Paint & Coatings Industry articles from May 2002

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from May 2002

Greetings. (Viewpoint).
May 1, 2002... Greetings, I wanted to introduce myself as the new publisher of Paint & Coatings Industry magazine, but I am certainly not new to the coatings industry. I've been serving the magazine for the past 10 years as associate publisher, covering...

Industry prevails in marathon campaign against additional regulation of paint wastes. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The U.S. EPA, responding to a determined and lengthy campaign by the coatings industry, has decided not to significantly expand the regulation of paint production wastes. The EPA said it will not define certain wastes...

Plastics-coatings expert Rose Ryntz to address fifth annual symposium. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... TROY, MI -- Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine has announced that Rose Ann Ryntz, manager of Advanced Materials Engineering at Visteon Corp. and a noted expert on plastics-coatings technology, will address the 5th International Coatings...

Legislative panel in New Jersey rejects proposed tax on paint. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- A key committee of the New Jersey legislature, responding to comments from the National Paint & Coatings Association and New Jersey Paint Council, rejected a bill that would have imposed a 50 cents per-container tax on paint. ...

Many uses of CCA-based wood treatments to end in less than two years. (Industry News Extra: the Regulatory Arena).
May 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- Under an agreement with the U.S. EPA, manufacturers of pressure-treated wood will voluntarily discontinue the use of treatment products containing arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003, the EPA announced. The EPA said the agreement...

Bayer to consolidate resin manufacturing. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... PITTSBURGH -- Bayer Corp.'s Coatings and Colorants Division announced plans to consolidate polyester resins manufacturing at the company's New Martinsville, WV, and Columbus, GA, production sites and close its plant at Hicksville, NY, by the...

Akzo Nobel acquiring NOF marine, aerospace units. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
May 1, 2002... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel announced an agreement to acquire the worldwide marine and aerospace-coatings businesses of NOF Corp. of Japan, a purchase that will include portions of U.S. Paint Corp. of the United States and NOF Europe....

Sherwin-Williams acquires assets of Johnson Paints. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
May 1, 2002... CLEVELAND --The Sherwin-Williams Co. has acquired the assets of Johnson Paints Inc. of Fort Myers, FL, a regional manufacturer and retailer of paint and related products sold under the Flex Bon brand name. Johnson Paints operates 24...

DSM to sell petrochemicals unit. (Mergers and Acquisitions).
May 1, 2002... AMSTERDAM -- DSM N.V. of The Netherlands announced the sale of its petrochemical business to Saudi Arabian conglomerate Sabic for 2.25 billion euros, or $1.98 billion U.S. Sabic is reported to be the largest petrochemical company in the Middle...

Akzo Nobel to expand powder-coatings production in Italy. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel Coatings announced plans to invest 12 million euros, or approximately $10.6 million U.S., in its powder-coatings production facility at Cernobbio, Italy. Akzo Nobel said the expansion program will double...

Rohm and Haas begins construction of emulsions, adhesives plant in India. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... PHILADELPHIA -- Rohm and Haas Co. announced the start of construction of a manufacturing facility in Mumbai, India, to produce emulsion polymers and adhesives. The $20-million plant will supply the domestic market and serve export needs...

BASF's McKulka cites `environmentally friendly' auto-coatings advances. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... MOUNT OLIVE, NJ -- BASF Corp. Executive Vice President Frank E. McKulka, addressing a "Greening the Environmental Supply Chain" workshop panel discussion at a conference in Seattle, said suppliers to the automotive industry are responding to a...

Product price adjustments. (Industry News).
May 1, 2002... Air Products Polymers L.P. Products: Vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer emulsions and all ethylene, vinyl chloride-based emulsions Increase: 1.5 cents/wet lb Effective: April 15,...

Troy Corp. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Troy Corp. has promoted Eric Bensaid to senior vice president, Sales & Marketing.

Columbia Paint & Coatings. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Jim Boersma has joined Columbia Paint & Coatings, Spokane, WA, as Metro Region vice president of Sales & Marketing.

Watson Coatings Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Watson Coatings Inc., St. Louis, has named Mike Brinker sales representative, with primary sales responsibility for coatings marketed to the inland marine towing industry. The company also has named Jerome Mitchell controller.

