Coatings World articles from February 2004

Coatings World archives from February 2004

It's about time for "This Old" paint: this Old House, the show that started it all, will soon be a paint brand made by ICI.(Editor's Page)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A venerable name in home improvement--and the show that started all of America down the slippery slope of home improvement mania--will finally join the fray. "This Old House" (TOH) will become a paint brand sometime this year, and ICI will...

Akzo Nobel refinish selected by MG Rover.(As We Go To Press)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes has been selected as an approved partner for the supply of paint and bodyshop services to MG Rover-approved bodyshops. Akzo Nobel was already a supplier to the Longbridge Rover factory's plastics division. As a result...

PPG reports strong earnings in fourth quarter.(As We Go To Press)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... PPG Industries reported fourth quarter net income of $122 million, including an after tax charge of $8 million, to reflect the net increase in the current value of the company's obligation under the asbestos settlement agreement reported in May...

Chemcraft acquires Paramount Paint & Lacquer.(As We Go To Press)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Chemcraft International, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial coatings, has purchased the assets of Paramount Paint and Lacquer Company, a division of Surface Protection Industries. Paramount Paint and Lacquer specializes in paint and lacquer for...

ICI to sell This Old House paint brand.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A venerable name in home improvement will soon be a paint brand. ICI has signed a deal with This Old House Ventures, Inc. to manufacture a line of paint sold under the This Old House name. Financial terms were not disclosed, and...

California EPA issues SUD for crystalline silica in interior flat latex paint.(Fresh Paint)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Safe use determination )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... On Dec. 26, California's Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a safe use determination (SUD) to NPCA for crystalline silica in interior flat latex paints containing six percent...

Beyond the beige box: PPG unveils new electronics coatings styles.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... PPG Industries wants designers of electronics to think beyond the beige box. To help make that task easier, it has introduced the TrendCast styling kit. Created to predict and communicate the latest trends in color, texture and special effects,...

DaimlerChrysler Japan switches to water-based paints.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... In collaboration with DuPont Kabushiki Kaisha, DaimlerChrysler Japan (DCJ) is starting to make the switch to water-based paints at its vehicle preparation centers (VPCs) in Toyohashi and Hitachi. The new process will first be applied to the...

Valspar acquires refinish coatings maker, to build plant in Pennsylvania.(Fresh Paint)(De Beer Lakfabrieken)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Valspar Corp. has purchased De Beer Lakfabrieken, a privately-owned manufacturer and distributor of automotive refinish coatings based in Lelystad, The Netherlands. De Beer sells products in more 65 countries and bad sales in fiscal 2003...

Big 3 automakers renew approvals of BASF refinish.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors have renewed their approvals of BASF's refinish systems for repairs covered by warranty.

ITW Devcon acquires Futura Coatings.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... ITW Devcon has acquired certain assets of Futura Coatings Inc., a St. Louis-based producer of sprayable high-performance elastomeric coatings and linings. ITW Devcon Futura Coatings will become part of ITW Performance Polymers, which is part of...

Get inside the Italian Paint Industry with IRL's new study.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... What is the largest national paint industry in Western Europe, as well as the second largest market after Germany? The answer is Italy, and IRL has a new study that provides fresh insight into this market. For example, did you know Italy...

GM, Volskwagen, Ikea to speak about UV/EB technology usage at Rad-Tech's e/5 show in Charlotte.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Leading industrial and consumer product companies including General Motors, Microsoft and Volkswagen will be present at e | 5 004, the UV and EB technology exposition and conference organized by RadTech International, which will be held May...

Clear wood sealer/topcoat product.(Formulary)
February 1, 2004... Product formulas are supplied by producers of raw materials. Included in some instances are sources of supply for the raw materials and instructions for preparation and use of the finished product. No guarantee of performance or safety is...

Coated article with a stainless steel color.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,551,722 B2 Masco Corp. has received a patent for an article having on at least a portion of its surface a multi-layer coating having the appearance of stainless steel. The coating is comprised of at least one electroplated...

Process for producing powder coating material.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,547,869 B2 Merck has been granted a patent for a process for preparing a powder coating material. It is comprised of processing as a melt in an extruder, at least one binder and at least one pigment, and optionally, at...

Processing aqueous titanium solutions to titanium dioxide pigment.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,548,039 B1 Altair Nanomaterials has received a patent for a process for producing pigment-grade titanium dioxide from an aqueous titanium solution. It is comprised of hydrolyzing the solution to form titanium oxide...

