Paint & Coatings Industry articles from October 2008

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from October 2008

Chemical industry recurrent themes.(VIEWPOINT)
October 1, 2008... Its fall already and, as we wind down this year, I find myself looking forward to 2009, as I think it bodes great technological advances. The last 12 months have seen a consistent increase in "green" and "sustainability" themes. Some of this is...

Study forecasts growth for U.S. paint and coatings.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... CLEVELAND -- U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to expand 3.1 percent per annum to $23 billion in 2012. Volume gains are projected to accelerate from the sluggishness of the 2002-2007 period, when an economic slowdown, combined with...

Marine and protective coatings market slated for growth.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... LONDON -- Information Research (IRL) has published a new study, "An Overview of the Global Marine and Protective Coatings Markets." The publication covers the world marine sector and the global protective coatings sector. Total marine...

ASTM prints new edition.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- A new edition of ASTM International Standards on Color and Appearance Measurement is now available in print and online. The compilation provides 126 ASTM standards used in appearance analysis for a variety of materials...

Color choice ranked as first consumer painting concern.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... WHEELING, IL -- While the intent to purchase paint remains undaunted in the slow economy, consumers are paying increased attention to finding the right paint color, according to a new study of U.S. households released by The Valspar Corp. In...

Ceresana Research releases HDPE market study.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... KONSTANZ, Germany -- According to a new study released by Ceresana Research, global demand for HDPE is primarily influenced by rapidly growing sectors such as the packaging and construction industries. The study reports that although North...

NCCA conducts online poll.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... CLEVELAND -- In an effort to learn more about the challenges manufacturers are facing, the National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) is conducting a series of short polls within its electronic newsletter. The newsletter is distributed to more...

Program available for UTECH Europe 2009.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... LONDON -- The program for the UTECH Europe 2009 conference has been issued. The three-day event runs from March 31-April 2, 2009, in the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Over 80 papers will be...

Coatings for Plastics Symposium issues call for papers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... TROY, MI -- Abstracts are now being accepted for the 12th Annual Coatings for Plastics Symposium, to be held June 2-4, 2009, at the Westin Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL. The deadline for submission is December 8, 2008. The technical...

NPCA and FSCT join annual meetings, host conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference news)
October 1, 2008... WASHINGTON -- The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) will hold their annual meetings concurrently and will offer a new CoatingsTech Conference April 26-29, 2009, at the...

Brookfield offers training.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... MIDDLEBORO, MA -- Brookfield is offering three courses that provide users of Brookfield instrumentation with the hands-on knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity and texture-test methods. These day-long training sessions will give...

Planning underway for European Coatings Show 2009.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... NUREMBERG, Germany -- The European Coatings Show, scheduled for March 31 to April 2, 2009, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, will once again set the trends for the production of high-quality, competitive coatings, paint, sealants,...

Carbon Black World 2008 slated for November.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... SURREY, UK -- IntertechPira's Carbon Black World 2008 will take place Nov. 3-5, 2008, at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside, Vancouver, Canada. The conference will provide carbon black producers, users, feedstock suppliers and...

A&WMA offers Hazardous Waste Combustion Conference.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Conference news)
October 1, 2008... PITTSBURGH -- The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present the Hazardous Waste Combustors Conference and Exhibition from Nov. 12-14, 2008, in Galveston, TX. This conference will focus on hazardous waste combustion and related...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(Calendar)
October 1, 2008... OCTOBER 12-14 ASC Fall Convention www.ascouncil.org 14-15 Woodcoatings Congress www.pra-world.com 14-15 North African Coatings Congress www.northafricancoatings congress.com 14-16 FutureCoat! www.coatingstech.org/Programs ...

PPG opens plant for automotive coatings in China.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... WUHU, China -- PPG Industries has celebrated the opening of its new automotive coatings plant in Wuhu, China. Charles E. Bunch, PPG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Yin Tongyue, Chairman and General Manager of Chery Automotive, were...

Dow Reichhold announces site closures, plans to cease all business activities.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC -- Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc., has announced the planned sale of certain business assets, the permanent closure of all facilities and the...

