Coatings World articles from July 2007

Coatings World archives from July 2007

Globalization continues to drive growth.(Editor's Page)
July 1, 2007... It's time again for Coatings World's summer blockbuster event--The Top Companies Report. Inside this issue (p.25), you'll find our annual ranking of the leaders in the global paint market. Every year, we list the leading manufacturers in the...

Akzo Nobel opens new deco site in China.(As We Go To Press)
July 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel has opened a new decorative coatings site in Langfang, northern China, to boost its presence in the country's coatings market. The addition of the new facility, situated just south of Beijing, means that Akzo Nobel now operates...

Full steam ahead for Jotun Turkey.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Jotun Boya in Turkey will supply interior paint to a new housing complex in Istanbul. More than two million square meters will be painted and this is the largest single project Jotun Boya has won. "This is a fantastic project to supply...

Akzo Nobel acquires Chemcraft.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel has broadened its position in the North American wood coatings market after signing an agreement to acquire Chemcraft Holdings Corp., North America's largest privately-owned manufacturer of industrial wood coatings. Established...

Tikkurila to establish a sales company in China.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Kemira Coatings (Tikkurila), the company responsible for Kemira's paint and coatings business, is increasing its market position in Asian paint markets by establishing a sales company in China. Tikkurila (Beijing) Paints Co., Ltd began...

ShawCor plans further expansion in Canada.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Shaw Pipe Protection Ltd., a subsidiary of ShawCor, has entered into an agreement to purchase approximately 250 acres of land in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, adjacent to the company's new coating facility, which is nearing completion. The...

Akzo Nobel's waterborne system approved by Toyota.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... With the ever increasing demands of customers for environmentally acceptable vehicles and vehicle refinishing solutions, Akzo Nobel has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation in the testing of its waterborne repair products. Sikkens...

Russian car manufacturer awards BASF Wostok.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... AvtoVAZ, one of the leading Russian automobile manufacturers, has awarded a prize to BASF Wostok, the subsidiary of BASF Coatings AG in Russia, as the best coatings supplier in 2006. The award recognizes BASF Wostok as being among the best 31...

Serving the Irish market.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Leighs Paints and Irish Distributors Industrial Protective Coatings (IPC) have formed an agreement to work together as strategic partners. The agreement calls for IPC to serve the Irish market while having the full support of Leighs Paints. ...

Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings opens new site in China.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings has officially opened its fifth manufacturing plant in mainland China. The new facility, situated in Chengdu, Sichuan province, will further improve service to the architectural, general trade coater and functional...

Carboline makes acquisition.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Carboline Company has acquired the marine and industrial assets of Finnaren & Haley, a national supplier of marine, industrial and architectural products. Finnaren & Haley is a well established, privately-held paint manufacturer and...

Activity heats up in India's automotive coatings sector.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Korea Chemical Company (KCC) is setting up base in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, close to the Hyundai Motors plant. Hyundai, which has been the largest client for Asian-PPG Industries--a joint venture between Asian Paints and PPG Industries--has...

Lloyd's Register and International Paint join forces.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Lloyd's Register and International Paint have teamed up to offer shipyards in China step-by-step advice on how to prepare to meet the requirements of the new Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) as the industry looks to increase...

NPCA chairman receives 2007 Adam Smith Award.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... The National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) chairman of the board Charles E. Bunch, chair man and CEO of PPG Industries, Inc., received the Business Citizen medal from the Friends of Adam Smith (FOAS) as one of its 2007 Adam Smith Award...

Eastman opens new paint spray facility.(Fresh Paint)
July 1, 2007... Eastman Chemical Company recently opened a state-of-the-art paint spray facility at its global headquarters in Kingsport, TN. The first of its kind by a coatings raw material supplier, the new paint spray facility is the culmination of a...

BASF Coatings patents color powder slurry.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,151,133 B2 BASF Coatings has obtained a patent for a process for preparing powder slurry of a particular shade, comprised of mixing a powder slurry or slurries selected from the group consisting of color powder slurries...

Powder coating containing crosslinkers.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,141,308 B2 PPG Industries has received a patent for a crosslinking agent comprised of an ungelled reaction product of the following reactants: at least one aminoplast resin; and at least one aromatic heterocycle...

Sakura Color patents aqueous glittering color material.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,160,375 B2 Sakura Color Products Corporation has obtained an aqueous glittering color material composition comprised of a colorant, a solvent and glittering pigments, wherein the glittering include metal reflection...

