Paint & Coatings Industry articles from May 2005

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from May 2005

Viewpoint.
May 1, 2005... "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." --Benjamin Franklin I like Ben Franklin, and will most likely be using more of his common sense sayings in this column in the future. Each year we have been adding more...

Three nanotech leaders partner to provide high-performance liquid technology: pioneers collaborate on radical new coatings for the automotive, metal, plastics and electronics industries.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... AKRON, Ohio -- In a move that will incorporate new nanotechnologies into staid manufacturing methods. three leading companies in the field of nanomaterial development and commercialization are collaborating to deliver polymer nanocomposite...

Dow's Phil Cook addresses economic factors affecting the coatings industry.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Phil Cook, senior vice president for Performance Chemicals and Thermosets, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., addressed the spring meeting of the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) on March 14-15 at The Pointe...

Report says radiation-cured and powder coatings to lead growth of U.S. paint industry.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... MANCHESTER CENTER, Vt. -- Impact Marketing Consultants predicts that certain sectors of the U.S. paint industry will grow at strong rates for the next several years. Overall, domestic consumption of all paint and coatings will grow by 4.5%...

Plans in place for Eighth International Symposium on coatings for plastics.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... TROY, Mich. -- The Eighth International Coatings for Plastics Symposium, a 2 1/2-day meeting that delivers the latest advancements in coatings for plastics technology, will be held June 6-8, 2005, at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy,...

Report estimates European powder coatings market at 373,000 tons.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... LONDON -- The market for powder coatings in Europe is estimated at almost 373,000 tons, according to the recently published third report on this sector by London-based Information Research (IRL). The study takes into account the 16 key...

Proceedings from Ti[O.sub.2] 2005 conference offered.(INDUSTRY news)
May 1, 2005... PORTLAND, Maine -- Intertech is offering the proceedings from the Ninth International Titanium Dioxide Forum and Business Development Conference, which was held March 2-4 at the Noga Hilton Cannes Hotel in Cannes, France. Cochairs for the...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(2005 calendar)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... MAY 17-18 Powder Coatings 101 Paint & Coatings Industry Magazine Doubletree Club Chicago-O'Hare Airport www.pcimag.com 24-25 48th Annual Technical Symposium Cleveland and Pittsburgh Societies for Technology...

Ciba opens new technical center to support coatings customers in NAFTA.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... BASEL, Switzerland -- At an inauguration ceremony held in March in Newport, Del., Ciba Specialty Chemicals reinforced its dedication to the coatings industry in the NAFTA region by opening a new technical center. The center specializes in...

Buckman creates Performance Chemicals Division; appoints Carncross as vice president.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Buckman Laboratories has announced the creation of the Performance Chemicals Division and the appointment of Charles Carncross as its vice president. By merging the Formulator Division and Coatings & Plastics Division into a...

ESA Biosciences takes home PITTCON Silver Editors' Award.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... CHELMSFORD. Mass. -- ESA Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Magellan Biosciences, Inc., has won the Silver Editors' Award at the 2005 Pittsburgh Conference and Exposition (PITTCON) for its breakthrough Corona Charged Aerosol Detector for HPLC....

Two BASF Ohio sites honored for environmental, health, safety, security performance.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... GREENVILLE and WHITEHOUSE, Ohio -- BASF's facilities in Greenville and Whitehouse, Ohio, received the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council's 2004 "Excellence in Environmental. Health, Safety and Security Performance Award" in Columbus. Ohio, on...

Horiba to distribute Dispersion Technology's analyzers in North and South America.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... IRVINE, Calif. -- Horiba Instruments, Inc., has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Dispersion Technology Inc.'s line of acoustic and electroacoustic particle size and zeta potential analyzers for the North and South American...

CB Mills appoints two new representatives.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... GURNEE, Ill. -- CB Mills has announced the appointment of two new representatives: * Lads Equipment Sales--Northern Illinois/Northern Indiana and Wisconsin. E-mail lads@execpc.com. * Olivieri and Associates--Puerto Rico/Dominican...

CILAS opens southeast regional center.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... MADISON, Wis. -- CILAS Particle Size has opened a southeast regional support center in Charlotte, N.C. CILAS also has regional support centers in California, Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin. CILAS Particle Size offers a wide range of laser...

Holliday Pigments reaches 120-year milestone.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... HULL, U.K. -- Holliday Pigments, the world's largest manufacturer of ultramarine blue pigments, has reached a significant milestone and is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year. To mark the achievement and kick-start celebrations, a...

BASF to invest $60 million in Texas site.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... PASADENA, Texas -- BASF will invest $60 million in its Pasadena, Texas, site, just a year after acquiring the site from Sunoco. The expansion plans include constructing a 125,000-ton-per-year esters facility, which will begin operations during...

S.P. Morell appointed by Eckart America.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... ARMONK, N.Y. -- S.P. Morell and Company, a specialty chemicals distributor and manufacturer's representative of raw materials to the coating, ink and adhesive industries, was recently appointed by Eckart America to represent its metallic and...

