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Coatings World back issues
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Making sense of the stimulus nonsense.(Editor's Page)
June 1, 2009... Paint and coatings makers have been hurt by slumping demand, which has overshadowed an easing of high raw material and energy costs that hurt profits last year. Continued weakness in the housing and manufacturing (particularly automotive) sectors are wreaking havoc on bottom lines across the...
PPG, UK-based Dynasystems sign deal.(As We Go To Press)(PPG Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... PPG has signed a deal to partner with UK-based Dynasystems, a global supplier of blast and ballistic protective systems. This agreement allows PPG and Dynasystems to jointly engineer and market solutions to serve the physical protection market globally.
By focusing on physical asset...
New DuraBull protective coatings.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... PPG Commercial Coatings has introduced DuraBull heavy-duty protective coating, the latest addition to its line of fleet-focused products. DuraBull is corrosion-resistant and effective in protecting heavy-duty truck high-use work areas such as truck beds, trailer floors, running boards, steps...
Valspar's sales drop 20% in 2q.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... Valspar reported sales of $668.4 million for the second quarter of 2009, a 20.1% decline from the second quarter of 2008. Income for the second quarter of 2009 was $31.1 million versus $40.8 million last year.
Economic conditions slow down Jotun.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... The economic downturn resulted in stagnating growth for Jotun in the first four months of the year. The figures so far are still relatively high in relation to record levels seen last year. In liters and kilos the group sold two percent less paint than it did for the same period last year....