Paint & Coatings Industry articles from September 2004

Paint & Coatings Industry archives from September 2004

Powder coatings.(Viewpoint)
September 1, 2004... The growth of powder coatings has been so phenomenal over the past years that we sometimes tend to overlook it as a specific talking point. For many years Europe surpassed the United States in serious consideration of powder coatings, but we...

Ask the expert.
September 1, 2004... Q Can Airflex[R] EF811 Emulsion be used in exterior applications? A Airflex EF811 emulsion polymer is an aqueous dispersion of a vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer designed for cost-effective, low-VOC performance for architectural...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... To the Editor, I have several comments on the interesting and informative article "Solvent-Free and M-Pyrol-Free PUDs." The authors lead one to believe that the urethane/acrylic alloy they describe is a new development. This chemistry has...

Ryntz, Sayed-Sweet nominated for election to leadership of FSCT.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... BLUE BELL. PA -- The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced the nomination of Rose A. Ryntz, Visteon Corp., for election as president-elect of the organization for 2004-2005. Yasmin Sayed-Sweet, Cook Composites and Polymers,...

Ray Dickie to receive FSCT's George Baugh Heckel Award.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... BLUE BELL. PA -- The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology announced that Ray A. Dickie, editor of JCT Research and JCT CoatingsTech and a noted authority on automotive-coatings technology, will receive the organization's highest...

Political expert Rothenberg to address final session of NPCA Annual Meeting.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, will deliver the final general-session address at the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Chicago. The Rothenberg Political...

RadTech announces plans for WEST conference, show.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... CHEVY CHIASE, MD -- RadTech International North America announced program plans for uv.eb WEST 2005, a new, two-day conference and table-top exhibition scheduled for Feb. 10-11, 2005, in Los Angeles. The organization said presentations and...

EPA recognizes use of non-chromate coatings for aircraft-finishing applications.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... PHOENIX--Pantheon Chemical Co. said the Science and Engineering Laboratories at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, UT, have been named a recipient of the EPA Regional Administrative Award for Environmental Excellence as a result of the Air Force...

Plans announced for India Coatings Show.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... NEW DELHI -- Services International, New Delhi, and the India Paint Association announced plans for the India International Coatings Show 2005 exhibition and conference, scheduled for Jan. 14-16, 2005, in Mumbai. The show and conference...

Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's FOCUS Conference draws record attendance.(Industry news)
September 1, 2004... TROY, MI -- The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology's recent 29th annual FOCUS Conference drew a record attendance of 239 to the conference's one-day technical program. the society announced. The event, at the MSU Management Education...

Meetings, shows and educational programs.(2004 calendar)(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... SEPTEMBER 21-23 Powder Coating 2004 Powder Coating Institute Charlotte, NC 513/624.9988 21-23 39th Annual Liberty Bell Corrosion Course Philadelphia Section, NACE International Philadelphia Jack...

Second quarter delivers solid sales, earnings for major coatings companies.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... The fortunes of major coatings manufacturers continued to improve in the second quarter, building on the momentum of late 2003 and the first quarter of 2004. Sales and earnings benefited from strong economic growth rates, robust housing and...

Valspar, QUIKRETE announce launch of concrete-coatings alliance.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- The Valspar Corp. and QUIKRETE, a major producer of concrete products, announced a strategic alliance to manufacture and market a line of premium concrete coatings that the companies said would make a market debut in early 2005....

Akzo Nobel starts production at industrial coatings sites in China.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands -- Akzo Nobel Coatings' Industrial Finishes business announced the formal opening of two new multi-purpose coatings-manufacturing sites in China, at locations near Beijing and Shanghai. The sites, which employ a...

PPG Coatings Group launches 'dispense cell' facility in California.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... PITTSBURGH -- PPG Industries Inc.'s Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group launched an automated "dispense cell" at Mojave, CA, for the manufacture and delivery of the company's Duranar brand of coil and extrusion coatings on the West Coast. ...

DSM Desotech to build production plant in China.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... ELGIN, IL -- DSM Desotech Inc. announced the construction of a manufacturing facility in China to produce UV-cure materials for the fiber-optic cable market. The manufacturing operation, DSM Desotech Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Ltd., is...

Bayer Polymers renamed Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany -- Bayer AG announced a name change of Bayer Polymers L.L.C. to Bayer MaterialScience L.L.C., an action taken in response to a Bayer Group reorganization announced in November 2003. In the reorganization, Bayer announced...