Method of powder coating wood substrate.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,548,109 B1 H.B. Fuller has received a patent for a method of coating a wood substrate, comprising pre-treating at least one surface of the substrate with a substantially solvent-free treating composition. The treating...

Two-layer automotive coat using an aqueous base coat.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,548,119 B1 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company has been granted a patent for a process for producing a two-layer coat on a motor vehicle body in an automatic motor vehicle series lacquering unit. The process is comprised...

Fast-dry high solids coating based on modified alkyd resins.(Patents Update)(Eastman Chemical Company )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,548,601 B1 Eastman Chemical Company has received a patent for an ambient oxidative cure composition comprising an acrylate functionalized alkyd resin comprising the reaction product of a hydroxyl functional alkyd resin;...

University of Florida receives patent for coated nanoparticles.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Patent No. U.S. 6,548,264 B1 The University of Florida has been granted a patent for a plurality of nanoparticles having a mean size of less than one micron. Each of the nanoparticles comprises a core comprising a pigment and a silica shell...

Is the future plastic? Plastic paint cans have become a staple in Europe. With Sherwin-Williams leading the way state-side, will other companies graduates to plastics in the future?(International coatings scene: Europe)
February 1, 2004... In Europe, plastic paint cans have become a staple of the coatings scene for the last few years. While European companies are introducing innovative plastic-based products such as ICI Dulux brand's new Easycan, an ergonomically-designed plastic...

Latin Ti[0.sub.2] exports to rise: the market will be fueled by economic recovery in several countries and by new trade regulations.(International coatings scene: Latin America)
February 1, 2004... Paint-grade titanium dioxide exports by E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.'s Altamira, Mexico-based unit are expected to increase markedly this year, boosted by economic recovery in several countries and by new trade regulations in Brazil, said Luis...

International launches new marine finishes.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... International Marine Coatings, Felling, UK, has introduced Interfine 979 and Interfine 691, two new high-performance marine finishes. Interfine 979 is a patented, poly siloxane finish that provides excellent long-term durability and...

BASF adds new Glasurit 68 line for commercial refinish.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... BASF's Glasurit automotive refinish brand now features a new line of products for the commercial vehicle sector. The new 68 Line offers higher opacity, more gloss and a harder surface. BASF reports that 68 Line sets new standards for...

Darex launches adhesion lacquer for beverage bottlers.(New Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Darex Container Products, a business unit of W.R. Grace and Co., has a new vinyl organosol modified adhesion lacquer for closures such as twist-off and pry crown primarily used by beer and soft-drink bottlers. AL 1694 provides bottlers...

RPM's second quarter sales rise 14%.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Fueled by a positive second quarter, RPM International's has recorded double-digit sales growth for the first half of fiscal 2004. RPM's second quarter net sales were $589.8 million, a 14% increase from the same period one year ago. The...

Ameron annual sales rise, coatings groups reports positive performance.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Ameron International reported record sales of $600.5 million for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2003, While the record sales came mainly from "outstanding performance" by the fiberglass-composite pipe and water transmission businesses, the...

International barrier technology reports Q1 sales.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... International Barrier Technology Inc., a maker of environmentally friendly fire resistant building materials, has released unaudited financial results for the fiscal first quarter ending Sept. 30, 2003. Sales were $565,088 (Canadian), on par...

Home Depot to continue paint department upgrades in 2004.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Home Depot has laid out a capital spending plan of $3.7 billion for 2004, including investments in store modernization, maintenance and technology and the addition of 175 new stores. According to John Costello, executive vice president of...

Defining core competencies: when it comes to today's market-place, being equal in core competencies only allows you to compete with--not beat--the competition.(Strategies & Analysis)
February 1, 2004... We are constantly hearing that we need to leverage our core competencies to be successful; that we must understand where our core competencies fit in the marketplace; that we must not stray into fields of activity where our core competencies do...

The wood coatings market: wood coatings manufacturers have had a tepid reaction to CCA-treated wood's replacements. Can these new generation compounds perform as well as its predecessor?
February 1, 2004... As of December 2003, chromated copper arsenate- (CCA) pressure treated wood has been phased out for most U.S. residential uses, replaced by several chemical compound treatments, namely alkaline copper quat (ACQ) and copper azole. There has been...

