Paint & Coatings Industry articles from September 2003

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from September 2003

Chemical economics (1).(Guest Viewpoint)
September 1, 2003... Chemical economics is a topic that is usually foreign to many bench chemists and chemical engineers. Yet an awareness of this topic and its components can be useful as one engages in the various aspects of the coatings industry. Obviously,...

NPCA announces forum-session plans, other program details for Annual Meeting.(Industry News)
September 1, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The NPCA's 2003 Annual Meeting will feature forum sessions on global alliances for small and medium-size companies, market trends, the challenges of rising energy and raw-material costs, and the latest edition of the NPCA's "U.S....

Lead-paint lawsuits dismissed by courts in California, Wisconsin.(Industry News)
September 1, 2003... Lawsuits against former suppliers of lead paint and pigments were dismissed in Milwaukee and Santa Clara County, CA, in the latest legal triumphs for the industry in the lead-paint litigation arena. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Timothy...

Past President Gough to receive top FSCT honor.(Industry News)
September 1, 2003... BLUE BELL, PA -- The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced that Gerry J. Gough, ICI Packaging Coatings Ltd., Birmingham, UK, will receive the FSCT's 2003 George Baugh Heckel Award, the organization's highest honor. The...

Troy Corp. plans return of 5K Run/Walk at ICE.(Industry News)
September 1, 2003... FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- Troy Corp. announced plans for the 16th annual "Troy 5K Run/Walk," scheduled for Nov. 13 in Philadelphia during the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's International Coatings Expo (ICE). The event benefits the...

Eastman Chemical team wins "Best Paper' prize at coatings conference.(Industry News)
September 1, 2003... TROY, MI -- Research conducted by Eastman Chemical Co. indicates that blends of chlorinated polyolefins with non-chlorinated adhesion promoters may result in enhanced gasoline resistance while maintaining other key coatings properties such as...

Mary G. Brodie; was former CIEF President.(Obituary)
September 1, 2003... CLEVELAND -- Mary G. Brodie, retired Division director, Technical Facilities, with The Sherwin-Williams Co. and long active with the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology's educational foundation, died July 23 in Cleveland following a...

Q can I formulate a zero-VOC paint with Airflex[R] EF811 emulsion?(Ask the Expert)
September 1, 2003... A Yes, Airflex EF811 emulsion, a next-generation VAE binder recently introduced by Air Products Polymers, can be formulated into zero-VOC paints. Although this product performs best in formulations that contain some level of filming aid,...

2003 Calendar: meetings, shows and educational programs.
September 1, 2003... September 23-25 Eurocoat 2003 IDEXPO Lyon, France Fax: +33 (146) 63 26 00 Info@idexpo.com October 1-2 LASCT Technical Conference Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology Buena Park, CA ...

H.B. Fuller Co.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... H.B. Fuller Co. has named Jim Conaty Group president, Global Adhesives, replacing Peter Koxholt, who is retiring due to illness. Conaty will assume responsibility for the company's global adhesives businesses, and will retain overall...

Ameron International Corp.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Ameron International Corp, has named R.S. "Rocky" Friedrich vice president, Research and Engineering, and Terrence P. O'Shea vice president, Human Resources Friedrich joined Ameron in 1971 as a research and development engineer and has been...

Rohm and Haas Co.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Rohm and Haas Co.'s board of directors elected Gail P. Granoff to the newly created position of chief Compliance and Governance officer. Granoff will provide guidance on compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock...

Stonebridge Technical Services.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Debora L. Hense has joined Stonebridge Technical Services, a coatings testing and development company, as a consultant with responsibility for management of testing and development activities.

Akzo Nobel.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Akzo Nobel announced that S. Ishwar, managing director of Akzo Nobel Coatings India Private Ltd., has been named president of the Indian Paint Association. Akzo Nobel Coatings India Private Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Akzo Nobel NV,...

NL Industries Inc.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... NL Industries Inc. announced that J. Landis Martin has resigned as president and CEO in order to devote more of his time to the operations of Titanium Metals Corp., where he is chairman, president and CEO. NL Industries Chairman Harold Simmons...

Eliokem.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Michael O'Shaughnessy has joined Eliokem in the newly created position of Commercial director for U.S. Operations. O'Shaugnessy formerly held sales and marketing management positions with Alberdingk Boley Inc. and Vianova Resins Inc.

Chemcentral Corp.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... Chemcentral Corp. announced a new specialty chemicals sales initiative and said Philip A. Scafido, vice president and director of Sales, will focus on the company's specialty chemicals business. Jerry M. Williams, formerly vice president of...

RPM International Inc.(Names In The News)
September 1, 2003... RPM International Inc.'s Dryvit Systems Inc. business named Steve Wachtler president of Dryvit Systems Europe. Wachtler has held a variety of senior-management positions with Dryvit since joining the company in 1989, and was most recently vice...

