Coatings World articles from December 2002

Coatings World archives from December 2002

RI mistrial, new ice format are wins for industry. (Editor's Page).(Rhode Island)(International Coatings Expo)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 1, 2002... By now, everyone knows the good news from Rhode Island: a mistrial was called when the jury reached a deadlock following a seven-week trial and four days of deliberation in the most important lead paint case to date. According to NPCA, the jury...

Glidden dismissed from more lead paint lawsuits. (As We Go To Press).(Glidden Co.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Following its recent dismissal from a lead paint lawsuit in New Jersey (see Fresh Paint p. 10), The Glidden Company has been dismissed from three more lead paint lawsuits in Mississippi and Texas. Glidden has been dismissed from 16 lead paint...

Eastman to move Carpentersville, IL coatings operations to Kingsport, TN. (As We Go To Press).(Eastman Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Eastman Chemical Company plans to move its coatings technology organization, currently located in Carpentersville, IL, and consolidate it with its coatings technology organization at its headquarters in Kingsport, TN. Eastman Chemical...

Authorities begin carbon black price fixing probe. (As We Go To Press).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... U.S. and European antitrust authorities have initiated a joint investigation into alleged price-fixing in the carbon black industry.

Mistrial called in Rhode Island lead paint suit. (Fresh Paint).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Paint manufacturers are declaring victory after a Rhode Island jury on Oct. 29 reached a deadlock in a landmark lead paint lawsuit, resulting in a mistrial. "We are very pleased that the state was not able to convince the jury that lead...

N.J. court dismisses lead lawsuit; Glidden dismissed from Chicago case. (Fresh Paint).(New Jersey)(Glidden Co.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the lead paint industry filed by two-dozen New Jersey municipalities seeking to get lead removed from homes built before the product was banned. Judge Marina Corodemus said it should be up to the towns to...

TotalFinaElf intends to sell SigmaKalon. (Fresh Paint).(Bain Capital understanding)(decorative paint business)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The TotalFinaElf group has concluded a memorandum of understanding with Bain Capital for the proposed disposal of its SigmaKalon paint business. The completion of the agreement is subject to trade union information and consultation procedures...

CLEARCorps/ Detroit reduces lead levels in 100th house. (Fresh Paint).(founding sponsor BASF Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Thanks to the educational outreach and lead hazard reduction efforts of CLEARCorps/Detroit, more than 100 families in Detroit, MI have been trained in lead-safe behaviors and have had lead hazards reduced in their homes. CLEARCorps/Detroit...

RPM's Thomas C. Sullivan honored by ADL. (Fresh Paint).(Anti-Defamation League)(RPM Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Thomas C. Sullivan, chairman and CEO of RPM, Inc., has received the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) David H. Litter Humanitarian Award. He was presented with the award at a testimonial dinner held Dec. 10 in New York City. The award was...

Kemira to strengthen its paints and coatings business. (Fresh Paint).(Kemira Oyj acquires Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Kemira will strengthen its paints and coatings operations in Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea area with the acquisition of Akzo Nobel Coatings' Nordic general industrial liquid coatings activities. The acquisition, made by Kemira's Tikkurila...

Tremco forms Fire Protection Systems Group. (Fresh Paint).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Tremco, Inc., a subsidiary of RPM, Inc., has formed the Fire Protection Systems (FPS) Group to market and service its TREMstop line of passive fire control products in North America. Tremco formed the FPS Group to aggressively pursue the...

Sealant and caulk demand to rise. (Fresh Paint).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... According tea new study released by the Freedonia Group, sealant and caulk demand in the U.S. is forecast to increase 3.5% per year to reach 2.6 billion pounds in 2006, with market value predicted to rise 5.8% per year to reach $6.2 billion....

BASF sells Chicopee, MA industrial coatings site. (Fresh Paint).(C and C Ventures L.L.C. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... BASF Corp. announced that it has sold its Chicopee, MA general industrial coatings manufacturing site to C&C Ventures, LLC. The transaction includes property, buildings, production equipment and BASF's customer list of specific products for...

