Coatings World articles from August 2008

Coatings World archives from August 2008

Cloudy skies ahead.(Editor's Page)(Editorial)
August 1, 2008... Airlines are perhaps feeling the effects of the current economic slowdown more than any other industry. The Air Transport Association (ATA) in the U.S. has reported that the U.S. airline industry's fuel bill this year will touch at least $61...

Dow Chemical to buy Rohm and Haas.(As We Go To Press)
August 1, 2008... Rohm and Haas Co. has agreed to be bought by bow Chemical Co. in an agreement under which bow offered to pay $78 per share in cash--or roughly $15 billion total. Additional financing for the acquisition includes an equity investment by Warren...

BASF joins creative forces with Chip Foose.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions has signed a multi-year agreement with Chip Foose, well-known automotive and product designer, to promote its waterborne automotive refinishes and to develop a new line of...

FSCT executive director Pontoski resigns.(Fresh Paint)(resignation of Joe Pontoski from Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Joe Pontoski has resigned as FSCT executive director effective July 8, 2008. Following Pontoski's resignation, Pat Ziegler will be appointed FSCT staff director, responsible for managing the day to day administrative functions of the Plymouth...

Industrial Nanotech continues to expand.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... A fourth NASCAR race team has purchased Industrial Nanotech's nanotechnology-based coating, NanoBoost, for use on racecars to control heat transfer and improve performance. NanoBoost is one of the products in the company's...

Spartan Chassis honors PPG with 2008 SPARC Award.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Spartan Chassis, Inc., a Charlotte, MI-based manufacturer of custom chassis and vehicles for the national emergency-rescue, recreational and specialty vehicle markets, recently honored PPG Industries' automotive refinish business with its 2008...

Kemira to concentrate on water and fiber businesses.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Kemira's board of directors has made a strategic decision to concentrate on water and fiber related businesses in the future. Kemira will initiate a spin-off process to turn Tikkurila, its coatings business area, into a public company owned by...

Shawcor signs new pipe coating contracts.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... ShawCor's subsidiary, Shaw Pipe Protection, has received a $50 million contract to provide coatings for the Enbridge Alberta Clipper project--a crude oil pipeline that will extend from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, WI and is expected to be in...

EPA publishes reactivity rule for Aerosol Coatings.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... The EPA's new final rule for National Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings pares down the Table of Reactivity Factors from over 800 compounds to approximately 40 compounds. It defines product categories and...

NEW HP Process from Sherwin-Williams.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... A new HP Process with Air-Bake technology from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes is a patent-pending automotive paint process designed to remove the need for baking to achieve a fast cure time. HP Process uses its proprietary Air-Bake...

Nerites technology wins scientific accolades.(Fresh Paint)(Nerites Corporation)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Anti-fouling medical device coatings developed by Nerites Corporation, Madison, WI, have received several recent awards recognizing innovation in medical technology. Collaborators at the University of Western Ontario and the Lawson Health...

The Lamborghini Reventon is protected by Diamond Black.(Fresh Paint)(Zircotec)(Automobili Lamborghini USA Inc.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... UK-based automotive coating specialist Zircotec has been selected by Automobili Lamborghini to supply a new thermal barrier for its 1 million [euro] Reventon car. Zircotec's plasma-sprayed Diamond Black coating is applied to the exhaust and...

Industrialex acquires parts of Compass Industrial Coatings.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Industrial coating company Industrialex Manufacturing Corp., Arvada, CO, has acquired the customers and the management of Compass Industrial Coatings, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO. Established in 2003, Compass Industrial Coatings provides powder...

Specialty Coating Systems acquired by Berwind Corp.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) of Indianapolis, IN has been acquired by private investment management company Berwind Corporation based in Philadelphia, PA. Berwind purchased SCS from Bunker Hill Capital, which had acquired the company in...

California Paints launches new Online Color Center.(Fresh Paint)(California Products Corp. California Paints Div.)(www.californiapaints.com)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... California Paints has launched its Online Color Center, a set of media-rich online color tools that enable customers and design professionals to interactively create unique and personalized paint color schemes. Available now at...

