Coatings World articles from August 2005

Coatings World archives from August 2005

Pretty and tough coatings technology: this issue covers the key appearance and performance aspect of coatings formulation, as well as strategies for growth in mature markets.(Editor's Page)
August 1, 2005... We've all shopped for cars. You know the drill: roaming through a showroom or dealership lot, conducting research on the Internet, and, of course, haggling with the salesperson to get the best price and throw in the floor mats for free. As...

Sherwin-Williams elects Hodnick to board.(As We Go To Press)
August 1, 2005... The Sherwin-Williams Company has elected David F. Hodnick, retired president and chief executive officer of Ace Hardware Corp. to its board of directors and audit committee. Prior to his retirement, Hodnick held various financial and management...

Akzo Nobel reports second quarter revenue.(As We Go To Press)
August 1, 2005... Despite continued pressure from raw materials and slower growth in mature markets, Akzo Nobel said revenues from its coatings business grew in the second quarter, up seven percent to 1.5 billion [euro]. Compared to the second quarter of 2004,...

ICI Paints opens new store, donates 100 gallons of paint.(As We Go To Press)
August 1, 2005... In conjunction with the opening of a new store in Leesburg, FL, ICI Paints has donated 100 gallons of paint to the Leesburg Center for the Arts, an organization providing educational opportunities in the arts for all ages. "This store will...

BASF goes it alone in Spanish coil coatings market.(As We Go To Press)(Naber S.A.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... BASF has ended its current joint venture with Valencia-based Naber S.A. (Spain) and will now be solely responsible for the sale of coil coatings in Spain. BASF will now supply its customers directly with products based on the coil...

WI court says teen can sue paint companies.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2005... In a split decision, a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a Milwaukee teenager can sue paint manufacturers for his injuries even though he cannot prove which ones may have made the paint that may have sickened him, and he has already been...

RI drops DuPont from lead suit.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2005... Rhode Island has dropped its lead lawsuit against DuPont. The state is still suing Atlantic Richfield, American Cyanamid, ConAgra, Millennium, NL Industries Inc. and Sherwin-Williams. DuPont said that its dismissal was based upon the facts...

Raabe acquires Foxcolor.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2005... Raabe has acquired Foxcolor Inc., an Oshkosh, WI-based maker of custom color touch-up paint, and integrated the company into its operations in Menomonee Falls, WI. Founded in 1989 Foxcolor is also a full service paint packaging company....

Sikkens steps into the batter's box.(Fresh Paint)(Worth Bats)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Sikkens is facing a new type of collision challenge--on the baseball diamond. Akzo Nobel, maker of the global automotive refinish paint, is supplying paint for 26 new bats being marketed by Worth Bats, a leading manufacturer of bats for...

Whitford acquires Polymeric Systems, Inc.(Fresh Paint)(Whitford Worldwide)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Whitford Worldwide, Frazer, PA, has acquired Polymeric Systems, Inc. (PSI), a Phoenixville, PA-based maker of epoxy adhesives, sealants and caulks. The deal included PSI's seven-acre campus and its 60,000-sq.ft. multi-story manufacturing...

UV-curable refinish primer nonvolatile coalescent win EPA Green Chemistry awards.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2005... The U.S. EPA has presented Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards to a UV-curable refinish primer from BASF Coatings and a coalescent from ADM. BASF's primer cures in just a few minutes when exposed to visible or near UV light from...

French paint market to reach 916,000 tons in 2009.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The French paint market--estimated at 854,000 tons in 2004--could grow to 916,000 tons in 2009, if average annual growth of 1.4% per annum can be achieved, according to a new market study from Informational Research (IRL). This growth belies...

CEPE chairman monteny meets with EU to discuss reach.(Council of Paint, Printing Ink and Artist Colours' Industry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Jean-Pierre Monteny, chairman of the European Council of Paint, Printing Ink and Artist Colours' Industry (CEPE) met with members of the EU Parliament in Brussels on June 21 to suggest means by which the ink industry wants to improve REACH....

BASF patents sol-gel coating for varnish.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,872,765 B1 BASF Coatings has received a patent for a sol-gel coating material comprised of an acrylate copolymer solution comprising a reaction product of at least one (meth)acrylic ester that is substantially free of...

Akzo Nobel patents protoactivatable coating.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,867,244 B2 Akzo Nobel has received a patent for a method of producing a coating with a rapidly curing surface. It is comprised of preparing a photoactivatable coating composition by mixing at least one photoinitiator and...

Surface-modified pearl pigment and process for producing the.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,858,072 B1 Merck Patent GmbH has received a patent for a surface-modified pearl pigment, wherein a hydrated metal oxide is covered on the surface of a pearl pigment, and fine polymer particles, chemically bonded to a...