DuPont announces deals to launch coatings venture businesses in China.(Company News)
September 1, 2003... BEIJING -- DuPont Performance Coatings announced agreements with Beijing Red Lion Coatings Co. Ltd. of China, forming two automotive coatings joint ventures based in Beijing and Changchun, China. The ventures have received final government...

Akzo Nobel expansion in China to continue with new coatings plant.(Company News)
September 1, 2003... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel announced plans to build a new architectural-coatings production facility in China, with construction scheduled to begin by the end of the year. The plant, which will produce waterborne wall paints, is...

Benjamin Moore & Co.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... Benjamin Moore & Co., Montvale, NJ, said the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, an independent, nonprofit organization, has awarded its GREENGUARD Certification to Benjamin Moore's Eco Spec line of paint products based on the products' low VOC...

BASF AG.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... BASF AG, Frankfurt, Germany, citing an outlook that calls for continued weakness in sales and earnings in North America, announced plans for a two-phased cost-cutting program in the NAFTA region. News reports in Europe said the company plans to...

Bayer Polymers L.L.C.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... Bayer Polymers L.L.C., Pittsburgh, announced plans to close its polyether polyol production unit at Institute, WV, in the first quarter of 2004 and shift manufacturing to the company's South Charleston, WV, site and other North American...

Ferro Corp.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... Ferro Corp., Cleveland, announced the sale of its Petroleum Additives business to Dover Chemicals, a subsidiary of ICC Chemicals Inc. The business produces fuel additives and metalworking lubricants. Ferro also said it completed the previously...

ICI plc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... ICI plc, London, announced plans for a second round of cost-cutting actions as the company seeks to rebound from disappointing financial results in recent quarters. Chief Executive John McAdam said the moves will include reductions in capital...

Millennium Chemicals Inc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... Millennium Chemicals Inc., Red Bank, NJ, announced that CEO William Landuyt resigned and was replaced by director Worley Clark Jr., who was named chairman, and Executive Vice President Robert Lee, who was named president and CEO. Millennium...

NL Industries Inc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... NL Industries Inc., Houston, announced plans to close its Houston administrative office and consolidate its corporate headquarters in Dallas. NL also said Lawrence A. Wigdor has retired as president, CEO and director of Kronos Inc., NL...

PPG Industries Inc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... PPG Industries Inc.'s PPG Aerospace--PRC DeSoto business said it will begin manufacturing aerospace coatings at the business's Suzhou, China, application support center in the third quarter. The application-support center began operations in...

RPM International Inc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2003... RPM International Inc., Medina, OH, announced the opening of RPM Europe S.A., a new European developrnent office that will seek to expand the company's presence in Europe. The development office, located in Waterloo, Belgium, will explore...

View On Poland.(World Market Place)
September 1, 2003... In the 9th and 10th centuries there existed a few tribes within the boundaries of modern Poland in the Odra and Wisla river basins. The name of Poland comes from the name of the Polanie tribe, which managed to unite most tribes and establish a...

The effect of fine-particle-size extenders and entrapped air on Ti[O.sub.2] in emulsion paints.
September 1, 2003... Titanium dioxide pigments provide both opacity and whiteness to paint films and influence a wide range of other film properties. The introduction and development of Ti[O.sub.2] throughout the 20th century enabled the production of high-quality...

The effect of water resistance: on the durability of waterborne coatings.
September 1, 2003... Water resistance, UV resistance and the ability to resist damage on thermal cycling are some of the main components that determine exterior durability of many types of coatings. In particular, those coatings that are used on low-slope (or flat)...

Computer color-formulation & batch-correction software.
September 1, 2003... Color formulation and correction involves a complex series of tasks. The technology that helps streamline this process requires sophisticated software. But sophisticated on the inside doesn't have to mean complicated on the outside. Colorists...

Performance of durable fluoropolymer coatings.
September 1, 2003... Fluoropolymer coatings are known as highly durable coatings that can maintain their initial performance for a long period. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVdF) was widely used as a first-generation fluoropolymer coating, however, because it should...

Coatings customers improve performance with DuPont portal: most companies now have websites with varying amounts of product information to assist customers. DuPont Titanium Technologies has gone a step further in seeking ultimate customer satisfaction with its new portal. The following is an interview PCI had with the DuPont Titanium Technologies' eBusiness Manager, Maureen Roberts.
September 1, 2003... Q: First, what is a portal? Roberts: Webster's defines it as a "doorway, entrance or gate--a portal of knowledge." We view it as a website that offers a broad array of resources and services designed so a user receives personalized...

Polyurea spray--applied systems: for concrete protection.(International)
September 1, 2003... Polyurea spray coatings technology is a recent development in the polyurethane coatings industry. Polyurethane chemistry has been in existence for approximately 60 years, while elastomeric urethane coatings have been available since the 1970s....

