Paint & Coatings Industry articles from March 2009

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from March 2009

Looking to Nurnberg.(VIEWPOINT)
March 1, 2009... Once again it is time for this extraordinary event in the coatings industry--the European Coatings Show and Congress. The 2007 show attracted over 23,000 trade visitors from 99 countries--all of whom were seeking technical and business...

Profile of Central American and Caribbean Paint Industry published.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Industry overview)
March 1, 2009... LONDON -- Information Research (IRL) has announced the publication of a report entirely dedicated to the Central American and Caribbean paint markets. The report, "A Profile of the Central American and Caribbean Paint Industry," provides a...

PRA and Pera announce merger.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... HAMPTON, UK -- Paint Research Association (PRA) and Production Engineering Research Association (Pera) have merged both organizations. This follows a successful year for PRA, which will continue to operate autonomously but as part of the Pera...

RadTech elects new president, board members.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... BETHESDA, MD -- RadTech, the Association for UV and EB technology, has a new President and Board members. Mike Idacavage, of Cytec, has assumed the presidency for a two-year term. Board members include: Molly Hladik, Hewlett Packard; Pete...

NACE opens training center for corrosion education.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... HOUSTON -- NACE International and the NACE Foundation have opened a $2.4 million facility that is the nation's first freestanding training center dedicated exclusively to advancing corrosion education. One of the biggest challenges facing...

Decker named winner of Roy W. Tess Award.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Christian Decker, Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Strasbourg, France, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2009. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Decker is...

Chemsultants International announces dates for workshops.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MENTOR, OHn -- Chemsultants International is offering a new workshop, the Introduction to PSA Technology and Testing, to provide an introductory technical education on PSA product technology and testing. The course joins two existing workshops,...

Anton Paar sponsors Thomas Mezger seminars.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... ASHLAND, VA -- Due to the success of Anton Paar USA's Rheology Seminar with Thomas Mezger, a seminar series for 2009 has been organized. The series will consist of one-day seminars at various locations throughout the United States. Seminar...

Missouri S&T coatings institute offers new course.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... ROLLA, MO -- The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute is offering a new short course designed for the new coatings professional in areas such as sales, marketing or production. The course, "Coatings for People in the General Industry, Sales &...

Atlas[R] sets workshop and seminar dates.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... CHICAGO -- Atlas Material Testing Technology has announced the 2009 dates for its Weather-Ometer workshops and Fundamentals of Weathering seminars. The Ci35/Ci65 Weather-Ometer workshop will be held April 21-22, 2009. Attendees will learn...

Northwest Coatings Fest 2009 to take place in May.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... VICTORIA, Canada -- The 2009 Northwest Coatings Fest will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on May 4-6, 2009, at the Laurel Point Inn. Visit www.pnwsct.org for more details.

Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... Meetings, Shows and Educational Programs MARCH 11-13 Spray Finishing Technology Workshop www.owens.edu 15-18 SSCT 2009 Annual Meeting and Technical Conference www.ssct.org 16-20 NAABP Course 513/469.7555 17-19 Middle East...

BASF and Vorbeck Materials Corp. establish research program.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... JESSUP, MD -- BASF and Vorbeck Materials Corp. have established a joint research program to develop graphenebased formulations and composite materials. As part of the collaboration, Vorbeck and BASF are developing dispersions of highly...

Wacker Polymers Dispersions get new names.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MUNICH, Germany -- WACKER POLYMERS is changing the name of its Airflex[R], Flexbond[R], Flexcryl[R] and Vinac[R] products. All vinyl acetate homopolymer, vinyl acetate-ethylene and acrylic copolymer grades will be known as VINNAPAS[R]. All...

Dow Halts Rohm and Haas acquisition/Rohm and Haas sues.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MIDLAND, MI/PHILADELPHIA -- The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) informed Rohm and Haas Co. that Dow would not close on the proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas as scheduled on Jan. 27, 2009. In response to Dow's announcement, Rohm and Haas has filed...

AkzoNobel to divest non-stick coatings activities.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- AkzoNobel has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately owned, U.S.based Whitford Worldwide, Elverson, PA. The deal involves AkzoNobel's global cookware and bakeware activities, which...

Hoffer's Coatings Inc. has a new name.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... WAUSAU, WI -- Hoffer's Coatings Inc. (hci) has changed the name of its business to hci chemtec, inc. The change represents the diversity of the company's manufacturing capabilities as a provider of chemical technologies for the paint, coatings...