Color predictions for European, N.A. and Japanese car markets. (Fresh Paint).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Color experts at BASF coatings have consulted with carmakers to produce its annual color trend forecasts for future automotive design efforts in Europe, North America and Japan. According to Renate Weber, color stylist, BASF, the new design...

Asia-Pacific paint study from IRL. (Fresh Paint).
December 1, 2002... Information Research Limited is offering the sixth edition of its profile of the Asia-Pacific paints industry. The study revises and expands upon the previous edition released in June 1999 and provides the most up to date market information...

Method to paint a non-conductive polymer. (Patent Update).(General Electric Company)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. U.S. 6,455,110 B1 General Electric Company has obtained a patent for a method to paint a non-conductive polymer article. It is comprised of disposing a conductive layer adjacent to at least a portion of a second surface of the...

Polyacrylics with pendant acetoacetonate moieties. (Patent Update).(DuPont)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. U.S. 6,432,483 B1 DuPont has obtained a patent for a coating composition comprising a crosslinking component that contains a polyketimine having an average of at least two ketimine functionalities per polyketimine molecule and a...

Automatic dynamic surface tension measurement. (Patent Update).(SensaDyne )
December 1, 2002... Patent U.S. No. 6,085,577 SensaDyne was awarded a patent for a fully automatic point-by-point dynamic surface tension measurement. This new feature provides the fastest and most accurate method for dynamic surface tension characterization...

Water soluble polyamine from Akzo Nobel. (Patent Update).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. Europe 1,179,549 A Akzo Nobel NV was granted a patent for a water soluble or dispersible polyamine with primary amino groups, average MW 200-20,000, useful as a crosslinking agent. It is obtained by reacting polyepoxide with an...

Urea urethane solutions for waterborne and high solids. (Patent Update).(Byk-Chemie GmbH)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. Europe 1,188,779 A Byk-Chemie GmbH was granted a patent for storage-stable urea urethane solutions useful as a thixotrope with good compatibility, especially for waterborne and high solids coating compositions. It is obtained by...

Waterborne coatings from Dow Corning. (Patent Update).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. Europe 1,186,641 A Dow Corning Corp. obtained a patent for waterborne coatings compositions giving films with a matte surface. They contain silicone rubber or silicone resin particles of at least two different average particle...

Crosslinked ionic polymers and salts. (Patent Update).(PMD Holdings Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. Europe 1,185,565 A PMD Holdings Corp. received a patent for crosslinked ionic polymers and salts useful as thickeners, emulsifiers and emulsion stabilizers. They are based on polycarboxylic acids, polysulphonic acids, or salts...

Reduction of odors from waterborne paint. (Patent Update).(Procter and Gamble Co. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. Europe 1,180,539 A Proctor and Gamble Co. has received a patent for reducing odors from waterborne paints by the use of entrapping agents, especially cyclodextrin or zeolite at 0.025 weight percent.

Aluminum pigment. (Patent Update).(Asahi Kasei Metal)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Patent No. U.S. 6,454,847 B1 Asahi Kasei Metal Limited of Japan has been granted a patent for an aluminum pigment, wherein the mean particle diameter d50 is 5-35 pm, the ratio of the mean particle diameter d50 ([micro]m) to a mean thickness...

RPM's net income climbs 21% in fiscal 1st quarter. (Financial News).(RPM International)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... RPM reported strong financial results, including record net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2003, ended Aug. 31, 2002. The company reported net sales of $542.4 million, up two percent from the $533.3 million reported in the first quarter...

Sico reports record increases. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... For the three month period ended Sept. 27, Sico, Inc. posted an increase in net earnings of 47.8%, or $2.67 million, compared to $1.78 million over the same period last year. Sales rose 17.8% to $42.28 million, according to the company. ...

PPG reports third quarter earnings. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... PPG's coatings sales for the third quarter rose six percent, as volumes increased in every business except aerospace, according to the company. The coatings segment generated record third quarter earnings, up 45% from 2001. Third quarter sales...

S-W announces 3q and nine months sales results. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Sherwin-Williams Company announced its financial results for the third quarter and the nine month period ended Sept. 30. Consolidated net sales increased 4.4% in the quarter to $1.43 billion, and 2.4% in the first nine months to $4.03 billion....