Aluminum flake pigment, paint composition.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,163,580 B2 Toyo Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha has received a patent for a manufacturing method of an aluminum flake pigment, having an average thickness in the range of 0.025 [micro]m and 0.08 [micro]m, and an average...

Toyota Technical Center patents aqueous paint.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,163,981 B2 Toyota Technical Center, U.S.A, Inc. has been granted a patent for an aqueous paint composition. The aqueous paint composition is comprised of a water-soluble pure acrylic resin as a binder resin and a...

PPG patents polymer additives for powder coatings.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,160,959 B2 PPG Industries has obtained a patent for a curable powder coating composition comprised of a compound that comprises the reaction product of a polyol having at least one hydroxyl group and a lactone, wherein...

Ciba patents method of improving pigment fluorescence.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,160,371 B2 Ciba Specialty Chemicals has obtained a patent for a method of enhancing fluorescence of a marking composition comprising a colorant, which method comprises adding as an additive to the colorant, an organic...

Merck patents intensely colored red effect pigments.(Patents Update)
July 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,156,913 B2 Merck GmbH has received a patent for a red effect pigment comprised of iron oxide-coated Si[O.sub.2] flakes, having a total thickness of the effect pigment not greater than 500 nm +/-30 nm.

Akzo Nobel looks to takeover ICI: a takeover of ICI by Akzo Nobel would place the world's largest paint and coatings company in an even more dominant global position.(International Coatings Scene: Europe)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel last month (June) took the first cautious steps to a takeover of ICI, which would create a global leader in coatings with a share of 14%--three times higher than that of the second largest coatings company worldwide, PPG Industries....

Mexican real estate market booms: with a strong real estate market, demand for architectural paint and coatings for residential and industrial applications is on the rise in Mexico.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
July 1, 2007... The Mexican real estate market is on an upward trend, fueled by greater liquidity among lenders, higher per capita income and a larger flow of U.S. dollars into vacation and retirement houses. Over the last decade, the Mexican government has...

The "real" supply chain in the coatings industry: reaching out to designers in the early stages of the product development cycle will be important for coatings manufacturers in the years ahead.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
July 1, 2007... The convergence of technology and geopolitical events has created a world in which the competition for jobs and production of goods and services is now opened up to many countries of the world. This trend affects the paint and coatings...

Sherwin-Williams introduces pipeline coating.(New Products)
July 1, 2007... Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings has introduced Fast Clad ER Epoxy Pipeline Coating, which provides improved edge retention and a faster cure time than conventional epoxies and allows pipeline coating repairs to be made quickly...

Valspar launches wall and ceiling coating system.(New Products)
July 1, 2007... Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corporation, is helping facilities and contractors achieve smooth, seamless environments with its new Descoglas RF reinforced wall and ceiling coating system. Field proven for connecting unlike substrates...

Brights Paint Pens have been introduced by Krylon.(New Products)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Krylon has introduced its Brights Paint Pens, which can be used to add colors and creativity to a wide variety of applications including posters, scrapbooks, home accessories and bikes or skateboards among many others. The pens are available in...

New flexible epoxy from West System.(New Products)
July 1, 2007... West System has introduced a new epoxy that is resilient enough to bond dissimilar materials and flexible enough to absorb the stress of expansion, contraction, shock and vibration, according to the company. The new formula is a two-part,...

Canvas Corp. launches new paint system for DIYers.(New Products)(do it yourself)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Canvas Corp. has rolled out a complete paint system designed to offer DIYers an opportunity to simplify their weekend remodel projects. The Canvas Home Basics Paint System includes primer, interior matte latex wall paint, sample size cans,...

2007 top companies report.(Cover story)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... 1 AKZO NOBEL SALES: $7.8 billion HQ: ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS PHONE: 31-26-3664433 WEB SITE: WWW.AKZONOBEL.COM KEY PERSONNEL: G.J. Hans Wijers, chairman and CEO. General managers: Rinus Rooseboom, car refinishes; Jan...

Resins suppliers directory.(Directory)
July 1, 2007... Here is a look at the latest offerings from resins suppliers. For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly. Alberdingk Boley Greensboro, NC (336) 454-5000 Fax: (336) 454-5007 E-mail:...

R&D lab focus: lab equipment suppliers sound off on their latest products and services for the coatings R&D lab.
July 1, 2007... Coatings manufacturers rely heavily on the R&D lab to stay vital in this challenging market. Developing innovative technologies and products is key to growth. Lab equipment suppliers must likewise innovate to keep up with their customers' ever...