RNT adds distribution in Korea.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... HUNT VALLEY, MD -- Reactive NanoTechnologies Inc. (RNT) has reached an agreement with GS PMC Korea Co. Ltd., a supplier of technology-based materials headquartered in Seoul, Korea. GS Korea PMC will manage the sale and distribution of RNT's...

ALTANA closes acquisition of clariant wax additives business.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... WESEL, Germany -- The German antitrust authority has approved the acquisition of Dick Peters B.V. by ALTANA AG. The business activities of the Dutch manufacturer of wax additives, which was a subsidiary of the Swiss specialty chemicals company...

Lubrizol acquires Dow thermoplastic polyurethane business.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... CLEVELAND -- The Lubrizol Corp. has acquired the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) business from The Dow Chemical Co. This acquisition will expand Lubrizol's Estane[R] Engineered Polymers business. The two key brands representing the business...

ANGUS Chemical celebrates new facility.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... STERLINGTON, LA -- ANGUS Chemical Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., has celebrated the completion of the company's new $10 million market development facility. The new facility is part of the company's Sterlington, LA,...

Huntsman carbonates receive VOC-exempt status.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... THE WOODLANDS, TX--Huntsman's Performance Products division has announced the official VOC-exempt status for JEFFSOL[R] Propylene Carbonate and ULTRAPURE[R] Propylene Carbonate.

B.H. Roettker Co. to represent Leneta Co.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MAHWAH, NJ -- The Leneta Co. has announced the appointment of B.H. Roettker Co. as manufacturer's representative covering, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Leneta Co. is a manufacturer of standardized...

Chemsultants installs two new pilot coating lines.(COMPANY NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MENTOR, OH -- Chemsultants International recently completed the installation of two new pilot coating lines at its Product and Process Development Center in Mentor, OH. Designed and built by the Chemsultants International engineering staff, the...

Philippe Carabin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Eliokem International.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Philippe Carabin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Eliokem International. Carabin replaces Jacques Collonge, who has been CEO of Eliokem since the creation of the company in December 2001. Collonge retired after 35 years of service with...

Deeks & Co. Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Dennis Clark is the new Corporate Business Coordinator for Deeks & Co. Inc. In this new position, Clark will be responsible for integrating new product lines and the application opportunities of existing product lines into Deeks sales efforts.

MetoKote Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... MetoKote Corp. has hired Michael Cooper as Director, Asia Pacific OE Manufacturers. In this role, Cooper will focus on sales growth across the Asia-Pacific manufacturers and will work closely with MetoKote facilities serving those partners.

Shane Fleming is the new Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Cytec Industries Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Shane Fleming is the new Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Cytec Industries Inc. Cytec's Board of Directors elected Fleming to succeed David Lilley, who retired.

Nordson Corp. has added four new customer service representatives to its Powder Coating Systems group and restructured the boundaries of its service territories to better support its customers in North America.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Nordson Corp. has added four new customer service representatives to its Powder Coating Systems group and restructured the boundaries of its service territories to better support its customers in North America. Jim Gierke, Mike Hobart and Mark...

RBP Chemical Technology.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RBP Chemical Technology has named Ashutosh Jha as Production Manager at RBP Technology (India) Pvt., Ltd., the company's chemical blending facility near Mumbai, India. Jha is responsible for all manufacturing...

DuPont has announced that CEO Ellen J. Kullman will be directly responsible for the Agriculture and Safety & Protection business segments along with her responsibilities as CEO.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... DuPont has announced that CEO Ellen J. Kullman will be directly responsible for the Agriculture and Safety & Protection business segments along with her responsibilities as CEO. Richard R. Goodmanson, Executive Vice President and Chief...

Chemsultants International.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Chemsultants International has announced the addition of David A. McCann to the company as Director of Research and Development. In his position, McCann will be responsible for leading all aspects of technical consulting, research and...

Siegwerk.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Dan McDowell has taken a new position as member of the Siegwerk Board of Management responsible for global purchasing, global supply chain management development and information technology. McDowell will be based in Siegwerk's headquarters in...

Cynthia A. Niekamp has joined PPG Industries as Vice President, Automotive Coatings.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Cynthia A. Niekamp has joined PPG Industries as Vice President, Automotive Coatings. She is based at the company's Troy, MI, automotive technology center and reports directly to William A. Wulfsohn, Senior Vice President, Coatings.

Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Ideal Manufacturing & Sales Corp. has announced that Oner M. Onergil of Alpha Engineered Process Equipment, St. Louis, MO, is the winner of the company's fifth-annual Sales Associate of the Year award.

ISO.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Rob Steele has been named Secretary General of ISO, the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards.

