Coatings World articles from June 2004

Coatings World archives from June 2004

For better ... and for worse: for industrial coatings makers, sales of washing machines, TVs and credenzas signal the health of the industry.(Editor's Page)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... For better and for worse, industrial coatings manufacturers are directly tied to the actions of their customers. Paint industry executives read like tea leaves headlines in The Wall Street Journal and scrolling type CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg TV....

Sherwin-Williams to acquire Duron.(As We Go To Press)(Duron Inc.)(Sherwin-Williams Co.)
June 1, 2004... In one of the biggest deals so far this year, Sherwin-Williams has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Duron, Inc., further expanding S-W's presence in the U.S. architectural coatings market, especially in the key professional...

Akzo Nobel to build new deco factory in Vietnam.(As We Go To Press)(Akzo Nobel N.V.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... With its current facility near Ho Chi Minh City operating at full capacity, Akzo Nobel is building a new decorative coatings factory in Vietnam. Operated by Akzo's Decorative Coatings International (DCI) business, the new factory is...

Akzo Nobel opens new R&D lab in Felling.(Fresh Paint)(Akzo Nobel N.V.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Akzo Nobel has opened a new R&D laboratory at its marine and protective coatings facility in Felling, UK, marking another stage in a 10 million [euro] investment plan into research and development facilities serving the business unit. The...

Rodda wins "BEST" award for Horizon paint line.(Fresh Paint)(Rodda Paint Co.)(Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow )(Office of Sustainable Development of Portland)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Rodda Paint Co., Portland, OR, has been awarded the 2004 Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Sustainable Product award from the Office of Sustainable Development of Portland. Rodda Paint won the award for its Horizon...

Duron goes historic again with Colors of Charleston.(Fresh Paint)(Duron Inc.)(Historic Charleston Foundation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Duron, the Beltsville, MD paint manufacturer and retailer, is going after the historic set once again. The company has been granted rights by the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) for the Colors of Historic Charleston paint line. The...

U.S. EPA cites eight firms for architectural violations.(Fresh Paint)(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... In early April, the U.S. EPA region five cited eight companies for alleged violations of federal architectural coating rules. The companies cited include: Lymtal International (Lake Orion, MI), Nelson Paint Co. (Kingsford, MI), Pro Coatings,...

Former Harley exec to keynote Powder Coatings 2004.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Powder Coatings 2004, to be held Sept. 21-23 in Charlotte, NC, will open its conference program with a keynote presentation from retired Harley-Davidson executive Clyde Fessler, who played an integral part in the dramatic changes at motorcycle...

Resene launches PaintWise paint collection service.(Fresh Paint)(Resene Paints)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Resene of New Zealand has started PaintWise, a collection service that sorts old and partially used paint for distribution to the not-for-profit community. In addition, the company is recycling steel packaging and disposing of other non-used...

BASF Coatings.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... BASF Coatings has expanded its Tultitlan, Mexico factory with new plastic coatings capabilities.

Mazda Motor Corp.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Mazda Motor Corp. has been honored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry for its three-layer wet paint system.

ICI Paint.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Eight Cleveland, OH area ICI Paint stores have embarked on a three-month effort to support the Red Cross "Together, We Prepare," program. In addition, ICI donated $1,000 and 150 gallons of paint to spruce the chapter's headquarters in...

Valspar patents coating for metal: patent no. U.S. 6,576,343 B2.(Patents Update)(Valspar Corp.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Valspar Corp. has received a patent for a metal article having at least one surface coated with a cured primer and an adherent layer of a cured coating composition applied directly to the cured primer. The cured coating composition is comprised...

Degussa patents pigment preparation process: patent no. U.S. 6,569,231 B1.(Patents Update)(Degussa AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Degussa has received a patent for a pigment preparation comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of pigments and carbon blacks and at least one member selected from the group consisting of polymers and surfactants. The...

Aqueous base varnish: patent no. U.S. 6,565,979 B1.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company has been granted a patent for an aqueous base lacquer composition comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of linear polyethylene oxide homopolymers, branched polyethylene oxide...