Parent company of PCI to launch BNP Media LINX.(Company news)
September 1, 2004... TROY, MI -- BNP Media, the publisher of Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI) magazine, announced plans for the launch of BNP Media LINX, a "robust," user-friendly online search engine powered by Google that scans industries served by PCI and other...

Arch Chemicals Inc.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2004... Arch Chemicals Inc., Norwalk, CT, said its Sayerlack brand of specialty wood coatings marked the 50th anniversary of the brand's launch with the rollout of a line of coatings offering low toluene diisocycanate (TDI) content and the new Wood...

Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, announced the acquisition of 100% of its Kayaku Sartomer Co. joint-venture business in Japan, and the renaming of the business to Sartomer Japan Inc., effective Sept. 1.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2004... Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, announced the acquisition of 100% of its Kayaku Sartomer Co. joint-venture business in Japan, and the renaming of the business to Sartomer Japan Inc., effective Sept. 1. Sartomer previously sold its monomer and oligomer...

Unimin Corp.(Company News In Brief)
September 1, 2004... Unimin Corp., New Canaan, CT. announced the completion of a major capital expansion that will increase its nepheline syenite production capacity by 50%. The company supplies functional fillers from its Nephton and Blue Mountain. Ontario, plants...

Sherwin-Williams announces deal to acquire brush, roller company Paint Sundry Brands.(Mergers and acquisitions)
September 1, 2004... CLEVELAND -- The Sherwin-Williams Co. announced a definitive agreement for the purchase of 100% of the stock of privately held Paint Sundry Brands Corp., a manufacturer of paint brushes and rollers for professional contractors and...

Elementis completes acquisition of Sasol Servo's additives business.(Mergers and acquisitions)
September 1, 2004... HIGHTSTOWN, NJ -- Elementis plc completed the acquisition of Sasol Servo B.V. (Servo), a Netherlands-based specialty chemical manufacturer and a supplier of coatings additives. Terms were not disclosed. Elementis said it would integrate the...

Akzo Nobel acquires ALTANA coil business.(Mergers and acquisitions)
September 1, 2004... ARNHEM, The Netherlands Akzo Nobel announced the acquisition of ALTANA Chemic AG's Rhenacoat S.A. coil-coatings business in France. Terms were not disclosed. The business is part of ALTANA's Coatings & Sealants business unit, and had sales...

Rockwood Pigments to acquire Johnson Matthey pigments unit.(Mergers and acquisitions)
September 1, 2004... PRINCETON, NJ -- Rockwood Specialties Group Inc. subsidiary Rockwood Pigments (UK) Ltd. announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Pigments and Dispersions business of Johnson Matthey plc for approximately $ 50 million. The...

INVISTA Specialty Intermediates.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... INVISTA Specialty Intermediates, formerly DuPont Textiles and Intermediates, appointed a leadership team for its DBE specialty esters business, a supplier of dibasic esters used in coatings and other products. The team, based in Wilmington, DE,...

Alar Engineering Corp.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Tony Melone has joined Alar Engineering Corp., a supplier of wastewater-treatment systems, as Southeast Regional Sales manager. Melone has 10 years of experience in sales of chemicals and equipment.

Raabe Corp.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Raabe Corp. has named Mary Olson Sales coordinator, Specialty Markets, with responsibility for assisting the company's custom-aerosol and liquid-packaging sales team.

W.R. Grace & Co.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... W.R. Grace & Co. named Gregory E. Puling president of the company's newly formed Grace Davison Specialty Materials business. He assumes responsibility for the operation of Grace Davison's Silica Products, Polyolefin, Chemical Catalysts and...

Sartomer Co.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Sartomer Co. has promoted Kevin W. Rice to Agents/Distributors Relations manager for the United Stales, Christopher M. Stretch to Technical Sales representative for the company's West territory, and Stephane Thion to Sales manager, Latin...

BYK-Chemie USA.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Brace Seeber has joined BYK-Chemie USA as Sales manager of the company's paint additives division, with responsibility for the division's sales and agent/distributor network in the NAFTA region. Seeber formerly held sales, marketing and...

Quaker Color.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Renee Shreves has joined Quaker Color as Sales & Marketing manager. She was formerly with Bayer Corp. and has 14 years' experience in the coatings and plastics industries. Quaker Color is a supplier of pigment dispersions and waterborne...