Developments in coatings for high-temperature corrosion protection: this paper describes development of new products in high-temperature corrosion protection, the difficulties encountered in the development of a non-zinc high temperature coating for use up to 400[degrees]C, and an alternative approach to thermal insulation with in-built corrosion and damage resistance.
February 1, 2004... The right coatings system correctly applied on structural steel and tankage in process plants can confidently be expected to give good corrosion protection for periods between 10 and 20 years. However on hot areas both atmospheric, with...

Mixing equipment update: in slower economic times, equipment purchases often get put on the back burner. But it's wise to keep a watchful eye on current machinery. Is there ever a good time for unscheduled maintenance and production slowdowns?
February 1, 2004... When the economy slows, so do orders for new equipment. And while companies are less likely to reach into their pockets for new machinery, mixing equipment manufacturers say it becomes more necessary to keep a close eye on their current...

Avecia to sell additives business to Lubrizol.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Avecia has signed an agreement to sell its specialty additives business to The Lubrizol Corp. for an undisclosed sum. Avecia's additives business has annual sales of approximately 30 million [euro]. A manufacturing facility at Huddersfield,...

Dow increases prices, moves to monthly pricing.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Dow Chemical Co. has increased the selling price of many of its solvents and organic intermediates for Europe and the Middle East. Among the products that will be increased are butanol, 2-ethylhexoic acid, isobutanol, isopropanol, propanol,...

Distributor appointments.(Industry News; coatings industry)
February 1, 2004... DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS Company Distributor Region Product Elementis Dowd and CA pigment product line Pigments Guild Moly-White Specialty M0, KS, southern corrosion...

Engelhard forms alliance with Prizmalite Industries.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Engelhard Corp., has formed an alliance with Prizmalite Industries Inc. to develop and market new effect and functional materials for a range of applications including paint and coatings, printing inks and plastics. Engelhard will develop new...

Dow Corning increases silanes capacity.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Dow Corning has increased production of its range of by more than 40%. The increased capacity is the result of more than $6 million invested in the company's manufacturing processes in the past two years, according to Ken Kaufman, global...

North African Coatings Congress to be held in Morocco.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The North African Coatings Congress will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, on September 14-15. This new event is designed to bring suppliers of chemical raw materials and equipment to local paint producers and is...

Pall Corp. and W.L. Gore form strategic alliance.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Pall Corp. and W.L. Gore and Associates have formed a strategic alliance that gives Pall exclusive worldwide rights to Gore-Tex filter technology to be utilized in backwashable filtration systems for applications such as brine, catalyst...

Troy's Nowak honored for 50 years of service.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Milton Nowak, Troy Corp.'s vice president emeritus, R&D, received a recognition award for his 50 years of technical contributions. The award was presented to Nowak at the Troy Innovation Symposium at the Troy Conference Center in Florham Park,...

Air Products donates vinyl acetate monomer technology.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Air Products has donated a technology portfolio, consisting of U.S. and foreign patents involving processes and catalytic materials for producing vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), to the University of California, Davis. VAM is used in the production...

BASF expands production capacity for effect pigments.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... BASF has expanded product capacity for its Paliocrom red effect pigment. BASF is investing 4 million [euro] to expand its productions capacity for Paliocrom effect pigments by 30% in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The pigment features high gloss, pure...

Product price index.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... PRODUCT PRICE INDEX Company Product Change Effective BASF Acronal styrene- increase, of up $0.02/ February 15 acrylic emulsion wet lb. in U.S. and ...

Lansco Colors relocates lab and sales office.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Lansco Colors has moved its laboratory from Passaic, NJ to Warwick, RI. Its East Greenwich, RI sales offices will move by the end of the month to the new Warwick location. The new address is 191 Second Avenue, Warwick RI 02888; Phone: (401)...

Norton named marketing manager at Muralo.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Bayonne, NJ-based Muralo Company has promoted Shawn Norton to marketing manager. She is the fourth generation of the Norton family to work at Muralo, which was acquired by her great grandfather more than 50 years ago. In her new position,...

Organizational changes announced at DuPont.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... DuPont has re-aligned its organizational structure to implement "customer-and market-focused growth and productivity actions" announced in December, 2003. John C. Hodgson, executive vice president, has been named to the newly created...

Ace's Jane Brill given CMG chairholder status.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Jane Brill, marketing promotions manager for Ace Hardware and color expert for Ace Paint division, has been awarded chairholder status by the Color Marketing Group (CMG). Brill was one of 16 new chairholders honored at CMG's fall...