Rohm and Haas reports on third quarter. (Financial News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The coatings business unit of Rohm and Haas Company reported sales of $489 million for the third quarter, eight percent higher than the same period last year. Architectural and functional coatings, as well as automotive coatings, posted strong...

A data source for the European paint market. (International Coatings Scene).
December 1, 2002... For any European company looking to expand its services, or move into a neighboring country or market segment, having detailed, multi-national industry information at one's fingertips is crucial to the decision-making process. The European...

Mexican paint market expected to warm. (International Coatings Scene).
December 1, 2002... The prospects for growth in the Mexican paint and coatings market are cautiously positive, expected to rise along with the projected 3.5% gross national product in 2003, which in turn is heavily influenced by the fate of the U.S. economy. Among...

DAP offers new Basement Paint with Microban. (New Products).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... DAP has launched new Kwik Seal Plus Basement Paint with Microban. The basement paint is formulated to protect concrete and masonry walls from stain- and odor-causing bacteria, as well as mold and mildew growth with a waterproof seal that is...

Textured coatings introduces Super-Cote Platinum. (New Products).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Textured Coatings of America, Inc. (TCA) now offers Super-Cote Platinum products, a new system that reverses itself by putting the coating (textured or smooth) first and then a heat reflective "super-cote" on top. The Super-Cote system is much...

Prosoco offers Breathable Masonry Coating. (New Products).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Prosoco's new Breathable Masonry Coating (BMC) II is an advanced addition to the BMC product used on the U.S. Capitol's exterior during its restoration. BMC II exhibits breathability in excess of 90% in ASTM D 1653 water-vapor transmission...

Litigation and liability. (PaintChips).
December 1, 2002... Litigation and liability are inextricably intertwined; that's a given. Employers fret over of these contentious twins. While employees often worry only if they're directly involved, seemingly far-away, apparently unrelated issues do, however,...

Immediate notification of specific hazmat incidents. (Transportation Regulations).
December 1, 2002... Due to the increasing number of hazardous materials related incidents occurring with the movement of these commodities in commerce, special attention must be exercised to properly notify and report each incident at the earliest practicable...

The 2003 International Buyers' Guide. (Pigments-Specialties & Additives).(Directory)
December 1, 2002... The following directory contains chemicals and equipment available from suppliers. To contact a specific company in this guide, refer to the Company Directory section which begins on page 65. For distributors, please consult page 79. Coatings...

The 2003 International Buyer's Guide. (Laboratory Equipment--Distributors).(Directory)
December 1, 2002... Laboratory Equipment Accelerated Weathering Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC DL Labs, Inc. Q-Panel Lab Products Singleton Corp. Thomas Scientific William Harrison Corp. Balances/Scales Diversified Enterprises Paul...

Review: ICE 2002: the major windfall from ICE 2002 centered around the decision to switch the show's format to an every-other-year schedule.
December 1, 2002... The 2002 installment of the International Coatings Exhibition (ICE) has come and gone, but the ramifications for the coatings industry are just beginning. As always, ICE provided a venue for new products, interesting and informative...

Meeting report: NCPA meets in New Orleans: NPCA focuses on strategies at its 115th annual meeting.(National Paint and Coatings Association )
December 1, 2002... Market predictions, venture capitalism in the supplier end of the business, e-business, leadership, strategy and politics were all covered by industry insiders and experts in other fields at The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA)...

Degussa expands aminosilanes production. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Degussa's new production plant in Mobile, AL is now fully operational, increasing its production capacity for aminosilanes. The new facility also marks the first production of Degussa's Dynasylan Ameo (AMEO-P) and AMEO-T aminosilanes in the...

EM Industries announces name change. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Effective January 1, EM Industries will begin to conduct business under its new name, EMD Chemicals Inc. A spokesperson for the company said the changes were taking place "as part of a global branding strategy being implemented by their parent...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2002... Our October 2002 Industry News contained an error. The In brief item should have read Coloris GCC offer completes Rhodia's range for architectural and decorative coatings.