Adhesive made from cross-linking liquid catalyst with amino resin: patent no. U.S. 6,569,801 B2.(Patents Update)(Multibond Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Dorval, Canada-based Multibond Inc. has received a patent for an adhesive substance made from mixing a liquid catalyst comprising between 52-93% of a copolymer, between three and 14% of an acid, and, between four and 14% of an ammonium salt,...

Engelhard patents effect pigment: patent no. U.S. 6,572,695 B1.(Patents Update)(Engelhard Corp.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Engelhard Corporation has received a patent for an effect pigment which comprises bismuth oxychloride effect pigment crystals having a preformed carbon black particulate embedded at about the surface and containing a sufficient amount of at...

Waterborne sanitary can coating compositions: patent no. U.S. 6,576,688 B1.(Patents Update)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Shell Oil Co. has been granted a patent for waterborne sanitary can coating composition. The coatings are comprised of an ammonium salt of an epoxy resin, prepared by reacting phenol compound and epichlorohydrin, converting the product from...

Sherwin-Williams' Q1 sales rise 14.9%.(Financial News)(The Sherwin-Williams Company)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Sherwin-Williams Company's sales for the first quarter were $171.1 million, a 14.9% gain over the first quarter of 2003. The company attributed the gain to a strong domestic market for architectural paint both in DIY and the contractor area...

Masco reports quarterly results, describes paint and coatings sales as strong.(Financial News)(Company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Taylor, MI-based Masco Corp., parent company of Behr and MasterChem, has reported results for the quarter ended March 31. Income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2004 was $241 million compared with $158 million in the...

Hempel's volume rises, but sales fall six percent in 2003.(Financial News)(Company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Although it hit a volume record with total paint sales of 191 million liters in 2003, the fall in the dollar resulted in a decline in total sales. Hempel's 2003 sales were 536 million [pounds sterling], down six percent.

Sico's first quarter architectural sales rise, while industrial sales drop.(Financial News)(Company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Sico Inc., Canada's leading paint and coating manufacturer, has reported that for the quarter ended March 26, sales were $63.6 million, a seven percent increase over the $59.4 million it tallied in the same period one year ago. The...

Leveling the playing field: the EU adopted VOC reducing legislation about a decade ago. Now the challenge is to ensure it is implemented consistently and uniformly.(Europe)(European union)(volatile organic compounds )
June 1, 2004... The European Union has adopted new legislation on steps to reduce the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from decorative and auto-repair paints approximately 10 years after the measures were first muted. Now, the next challenge...

Mercosul industrial market: demand is rising for industrial paint and coatings.(Latin America)
June 1, 2004... The accelerating pace of infrastructure development in the Mercosul countries of South America is helping to drive up the demand for industrial paints and coatings beyond the more traditional demands of key industrial sectors, said Douglas...

Is the future starting now? Bolstered by strong GDP growth, Indian paint makers are branching out and exploring new initiatives.(India)
June 1, 2004... India's GDP growth in the last quarter topped 10%, outpacing China's. In this surging economy, everyone seems to be doing well. In our case, this is true of the housing and automotive industry, and in the decorative and automotive paint markets...

UGL shortens ZAR wood stain's drying time.(New Products)(United Gilsonite Labs)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... United Gilsonite Laboratories has reformulated its ZAR premium quality wood stain to reduce the oil-based product's dry time from six to 12 hours to a minimum of three hours, depending on conditions. In addition to the reduced drying time,...

Benjamin Moore adds new Regal Matte finish.(New Products)(product introduction)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Benjamin Moore has added a new Regal matte finish, an interior flat paint that combines aesthetics with durability and stain release properties. The launch marks the first new interior sheen from the company in a decade. The latex interior...

Red Devil launches Create-A-Color caulk coloring system.(New Products)(Red Devil)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Red Devil now offers Create-A-Color, a caulk coloring system that allows users to match caulk to any surface color. The system is designed for use with specialty formulated caulk and ordinary latex paint. The clamshell caulk mixer packaging...

California Paints adds portable color design kit for professionals.(New Products)(California Paints)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... California Paints has launched its Color Studio Designer Kit, a portable color selection tool for design professionals that includes California Paints' color fan decks, color cards, reference tools as well as 11"x13" color sheets. The kit...