The big show gets even bigger: the European Coatings Show remains the paint and coatings industry's top event. This year, the show drew 22,791 attendees to Nurnberg, while 748 took part in the Nurnberg Congress.(Show Report: ECS 2007)
July 1, 2007... With 838 exhibitors from 43 countries and more than 22,000 visitors from approximately 100 countries, the European Coatings Show proved once again to be the global paint and coatings industry's biggest attraction. The numbers topped what had...

BASF opens polyurethanes site in China.(Industry News)
July 1, 2007... BASF celebrated the inauguration of its new polyurethanes specialties site in Pudong, Shanghai. The site operates under the name BASF Polyurethanes Specialties (China) Co. Ltd. and comprises a polyurethane system house, a technical research and...

Huntsman to open new polyetheramines plant.(Industry News)
July 1, 2007... Huntsman has completed its first Asia Pacific polyetheramines plant. Located at Jurong Island, Singapore, the plant is expected to be in commercial operation by the third quarter. It will be capable of producing 15,000 tons per year of...

Lanxess earns EPA registrations for BIT products.(Industry News)
July 1, 2007... Lanxess Corp.'s Material Protection Products business unit has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for several formulations based on the active ingredient Benzisothiazolinone (BIT). These formulations included 10% and...

Lubrizol Corp. announces name change.(Industry News)
July 1, 2007... The Lubrizol Corp. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries Noveon, Inc. and Noveon Canada, Inc. have changed their names to Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. and Lubrizol Advanced Materials Canada, Inc., respectively. These names...

Reicbhold Corp.
July 1, 2007... Reicbhold Corp. has been named the top alkyd resin supplier in Brazil for the ninth time at the 11th annual Paint & Pintura Awards.

Sartomer Company.
July 1, 2007... Sartomer Company's technical literature will now be available in Japanese for free download at www.sartomer.com/techlitjapan.asp.

Fusion UV.
July 1, 2007... Fusion UV has launched an online store and web site (www.fusionuv.com).

D.B. Becket was named Distributor of the Year in North America.
July 1, 2007... D.B. Becket was named Distributor of the Year in North America by Tego Coating Additives and Specialty Resins.

Angus Chemical.
July 1, 2007... Angus Chemical's Sterlington, LA manufacturing site has been awarded the Lantern Award by Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association.

Arkema.
July 1, 2007... Arkema has sold its specialty amines business to Taminco.

Cognis Functional Products.
July 1, 2007... Archway Sales Inc. was recently presented the 2006 Dome Award by Cognis Functional Products.

Arkema has sold its urea formaldehyde resins business.
July 1, 2007... Arkema has sold its urea formaldehyde resins business to Hexion Specialty Chemicals.

Bayer MaterialScience.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Bayer MaterialScience: June 1-0.30 [euro]/kg increase for thermoplastic polyurethanes resins in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Cytec.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Cytec: July 1-$0.05-$0.07/lb. increase for its Crylcoat powder coating resins and Addifol additives for powder coatings in North and South America.

Degussa.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Degussa: June 15-$0.10/kg increase for Dynapol L, Dynapol LH and Vesticoat UB in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Dow Chemical.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Dow Chemical: July 1-$0.05.lb increase for butyl acrylate/2-ethylhexyl acrylate in North America, $120/MT increase in Asia Pacific, Middle East/Africa and Latin America, and 90 [euro] in Europe; $0.03/lb. increase for ethyl acrylate/methyl...

Eliokem.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Eliokem: July 1-7% increase for Pliolite and Piloway dry resins in North America, $0.05/lb, increase for Pliotec latex in North America.

Hexion.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Hexion: July 1-$0.07/lb. increase for all VeoVa, Cardua and Ace grade monomers.

Nuplex Resins.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Nuplex Resins: June 4-2-7% increase for all solvent- and waterborne products, including alkyds, acrylics, polyesters, emulsions and amino resins.

Tronox.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Tronox: July 1-80 [euro]/ton increase for all Tronox titanium grades sold in Europe and $120/ton increase for all Tronox titanium grades sold in the Middle East and Africa.

Wacker Silicones.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1, 2007... Wacker Silicones: July 1-7% increase for its HDK brand of pyrogenic silica products.

Myers Engineering.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
July 1, 2007... Myers Engineering has appointed Clayton Associates to distribute its entire mixing line in TX, OK, LA and AK; E.W. Kaufman will be distributor for eastern PA, NJ, metro NY and northern DE and Chemo was appointed distributor for the Caribbean...