Chemark expands expertise with new staff members.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Chemark Consulting Group has broadened its consulting services to include manufacturing and operations and technology management with additional staff members. Nelson Auge, former vice president of manufacturing and operations for the...

Correction: Mahr is head of automotive OEM at BASF.(People on the Move)(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2004... In the Nov. 2003 issue of Coatings World, a photo mistakenly identified Gerold Mahr as an employee of PPG. Mahr has succeeded Raineer Michael Blair as head of automotive OEM coatings at BASE CW

Degussa launches new matting agents.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Degussa's advanced fillers and pigments business unit has added a new product, Acematt HK 440, to its Acematt line of matting agents. The company has also developed two soft touch matting agents, EXP 3200-1 and EXP 3300-1 for coatings that...

Brookfield unveils new 2004 catalog.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Brookfield Engineering Laboratories has released its new 2004 catalog. The 84-page catalog features the complete line of Brookfield laboratory and process viscometers and rheometers and its new line of texture analyzers. Features, benefits,...

Netzsch brochure highlights entire product line.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Netzsch Inc. is offering a new four-page, full-color brochure highlighting its range of coarse to ultrafine particle size reduction equipment. An application chart lists the entire product line and common applications. Netzsch media milling,...

Crompton introduces Witcobond W-290SC.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Crompton Corp.'s urethanes business has introduced Witcobond W-290SC, a high solids content (62%) waterborne dispersion exhibiting outstanding yellowing resistance when subjected to end-use processing temperatures as high as 140 Celsius. The...

Michelman launches new line cationic emulsions.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Michelman has announced a new line of cationic emulsions for a broad range of applications. Michelman's cationic emulsions are designed for formulators that require additional mar, anti-block, scratch resistance, rub resistance or slip...

UCAR Emulsion Systems new acrylic latex for sealant applications.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... UCAR Emulsion Systems, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Company, has developed a new acrylic latex for use primarily in "true clear" sealant applications. UCAR latex 9192 sets new performance standards for total solids/low shrinkage, dry...

BYK-Chemie introduces new wax additives to N. America.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... BYK-Chemie has recently introduced BYK-Wax, a complete line of wax additives to the North American market. This specialty line of waxes from Europe contains more than 60 additives for various applications such as architectural, wood, can, coil...

Invista offers C12 diol products.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Invista Specialty Intermediates has introduced two 12 carbon diol products, C12 CD (a cyclic 12 carbon diol) and C12 LD (a linear 12 carbon diol). These high quality products have applications in coatings, adhesives, polyurethanes and...

Reichhold introduces three new powder coating resins.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Reichhold has recently unveiled three new Fine-Clad powder coating resins. Fine-Clad M-8762, M-8792 and M-8912 are the newest additions to Reichhold's line of specialty polyesters for powder coating applications. M-8762 is a pre-catalyzed...

Jarchem expands specialty monomers line.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Jarchem Industries, Inc. has increased its specialty monomer portfolio with a variety of acrylamide, acrylate and methacrylate monomers. These specialty monomers are ideal for high-end applications in paints, coatings, adhesives and inks,...

Air Products launches new waterborne resins.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Air Products has recently launched Hybridur 870 and 878 waterborne resins. Hybridur 870 resin is a urethane-acrylic hybrid dispersion for use in one-component high performance coatings. Features of this new product include fast dry capability,...

Uniqema offers polyester polyols and surfactants.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Priplast polyester polyols and Maxemul non-migratory surfactants are now available from Uniqema. Priplast polyols allow coatings formulators to prepare polyurethane dispersions with improved hydrolytic stability and performance characteristics...

BYK-Gardner introduces new micro-gloss meter.(Suppliers' Corner)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... BYK-Gardner has introduced the new micro-gloss meter. The microgloss features portability with ease-of-use. Among its functions are multiple readings per sample with full statistics and pass/fail and differences with up to 50 target values....

NPCA spring meeting is March 21 in Florida.(Meetings)(National Paint & Coatings Association )(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... March 8-11: CCG 2004 and Prochem-Interchimie, Parc des Expositions, Paris Nord Villepinte, France. More info: Christine de Ruffray, (33) 1 4665 8243; Fax: (33) 1 4665 8245; E-mail: christine.deruffray@idexpo.com. March 9-10: Middle East...

Wearmouth Bridge repainted with Intercure.(Final Coat)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland, UK needed to be repainted, and as a vital transport link, disruptions had to be kept at a minimum. An independent consultant recommended a high-performance four-coat system. However Akzo Nobel's...