Tikkurila to establish sales company in Belarus.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... HELSINKI, Finland -- Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paint and coatings business, will establish a sales company in Eastern Europe called IP Tikkurila in Minsk, Belarus. The company will be responsible for the marketing, sales and...

Hexion Specialty Chemicals plans Brazil expansion.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... COLUMBUS, OH -- Hexion Specialty Chemicals has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Hexion Quimica Industria e Comercio Ltda., has begun construction of a formaldehyde and resins manufacturing complex to serve the rapidly growing engineered...

Majemac Southeast to distribute for Fuji Silysia Chemical.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... CLEARWATER, FL -- Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd. has appointed Majemac Southeast LLC. to be its distributor for the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Majemac has represented Fuji Silysia in Florida since 2005 and this appointment is an...

BASF names new distributors.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... CHARLOTTE, NC -- BASF has named two new distributors for a number of its latex dispersions products in the United States. D.H. Litter Co. will be an exclusive distributor for BASF Acronal[R], Acronal Optive[R] Butofan[R] Butonal[R],...

MetoKote opens eighth facility in Mexico.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... LIMA, OH -- MetoKote Corp. has opened its newest facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. This is the eighth facility in Mexico for MetoKote, which has a total of 38 facilities across North America, South America and Europe. The plant...

AkzoNobel opens protective coatings site in China.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- AkzoNobel has opened a new site for the manufacture and sale of protective coatings in Suzhou, China, about 80 kilometers west of Shanghai. Leif Darner, the AkzoNobel Board of Management member responsible for...

Barvil BV opens U.S. operation.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... ANGOLA, IN -- Baril BV, a liquid coatings manufacturer in the Netherlands, has announced the opening of its U.S. operation, Baril US. Located in Angola, IN, Baril US produces and promotes a patented dual-cure chemistry (DCC) coating, which...

RBP Chemical Technology names Central American Distributor.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... MILWAUKEE -- RBP Chemical Technology has named UltechGraph as distributor for its line of printing-industry chemicals in Central America. Based in Managua, Nicaragua, UltechGraph provides printing-industry-consumable products to newspapers and...

RNT adds distribution in Japan and Southeast Asia.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... HUNT VALLEY, MD -- Reactive NanoTechnologies, Inc. (RNT), developer and manufacturer of NanoFoil[R], has reached an agreement with Ito Corp., a distributor of electronic materials and components headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, to distribute...

LANXESS taps distributors to sell inorganic pigments.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... PITTSBURGH -- LANXESS Corp.'s Inorganic Pigments Group (IPG) has reached an agreement with Dowd and Guild Inc. and J.F. Shelton Co. to sell the chemical company's BAYFERROX[R] inorganic pigments. Both distributors will sell the pigments to...

Fitz Chem honored with award.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... ITASCA, IL -- Fitz Chem Corp. has been recognized for its performance by earning Rio Tinto Minerals/Luzenac America Inc. 2007 Distributor of the Year Award. Fitz Chem has been a Rio Tinto Minerals/Luzenac American distributor for over 15 years...

Malvern Instruments forms joint venture in India.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... MALVERN, UK -- Malvern Instruments and Aimil, Malvern's long-term distribution partner in India, have formed a joint venture, Malvern Aimil Instruments Pvt Ltd. The new company became operational on May 1, 2008. The joint venture will be...

3M expands Palmer Holland's role for distribution.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... ST PAUL, MN -- 3M has announced that Palmer Holland Co., North Olmsted, OH, has been given an expanded role throughout the central United States for distribution of 3M's Energy and Advanced Materials Division (EAMD) line of specialty chemicals...

Elcometer is now Elcometer Ltd.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... MANCHESTER, UK -- Elcometer has changed its name to Elcometer Limited. The name change reflects the company's global position and reinforces the Elcometer brand.

Hoover Color selects DEACOM.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... WAYNE, PA -- Deacom, Inc. has announced that Hoover Color Corp., a supplier of iron oxide pigments for the paint and coatings, building product, and plastic industries, has licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource...