Q my company is concerned about the environment. What surfactants are available that offer biodegradability and performance?(Ask the Expert)
September 1, 2003... A Air Products is committed to green chemistry and offers a number of unique, high-performance additives prepared using clean process technology. The most recent of these are the EnviroGem[R] AE surfactants, a family of readily biodegradable,...

Influence of functional monomers on latexes and coatings.(International)
September 1, 2003... The formulation of wood coatings based on totally VOC-free materials is difficult. When looking for high blocking resistance, we expect a hard binder. Classical binders have a high lowest film-forming temperature (MPFT), and formulations or...

Smart rheology resins for coatings.
September 1, 2003... In the 20th century, resins concepts for coatings evolved from rather simple, one-component air-drying systems to more complex, two-component systems. An increasing demand for coatings with improved quality has been the driving force for this...

Q Is there a primer/sealer system now available that provides good adhesion to freshly poured concrete?(Ask the Expert)
September 1, 2003... A Conventional 100% solids ar high solids epoxy primer/ sealers have shown poor adhesion to freshly poured concrete and therefore require a 28-day wait until they can be applied. But with new Anquamine[R] 287 waterborne epoxy curing agent, the...

Schedule of events.(Coating 2003)
September 1, 2003... MONDAY, October 27 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m Registration Open--Outside Exhibit Hall B TUESDAY, October 28 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration Open--Outside Exhibit Hall B 8:30-9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation--Kevin Butt,...

List of exhibitors (as of August 6, 2003).(Coating 2003)
September 1, 2003... A.E.S.F Accelerated Curing Inc. ACE Equipment ACT Laboratories, Inc, Advanced Robotic Technologies Air & Waste Management Assoc. Alliance Plastics Aluminum Anodizers Council Amariko Software American...

Internet directory.
September 1, 2003... ACIMA, A Rohm and Haas Company www.acima.com Global providers of anti-microbial solutions for paint and coatings Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. www.airproducts.com/coatings Surfynol[R], Dynol[TM] and EnviroGem[R] additives,...

Nano-particle polymer technology.(Materials Watch)
September 1, 2003... ElizaNor-Polyrner, Inc. This company has developed a polymer that will significantly reduce the VOC content in solventborne paints. Based upon a core-shell nano-particle polymer technology, the nano-particle preparation displays the...

Polymer.(Materials Watch)
September 1, 2003... AGA Chemicals Inc. This subsidiary of Japan's Asahi Glass Co. has introduced Lumiflon LF-710F, a 100%-solid polymer for powder coatings. Lumiflon LF-710F boasts a 90-98% application rate (vs. 70-80% in solvent grades) and compliancy with...

Silica.(Materials Watch)
September 1, 2003... Cabot Corp. CAB-O-SIL CT1221 is a hydrophobic treated silica designed to provide the high fluidization performance and free-flowing properties required for powder coatings to produce consistent, high-quality finishes. The material is...

Thickener.(Materials Watch)
September 1, 2003... Avecia This company has introduced SOLTHIX[TM] A100 polymeric associative thickener. Based on acrylic technology, the product is extremely efficient at delivering high viscosity at low shear--with lower dosages required to achieve...

Dispersants.(Materials Watch)
September 1, 2003... EFKA Additives This company has developed a new production method--heterogeneous (emulsion) polymerization--for its high-molecular-weight polymeric dispersants EFKA-4580, the first product manufactured using this new process, is a...

Ring mill.(Products)
September 1, 2003... DRAISWERKE, Inc. The DRAIS Super Ring Mill is this company's latest processing solution for pipeless and pumpless high-efficiency particle size reduction. The mill features a high-energy pinned agitator enclosed in a screen basket for...

Spectrophotometer.(Products)
September 1, 2003... GretagMacbeth The Color i[TM] 5 spectrophotometer offers exceptional flexibility and ease of use to measure the widest variety of samples regardless of size, shape, texture or opacity. Advanced features let the user simplify gloss...

Impeller.(Products)
September 1, 2003... Lightnin This company's A620 impeller has been designed and tested specifically for improved mixing performance in transitional flow regime blending applications. Certain applications, including smaller vessels and blending non-Newtonian...

Plastic pumps.(Products)
September 1, 2003... Versa-Matic Pump Co. The E5 1/2" plastic pump has been redesigned with a new manifold and footprint design to allow for easy installation in equipment containing pumps from other leading manufacturers. The new design features stronger,...

Double planetary mixers.(Products)
September 1, 2003... Charles Ross and Son Co. This company has announced a new design modification covering the 1/2-pint, 1-pint and 1-quart Laboratory Double Planetary Mixers. The new model is completely enclosed. Included as standard features are many...

Pump.(Products)
September 1, 2003... Bran+Luebbe This company's P Pump combines durability, reliability and flexibility, Designed for 24-hour continuous service, the pump handles pressures up to 15,000 psig. Stroke lengths are infinitely variable between zero and 100% maximum...