Fitz Chem Corp.(Names in the news)
September 1, 2004... Deborah L. Zopel has joined Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, IL, as a Customer Service representative. Zopel has 10 years' experience in the chemical distribution industry in the Chicago area.

Acrylic latex paints: still the gold standard for exterior performance.
September 1, 2004... For over four decades, properly formulated, top-quality latex paints based on all-acrylic binders have withstood all challenges to their position as the premier architectural finishes in North America. Recently, however, suppliers of other...

New emulsifiable MDI variants for sealers and primers on dry and wet concrete.
September 1, 2004... The Directive 1999/13/EC on the emissions limitations of volatile organic compounds (VOC) addresses the use of organic solvents in coatings. Organic solvents are used to facilitate the application of adhesives, coatings and inks, after which...

The search for Exxate fluids replacements for solventborne coatings.
September 1, 2004... Since ExxonMobil Chemical Co. announced the discontinuation of its Exxate[TM](1) fluids line, users of these solvents have been seeking suitable replacements. Although specified in a variety of applications, Exxate fluids have found frequent...

Measuring effect pigments.
September 1, 2004... Color and appearance are key factors in the purchase of a product. Eye-catching finishes draw the customer's attention to the product and help give the impression of added value. Automotive manufacturers learned this lesson long ago and now use...

Pigments exhibiting diffractive light interference.
September 1, 2004... Traditionally, decorative pigments Produced using vacuum, roll coating processes rely on the interaction of light with one or more layers of the pigment flake structure to produce color-shifting effects. By controlling the physical dimensions...

Solid-state viscometer for real-time, on-line and in-line application addresses industry needs.
September 1, 2004... Viscosity control for product quality and process control is a crucial aspect of manufacturing in the coatings industry. As suppliers focus on customer satisfaction and product consistency, viscosity becomes more important to measure and...

Wet color control--an efficient concept for paint processing.
September 1, 2004... The paint market demands products that offer high quality, reliability, reproducibility and repeatability. Thus, colorimetry has assumed a very important function for paint manufacturers by allowing color matching using equipment that measures...

New twists for Ti[O.sub.2]: pigment powerhouse DuPont pursues new business with niche-market grades, "brand extension" concepts.(Global perspectives)
September 1, 2004... Titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) producers may never manage to transform the indispensable pigment commodity into a glitzy specialty product. But DuPont Titanium Technologies, the world's biggest Ti[O.sub.2] manufacturer, is certainly giving some...

Formulating acid-catalyzed wood coatings: what you need to succeed.(Nuts And Bolts of Coatings Formulation)
September 1, 2004... Acid-catalyzed finishes have been used for years in a variety of wood coatings applications, including cabinetry and office furniture. Typical acid-catalyzed alkyd/amino systems, commonly described as "conversion varnish," exhibit fast cure...

Polymer selector guide.(Literature)
September 1, 2004... Interpolymer Corp. This 8-page book highlights Syntran[R] and Megatran[R] polymers and also provides all overview of the company's philosophies, technologies and capabilities. Polymers are grouped by the applications in which they improve...

Interactive CD-ROM catalog.(Literature)
September 1, 2004... NETZSCH Inc. The NEMO[R] Progressing Cavity Pumps Catalog on CD-ROM is an easy-to-navigate digital catalog that describes NEMO's line of progressing cavity pumps. geometries, accessories and manufacturing capabilities. Also included are...

Coatings resins guide.(Literature)
September 1, 2004... Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) Company has published the 2004 edition of its Coatings Resins Product Information Guide. Organized into nine general categories--Polyesters, Acrylics, Emulsions, Additives, Alkyds, Epoxies, Varnishes,...

HunterLab measure color ... measure quality: www.hunterlab.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... HunterLab color measurement spectrophotometers are ideal for quality control and color formulation of paint and coatings. Measure raw materials such as pigments, bases and additives as well as finished product including liquid paint, powder...

Novaflow Systems Inc.: www.novaflow.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... AUTOMATE YOUR SMALL BATCH TINTING! Take the guesswork out of your batch tinting operations! This unit is designed to provide high accuracy small batch tinting for critical shade adjustments. Dispense accuracies of +/- 0.2 grams are achievable....

SensaDyne Instrument Div.: www.sensadyne.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Solve coating formulation problems with SensaDyne Surface Tensiometers for laboratory and in-process applications. Formulators can improve transfer, spreading and adhesion of inks, coatings and other formulations by testing for, and choosing...