LLC Tikkurila.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Raivo Voit has been appointed General Director of LLC Tikkurila. He will be responsible for developing Tikkurila's decorative paints and industrial coatings businesses in Ukraine. Voit replaces Allan Suvi, who resigned.

Evonik.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Evonik has announced that Martin Welp has taken over as the Head of the Polyesters and Adhesive Resins product line.

Robert (Bob) Willis has been promoted to Director, Meetings and Education, of the Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
March 1, 2009... Robert (Bob) Willis has been promoted to Director, Meetings and Education, of the Adhesive and Sealant Council Inc. Malinda Armstrong has been promoted to Senior Manager, Finance and Administration, and Steve Duren has joined the staff as...

Understanding and use of glass flake.
March 1, 2009... It is said that glass flake was developed in the United States around 1959 and was used initially for the reinforcement of what was, at that time, new-technology roof-light panels made from a polyester resin. However, it was found that the...

Environmentally friendly corrosion-protective polyester resins for powder coatings.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Powder coatings are increasingly preferred over conventional solventborne and waterborne coatings. These types of coatings offer a high environmental advantage and, in addition, they are key to the economic benefit...

New sulfonic acid catalysts for coil coatings.
March 1, 2009... A new class of blocked sulfonic acid catalysts has been developed that promotes the crosslinking reaction of hydroxyl-functional polymers with amino-formaldehyde crosslinking agents such as hexamethoxymethyl melamine, especially in coil...

Ink production plant rebuilt to improve product quality and meet environmental regulations.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gravure printing has continually lost share in the printing market since the 1950s. Alternate technologies and, more recently, environmental demands have pressured ink makers to find new applications, new...

Polyaspartic binders for the largest media facade in the world: corrosion protection that sets standards.
March 1, 2009... The 122-meter-high former Bayer headquarters in Leverkusen is currently being converted into one of the world's largest media facades. From mid-2009 onwards, a colored Bayer Cross, up to 40 meters in diameter, will be visible day and night,...

Mass flow measurement in varnish production.
March 1, 2009... Mixing, dosing and grinding are essential processes in paint and varnish production. In order to ensure a high level of automation, it is essential to be able to measure flows accurately and reliably. As some raw materials used in the...

Milling-media review: bead milling operating parameters.
March 1, 2009... We can identify four distinct areas of consideration; these relate to the machine or mill, the method of operation, the formula of product processed and the milling media used. For each of these, there are a number of main parameters that...

When color makes the difference: new Gonio-Vision-Box improves effect pigment assessment.
March 1, 2009... As the world market leader in innovative effect pigments, Merck is continuously striving to broaden its expertise and develop new methods to improve quality and customer service. One of its latest innovations is the brand-new...

Keys to meaningful, long-term weathering predictability.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] People have intentionally tested coatings for their resistance to environmental exposure for just over 100 years, and unintentionally since the dawn of mankind. Light-fastness and weatherability testing for color and...

Polymeric dispersants.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... CRODA INC.: Zephrym polymeric dispersants are a proprietary line of high-performance dispersants and emulsifiers for a variety of industrial and graphic arts applications. Zephrym products are effective for the dispersion of a wide range of...

Bulk bag filler.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... SPIROFLOW SYSTEMS, INC.: The Model C1-2 Spirofil Bulk Bag Filler from Spiroflow Systems, Inc. includes a load-cellmounted weigh platform to provide paint and coating manufacturers a solution for filling bags by weight or to meet NTEP approval...

Ribbon blender.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... CHARLES ROSS & SON CO.: Used for dry product blending and drying applications, this ribbon blender is driven by a 200 HP drive and includes a jacket for heating or cooling the product. The blender is also designed for internal pressure...

Oligomer.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... SARTOMER CO.: A hydrophobic urethane acrylate oligomer, CN9014 offers increased chemical resistance and enhanced dielectric properties and is compatible with hydrophobic acrylate monomers. It offers low yellowing characteristics and will yield...

Analyzer.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ARIZONA INSTRUMENT: The Computrac MAX[R] 5000XL bench-top moisture and ash analyzer features a new temperature-controlled balance and high-temperature lift compensation algorithm, providing more stable and accurate...

Copolymer dispersion.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... MICHELMAN: Michem[R] Prime copolymer dispersion combines high adhesion properties with low melt points. Delivering flexibility, water and chemical resistance, and barrier properties in a water-based form, it can be compounded with anticorrosion...

Emulsions.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... PILOT CHEMICAL CO.: Calimulse[R] EM96F is a non-caking, flaked, branched alkyl benzene sulfonate with excellent emulsification and wetting properties. Calimulse EM-22 is an easy-to-handle liquid branched alkyl benzene sulfonate. Calsoft[R]...