Rohm and Haas moisture-curing adhesives.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,,872,770 B2 Rohm and Haas has been granted a patent for an adhesive that is comprised of one percent to 50% by weight based on the weight of the composition of cristobalite silica, and 50-99% by weight based on the...

Granulated cuprous oxide for antifouling coatings.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,858,658 B2 Nordox Industrier AS, Oslo, Norway, has been granted a patent for a granulated copper oxide which is prepared by the granulation of a copper oxide slurry supplied with 0.3 to eight percent binder, which is...

Degussa patents radiation curable powder coating.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,861,465 B Degussa has received a patent for a radiation curable powder coating composition. It is comprised of a binder of at least one amorphous urethane acrylate having a glass transition temperature of at least...

VOC containment coating.(Patents Update)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,849,682 B2 Omnova Solutions has received a patent for a method of formulating a coating for containment of VOCs in a substrate comprising VOCs. The patent comprises identifying a substrate material; determining which VOCs...

UV-curable compositions.(Patents Update)(Huntsman Advanced Materials)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Patent No. U.S. 6,855,748 B1 Huntsman Advanced Materials has been granted a patent for a curable composition that is comprised of at least one oxetane compound; at least one polyfunctional cycloaliphatic epoxy compound; at least one...

Russia's market potential.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
August 1, 2005... Eastern Europe's coatings market is beginning to show signs of dividing into separate zones with their own distinct production and supply structures and trading patterns. The paint operations of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including the...

Enviroline eyes expansion.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)(Enviroline Group.)
August 1, 2005... Enviroline Group is building out a network of representatives and licensees in several key Latin American countries with the goal of adding 25% to its undisclosed U.S. sales within the next year, said Teresa Valdes, the Latin America and...

Resene launches KidzColour line.(New Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Resene has launched KidzColour, a range of 72 hues and metallics designed especially for children. The KidzColour range includes a smaller palette of 18 soft pastels and effect finishes including Resene Magnetic Magic and Blackboard Paint....

Rhino hide offers Prime-A-Seal IV 4350.(New Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Rhino Hide's Prime-A-Seal IV 4350 is a two component, water-based epoxy primer that cures, seals and primes concrete in one application. Prime-A-Seal IV maintains a freshly poured slab's water content throughout the curing process, allowing...

Muralo introduces two new products.(New Products)(Muralo Paints)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Muralo Paints has added two new products, 5700 Ultra Tred 100% waterborne epoxy satin finish enamel and 2279 Cover-All 100% acrylic deep red base/primer, to its line up. 5700 Ultra Tred offers outstanding durability and easy clean up in a satin...

Differentiation does exist--Part III.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
August 1, 2005... A portion of my reasoning in addressing powder coating differentiation was my concern about it becoming undifferentiated and a commodity, with the accompanying low esteem in value appreciation. In the past two columns we have exposed several...

Intumescent coatings and volume solids: is our industry's lack of a standard method and protocol to determine volume solids putting lives at risk?(coatings industry)
August 1, 2005... Concerns have been raised within the fire protection industry as to the distinct lack of understanding of the critical role volume solids play in the satisfactory performance of intumescent coatings. This lack of understanding is not exclusive...

Rad-cure raw materials and equipment: suppliers of UV/EB technologies look to emerging markets for growth.
August 1, 2005... As the economy continues to recover, the rad-cure market is expected to experience improved sales and resume growth. "With the recovery of the U.S. economy, the U.S. UV/EB markets have rebounded significantly," said Paul Elias, business...

Pretty tough: focused R&D has helped suppliers create new special-effect and high-performance pigments.(High-performance and Special-Effect Pigments Update)(Industry Overview)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2005... Paint companies are under greater pressure to deliver finishes that perform to higher standards--both physically and visually--all while meeting cost and environmental benefits. From cell phones to automobiles to architectural finishes,...

Launching pad: Sun Chemical looks to its Bushy Park plant to drive its Performance Pigments Unit into a true leadership position in the global coatings market.(Company Profile)
August 1, 2005... For Sun Chemical's Performance Pigments unit, Bushy Park is more than a facility; company officials see it as a launching pad. "It is an outward signal to the industry that we are serious about being a global supplier and are challenging...

Generating breakthrough growth in mature markets: can Southwest Airlines, Starbucks and P&G teach you how to sell more paint?
August 1, 2005... Generating major new, total-market growth in mature markets is rarely pursued, but exceptionally rewarding and profitable. Yet, making it happen, though never trivial, is much more feasible than is widely understood. It can be done by applying...

Conference report: MegaRust 2005: this first-time event offered attendees a forum to discuss issues related to marine and offshore coatings, corrosion control and government regulations.
August 1, 2005... Combining the expertise of the National Surface Treatment Center (NSTC), National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the U.S. Navy, MegaRust 2005 Marine/Offshore Coatings and Corrosion Conference brought together an eclectic mix of...