VORTI-SIV Division of MM Industries: www.vorti-siv.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... VORTI SIV Division of MM Industries in Salem, Ohio, manufactures a full line of inline and offline gyratory sieves, strainers, and separators. These models, along with our complete range of all-stainless steel self-cleaning filtration systems,...

SEMicro Division M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc.: www.adhesiontesting.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... PATTI adhesion testers provide accurate, quantitative measurement of the pull-off strength of your paint, adhesive, or coating. A patented, self-aligning system uses compressed gas to apply a continuous load to a pull stub mounted on the test...

Troy Corporation: www.troycorp.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Go to www.troycorp.com for information on Troy Corporation, an innovator and manufacturer of preservatives and additives. The website features useful search resources and information on Troy services and products, including new zero-VOC...

FSI: www.fsifilters.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... The new Vorex HP cartridge is an absolute-rated, optimal gradient density cartridge with a much larger void area, which produces a substantially longer on stream life, increased dirt holding capacity and a lower pressure drop. The Vorex HP...

Burgess Pigment Co.: www.burgesspigment.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... The Burgess website provides a brief overview of Burgess Pigment Co.'s complete line of thermo-optic calcined kaolin products, contains domestic and international distributor contact information, as well as MSDS and sample request...

NETZSCH Inc.: www.netzschusa.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... NETZSCH Incorporated manufactures a complete line of wet grinding and dispersion equipment and dry grinding and classification machines. Comprehensive website features equipment descriptions, operating principles, technical specifications and...

Wayne Pigment Corp.: www.waynepigment.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... www.waynepigment.com offers historical company information, product descriptions and data sheets on innovative corrosion inhibitive and stain-inhibitive products, and global sales and distribution information. Please visit our website for...

Peach State Labs: www.peachstatelabs.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Peach State Labs is a closely held specialty polymer chemical company. Peach State Labs offers value to its customers by inventing and employing creative product solutions that add value to products. Peach State Labs insists on creating and...

Q-Panel Lab Products: www.q-panel.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Q-Panel Lab Products is a global provider of material durability testing products. We produce test substrates, weathering, light stability, corrosion and chip impact testers. Highly qualified, independent representatives sell and service...

Degussa AG, Coatings & Colorants: www.coatings-colorants.com, www.smart-formulating.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... This service portal includes the most important information of Degussa AG's Coatings & Colorants Business Unit on its broad product portfolio, such as technical data sheets and current product range, and makes these available in a user-friendly...

Russell Finex: www.russellfinex.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... For almost 70 years, Russell Finex has provided effective processing solutions to the paint and coatings industry by helping manufacturers improve their product quality and reduce waste. Visit this website to find information on a range of...

Jyoti Ceramic Industries: www.jyoticeramic.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Heard of wonder ceramic micro milling beads of 21st century? What protects your costly equipment from severe abrasion corrosion wear? Looking for tough & durable mill lining? Which is the ideal grinding media for speedy dispersion and particle...

DuPont Titanium Technologies: www.titanium.dupont.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Visit www.titanium.dupont.com, available in five languages, for product information, data sheets and MSDS. Receive guidance on selecting the right product for your application. Locate a distributor or DuPont Titanium Technologies customer...

Reynolds Industries: www.reynoldsmixers.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Reynolds Industries' website is built to provide the solutions you need. Ask the Expert for quick answers or contact your sales representative directly. Read our white papers and learn about mixers, engineered systems and other equipment that...

Buhler Inc.: www.buhlergroup.com/ vu/bmin/en/default.asp.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... The teaming-up of Drais and Buhler offers manufacturers of printing inks, coatings and specialty chemicals a wide range of technology solutions. Moreover, former Draiswerke customers can of course benefit from the entire global service network...

Conn & Co.: www.connblade.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... The Conn Blades are the only blending/dispersion blades that provide true pumping action for complete material circulation. The ITT style is the most aggressive. The LT style provides the same superior pumping but is gentle enough for...

Hoover Color Corporation: www.hoovercolor.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... To view information on our company and it's history, or for further information on our various lines of pigments that we have to offer, please feel free to visit our website. You may also view information on our distributor/agent network,...

3M: www.3m.com/additives.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... 3M[TM] Novee[TM] fluorosurfactants are used to eliminate surface defects, improve flow, enhance gloss, promote adhesion and provide other useful properties in waterborne, solventborne, UV-curable, water reducible and high-solids coatings....