Reichhold recognizes the E.W. Kaufmann Co.(COMPANY NEWS)
October 1, 2008... CHARLOTTE, NC -- At the recent American Coatings Conference, Reichhold honored E.W. Kaufmann for its sales efforts. An award was presented to E.W. Kaufmann for achieving "Most Sales of Target Technologies" during the 2007 sales year. E.W....

BASF makes bid for Ciba.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
October 1, 2008... LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany -- BASF SE, the world's largest chemicals company by revenue, has made an offer to acquire Ciba Holding AG in a deal valued at approximately 3.8 billion [euro]. The merger of the activities of BASF and Ciba would...

ALTANA acquires effect pigments business.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
October 1, 2008... WESEL, Germany -- ALTANA has signed a contract to acquire the effect pigments business of United States Bronze Powders Inc. (USBP), Flemington, NJ. USBP will retain its powder business as well as its aluminum pigments business. Within the...

Sherwin-Williams acquires Inchem Holdings in Asia.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
October 1, 2008... CLEVELAND, OH -- The Sherwin-Williams Co. has completed the acquisition of the Liquid Coatings Subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited.

HORIBA Instruments purchases Beta Scientific assets.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
October 1, 2008... IRVINE, CA -- HORIBA Instruments Inc. has purchased all assets of Beta Scientific. The purchase provides HORIBA with all rights to the SA-9600 line of surface-area analyzers previously developed and sold by Beta Scientific. The technology,...

Ask the expert.
October 1, 2008... Q Can I convert my self-leveling epoxy formulation to waterborne and save money? A Absolutely. Anquamine[R] 731 curative was specifically designed for high-film build applications (1-3mm)--perfect for self-leveling flooring. It gives users...

AkzoNobel sells brands.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)
October 1, 2008... AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- AkzoNobel has agreed to sell its Crown Paints decorative paint business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house. AkzoNobel has also agreed to sell two Belgian brands to...

Tikkurila.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Susanna Aaltonen has been appointed Vice President, Communications, and a member of the Tikkurila Management Board. Aaltonen will be responsible for Tikkurila's Group Communications and report to Visa Pekkarinen, President for Kemira Coatings....

Plasticolors Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Plasticolors Inc. has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Campbell as Thermoset Plastics Sales Manager. Campbell will be responsible for overall sales of the Thermoset Plastics business unit. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Emerald Performance Materials.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Emerald Performance Materials has appointed Edward T. Gotch President of its Emerald Kalama Chemical business unit, reporting to the company's Board of Directors. Jim Donnelly has been appointed President of Emerald's Specialties business unit....

CPS Color.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Harri Kamppa has been appointed Global Supply Chain Director of CPS Color and a member of CPS Color Group Oy's management team. He will work at CPS Color's headquarters in Vantaa, Finland.

DuPont.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... DuPont has named Lewis E. Manring Vice President of Technology for its Coatings & Color Technologies business segment. Manring will oversee research and development globally for the segment, which includes DuPont Titanium Technologies and...

Arizona Chemical.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... After a 39-year career in the paper and chemical industries, Gerald C. Marterer, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire from Arizona Chemical. He will remain on the company's Board of Directors. Cornelis (Kees) Verhaar will join the...

Cook Composites and Polymers Co.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Ken Moran has been named Vice President for the coatings division of Cook Composites and Polymers Co. He will succeed Marcel de Wolf who was named the new CEO of Sartomer, a TOTAL Chemicals affiliate company.

Sun Chemical.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Sun Chemical has named Myron Petruch President, Performance Pigments. Petruch will oversee all of Sun Chemical's global performance pigments business. He joins Sun Chemical from BASF where he was responsible for its pigment and additives...

National Coatings Corp.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... National Coatings Corp. has appointed Jeff Poe as a Technical Sales Representative. Poe will be based out of Las Vegas, NV, and will be responsible for technical sales, inspections and the warranty program in the western states region.

