials flow and deform when subjected to external forces. Rheological measurements therefore define some of the fun-properties of materials and can be used effectively to characterize and predict product...

The coating resins market in Western Europe.
March 1, 2006... Information Research (IRL) has published The Market for Coating Resins in Western Europe, which examines the market for all of the major types of emulsions and resins including those for waterborne, powder and radiation-curable coatings. ...

Practical parameters affecting opacity: the coloristic potential of organic red pigments.
March 1, 2006... While the search for alternatives to lead-chromate pigmentation systems began in the 1970s, lead-free pigments remained the exception for many years. There are several reasons for this, the most prevalent being the technical and physical...

Corrosion control technology.
March 1, 2006... According to a recently completed study sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International and mandated by Congress in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century...

Ask the expert.
March 1, 2006... Q How can I get more color out of my coatings pigment? A Pigments can be one of the most expensive components of your waterborne coating formulation. Air Products understands your need to increase your color development and pigment loading...

Eurocommit offset ink test methods: by the industry, for the industry.
March 1, 2006... When Haltermann Products, an ink distillate manufacturer, and five other resin manufacturers formed Eurocommit in 1991, few could have anticipated that the "European Committee for Ink Testing Methods" would become an active technical force of...

Greenkote: corrosion-resistant poly-metal diffusion coatings.
March 1, 2006... The corrosion protection requirements imposed on painted parts and components by industry have become increasingly more rigorous than they were even 10 years ago. Anticorrosive coating and painting manufacturers have attempted to meet the more...

Cost-effective ways to increase productivity.
March 1, 2006... Q: We have an old alkyd and polyester resin manufacturing plant and want to increase productivity. Can you suggest some cost-effective ways to do it? A: Productivity, when measured as the annual production of a given plant, is a key factor...

Handbook of Adhesion: 2nd Edition.
March 1, 2006... Editor: D. E. Packham, University of Bath, Bath, U.K. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2005, West Sussex, England Pages: 692 Order information: cs-books@wiley.co.uk or www.wiley.com The second edition of the successful...

Waterborne technology.(MATERIALS watch)
March 1, 2006... Rohm and Haas Co. New waterborne technology, trademarked under the name "Avanse," offers an advanced line of waterborne acrylics. Avanse resins offer considerable improvements in pigment distribution, allowing for new levels of coating...

Bio-based solvents.(MATERIALS watch)
March 1, 2006... Vertec BioSolvents, Inc. An independent technical report prepared for the U.S. Air Force by NCI Information Systems, Inc., ranked VertecBio[TM] Citrus and VertecBio Gold[TM] bio-based solvents as the best materials for paint line cleaning...

Radiation-curable oligomers.(MATERIALS watch)
March 1, 2006... Designer Molecules Inc. (DMI) Company has released two new radiation-curable oligomers. POLYRAD 3100[TM] is a high-molecular-weight (Mw ~3000) radiation-curable polyester resin diluted with isobornyl methacrylate that exhibits low...

Microgranulated pigment preparations.(MATERIALS watch)
March 1, 2006... LANXESS LEVANYL[R] Gran and LEVANOX[R] Gran can be used to formulate high-quality, concentrated pigment preparations. Because of their small and homogenous particle size and high pigment content, they are easily dissolved in aqueous...

Double planetary mixer.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... Charles Ross & Son Company has introduced a new model of the Double Planetary Mixer. The 1/2-pint working capacity unit is ideally suited for the bench-top research and development of highly viscous materials, up to approximately 6 million...

Portable/disposable viscometer.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... Stony Brook Scientific The PDVa-100 automatic portable/disposable viscometer is an efficient alternative to larger full-featured laboratory viscometers. The unit features disposable tubes that greatly reduce testing time because instrument...

Test panels.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... Custom Precision R&D Testing Panels These Test Panels for injection-molded materials are designed and formulated to answer specific performance, processing and application requirements. The company offers high-quality material that meets the...

Media milling brochure.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... Premier Mill Company offers a new media milling brochure featuring three types of continuous Horizontal Media Mills--HM, SM and QM Series, plus the batch type PSM Submersible "Basket" Media Mill. Each is suited to a particular type of...

Property loss prevention catalog.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... FM Global The 2006 Property Loss Prevention Resource Catalog contains a wealth of loss-prevention resources to help facility, plant and risk managers prevent fires, equipment breakdown and damaging effects of Mother Nature. This full-color...

Progressing cavity pump.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... 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...

Gloss meter.(PRODUCTS and literature)
March 1, 2006... Paint Test Equipment The Stargloss precision gloss meter will give the user a higher degree of accuracy, Stability and exact compliance to the relevant International Standards due to its precision optical bench design and use of long-life...