Clayton Equipment to represent Reynolds Industries.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... FORT MILL, S.C. -- Reynolds Industries, Inc., announced that Clayton Equipment would represent the Reynolds' sales effort in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi. Tom Cheek, Leland Kelch and Tommy Hapeman are each located in...

Intelchem receives certification.(COMPANY news)
May 1, 2005... JOHOR, Malaysia -- Intelchem Industries Sdn Bhd (IISB) has completed successful certification of the Environmental Management System ISO14001:1996 and Safety & Health Management System OHSAS 18001:1999 by DNV Certification B.V. The Netherlands....

Ciba Specialty Chemicals strengthens presence in China.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
May 1, 2005... BASEL, Switzerland -- Ciba Specialty Chemicals and the Liucheng Group have established the joint venture Zhejiang Ruicheng Effect Pigment Co., Ltd. The business activities of China's leading manufacturer and supplier of pearlescent pigments for...

Crompton and Great Lakes Chemical create major specialty chemicals company.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
May 1, 2005... MIDDLEBURY, Conn., and INDIANAPOLIS -- Crompton Corp. and Great Lakes Chemical Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement for an all-stock merger transaction, which will create the third-largest publicly traded U.S. specialty...

Graco acquires Gusmer and Gusmer Europe.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
May 1, 2005... MINNEAPOLIS -- Graco Inc. has purchased from affiliates of PMC Global, Inc., Sun Valley, Calif., the stock of Gusmer Corp., based in Lakewood, N.J. In a related transaction, Graco also acquired the stock of Gusmer Europe S.L., based in...

Celanese buys polymers business from Nacan.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
May 1, 2005... BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec -- Celanese Emulsions, a division of Celanese Canada, has acquired all of the business interests of Nacan Products Ltd,, a subsidiary of National Starch and Chemical Co. The synthetic polymers business in North America and...

BASF acquires full ownership of NOF Coatings joint venture.(MERGERS and acquisitions)
May 1, 2005... TOKYO and MUNSTER, Germany -- BASF Corp. has signed a contract with NOF Corp. for BASF to fully acquire the shares in BASF NOF Coatings Company Ltd. (BNC), a 50-50 joint venture between the two companies. Effective April 1, BASF has operated...

Fusion UV Systems, Inc.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Fusion UV Systems, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., has added Dr. Kazuo Ashikaga as director to its Chemistry and Process Development Japanese business unit. Ashikaga will be responsible for supporting UV-curing projects for customers and prospects via...

Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Hunter Associates Laboratory, Inc., Reston, Va., has hired Paul Barnes as national sales manager. Barnes has 12 years of experience with color-measurement instrumentation. HunterLab manufactures portable and bench-top color-measurement systems...

Cognis.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Cognis, Dusseldorf, Germany, has appointed two global technology managers to its Polymers, Coatings and Inks (PCI) business. Gerhard Bauer has joined Cognis' Functional Products Technology department as global technology manager, PCI. Antoine...

PPG Industries.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Gregory D. DeCamp has added responsibility for Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries' global original-equipment-manufacturer powder coatings to his duties managing the company's light industrial coatings business. DeCamp, general manager, OEM powder...

MD-Both Industries.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... MD-Both Industries, Ashland, Mass., has named John Erbeck Sales Manager of the Year for 2004. Erbeck joined MD-Both Industries in March 2001 and oversees his West and Midwest territory from the company's West Chicago, Ill., office, where he is...

Rohm and Haas Company.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Among other senior-management changes, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, has announced that Luis Fernandez, currently vice president and business unit director for Plastics Additives, will succeed Stephen Robinson, who is retiring, as head...

Hauthaway Corp.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Hauthaway Corp., Lynn, Mass., has appointed Ted Johnson to the position of general manager. Johnson will have responsibility for all corporate functions in this newly created role. Johnson was most recently sales manager for the company's...

BASF.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... BASF, Toronto, has appointed Robin C. Rotenberg as president of BASF Canada with administrative responsibility for all businesses in the country, including Agricultural Products and Nutrition, Chemicals, Performance Products, and Plastics. In...

Eastman Chemical Company.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tenn., has named Damon C. Warmack as vice president and general manager for Eastman's coatings, adhesives, and specialty polymers and inks business organization. Warmack was previously vice president and...

Silberline Manufacturing Co.(NAMES in the news)
May 1, 2005... Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., a global supplier of effect pigments with corporate headquarters in Tamaqua. Pa., has appointed Herbert H. Whildin to formulation development manager.

Polymer.(MATERIALS watch)
May 1, 2005... Interpolymer Corp. Highly crosslinked for durability, Megatran[R] 233 polymer is a low-viscosity, 40% solids acrylate copolymer designed for durable floor finishes. Megatran 233-based floor polishes can be formulated to solids levels up to...