Capacity issues? Do you know your sales persons' call-load capacity? It is essential to understand and effectively manage your firm's sales force effort.(Strategies & Analysis)
June 1, 2004... In today's demand for fast decision-making and competitive pressures to be right "the first time," wouldn't it be nice to have a sales management system that would quickly, establish sales call frequency and weighting, assist in designing...

Accelerated testing of self-healing coatings.
June 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Self-healing coatings are made by incorporating microcapsules (60-150 microns in diameter) that contain film-formers and corrosion inhibitors into the paint primers at the time of coating application. When coating is scratched,...

Media and milling equipment directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2004... Here is a look at the latest offerings from select media and milling equipment manufacturers. For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly. Arde Barinco, Inc. Norwood, NJ (800) 909-6070/Fax:...

Metallic pigments update: suppliers work to expand offerings for waterborne and powder applications.
June 1, 2004... As the popularity of the metal look on everything from appliances and electronics to automobiles continues to gain momentum, suppliers of these types of pigments will continue to see growth. The metal look is even making its way into interior...

RadTech's e/5 UV & EB Expo: Charlotte show posts record participation by conference-goers. Expo attendance figures reminiscent of 2000 event.
June 1, 2004... With the use of UV and EB curing for consumer products on the rise, there had been hope that e|5: UV & EB Technology Expo and Conference 2004, sponsored by RadTech, the association for UV and EB technology, would approach previous levels....

CPMA pigments conference: the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association hosted a successful conference in Chicago addressing a variety of issues related to pigments.(Colin" Pigments Manufacturers Association, Inc.)
June 1, 2004... The pigment industry has undergone a tremendous amount of changes in recent years, but one element remains a constant: the importance of pigments to a host of industries, including graphic arts, paints and coatings, plastics, cosmetics and many...

Expo preview: AsiaCoat 2004: the ninth China International Exhibition for Coatings, Printing Inks and Surface Finishing, to be held Sept. 21-23 in Beijing, will explore trends affecting the current and future status of the Chinese coatings market.
June 1, 2004... There is no doubting the allure China has for the coatings industry. It offers tremendous growth potential for paint manufacturers and their suppliers operating in architectural, industrial, automotive and specialty coatings. After two...

Degussa dedicates new polyether site.(Industry News)(Degussa AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Degussa AG has started polyether manufacturing at its Hopewell, VA site. The new plant, which has a production capacity of 14,000 metric tons per year, strengthens the firm's activities in the fields of polyurethane additives, industrial...

Bayer expands biocide production in U.S., announces new plans in China.(Industry News)(Bayer Chemicals AG)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Bayer Chemicals AG has made two announcements affecting its production capabilities in the U.S. and China. Last month, Bayer took over production of all the biocidal formulations based on thiabendazole (TBZ) and dibromodicyanobutane...

Reichhold implements global trade names for coatings market products.(Industry News)(Reichhold Chemicals Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Reichhold has implemented a global trade name standard for all product lines sold into the coatings and graphic arts markets. Effective May 1, the following trade names, designated by chemistry type, will be used on a global basis for all...

Pricing changes.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Air Products Polymers: April 15--increase of $0.03/wet lb for Airflex, Flexbond & Vinac products. Cook Composites and Polymers: May 1--increase of $0.06/lb for polyester coating resins and additives. Clariant Pigments & Additives: June...

Byk-Chemie USA.(Distributor Appointments)(BYK- Chemie USA Inc.)(Dunleary Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Byk-Chemie USA has named Dunleary as its new sales agent in the southeastern U.S., covering Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North and South Carolina and Tennessee.

DuPont.(Distributor Appointments)(DuPont Specialty Colors and Additives)(Van Horn, Metz and Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... DuPont Specialty Colors and Additives has named Van Horn, Melz & Co to cover the northeast and mid-Atlantic for its custom liquid colorants and services, and Chemical Distributors, Inc. to cover the northwest U.S.

Eliokem.(Distributor Appointments)(GMZ)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Eliokem has named GMZ as a distributor of its Pliolite, Plioway and Pliotec lines for Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Huber Engineered Materials.(Distributor Appointments)(P.T. Hutchins)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Huber Engineered Materials has expanded P.T. Hutchins' area to cover Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.