Dwayne J. Roark has been appointed Business Communications Manager for Dow Biocides and ANGUS Chemical Co., a business unit and wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., respectively.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Dwayne J. Roark has been appointed Business Communications Manager for Dow Biocides and ANGUS Chemical Co., a business unit and wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., respectively. Roark is based in Buffalo Grove, IL, where he is...

E.W. Kaufmann.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Thomas G. Rudeau has been named Vice President and Regional Sales Manager for E.W. Kaufmann. While maintaining many of his existing customers, Rudeau will have the added responsibility of managing the company's sales effort in New England.

Bulab Holdings, Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] James (Jim) A. Shepherd and Phil Shannon have been elected to the Bulab Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors for 2008-2009. Bulab Holdings is the parent company of Buckman Laboratories.

Cray Valley.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Cray Valley has named Tom Voltz Plant Manager of the company's Beaumont, TX, manufacturing facility. In his new position, Voltz will be responsible for all facility operations and safety. He will report to Mohammed Dekiouk, Global Manufacturing...

Tronox Inc.(NAMES IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2008... Dennis L. Wanlass has been appointed to the Tronox Inc. Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors named Wanlass interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Thomas W. Adams, who will continue to serve as a member of...

How to formulate "eco-friendly" anticorrosive coatings.(GREEN TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Currently, the challenges faced by the coatings industry are not just to reduce costs and improve performance but also to fulfill strict legal requirements. The so-called "Eco-Friendly" anticorrosive coatings used to...

Building facades with an eye for color and the environment: modern architectural paints do more than just look good.(GREEN TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2008... What do colors mean to us? Colors fulfill several important functions. Colors are identifiers. They help us communicate, organize ourselves at work or at home, or move around in traffic. Colors also alert us. Signal colors attract our attention...

Novel high-solids systems based on silicone-epoxy resins.(GREEN TECHNOLOGY)
October 1, 2008... Corrosion protection for industrial, industrial maintenance and marine markets can be an expensive and overwhelming task. Protecting objects such as oil platforms, bridges, storage tanks, steel structures, concrete walls and floors, and ship...

Beyond the Zahn cup: cost-effective rheological data.
October 1, 2008... The standard coatings method for reading batch viscosity usually involves a Zahn or Efflux cup (Figure 1). This tried and true method involves testing for kinematic viscosity by dipping the cup into the batch and filling it with material. The...

Methods for developing high-shear or ICI viscosity: through the use of novel, hyper-efficient nonionic associative thickeners.
October 1, 2008... Through the adoption of increasingly more stringent environmental regulations, the coatings industry has been moving away from traditional oil-based paint systems and toward water-based systems that contain lower levels of VOCs. From an...

Crystallinity of coatings based on polyvinylidene flouride.
October 1, 2008... Many thermoplastic polymers are semi-crystalline; that is, they consist of amorphous regions and crystalline regions. In the amorphous regions, the polymer chains exist in a random pattern: in the crystalline regions, the polymer chains are in...

2-component polyurethane topcoats: formulating variables affecting weathering performance.
October 1, 2008... Polyurethane coatings are used today as architectural coatings, product finishes, automotive coatings and industrial maintenance coatings, making them among the most versatile coating types available. (1) Polyurethane topcoats were introduced...

Alkanolamine influence on adhesion of waterborne coatings to plastics.
October 1, 2008... Additives are incorporated into coatings for specific reasons (e.g., viscosity modification, surface tension modification, biocidal effects, etc.), but the influence of most additives goes significantly beyond their primary function. The...

New anti-fingerprint coatings.
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keeping surfaces free of contamination from fingerprints and dirt, as well as making them easier to clean, is an active field of research and technology development. Recent advances in the hybridization of...

Trimethylol propane monoallyl Ether: as hydroxyl-functional co-monomer.
October 1, 2008... The interest for hydroxyl-functional acrylic resins as a component in polyurethane coatings has increased not only because of improved performance through cross-linking, but also because of higher nonvolatile content. Hydroxyl functionality may...