Sun acquires interest in effects pigments supplier. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Sun Chemical Corporation has acquired a 50% interest in Assemblage Intermoleculaire en Chimie Organique (AIC), a special effect, additives and ink company based in Libourne, France. AIC manufactures high-performance additives that function as...

Solutia expands production of phenolic coating resins. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Solutia Inc. has announced plans to expand production capacity for phenolic coating resins at the company's plant in Wiesbaden, Germany. The expansion project at Wiesbaden will add approximately 15% new capacity to the existing unit's...

CPS Color and Corob join forces. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... CPS Color, a supplier of advanced tinting systems, and Corob, a manufacturer of automatic tinting equipment, will combine their operations in an effort to develop next generation colorants and tinting equipment and expand into new markets. The...

Unimin increases Nepheline syenite production capacity. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Unimin Corp. will increase its micronized nepheline syenite production capacity at its Nephton and Blue Mountain, Ontario processing plants. Nepheline syenite is used in architectural and industrial paint and coatings applications. In addition,...

Update on patent infringement case. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The United States Court of Appeals, by a one judge majority, recently invalidated one of the two patents asserted against Sud-Chemie by Southern Clay Products, Inc., and remanded the second patent ('501) to the original Federal Court in...

Surface Coatings of Australia issues call for papers. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Surface Coatings Association of Australia has issued a call for papers for its 44th annual conference, which will be held August 6-9 in Canberra, Australia. Papers should follow the conference theme, "Capital ideas for coatings," and topics...

PPG inducts coatings researchers into Collegium. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... PPG researchers Robert Jerabek and James B. O'Dwyer were inducted into the PPG Collegium, the highest honor the company can bestow upon its researchers: Mr. Jerabek, who died last month at the age of 82, joined PPG in 1964 as a senior...

Dow Chemical Co.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Dow Chemical Co. has launched a new web site, www.dowsurfactants.com, for its portfolio of surfactant products...

Brant Technologies will distribute.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Brant Technologies will distribute PPG's Lo-Vel and Hi-Sil silicones.

PPG. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... PPG: Lorene C. Boettcher has joined PPG Industries as manager, global design and color marketing for its automotive coatings business unit, based in Troy, MI. In her new position, Ms. Boettcher oversees the company's advanced color styling...

Degussa. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Degussa: Robert Poemer has been named vice president of architectural colorants for Degussa's coating and colorants business unit. In his new position, Mr. Poemer is responsible for the strategic direction and overall profitability of the...

Sartomer. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Sartomer: Bo Yang has been named general manager of China for Sartomer. Dr. Yang, who previously served as Sartomer's technical manager, Asia-Pacific region, is now responsible for the company's business activities in China, including sales and...

Sun Chemical. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Sun Chemical: Wes Lucas, president and CEO of Sun Chemical, has been elected chairman of the Sun Chemical Group of companies and joint ventures. As the new chairman of Sun Chemical Group BV, Mr. Lucas will continue to focus on increasing...

RPM. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... RPM: RPM's board of directors has named Frank C. Sullivan chief executive officer of the company. He succeeds Thomas C. Sullivan, who retired after 31 years with the company. Under the succession plan, Frank Sullivan will retain his current...

Rohm and Haas. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Rohm and Haas: The company has announced new leadership for several of its business units. Suzanne Rowland will succeed Nicholas Gutwein as global business director for adhesives and sealants. Mr. Gutwein will become president and CEO of...

Tremco Inc. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Tremco Inc.: The Fire Protection Systems group of Tremco Inc. has named Timothy F. McLaughlin North American marketing manager. In his new position, Mr. McLaughlin will be responsible for the company's fire protection products in North America....

Elementis Specialties. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Elementis Specialties: The company has appointed Christopher J. Sieto market development manager. Mr. Sieto was previously a market development manager and market research analyst for Specialty Minerals, Inc., Bethlehem, PA. In his new role,...

Solutia. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Solutia: In an effort to expand sales in Europe, Solutia has appointed Paul Field to the new position of sales manager for Gelva brand acrylic pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs). Mr. Field will be responsible for sales and business development...