Lubrizol.(Distributor Appointments)(Lubrizol Corp.)(Specialty Chemical Sales )(American Dispersions )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Lubrizol has added three sales agencies for AMPS monomer technology in the U.S.: Specialty Chemical Sales of Cleveland, OH in the midwest, American Dispersions in Louisville, KY in the southeast and Tri-iso in Claremont, CA for the west.

Michelman, Inc.(Distributor Appointments)(Michelman Inc.)(Kelly Chemical)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Michelman, Inc. has named Kelly Chemical as its exclusive agent for The People's Republic of China.

Dow to shutter Somerset, NJ latex site.(Industry News)(UCAR Emulsion Systems)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... UCAR Emulsions Systems (UES), part of The Dow Chemical Company, said it will end manufacturing operations for UES at its Somerset, NJ facility and will shut down the site during the second quarter. The facility manufactures latex for use in...

Elementis specialties to acquire Sasol Servo.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Elementis has announced that its Elementis Specialties business unit will acquire Sasol Servo from Sasol. Sasol Servo manufactures coating additives, specialty surfactants, paper and pulp chemicals as well as oilfield chemicals.

ADM.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... ADM has re-launched its web site, www.admworld.com...

Degussa.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Degussa's methacrylates business unit has been honored by PPG with an excellent supplier award for 2003...

Johnson Polymer.(Crilen)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Johnson Polymer and Crilen of Buenos Aries, Argentina have entered into a license agreement for the manufacturing of JP's Joncryl line of emulsion polymers

Resinall Corp.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Resinall Corp. has received ISO 9001:2000 certification at its Severn, NC and Hattiesburg, MI sites.

Correction.(Industry News)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2004... In the March Testing Equipment article (page 67-70), the first new product from Atlas Material Testing was misidentified. The correct name of the product is the Atlas CCX Advanced Cyclic Corrosion Cabinet.

Alberdingk's North American resin plant running at top speed.(Industry News)(Alberdingk Boley GmbH)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... With a long history of more than 175 years in resins manufacturing, Alberdingk Boley, based in Krefeld, Germany, has taken a very high-tech approach at its North American resin production facility in Greensboro, NC. Successful production of...

Nowak and Coletta take new posts at DuPont.(People on the Move)(Herbert M. Nowak)(Anthony A. Coletta)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Herbert M. (Chip) Nowak has been named business director for DuPont Herberts Automotive Systems, based in Troy, MI. Nowak, who will oversee worldwide automotive coatings needs of two major OEM accounts, succeeds Anthony A. Coletta, who has...

Valspar makes management changes.(People on the Move)(Valspar Corp.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Valspar Corp. has made a number of management changes including the appointment of William M. Mansfield to the position of executive vice president of COO, responsible for all business groups. Mansfield joined the company in 1984. In 2002,...

Kemira names new human resources director.(People on the Move)(Kemira Oyj)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Helena Tammi-Saarinen has been named senior vice president, human resources at Kemira, reporting to CEO Lasse Kurkilhati. Tammi-Saarinen had been HR director in Valio Oy.

Griffith adds paint division responsibilities at Ace.(People on the Move)(Ace Hardware Corp.,)(Ray A. Griffith)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Ace Hardware has promoted Ray A. Griffith to executive vice president and COO, expanding his role to cover retail support, distribution, logistics and the Ace Paint division of the company. Griffith joined Ace in 1994 as director of retail...

Eckart America L.P. names Ameo president.(People on the Move)(Anthony J. Ameo Jr.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Eckart America L.P. has named Anthony J. Ameo Jr. president. He is responsible for overall operations of the company, including efforts graphic arts, coatings and plastics. Prior to joining Eckart, Ameo was vice president and general...

Datacolor hires two in Hong Kong.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Datacolor has added two people to its global marketing team. Kay Lam has been named marketing manager-Asia for Datacolor and its ColorVision subsidiary. Charles Lee has been named general manager of ColorVision Asia. Both are new positions...

Omnova hires manager for functional coatings.(People on the Move)(Omnova Solutions Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Fairlawn, OH-based Omnova Solutions has named David Anderson business manager responsible for its functional coatings product line, which includes mold coating technologies sold to the compression and injection molding markets.