Kohl Marketing Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Rick Dolan has joined Kohl Marketing Inc., Roswell, GA, in a Strategic Marketing and Product Management position. Lee Koepke has joined the company as a sales representative in Florida.

Johnson Polymer. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Johnson Polymer has named Bud Equi vice president, Market Development.

Futura Coatings Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Futura Coatings Inc., St. Louis, has promoted Dennis Fabian to vice president of Sales.

Reilly Pipeline Coatings Group. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Reilly Pipeline Coatings Group, Indianapolis, has named Charlie Forecast director of Global Sales. Reilly Pipeline Coatings Group is a producer of high-performance pipeline-coating materials.

Orr & Boss. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Raymond E. Foscante has joined Orr & Boss as senior consultant, and will lead the launch of the firm's California office.

Becker Powder Coatings U.S.A. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Becker Powder Coatings U.S.A., based at Columbus, OH. has named Paul Johnson president, Becker Powder Coatings Inc.

Urecoats Industries Inc.
May 1, 2002... Urecoats Industries Inc., a manufacturer of waterproofing coatings and sealants, has named Joe Klecko vice president of Northeast Sales for the company's Urecoats Manufacturing unit.

Spraylat Corp. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Tom Oliver has joined Spraylat Corp. as a member of the company's Powder Coating Sales Team. The company also promoted Oscar Gutierrez to Operations manager for the company's Texas Powder Division, Gainesville, TX.

Solutia Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Monika Riese-Martin has joined Solutia Inc. as vice president and general manager of the company's Resins & Additives and Industrial Products businesses.

Premier Mill. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Troy Smith has joined Premier Mill as Southeastern Regional manager.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings, Wichita, KS, has named Jim Stevens National Sales manager and K.C. Smith Technical Service representative.

M.F. Cachat Co. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Kevin E. Trainor has joined the M.F. Cachat Co. as Eastern Region Sales manager, and David E. Haxton and Gerard T. McShane have joined the company as Technical Sales representatives in the Midwest.

Pan Technology Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... Pan Technology Inc., Carlstadt, NJ, has named Robert Whiteley vice president of Sales and Marketing. Pan Technology is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty pigment dispersions, ink, and coatings.

CVC Specialty Chemicals Inc. (Names In The News).
May 1, 2002... CVC Specialty Chemicals Inc. has named Charlie Zarnitz Technical Service manager and Bill Starner Technical director. CVC Specialty Chemicals, Maple Shade, NJ, is a supplier of specialty resins and epoxy monomers.

BASF AG. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, said it has been named a chemical-industry leader in innovation in a Fortune magazine listing of the world's most-admired companies. In the annual list, based on surveys of business executives and analysts, BASF...

BASF Corp. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... BASF Corp.'s Coatings Regional Business Unit, Southfield, MI, has received the Quality Masters Award from Nissan North America Inc.'s Smyrna, GA, assembly plant, marking the fifth consecutive year BASF has received the award.

Degussa. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Degussa's Aerosil & Silanes business unit, Parsippany, NJ, announced the launch of a new website for the business's Sivento silanes product line. The site, www.sivento-silanes.com, provides information on the products and their applications,...

Degussa Corp. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, and Engineered Carbons Inc. announced the start of operations of Degussa Engineered Carbons, the two companies' 50-50 joint-venture business based in Parsippany, NJ. The business is a supplier of furnace, thermal...

The Dow Chemical Co. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI, announced plans to idle a 91,000-metric-ton per-year epichlorohydrin production unit in Freeport, TX, for an indefinite period. The unit, which the company said is the smallest of three epicholorhydrin units...

Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Hunter Associates Laboratory Inc., Reston, VA, is marking its 50th anniversary this year. The company was founded by Richard S. Hunter as a development, testing and consulting firm, and later became a manufacturer of appearance-measurement...

ICI plc. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... ICI plc, London, moved to new corporate offices in London's West End, as the company vacated its address of more than 70 years in the Westminster section of London. ICI Chief Executive Brendan O'Neill said the move into a "smaller, modern, more...

Innovative Coatings Corp. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Innovative Coatings Corp. Atlanta, announced the development of a wood-preservative coating that the company says offers an alternative to chromated copper arsenate (CCA) preservatives currently used to treat billions of board feet of lumber...