BASF acquires Huntsman's TDI business.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... BASF has acquired Huntsman's global toluene diisocyanate (TDI) business. In the accord, Huntsman will transfer its TDI customer list and sales contract to BASF, however manufacturing operations and personnel are not included. Financial...

Cytec Surface Specialties completes lab renovation.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Cytec Surface Specialties has completed the renovation of its powder coatings applications lab in Smyrna, GA. The refurbished facility enhances applications support for customers and reduces time for developmental experiments and will also...

Bayer MaterialScience sets up sales organization in China.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Bayer MaterialScience is establishing its own local distribution network with import and export rights in China. The aim of this network is to supply Chinese customers with products manufactured at its new production facilities at the Bayer...

ICI set to acquire emulsion powders business.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... ICI has agreed to acquire the Celanese emulsion powders business for $25.5 million. The Frankfurt, Germany-based business recorded sales of 32 [euro] million and operating profit of 1.9 [euro] million 2004 and has approximately 50 employees....

PPG expands roster of continuing education programs.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... PPG Industries has introduced an expanded list of 14 continuing education programs through which architects and other building professionals can earn AIA/CES learning units or stay up-to-date on the building construction and specification...

Pricing changes.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... BASF: July 1--up to $9.50 surcharge on all bismuth vanadate pigments worldwide. DuPont: July 1--$0.04/lb. increase for all titanium dioxide grades sold in North America. Kerr-McGee: July 1--$0.04/lb. increase Tronox titanium dioxide in...

PMSE seeks nominations for 2006 Tess Award.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) is seeking nominations for the 2006 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings. This award will be presented Sept. 11, 2006 at the national meeting of the...

CPMA elects new officers and board members.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc. (CPMA) elected new officers and additional board members at its 75th annual meeting. Philip G. Webb of BASF was elected chair, Michael Klein of Dominion Colour was elected first vice chairman...

27th Biennial Western Coatings Societies Symposium and Show is Nov. 6-9.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The Western Coatings Societies (WCS) and FSCT will hold its 27th Biennial Symposium and Show Nov. 6-9 at the Westin Casuarina Hotel and Spa in Las Vegas, NV. The WSC Symposium and Show will feature short courses, educational presentations and a...

Michelman takes ownership of Michelman Asia-Pacific.(Industry News)(Michelman Asia-Pacific Pte)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Michelman has acquired the 50% interest in Michelman Asia-Pacific Pte., Ltd. held by Drex-Chem Industries Pte., Ltd. Michelman Asia-Pacific was opened in 1997 in Singapore as a joint venture between Michelman and Drex-Chem Industries.

Chemcentral acquires assets of Solchem.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Chemcentral, a distributor of specialty and commodity chemicals, has completed the acquisition of Solchem Pty, Ltd., a New South Wales, Australia, distributor to the coatings, industrial cleaners and industrial solvents markets. The newly...

FSCT's Coating Wood and Wood Composites course is Sept. 25-27 in Charlotte.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... Coating Wood and Wood Composites: The Changing Future, part of FSCT's 2005 Advancements in Coatings Series, will be held Sept. 25-26 in Charlotte, NC. Attendees will learn about new regulations and issues affecting the wood coatings industry,...

Toronto Society for Coatings Technology fall meeting is Sept. 22-23.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The Toronto Society for Coatings Technology (TOSCOT) is holding its fall symposium, "Innovation in Coatings," Sept. 22-23, in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. More info contact: (416) 253-4286; E-mail: helen_skelton@domcol.com; Web:...

Inter-Society Color Council elects new directors.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC) has elected A. Nurhan Becidyan, president and COO, United Mineral and Chemical Corp.; Jerald A. Dimas vice president technical, Color Communications Inc. and Stephen D. Glasscock, senior scientist,...

North African Coatings Congress is Sept. 13-14.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The North African Coatings Congress will be held Sept. 13-14 at the Sheraton Tunis, Tunisia. Comprising a commercial conference and exhibition, the event has been designed to meet the demands of the emerging North African paint and ink...

CARB releases revised report on impact of TBAC.(Industry News)
August 1, 2005... The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released a revised version of its staff report, "Environmental Impact Assessment of tertiary-Butyl Acetate (TBAC). The primary revision to the March 2002 report includes the addition of an...

The Powder Coating Institute.(Hall of Fame Award)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Powder Coating Institute gave its Hall of Fame Award to Robert Korecky, a 30-year industry veteran...

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments.(www.sunpigments.com)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Sun Chemical Performance Pigments launched its redesigned web site, www.sunpigments.com.