CPS Color appoints new COO and VP of worldwide colorant operations.(People on the Move)(Appointments, resignations and dismissals)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Stefan Schroer-Elpers has been appointed chief operations officer of OCPS Colors' worldwide colorant operations. In this position, Schroer-Elpers will also be general manager for CPS Color's locations in The Netherlands and Germany. ...

Silberline promotes Passon.(People on the Move)(Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.,)(Lisa Passon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc. has promoted Lisa Passon from assistant marketing communications manager to marketing communications manager.

Matthews, Laing and Pignetti join Ultra Additives.(People on the Move)(Ultra Additives Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Ron Matthews, Michael Laing and Vince Pignetti have joined Ultra Additives as regional sales managers. Matthews has assumed responsibility for marketing and sales promotion of the company's paint, coating, adhesive, ink (PCA&I) products in...

Gaither and Frey rejoin Reichhold as CEO and COO.(People on the Move)(chief executive officer)(chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Two former executives have rejoined Reichhold, Inc., taking key posts at the Research Triangle Park, NC-based organization. John S. Gaither has been named president and CEO and Douglas E. Frey has been named COO. Gaither spent 32 years...

Dunleary adds rep.(People on the Move)(Dunleary Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Dan Brady has joined Dunleary, the Baltimore, MD-based distributor firm. Brady will serve as an area manger sharing coverage of Dunleary's southern territory.

Penofin names Poston national accounts manager.(People on the Move)(Mark Poston)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Penofin Performance Coatings, a coatings maker based in Ukiah, CA, has named Mark Poston national account manager. He had been director of manufacturing, shipping and purchasing.

Crosslinkers for powder coatings from Bayer.(Supplier's Corner)(Bayer Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Bayer Corp. has developed new diethyl malonate (DEM)-blocked isocyanate crosslinkers that enable a significant reduction in the curing temperature of powder coatings. DEM-blocked isocyanates have additional applications in wood and plastic...

Tego introduces hydrophobing resins.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Tego Coatings and Ink Additives has introduced Tego Phobe, a line of hydrophobing resins for mineral surfaces. Solvent-free, Tego Phobe 1400 and 1500N provide a water beading affecting topcoat formulations. Tego Phobe 1600 can increase water...

Eastman launches new acrylics in European market.(Supplier's Corner)(Eastman Chemical Co.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Eastman Chemical Company has launched a number of new acrylics, enhancing its European product portfolio. In addition, Eastman will be renaming its current solventborne acrylic resin portfolio to Acrylamac and its UV acrylates to Lumicurc in...

Rapra offers complimentary access to polymer library.(Supplier's Corner)(Rapra Technology Ltd.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Rapra Technology, one of Europe's leading polymer research and test houses, is offering a free 30-day trial of its web-based polymer library, www.polymerlibrary.com. Users can access the extensive polymer database, which is expanded and updated...

Atlas offers large cyclic corrosion test cabinets.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Atlas Material Testing has introduced extra large cyclic corrosion cabinets that increase true testing volume to 100 cubic feet/3120 liters. This allows testing of fully assembled components in real word conditions and allows more samples to be...

Brookfield offers verification kit for viscometer/rheometer.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Brookfield's VisCal kit contains everything needed to verify calibration of Brookfield's viscometer and rheometer. The VisCal kit contains one pint of silicone viscosity standard, a 600 mL low form glass beaker, one pint of Trapper citrus...

Lee Industries offers fittings, flanges and valves.(Supplier's Corner)(Lee Industries Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Lee Industries offers a variety of special fittings for process systems and equipment such as ingold fittings, bottom-entering magnetic mixers, flush sensor fittings and sample valves. The tight tolerances associated with these fittings demand...

SURFEX is June 23-24 in Manchester, UK.(Meetings)(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... June 21-25: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo summer short course on polymers and coatingsscience, San Luis Obispo, CA. More info: www.polymerscoatings.calpoly.edu or e-mail: pande@calpoly.edu, or contact Ray Fernando at (805) 756-2395. June 21-22:...

PPG's Vibrance line hits the road.(Final Coat)(PPG Automotive Refinish)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... To help promote its new Vibrance Collection of custom finishes, PPG has created a show truck and trailer that is touring the U.S. this summer and fall. Larry Wood, chief designer for Mattel's Hot Wheels brand, created the special design,...