DuPont. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... DuPont: DuPont Titanium Technologies has made an organizational change designed to strengthen its position in the Ti[0.sub.2] market. Paul F. Cronshaw has assumed the role of regional business director, North America, with responsibility for...

Liquid Plastics. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Liquid Plastics: This Middletown, CT manufacturer of specialty coating membranes has hired Agatha M. Fil as its new marketing assistant. Ms. Fil's responsibilities will center on customer relationship management and supporting the marketing...

Dorn Color. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Dorn Color: This Cleveland, OH-based company has a number of new staff appointments. Lynn Lynch has returned to Dorn Color as director of information technology. Ms. Lynch will focus on identifying areas for process improvement, developing and...

Mississippi Lime. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Mississippi Lime: Greg Andersen has joined the company as marketing manager for specialty products. Mr. Andersen comes to Mississippi Lime Company from Solutia, where he has held a variety of sales, marketing and business development positions...

Dyneon. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Dyneon: Dyneon appointed Ian Rodricks to the position of marketing manager for its specialty additives business unit. In this position, Mr. Rodricks is responsible for the global business plan and marketing of Dynamar PPA and Dyneon PA product...

Premier Mill. (People on the Move).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Premier Mill: Premier Mill, A Lightnin Company, has appointed Kevin J. Haggerty to the position of national sales manager. Mr. Haggerty graduated from Ohio Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science degree in electronic engineering and...

BASF dispersion delivers performance at zero-VOC. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... BASF Corp.'s architectural coatings raw materials business unit has introduced Acronal Optive 130 for use in exterior and interior architectural coatings in zero- and low-VOC formulations. One polymer, fiat, low-sheen and semi-gloss paints can...

Eastman adhesion promoters for auto paint-on-plastic. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Eastman Chemical Company has introduced CP 730-1 chlorinated adhesion promoter and AP 550-1 non-chlorinated adhesion promoter. Both products target the increasing performance demands of the automotive paint-on-plastic market. Each of these new...

Engelhard's sparkle silver offers new styling options. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Engelhard's Cyclo sparkle silver pigment is a mica-based effect pigment designed specifically to work with powder coatings used for appliance, automotive, architectural and building applications. This pigment is engineered to improve...

Elementis specialties offers new rheology modifier. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Elementis Specialties has introduced a new rheology modifier for solvent-free, high solids and conventional solvent-based coatings. Thixatrol Max rheological additive provides superior intercoat adhesion properties, highly flexible...

UCB launches UV curable oil acrylates. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... UCB Chemicals has introduced two new UV curable oil acrylates to the European market. Raylok 1621 for wood primer and Raylok 1622 for topcoat are specially designed for wood flooring and furniture to provide an oil-like warm finish with a...

Degussa offers profile on parking garage. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Degussa Corp. has published a case history outlining the use of its Protectosil CIT corrosion inhibitor to protect the Norfolk parking garage at the University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ. The application of Protectosil CIT was used...

Netzsch-Condux introduces CDS high-density bed jet mill. (Supplier's Corner).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Netzsch-Condux has introduced the new CDS high-density bed jet mill. The mill combines a spiral jet mill design with a patented dynamic air classifier wheel. Its compact design makes assembly, disassembly and cleaning between product batches...

Fluorine in coatings is Jan. 21-22 in Orlando, FL. (Meetings).(Calendar)
December 1, 2002... Jan. 13-14: The Coatings Summit, The Bahamas. More info: Esther Schwencke, head of events division, 49 (0) 511 9910 270; Fax: 49 (0) 511 9910 279; E-mail: summit@coatings.de; Web: www.coatings.de. Jan. 17-19: 21st Indian Paint Conference,...

PPG makes tangerine dreams come true. (Final Coat).(PT Tangerine Dream Cruiser Series 2)
December 1, 2002... PPG and Chrysler have teamed up to produce a new limited edition version of the popular PT Cruiser. Covered with a special tangerine pearl coat paint, the PT Tangerine Dream Cruiser Series 2 will go into limited production in January 2003 at...