The new age of waterborne soft-touch coatings.
October 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two-component (2K) polyurethane (PUR) soft-touch coatings have been used to coat plastics in the automotive industry for over a decade. Due to the inherent traits of polyurethanes, the coating formulations exhibit...

Glass fillers.(MATERIALS WATCH)
October 1, 2008... Vitro Minerals: The LA100, RG90 post-consumer-content glass fillers are white in color, inert, have low oil absorption, are crystalline silica free and will contribute LEED points. Containing up to 15 percent of post-consumer material, they can...

Colorants.(MATERIALS WATCH)
October 1, 2008... Evonik: COLORTREND[R] 808 colorants contain no VOCs (as per U.S. EPA Method 24), contain no free formaldehyde and are APE free. They are developed to have minimal impact on paint properties such as gloss, sag, dry time and hardness. These...

Nanopigments.(MATERIALS WATCH)
October 1, 2008... nGimat Co.: These nanopigments are doped metal oxides with high stability towards temperature and oxidation. The inorganic metal oxides can generate various colors that do not fade and are impervious to most organic and aqueous solvents. They...

Additives.(MATERIALS WATCH)
October 1, 2008... Momentive: CoatOSil 1220 and CoatOSil 1221 silicone surfactants provide excellent superwetting properties in waterborne coatings for spray applications, high-speed roll applications and hard-to-wet surfaces. Possible applications include...

Biobased solvent.(MATERIALS WATCH)
October 1, 2008... Vertec BioSolvents, Inc.: The biobased ELSOL[TM]-ISR blend is an environmentally friendly replacement for isophorone. Tested as a reduction solvent for paint and coatings, it produced the same flow-leveling characteristics as isophorone with...

Blenders.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... CHARLES ROSS & SON CO.: Used for the dry blending of free-flowing solids, these V-blenders are available from stock in 5-, 10- and 15-cu. ft. capacities. Features include intensifier bars for delumping, atmospheric construction, type-316...

Spectrophotometer.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... X-RITE: The xDNA[R] system with the MA98[R] handheld spectrophotometer measures the color and appearance of coatings with "sparkle" that confound optical instruments. The MA98 uses twice the number of illumination angles and sensors of prior...

Filler.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT: With a retractable bellows for drawing away toxic fumes, this sub-surface filling machine allows the filling lance to penetrate within 3" of the bottom of an 81"-tall IBC. Components include an NTEP-approved digital weight...

Rheometer.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... FREEMAN TECHNOLOGY: The FT4 Powder Rheometer provides comprehensive powder flowability data that can be correlated with processing experience for efficient processing and quality control. It provides automated shear testing, dynamic flowability...

Immersion mill.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... HOCKMEYER EQUIPMENT CORP.: The HCPS immersion mill features the addition of an upper auger and interchangeable scraper blades. It includes both a sidewall scraper and an anchor helix scraper. The "S" series is designed for processing...

Dew point meter.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... PAUL N. GARDNER CO., INC.: The PosiTector[R] DPM II measures and records climatic parameters including relative humidity, air temperature, surface temperature, dew-point temperature and difference between surface and dew-point temperatures. It...

Thickness gage.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... DEFELSKO CORP.: The PosiTector 200 uses ultrasound to test the thickness of coatings on concrete. Available with either standard or advanced features, and with a choice of two measuring ranges, it includes extended-range probes,...

Image analyzer.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... HORBIA: The PSA300 combines particle characterization software, an automated high-resolution microscope and camera into an imaging workstation. Particle volume determination is based on absolute 2D measurements and thus not limited to...

Pressure transducers.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2008... The PT-400 pressure transmitters provide a minimum of 10 million operating cycles with high accuracy of [+ or -] 0.25 percent F.S. in operating temperatures from -40 [degrees]F to 180[degrees]F. They cover pressures ranging from 0 up to 20,000...

Ask the expert.
October 1, 2008... Q As a formulator, what does Air Products offer to help me in the formulation of resin-free pigment dispersions? A Here at Air Products, we recognize that just supplying products is not enough. That is why we offer FAZT (the Formulator...