Diversified Coatings expands presence in Asia.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Diversified Coatings, Inc., manufacturer of Morwear Paint, is expanding its presence in Asia with the addition of new distributors in Singapore and Saipan. The architectural paint of the U.S.-based company is sold throughout the U.S. and China....

U.S. solvents demand to reach 11.8 billion pounds in 2012.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Demand for chemical solvents will rise less than one percent per year to 11.8 billion pounds in 2012. Gains will continue to lag the overall economy, as manufacturers of coatings, printing inks and adhesives take strides to reduce the VOC...

AkzoNobel recognized for Marketing Excellence.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... AkzoNobel recently won a trio of top honors at the annual Marketing Society Awards for Excellence held recently in the UK. As well as winning both the Marketing Communications and Marketing Capability categories, the company also went on to...

Fritz Walker to deliver 2008 FSCT Mattiello Lecture.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has announced that FSCT past-president, Frederick "Fritz" H. Walker, will present the 2008 Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture. Walker is the intellectual asset manager for Air...

Automotive Coatings World Alliance launched.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... After several years of cooperation between Ohashi Chemical in Japan and Mader Group in France, these two companies sought to broaden their global activities to encompass North America, while at the same time Spraylat Corp., a powder coatings...

"K" Line and Intersleek 900 celebrate 100-ship milestone.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... International Paint has announced the completion of the 100th ship coated with the fluoropolymer-based, patented foul release product Intersleek 900. Working in close co-operation with "K" Line, the Japanese headquartered global shipping and...

Becker Industrie furthers its advance.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Leveraging its position as a leader in France, Becker Industrie, the industrial paint specialist and French subsidiary of Swedish group Beckers, has further expanded its business by setting up a subsidiary in the state of Ras Al Khaimah in the...

Rhode Island Supreme Court overturns judgement.(Fresh Paint)(National Paint and Coatings Association)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... The Rhode Island Supreme Court recently overturned a 2006 jury verdict against former manufacturers of lead pigment used in house paint decades ago. The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), which filed an amicus brief with the Rhode...

PPG publishes guide for coil and extrusion coatings.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a new guide specification for its liquid and powder coil and extrusion coatings. PPG is the first coatings company to make selection and specification of factory-applied architectural...

BASF launches new R-M waterborne product in U.S.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions has launched a new member of its RM brand--Onyx HD--a high performance, environmentally compliant waterborne automotive refinish basecoat that complies with the most stringent environmental regulations in the...

Henkel provides 150,000 [euro] for Chinese earthquake victims.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Henkel has donated 150,000 [euro] to help the victims of the recent devastating earthquake in China. Working closely with the Henkel sites in China, the company is in the process of channeling a large portion of this emergency aid in the form...

Sto EmeraldCoat boasts ICC-ES approval.(Fresh Paint)(STO Corp.)(International Code Council)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Sto Corporation's Sto EmeraldCoat, part of the StoGuard air and moisture barrier system, has received ICC-ES approval for use under all claddings except exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS). The new version of report ESR-1233, issued by...

Price increases.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... PPG Industries, Inc. recently announced that its architectural coatings business unit will execute another round of price increases as a result of rapidly accelerating raw material and energy costs. The increases will be implemented during the...

Henkel moves NA HQ.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Henkel of America, Inc. has relocated its North American corporate headquarters from Gulph Mills, PA, to Rocky Hill, CT. Henkel is moving 80 positions from its corporate headquarters group, including finance, human resources, legal, and chief...

New coatings for offshore oil and gas applications.(Fresh Paint)
August 1, 2008... Sub-One Technology has rolled out a family of new coatings based on its InnerArmor technology. The coatings are being tested in surface, subsea and downhole oil and gas applications including piping, couplers, cylinders, and drilling and...

AkzoNobel's Ecosure paint range launched.(New Products)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AkzoNobel has launched Ecosure, an environmentally friendly decorative paint range for the professional market. The product was developed by Dulux Trade in conjunction with Forum for the Future, an independent group...

Valspar Duramax semi-gloss.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... The Valspar Corporation has introduced Valspar Duramax in semi-gloss. Valspar Duramax Semi-Gloss joins Duramax Flat and Duramax Satin paints. Valspar Duramax paint is infused with Crosslinking Ti3 technology for maximum adhesion, UV protection...