2002 Calendar.
May 1, 2002... Meetings & Shows May 20-22 Fifth International Coatings for Plastics Symposium PCI Magazine Troy, MI 248/244.6434 e-mail paulm@bnp.com www.pcimag.com 28-29 Organic-Inorganic Hybrids II Conference Paint...

Lubrizol Coating Additives. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Lubrizol Coating Additives, Wickliffe, OH, announced the launch of a redesigned website, www.lzcoatingadditives.com, offering information on the business's surface modifiers, rheology control additives, defoamers, and specialty coating...

Millennium Inorganic Chemicals. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Hunt Valley, MD, announced the launch of an online transaction website, Millennium Direct, for titanium dioxide customers. The online service is initially targeted at the company's North American Ti[O.sub.2]...

Reichhold Inc. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Reichhold Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, has given the trade name DURAVACE to its line of zero-VOC VAE emulsions used in interior and exterior architectural coatings. The name replaces the ELVACE name, which is being retained by the...

UCB S.A. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... UCB S.A., Brussels, announced the start of operations at the company's new Research and Development Centre for specialty chemicals at Drogenbos, Belgium. R&D programs at the 14-millioneuro, 8,250-square-meter facility will focus on...

Wacker Silicones Corp. (Company News).
May 1, 2002... Wacker Silicones Corp., Adrian, MI, announced the launch of a redesigned website, www.wackersilicones.com, offering product and support information related to silicone-based chemistries.

Fourth quarter and year end -- 2001. (Market Place).
May 1, 2002... The year end results for 2001 showed the coatings industry did not fare too poorly considering the downturn in the economy and the events of 9/11. The total shipments in volume for the industry were down only 1.2% from 2000, to 1,265.8 million...

Pigments: offer a new family of colorants based on diffractive effects.
May 1, 2002... Diffractive Flakes for Paint and Ink SpectraFlair[TM] pigment diffractive effects are based on flakes with a microstructure resolution within the wave-lengths of visible light. There are many demonstrations of diffractive optical effects in...

Ti[O.sub.2] basic for paint appearance and performance -- selecting the right grade makes a difference.
May 1, 2002... Titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) is a key component of many coatings formulations due to its unique optical properties. Incorporated correctly, Ti[O.sub.2] can promote superior hiding, gloss and durability performance in paint films. However,...

Transparent iron oxide pigments for automotive applications. (international).
May 1, 2002... Transparent iron oxide pigments have four key roles in automotive coatings. * Provision of color with transparency * UV absorption/protection * Reduction in coloring cost * Improved transparency to accentuate coating effects...

50 years of Epon[R] * resins.
May 1, 2002... Automotive Finishes Epoxy resins, particularly Epon[R] resins, played a role in improving the performance of automotive finishes during the last half of the twentieth century. Automotive finishes have undergone continuous improvement...

Paints the world silver. (Global Color Popularity Report).
May 1, 2002... TROY, MI -- It's not often the world agrees on one thing, but in 2001, silver was deemed the most popular automotive color choice in Asia, Europe and the Americas. This trend was noted in the annual DuPont Global Color Popularity Report, which...

Surface treatment effects on humidity resistance for coated mica pigments in waterborne coatings.
May 1, 2002... Since their introduction in the late 1970s, mica pigments have become a staple in the automotive and high-performance coatings industries. They began what has become known as the "effect pigment" industry. Coated mica pigments, also known as...

Plate-like pigments in automotive paints: a review. (international).
May 1, 2002... In recent years, automotive colors have become an important aspect of car design. Market experience shows that car buyers tend to prefer automotive coatings with high chroma shades based on effect pigments because of their visual impact. (1)...

Designs of the times or, selecting experiments; in the first five articles, the basis for statistical inference was discussed in terms of experimental variation and statistical testing involving the t and F statistics. The next articles will discuss strategies for the selection of experiments by a statistically minded researcher. This article describes some initial considerations.
May 1, 2002... Editor's Note: This article is Part 6 in a series. See PCI August 2001 for the previous installment. Mathematical Relationships In research and manufacture, data is often generated by changing some conditions and then measuring the...

Tnemec Co. sharpens R&D focus, looks to build on: distinguished legacy; industrial maintenance coatings maker sees cutting-edge technologies as key to continued sales expansion.
May 1, 2002... Tnemec Company Inc., the Kansas City, MO-based manufacturer of high-performance industrial maintenance coatings, has caught a second wind of sorts. Not that Tnemec, a venerable coatings producer that traces its beginnings to 1921, had run out...