Crosslinking agent.(MATERIALS watch)
May 1, 2005... Cytec Industries Inc. CYLINK[R] 2000 crosslinking agent is a formaldehyde-free resin for applications requiring exterior durability and acid etch resistance. It is recommended for high-quality solventborne and waterborne thermosetting...

TPU resin.(MATERIALS watch)
May 1, 2005... Sartomer Co. Poly bd[R] 2035 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin is based on unique polybutadiene polyols. The resin is designed to enhance the performance of films, adhesives, sealants, coatings and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) when...

Platelet nanotechnology.(MATERIALS watch)
May 1, 2005... Nanova, LLC NANOTALC[R], a 100 nanometer. high-aspect-ratio platelet with unique hydrophobic/hydrophilic surface properties has been easily dispersed into a variety of coating formulations to provide increased physical performance....

Pigments.(MATERIALS watch)
May 1, 2005... The Shepherd Color Co. Company has introduced a chrome-free line of pigments for coatings, consisting of a black, two blues, a green, a yellow and a brown. Containing no chromium at all, these pigments will permit a wide range of colors to...

Ask the expert.
May 1, 2005... Ernie Galgoci Lead Applications, Chemist, Coating Additives Q We are having difficulty getting APE (alkylphenol ethoxylate)-based surfactants. Do you have any alternatives? A Air Products is pleased to offer Carbowet[R] DC01 surfactant...

New VersaMix design.(PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Charles Ross and Son Co. Company has completed a new dual-shaft VersaMix design, incorporating a special helical agitator and high-speed dispersion blade. The combination of agitators provides improved axial and radial turnover of the...

Color and gloss measurement.(PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... BYK-Gardner The spectro-guide combines color and gloss measurement in one unit. It measures color (45/0 or sphere) and 60[degrees] gloss simultaneously, in compliance with ISO, ASTM and DIN specifications. Even highly textured surfaces can...

Intelligent milling system.(PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Malvern Instruments The IntelliMill, an intelligent milling system that is a joint development from Malvern instruments and Hosokawa Micron Ltd, demonstrates how the synergy between on-line particle sizing and advanced process control can...

Solids-reduction unit.(PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Moyno[R] The Moyno[R] Series 4 Annihilator[TM] Grinder, a twin-shaft solids-reduction unit, incorporates a removable quick-change cutter cartridge. The drive components and cutter cartridge can both be removed from the flange housing as...

Ultrasonic sensors.(PRODUCTS)
May 1, 2005... Scientific Technologies, Inc. Automation Products Group's IRU-2000/3000 family of ultrasonic sensors provide a reliable, non-contact method of determining distance or level measurements. The sensors offer a detection range from 1 ft. to 35...

Top-entry mixer.(LITERATURE)
May 1, 2005... Chemineer, Inc. The QE[D.sup.Plus] top-entry mixer line is designed for mid-range fluid-mixing applications. Full-color brochure features the three OED models: the QED-D for open-tank applications: the OED-A flange-mounted configuration...

Fumed silica for powder coatings.(LITERATURE)
May 1, 2005... Degussa Eight-page brochure provides information on the use of AEROSIL[R] fumed silica and AEROXIDE[R] Alu C in powder coatings, including guidelines on their use in powder coatings formulations. Utilizing these products, customers in the...

2004 Standard Reference Materials catalog.(LITERATURE)
May 1, 2005... The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) have been used by NIST as vehicles for transferring measurement science and technology, through channels of industry and commerce, to the nation at...

Copolymer dispersions.(LITERATURE)
May 1, 2005... Michelman Brochure showcases Michem[R] Prime EAA copolymer dispersions. These dispersions provide the functional advantages of solvent coating systems without the health, safety and environmental issues associated with solvent products,...

Chemical intermediates.(LITERATURE)
May 1, 2005... Solvay Chemicals, Inc. A new eight-page brochure, Focusing on Chemical Intermediates, highlights a range of products and their uses in the chemical intermediates industry. Among others, epichlorohydrin, in the manufacture of epoxy resins:...

Acquisitions reshape the face of the paint industry.
May 1, 2005... A major reshaping of the paint industry structure has occurred in recent years, due primarily to mergers and acquisitions. Large and mid-sized producers have been acquiring smaller producers to expand their product lines and geographical...

Two thousand five additives guide.
May 1, 2005... There are many additives on the market from which a formulator may choose to solve or alleviate problems that arise, to improve product quality, or to prevent problems from arising during manufacturing. Many of these additives are multipurpose...

2005 additives suppliers.
May 1, 2005... ABRASION-RESISTANCE ADDITIVES CLARIANT CORP., PIGMENTS & ADDITIVES 500 Washington St. Coventry, RI 02816 (800) 441-4414 Fax; (401) 823-2565 Email: info@clariant.com Website: www.pa.clariant.com DEGUSSA CORPORATION ...