Solar reflective extrusion coating for green building.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... The Valspar Corporation has developed Flurospar SR coatings, a solar reflective paint for the aluminum extrusion and wall panel market. Coating aluminum windows, curtain walls, shutters, awnings, louvers, wall panels and other building...

Exterior PVC coating from APV Engineered Coatings.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... In response to the increasing usage of plastic in exterior applications, APV Engineered Coatings has developed a line of Kynar-based coatings for both rigid and non-rigid PVC plastic. These products are formulated to cure at relatively low...

ACME's new Advanced Industrial Coatings & Finish 1.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... ACME Automotive Finishes, a registered trademark of The Sherwin-Williams Company, has introduced Advanced Industrial Coatings. This new product line is comprised of two industrial coatings systems that utilize automotive grade pigments and...

ICA Group's new water-based interior wood coatings.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Italy-based wood coatings specialists ICA Group has launched Superfeel and Super care bicomponent water-based coatings for interior furnishings. Designed to provide smoothness, Superfeel is a white/pigmented matt topcoat available in three...

New PPG Truefinish Industrial Coatings products.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... PPG Truefinish Industrial Coatings has launched several new products for industrial coatings applications. Promoting corrosion resistance over cleaned and treated steel, Spectracron 560 Wet-On-Wet Epoxy Primer suits short wet-on-wet application...

BASF Refinish launches new R-M Onyx HD products.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... BASF Automotive Refinish Solutions has launched two new additives for its Onyx HD line in the U.S. and Canada. Hydrobase Slow (HB004) and Hydromix Slow (HB040) complement the waterborne basecoat system Onyx HD, which belongs to the R-M brand of...

Extreme Adhesives rolls out new products.(New Products)
August 1, 2008... Extreme SignWelder Adhesives for sign builders from Extreme Adhesives Inc. is a series of high performance adhesives designed to bond substrates such as aluminum, steel and stainless, and plastics including acrylics, polycarbonates, trimcap and...

New composite Mold Release.(New Products)(mold release coating 7575)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Mold Release Coating 7575 from Huron Technologies has proven to maintain details in the compression molding process using vinyl ester resins. The new mold release coating is replacing older, outdated products that were not as effective in...

Rohm & Haas opens $20 million Mexico plant: Rohm & Haas increases production in the Latin America region.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
August 1, 2008... Rohm & Haas has recently opened a $20 million emulsion polymers and polyacrylates manufacturing plant in Santiago de Queretaro, in Mexico's Queretaro state, replacing an older facility at Apizaco with dated technology. The new facility embodies...

Air quality restrictions get tougher: beyond REACH coatings manufacturers face further restrictions regarding air quality.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
August 1, 2008... Coatings manufacturers in Europe, which are already having to comply with a series of new safety and environmental regulations, are now being confronted with the likelihood of further legal restrictions aimed at exerting more control over the...

Is the sky really falling? What is happening with the economy? What does it mean? What can we do about it? What does Chemark tell its clients to do?(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)(Company overview)
August 1, 2008... Somewhat akin to the infamous Chicken Little fable that many of us remember from our childhood or have read to our own children, it would appear that various segments of our economy are running in fear of the "economic sky falling." There is no...

Aerospace coatings: the U.S. and European airline industries are flying through rough turbulence.(Industry overview)(Cover story)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When it comes to airplanes, the coatings that go on them represent a highly technical challenge for paint makers as they are the most demanding of all paint systems. They need to be able to deal with temperatures...

High performance pigments update: how are suppliers of HPPs dealing with record feedstock and fuel price increases?
August 1, 2008... Suppliers of high performance pigments (HPP) for the coatings market must continue to deal with the onslaught of record feedstock and fuel costs. As it seems there is no immediate end in sight to these increases, high performance pigment...

Radcure raw materials.(Directory)
August 1, 2008... Here is a look at the latest offerings from radcure raw material suppliers, For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly. Bomar Specialties Co. Torringten, CT USA (860) 626-7006 Fax: (860)...