A Coatings company that delivers.
May 1, 2002... Gemini Coatings manufactures lacquers, primarily for use in paint products. The company distributes lacquer products to other manufacturers, such as Sherwin Williams, and directly to retail outlets, selling under its own brand. It distributes...

The new Bohlin C-VOR digital rheometer: Bohlin Instruments. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... The C-VOR is a rheometer capable of both stress and strain controlled tests. In Triple mode motor control the C-VOR drive operates as a conventional servo allowing true strain /rate controlled testing. Conversely, stress controlled tests can...

Epoxy Curing Agents: Cognis Corporation, Coatings & Inks Division. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Cognis is one of the world's largest suppliers of epoxy curing agents. Our products provide formulators with a versatile array of properties when used in a two-part system with epoxy resin. Cognis cured epoxy systems are used in a number of...

Precise Color Measurement: HunterLab. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... MiniScan[R]XE Plus - a portable, self contained color measurement system. Tackle basic or sophisticated color measurement challenges with this fully self-contained system, including built-in software designed for both novices and experienced...

New Environmental Rooms Brochure: PPI Modular Structures. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... PPI Environmental Rooms are custom tailored to meet the requirements of every manufacturing situation. PPI meets the changing needs of the industry, providing the most cost effective solutions. PPI conducts comprehensive in house load...

G-CURE[R] Acrylic Polyol Resins: Cognis Corporation, Coatings & Inks Division. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Our G-CURE[R] acrylic polyols are chemical building blocks for producing high-performance, high-solids, two-component polyurethane topcoats as well as industrial thermoset baking enamels and finishes. These formulated coatings find use in...

www.colorshift.com: Flex Products Inc. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Visit for product and technical information about ChromaFlair[R] light interference pigments -- the ColorShift[TM] Effects Leader. ChromaFlair[R] pigments add new ColorShift[TM] dimensions to automotive and industrial coatings, plastics,...

www.pigments.com: LANSCO COLORS. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... LANSCO COLORS has updated and expanded their website to better meet the needs of their customers. Information is available about the company, their quality, their service and their products. You can learn about their new pigments and request...

Water-Based Resins: MeadWestvaco. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... MeadWestvaco's line of water-based resins for architectural and industrial coatings features hybrid acrylic technologies that bridge the gap in performance between traditional acrylic and solvent-borne systems. Our HYATOP[TM] IC-5727 is a tall...

Raw Materials: Pacer Corp. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Technical literature and samples available on: Dry-Ground Mica: Reliable, domestic source of quality dry-ground mica with "lifetimes" in reserves. Granite Effect Pigment: Unique blend of black and silver mica flakes used to produce a...

Corrosion Test Chambers: Singleton Corp. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... For over 50 years, customers around the world have selected Singleton Corrosion Test Chambers to satisfy their testing requirements. Singleton chambers can be used for salt fog, CASS, humidity, water fog and cyclic test methods. Whether you are...

Coatings Resins: Hauthaway Corp. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Hauthaway Corp. (Lynn, MA) is the manufacturer and marketer of waterborne Hauthane Polyurethane Dispersions and Urethane Acrylic Hybrids. Hauthane Coatings Resins offer the architectural and industrial coatings formulator a superb balance of...

Product Overview Brochure: International Specialty Products. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... International Specialty Products, Inc. (ISP) is offering a product overview brochure detailing the physical properties and potential benefits of its industrial biocides, BIOTREND[R] biocides, NUOCIDE[R] fungicides and algaecides, FUNGITROL[R]...

Coatings Adhesion Tester: SEMicro Division M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... PATTI adhesion testers provide accurate quantitative measurement of the pull-off strength of your paint, adhesive, ceramic or spray coating. A patented, self-aligning system uses compressed gas to apply a continuous load to a pull-stub mounted...

Self-Cleaning Filters: VORTI-SIV. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... The VORTI-SIV Division of MM Industries in Salem, Ohio highlights its Airpel range of self-cleaning inline filtration equipment. Shown is our Model S4 "Rotor-Blade" base mounted drive unit. This all stainless steel model is driven by an air or...