FSCT names Pontoski executive director.(People on the Move)(Joseph Pontoski joins Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has appointed Joseph Pontoski executive directory of the organization. Employed by FSCT for more than 10 years, Pontoski had been serving as FSCT's chief operating officer with the...

International Paint hires senior account executive.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... International Paint has hired Eric Shelton to serve as senior account executive for protective coatings sales in St. Louis-West Territory consisting of Kansas, Nebraska, western Montana and southwest Iowa. International Paint recruited Shelton...

Halox hires inside sales assistant.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... Halox has hired Sara Grudzien as the company's inside sales assistant. Grudzien's responsibilities include the administration of the company's relationship management software system as well as customer and vendor public relations, and special...

DSM NeoResins makes several appointments.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... DSM NeoResins has announced a number of appointments, which have been made as a result of the retirement of Henk van de Wiel, commercial director of DSM NeoResins. van de Wiers local management role will be taken over by Stef Wilders, HR...

LINE-X names Babiarz vp business development.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... LINE-X Franchise Development Corp. has named Michael Babiarz vice president of business development, a newly-created position to expand the company's industrial coatings operations. With more than 15 years experience in aftermarket sales and...

SPX Process Equipment names business development manager.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... David Kirk has joined SPX Process Equipment as business development manager for the North American sanitary sales team. In his new position, Kirk's primary focus will be to increase Waukesha Cherry-Burrell brand product awareness among existing...

Archway names new sales representative.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... Archway Sales has named Cris Watson sales representative in the southern region. Watson brings more than 24 years of experience in the chemical industry. His territory will include Arkansas, northern Louisiana and parts of west Tennessee.

Chemtura names Dennerlein vp urethanes business, makes four new appointments.(People on the Move)
July 1, 2007... Chemtura Corp. has named John Dennerlein vice president, urethanes business unit, performance specialities. Since joining Chemtura in 1996, Dennerlein has held various positions in sales, marketing and business management in the company's...

Eliokem introduces Pliotec PA91.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... Eliokem has introduced Pliotec PA91, a new grade of Pliotec resin designed specially for porch and floor coatings. Coatings for these types of applications need to penetrate deeply to adhere to concrete, but also be flexible enough to adhere to...

Tego offers Tego Glide 110 universal slip and flow additive.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... Tego Coatings Additives and Specialty Resins has recently introduced Tego Glide 110, a new universal anti-crater slip and flow additive, which can be used in water- and solvent-based wood coatings, architectural and industrial coatings. It is...

Netzsch launches air classifier CFS HD-S.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... Netzsch-Fine Particle Technology, LLC now offers the Netzsch-Condux Air Classifier CFS HD-S line of high-dispersion, ultra-fine classifiers used to separate particles of any hardness in the range of 1 to 50 [micro] m. The line's constant radial...

Styrene-acrylic waterborne dispersion for metal primers.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... To help formulators meet VOC regulations and switch from solventborne to water-based technology, Cray Valley has recently developed a new styrene-acrylic water-based resin for metal primer with high salt spray resistance, specially designed for...

Huntsman Polyurethanes and Alberdingk Boley offer green coating for floor market.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... Huntsman Polyurethanes has partnered with Alberdingk Boley, one of Europe's leading producers of water-based systems for coatings, to develop new concepts for two-pack VOC-free coatings for the industrial flooring market. The new concepts based...

Ross offers new laboratory dual shaft mixer.(Supplier's Corner)
July 1, 2007... Ross has introduced a new dual-shaft incorporating a special helical agitator and high-speed dispersion blade. The new combination of agitators provides improved axial and radial turnover of the materials being mixed, as well as high shear of...

FSCT's wood coatings conference is in Seattle.(Meetings)(Calendar)
July 1, 2007... July 17-18: Smart Coatings, Baltimore, MD. More info: Intertech Pira, www.intertechpira.com. July 18-20: Environmentally Friendly Flame Retardants, Baltimore, MD. More info: Intertech Pira, www.intertechpira.com. July 23-25: Coating...

UGL helps This Old House upgrade 1916 home.(Final Coat)(United Gilsonite Labs)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Each season, This Old House takes on a house project. Most seasons, homeowners buget hundreds of thousands of dollars for the project. This year, two renovations were completed for the price of one. Liz Bagley and her aunt Christine Flynn,...