ACS 2008 review: the American Coatings Show drew some 5,600 attendees to Charlotte, NC while 750 took part in the American Coatings Conference.(Show Report)
August 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The launch of the American Coatings Show and Conference, held June 2-5, 2008 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charolotte, NC, marked the beginning of a new era for the coatings industry in the U.S. The event was...

International Marine and Offshore Coatings Conference.(Conference notes)
August 1, 2008... The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) hosted its annual International Marine and Offshore Coatings Conference June 16-18 at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA. This year's conference attracted attendees involved in...

Evonik reorganizes colorants business.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... Evonik Industries AG's coatings and additives business unit is reorganizing its colorants business to position itself to compete in the international market. Under the new model, market responsibility will be exercised in the future at the...

Clariant Brazil awarded top supplier.(Industry News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... For the fourth consecutive year, the pigments and additives division of Clariant has received several supplier awards in Brazil. At the 12th Annual Paint and Pintura Awards, Clariant was selected among the ten leading suppliers as best supplier...

Waterborne Symposium issues call for papers.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... The School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at the University of Southern Mississippi has issued a call for papers for presentation at the 36th annual meeting of The Waterborne Symposium, "Advances in Sustainable Coatings...

Rohm and Haas begins operations at Mexico plant.(Industry News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Rohm and Haas began operations at its new high technology plant in Queretaro, Mexico. The plant is the first facility in Latin America to operate under its 21st Century Manufacturing principles guaranteeing best standard levels of efficiency...

Atlas to move lab to Chicago.(Industry News)(Atlas Material Testing Technology L.L.C.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Atlas Material Testing Technology is constructing a new weathering Center of Excellence at Atlas world headquarters in Chicago, IL. In addition, Atlas' accelerated weathering laboratory in Miami will be relocated to Chicago. Construction on the...

Rockwood Holdings to acquire Holliday Pigments.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... Rockwood Holdings, Inc. has reached an agreement with Yule Catto and Co. plc to purchase Holliday Pigments, a global manufacturer of technical grade ultramarine and manganese violet pigments. The purchase price is approximately 46 million...

SCG-Dow Group breaks ground on propylene oxide plant.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... The SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between Dow and The Siam Cement Group (SCG), has broken ground on a propylene oxide (PO) facility in Thailand. The world-scale plant, located within the Asia Industrial Estates site near Map Ta Phut, will have...

Gelest doubles production capacity.(Industry News)
August 1, 2008... Gelest Inc. recently completed the final phase of a multi-year project to double the capacity of its Morrisville, PA headquarters and product plant. The expansion was necessitated by the increased demand for specialty silane and metal organic...

Dow Chemical.
August 1, 2008... Dow Chemical recently celebrated the start-up of a new phenolic ethers plant in Freeport, TX.

Oxea.
August 1, 2008... Oxea has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Shenyang Zhangming to produce carboxylic acids in China.

Sartomer.
August 1, 2008... Sartomer's interactive corporate overview is available online at www.sartomer.com/corporateoverview/ index.htm and can be downloaded as a PDF.

Evonik Industries.
August 1, 2008... Evonik Industries has expanded the silica capacity to 40,000 tons per year at its joint venture Egesil AS in Adapazari, near Izmit, Turkey.

Dow.
August 1, 2008... Dow has declared force majeure for several Versene chelant products.

Sun Chemical.
August 1, 2008... Sun Chemical's consulting division has launched partnerships with Environ, Radius Solutions and SBTI.

Michelman.
August 1, 2008... Michelman has acquired Raleigh, NC-based Hydrosize Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of a variety of coatings including sizings, film formers, fixatives, binders as well as resins for the coatings and composite industries.

PolyOne Corp.
August 1, 2008... PolyOne Corp., a manufacturer of polymers, has renamed the company's vinyl business segment, Geon Performance Polymers.

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... BASF: Effective immediately--15-20% increase for triphenylphosphine and 2-mercaptoethanol; July 1--$0.12/dry lb. increase for all Butofan medium solids styrene-butadiene latex products and Styrofan and Styronal styrene-butadiene latex products...

Cytec.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Cytec: effective immediately--up to 20% increase for its Aerosol surfactants products; 6% increase for its Cylink monomer range of cross-linking products; up tp 20% increase for PTZ Phenothiazine; 10% increase for its Superfloc resin amine...