Stelert named VP BASF industrial coatings.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... Peter Stelert, previously director of European business management for thermoplastic polyurethanes at Elastogran GmbH (a BASF company), has moved to BASF Coatings AG to become group vice president of the industrial coatings business. This...

Dow Chemical appoints Banholzer chief technology officer.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... William F. Banholzer has been appointed corporate vice president and chief technology officer of The Dow Chemical Company. Ban-holzer, who will report to Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's president and chief executive officer, will lead the company's...

Schottland appointed manager of Sun Chemicals' Advanced Technology Group.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... Phillipe Schottland has been appointed manager of Sun Chemical Performance Pigments' newly-formed Advanced Technology Group. In this role, Schottland will focus his team on special effect pigments, next generation security and conductive...

Valspar appoints three executive vice presidents.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... The Valspar Corp. has named Rolf Engh, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. Engh joined Valspar in 1993 as vice president, general counsel and secretary and was named a senior vice president in 1998. Gary E. Hendrickson...

DuPont promotes Wagner to sales director.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... Mark A. Wagner, global business manager--Ford, DuPont Automotive Systems, has been promoted to North American collision sales director, Refinish Americas. He replaces John P. Gallaher, who has been promoted to North American regional director...

Kerr-McGee appoints COO, three new corporate officers.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... Kerr-McGee Corp. has appointed David A. Hager chief operating officer. In this new position, Hager will continue to lead the company's worldwide exploration and production business, including operations, business development and services,...

Powder Coating Institute installs Interpon's Heflin as president.(People on the Move)(Dave Heflin)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Dave Heflin, market manager of Akzo Nobel Inc./Interpon Powder Coatings, was installed as Powder Coating Institute (PCI) president for 2005-2006. Phil Bechtold of Rohm and Haas was installed as vice president and Steve Houston of DuPont Powder...

RPM hires internal auditor and material analyst.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2005... RPM International has hired Brett Malone as senior internal auditor and Alexis Senczylo as material analyst-purchasing. Malone brings more than nine years of professional experience in internal audit and financial accounting to RPM. ...

Keane appointed director NACE.(People on the Move)(Tony Keane)(National Association of Corrosion Engineers )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Tony Keane has been appointed executive director of NACE International. Formerly the COO of the Optical Society of America (OSA), Keane has significant not-for-profit association experience.

Tego offers epoxy-siloxane resin.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Tego has introduced Silikopon EK a new flexible epoxy-siloxane hybrid resin that combines the corrosion and chemical resistance of an epoxy resin with the weathering resistance of a polysiloxane, according to the company. This resin can...

Eliokem offers Plioway resins for odorless sprayable primer.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Eliokem has launched a new VOC compliant Plioway resin system for formulating sprayable odorless stain-blocking primers. The low odor system gives the same solvent-borne performance without the need to have the area evacuated during application...

Eckart offers silvershine thin aluminum pigments.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Eckart has launched Silvershine pigments for use in industrial and automotive coatings, as well as high quality plastics. Silvershine thin aluminum pigments offer formulators excellent opacity. Silvershine consists of an extremely thin pigment...

Bayer MaterialScience offers UV-curing polyurethane.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Bayer MaterialScience offers Bayhydrol UV XP 2420, a new UV-curing polyurethane dispersion for wood finishes. Bayhydrol UV XP 2420 is easy to apply and dries on wood within a few minutes and takes a few seconds under UV radiation for the finish...

Ross offers special paddle mixer.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Charles Ross and Son Co. has added a special vacuum mixer for slow speed blending of medium to high viscosity materials. The paddle agitator is capable of handling batches up to six liters and has a full holding capacity of nine liters. The...

Union Process literature available on CD.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Union Process offers a mini CD containing current literature, including the new brochure on its latest introduction, the DMQ-Mill small media milling system. The new CD includes brochures and product sheets on the company's entire product line,...

Brookfield offers free torque range decals.(Supplier's Corner)
August 1, 2005... Brookfield Engineering offers free torque range decals for its viscometer/rheometer. The decals provide a labeling system for the instrument, making it easier for lab personnel to identify the instrument they need to run a test. Each sheet...

Eurocoat 2005 is next month in Lyon.(Meetings)(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... Aug. 17-20: SCAA/APMF Expo 05, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. More info: 03-9803-4225; www.scaa.asn.au. Sept. 14-16: ABRAFATI 2005, Sao Paulo, Brazil. More info: www.abrafati.com. Sept. 19-22: Coating 2005, Indianapolis, IN. More...

ICI Paints gives AZ neighborhood a facelift.(Arizona )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... ICI Paints and the city of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department hosted "Neighborhood Facelift," an event designed to assist homeowners in improving the exterior appearance of their homes. Volunteers from ICI Paints, the local chapter of the...