LINQ Industrial Fabrics: www.crohmiq.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Visit our site to learn more about CROHMIQ[R] Static Dissipative Fabric used in Type D FIBCs. You will learn how CROHMIQ works, how you can apply it to your application, and how you can find FIBCs made from our fabric.

Precision IBC: www.precisionibc.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Visit our new online resource center for environmentally safe and economical solutions for your liquid and dry material handling needs. You will find information on stainless, carbon, and poly units available new or reconditioned, as well as a...

Crompton Corporation: www.cromptoncorp.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Crompton Corporation is a global producer and marketer of polymer products and specialty chemicals in 120 countries. Our products and services help solve customers' problems and add value to their products. The site includes information on our...

Charles Ross & Son Co.: www.mixers.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Ross Online provides fast answers to processing questions in mixing, blending, dispersion, drying, emulsification and control systems. More than just a catalog of products, the website provides information on all Ross products and suggests...

Arizona Instrument: www.azic.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Arizona Instrument's website features complete information on our entire line of Computrac moisture analyzers and all of their optional accessories. The customer service section of our site provides information on training class schedules,...

Kady International: Kadyinternational.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Go to the Web to learn about the complete line of Kady International mills and mixers. See available used equipment and request a new CD about the Kady rotor stator process. Ask about the Kady's application in your industry and how to bring the...

Air Products: www.airproducts.com/chemicals.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Visit Air Products' enhanced web site for instant access to detailed information on the company's extensive line of epoxy additives and resins, surfactants and wetting agents, and water-based polymers for the worldwide paints and coatings...

Lyondell: www.lyondell.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Click through the animated features on our home page to learn about our latest product and technology developments, company news and much more. Click on "Products and Services" > "Product Selector" > "By Product" > or "By Market" to access and...

Elcometer, Inc.: www.elcometer.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Since 1947, Elcometer has been a world leader, not only in the manufacture and supply of inspection equipment to the coatings industry, but also in the design and development of new products specifically to meet our customers' requirements. Our...

Dorsett & Jackson: www.dorsettandjackson.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... If you are in the western states, go to our web site for an overview of the complete line of raw materials that are carried by this highly respect ed west-coast distributor. You will find dozens of additives, containers, extenders and fillers,...

Degussa Rohm Methacrylates: www.rohmamerica.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Degussa Methacrylates offers the complete range of methacrylate monomers and polymers for coatings, adhesives, and polymer manufacture from Rohm America, LLC. Methacrylates and acrylates, which can be combined almost at will, are some of the...

International Specialty Products: www.ispcorp.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... As a leader in specialty chemicals, ISP produces a wide variety of products with a bread range of applications. The Biotrend[R] family of Biocides (FUNGITROL[R] fungicides, NUOCIDE[R] fungicides and algaecides, and NUOSEPT[R] preservatives) are...

US Can Company: www.uscanco.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... US Can Company is your packaging solutions provider. Whether your requirements include metal, hybrid or all plastic round containers, US Can will meet your market needs. Additionally, our product portfolio includes aerosol and oblong...

Clariant Corporation: www.pa.clariant.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Clariant is the global market leader in organic pigments and dispersions and a leading global player for additives. Our global network of production, R&D and technical facilities give us the strength and resources to meat the needs of our...

GSI Exim America, Inc.: www.gsiexim.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... GSI EXIM America, Inc., imports and exports specialty resins and additives between Japan, parts of Asia and the United States. Some of our latest materials include novel waterborne carbodiimides (Carbodilite[TM]), flourochemical-based products,...

Kuraray America Inc.: www.kuraray-am.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... Kuraray America Inc. is the trading organization of the Japanese Kuraray Group. The specialty products that our company produces worldwide are primarily used as important constituents in building and coating materials and in adhesives, home...

R.T. Vanderbilt Co.: www.rtvanderbilt.cam.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... R.T. Vanderbilt Company now offers E-commerce to all our American and Canadian customers. With a click of the mouse, product specifications, price lists and online ordering are easily available on our website to registered customers....

HALOX: www.halox.com.(website locator)
September 1, 2004... HALOX[R] offers a full line of organic and inorganic corrosion, flash rust and tannin stain inhibitors to the paint and coatings industry. HALOX[R] products are compatible with a broad range of resin technologies systems. Product performance is...