Dianal America.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Dianal America: July 14--7-12% increase on grades of acrylic and styrene/acrylic polymers.

Dow.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Dow: July 1--$220/MT increase for a variety of acrylic acid and esters; $0.05/Ib. increase for liquids and $0.10/Ib. increase for powders for all grades of Versene chelating agents.

Eliokem.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Eliokem: Aug. 4--up to 5% increase for its entire range of coatings resins.

Evonik.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Evonik: Effective immediately--up to 25% increase for its Degalan coatings resins and PVC modifier products.

Huber.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Huber: July 1--8-12% increase for its specialty grade silica and silicates; 5-10% increase for its industrial calcium carbonate grades.

Oxea.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Oxea: July 1--$0.05/Ib. increase in North America, $110/MT increase in South and Central America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East for i/n butyl acetate, n-propyl acetate and n-propanol; 50 [euro]/MT for i/n butyl acetate, EU150/MT increase...

Nuplex Resins.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Nuplex Resins: July 7-5-11% increase for all solvent, and waterborne products in North America.

Sartomer.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Sartomer: July 1-6-12% increase for its acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers in the Americas.

Tronox.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Tronox: July 1-$0.06/lb. increase for all Tronox titanium dioxide grades sold in North America; Aug. 1--$200/per ton increase for all titanium dioxide grades in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East; $150/ton increase for all titanium...

Troy.(PRICING CHANGES)
August 1, 2008... Troy: July 1--up to 20% increase on preservatives and additives.

Sartomer names de Wolf CEO.(People on the Move)(appointment of Marcel de Wolf as chief executive officer in Sartomer Company Inc.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2008... Sartomer Company named Marcel de Wolf chief executive officer, succeeding Luigi Colantuoni, who accepted a new assignment with Sartomer's parent company, Total S.A., in Paris. In the new position, de Wolf will report to Bernard Pinatel, chief...

Geitner to head up Henkel's adhesives business unit.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2008... Thomas Geitner has assumed responsibility for Henkel's adhesives technologies business sector. Geitner, who has been a member of the Henkel Management Board, has had a successhtl career in the technologies and telecommunication businesses. He...

International Paint hires Kirkner sales manager.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2008... International Paint LLC has hired Doug Kirkner to serve as high value infrastructure/fire protection engineering sales manager throughout the northeastern U.S. Kirkner was recruited by International Paint to help direct the company's long-term...

Troy makes changes.(People on the Move)
August 1, 2008... Troy Corp. has appointed Susan Ostrowski director of biocides products marketing USA, reporting to Mark Gwillim, president/chief operating officer. In her role, Ostrowski will lead all marketing efforts of the Troy USA biocide business....

Eliokem launches Pliotec PA20 latex.(Suppliers Corner)
August 1, 2008... Eliokem has launched Pliotec PA20 latex for use in lower VOC coatings. Pliotec PA20 has a low co-solvent demand and can be formulated below 50 g/l VOC. Coatings based on Pliotec PA20 can be applied to fresh concrete and primed and top coated...

Dow biocides offers low VOC alternative.(Suppliers Corner)
August 1, 2008... Dow Biocides has launched Canguard Ultra BIT 20 LE preservative, which provides a low VOC biocide for paint and coatings preservation. It is a broad-spectrum biocide that can be used under a broad range of pH and temperature conditions. This...

TEGO introduces defoamer concentrate.(Suppliers Corner)
August 1, 2008... Tego Coating Additives and Specialty Resins has introduced Tego Foamex 883 for pigmented water-based formulations. Foamex 883 is compatible with a variety of water-based resin systems including acrylic emulsions, styrene acrylic emulsions,...

CEPE Annual Conference is in September.(Meetings)(Conference news)(Calendar)
August 1, 2008... Sept. 8-9: Colour Measurement & Colour Control, Hampton, UK. More info: PRA Coatings Technology Centre; e.brown@pra.org.uk; www.praworld.com/training. Sept. 8-11: Labelexpo Americas 2008, Chicago, IL. More info: Michael Hatton,...