Raw Materials: R.T. Vanderbilt Co. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Technical data on products to meet the raw material needs of the paint industry, available in a handy pocket folder. Included is information on four new grades of VANSIL[R] W Wollastonite for high performance industrial, decorative and powder...

Iriodin[R]/Afflair[R] 307/9307 Star Gold: EM Industries. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Innovative technology has led to the newest generation of never-before-seen mica based gold effect pigments. 307/9307 Star Gold gives you the metallic look for all your surface paint applications: powder coatings, paint dispersions, plastic...

New Line of High-Speed Dispersers: Charles Ross & Son Co. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... A new line of high-speed dispersers is available in sizes from 1/2 hp to 200 hp, to handle batches as large as 2,000 gal. Built with wetted parts of type 304 stainless steel, the dispersers include air/oil hydraulic lift, explosion-proof...

Product & Literature Showcase: Lyondell Chemical Company. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Lyondell manufactures TBAc[TM] brand tertiary-butyl acetate, a non-HAP and potentially VOC-exempt solvent; ARCOSOLV[R] solvents, a family of non-HAP glycol ethers and acetates; ARCONATE[R] HP, a high purity propylene carbonate;...

Pigments & Additives: Clariant Corp. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Hansa[R] Brilliant Yellow 2GX 70-S Recrystallization Stable C. I. Pigment Yellow 74 An opaque PY 74 that is highly stable to recrystallization and coloristically identical to Hansa Brilliant Yellow 2GX 70. Areas of application are...

Elcometer 550 Powder Thickness Gauge: Elcometer, Inc. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... The new Elcometer 550 powder thickness gauge uses a novel, non-contact measurement technique based on a high frequency ultrasonic transducer to predict the final cured thickness of uncured powder coatings, on a range of substrates. For more...

Valves: Precision IBC. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Precision Valve Products offers a wide selection of the finest quality stainless steel and brass ball valves available. Our "Valves Direct" program eliminates multiple levels of marketing and distribution costs. You will see savings of 35% to...

QC-Mill: Union Process, Inc. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Union Process has released a new brochure featuring the patented QC-Mill, a circulation small media mill for super fine grinding. The four-page, full-color brochure focuses on the features of the QC-Mill that make it different from other small...

Titanium Dioxide for Coatings: DuPont White Pigment. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... This brochure is your guide to the use of DuPontTi-Pure[R] titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) in coatings. It describes the properties and functions of Ti[O.sub.2] pigments in a manner useful as an introductory guide for those new to the industry,...

High Performance Metallics: MD-Both Industries. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... MD-Both's HIGH PERFORMANCE METALLICS brochure provides technical information about our Non-Leafing and Leafing Aluminum Powders/Pastes, Vacuum-Metalized Aluminum Slurries, and Gold Bronze/Copper Powders/Pastes. Included is information on...

Finex Separator: Russell Finex, Inc. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... The new Finex Separator is guaranteed to double your thru puts, improve accuracy, improve separation, be quieter, give full material control on all four decks, have off the shelf motor, and increase capacity. It is good for liquid or dry...

BRI BioREACTOR: BioReaction Industries. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... BioReaction Industries is working with a paint manufacturer's 9,500 cfm airstream with average VOC loadings of 3,000 ppm and peaks of 12,000 ppm. Results show that the BRI BioREACTOR exceeds the proposed MACT standard for destruction efficiency...

Buy Epoxies Online: e-epoxy.com. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... e-epoxy.com is a web site dedicated exclusively to epoxy resins and related products for sale in the U.S.A. and Europe. Site content includes market pricing, industry news, and registration for an online newsletter. Visit http://e-epoxy.com and...

Micro Milling Beads: Jyoti Ceramic Industries Pvt. Ltd., India. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Zirconox micro beads are sapphire hard, tough, glossy, satin-smooth, lowest in co-efficient of friction, highest in density, mill faster high viscous formulations such as auto and allied paints, etc. Zirconox beads are closely at par with...

Largest Selection of Grinding Media & Genuine COWLES Blades: Morehouse-COWLES[R]. (Product & Literature Showcase).
May 1, 2002... Morehouse-COWLES[TM], a division of MFIC, is the largest single-source for grinding media. Most media is in-stock at or below factory-direct prices. This is the exclusive source for genuine COWLES disperser/dissolver blades, too. For a FREE...