Coatings World articles from June 2007

Coatings World archives from June 2007

European coatings show draws record numbers again.(Editor's Page)
June 1, 2007... As one of the paint and coatings industry's top international events, the European Coatings Show held in Nurnburg, Germany, once again reached record levels in terms of exhibitors and attendees. The exhibition, held at the Nurnburg Messe May...

Akzo Nobel opens Sico warehouse in Western Canada.(As We Go To Press)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel has reinforced its commitment to the Western Canadian market with the grand opening of the first corporate Sico Paints warehouse in the Western provinces. Based in Calgary, the 29,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will...

Xiom Corp. Teams with New Bedford Coatings.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2007... Xiom Corp., manufacturer of on-site plastic powder coating spray systems, has announced 50% ownership of a new joint venture, New Bedford Coatings LLC of New Bedford, MA. This new venture will focus on applying Xiom's plastic protective...

International Paint wins Queen's Award.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category 2007 was awarded to International Paint's Marine and Protective Coatings Business Unit. The award is for the development of Intersleek 700, a silicone-based foul release coating...

Jotun launches "Lady" brand into the Middle East market.(Fresh Paint)(Jotun Paints)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... In a move that reflects the increasing participation of woman in their homes, Jotun Paints has launched the "Lady" interior brand into the Middle East market. The launch of the interior brand follows two years of extensive research in the...

SigmaKalon and Shanghai IVY Chemical Form JV.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... SigmaKalon and Shanghai IVY have formed a joint venture which will sell decorative coatings in the Chinese market. The joint venture company will be called SigmaKalon IVY (Shanghai) Paints Co.Ltd (SK IVY). IVY has contributed its coatings...

SigmaKalon acquires Surinamese market leader.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... SigmaKalon has acquired a controlling interest in Varossieau, the market leader in decorative coatings in Surinam. Through this transaction, SigmaKalon will own a 51% stake in Varossieau. The remainder of the shares will be in the hands of...

BASF Coatings and Termo Teknik expand partnership.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... BASF Coatings and the Turkish company Termo Teknik, one of Europe's largest radiator manufacturers, have expanded their sales relation. The new agreement designates BASF Coatings SPA (Italy) as the supplier of white waterborne e-coat for the...

Rohm and Haas sells European automotive coatings business to Mader.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... Rohm and Haas Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its European automotive coatings business, including its manufacturing site in Strullendorf, Germany, to the Maider Group, a leading independent manufacturer of hi-tech industrial...

Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes inaugurates extension of R&D Center in Bangalore, India.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... A new 2,800 square meter extension to Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes' International Research Center in Bangalore, India was opened on March 28. The 2.6 [euro] million extension more than doubles the size of the research center, which became...

New EPA study shows millions of gallons of paint available for safe disposal, reuse or recycling.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... A new EPA study estimates that approximately ten percent of the U.S. house paint purchased each year--about 65 to 69 million gallons--is ultimately discarded. Leftover paint is the largest volume material collected by most household...

BASF Coatings and Hyundai form global partnership.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... BASF Coatings has formed a global partnership to provide refinish coatings products as well as training services and support for Hyundai Motor Company's aftermarket network. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed but the program rollout is...

Accessa and NCP Coatings form strategic partnership.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... Accessa Coatings Solutions and NCP Coatings, Inc. have aligned to form a strategic partnership whereby Accessa will serve as the sales and distribution partner for NCP's general industrial and Military CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings)...

ShawCor receives pipeline contract in Brazil.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2007... ShawCor Ltd. has announced that through its joint venture Bredero Shaw Revestimentos de Tubos Ltda., has received a contract with a value in excess of $25 million from V&M do Brasil to undertake the anti-corrosion and flow assurance coating...

PPG Industries patents powder coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,141,618 B2 PPG Industries has obtained a patent for a powder coating comprised of a film-forming resin; and a plurality of particles dispersed in the resin, wherein the particles have been chemically modified, wherein a...

Nippon Paint patents curable coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,144,605 B2 Nippon Paint Company has been granted a patent for a coating film forming method comprised of step one of applying a curable coating on a substrate to be coated and step two including a stage of heating ahead...

Aqueous adhesive compositions for bonding elastomers.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,144,630 B2 Rohm and Haas Co. has been granted a patent for an aqueous composition useful as an adhesive comprised of at least one halogenated olefin polymer, at least one high-functionality epoxy resin, and at least one...

Self-cleaning corrosion resistant coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,135,075 B2 The Ohio State University has been granted a patent for an aqueous solution for depositing an inorganic corrosion resistant coating with self-healing properties on a metal substrate. The aqueous solution is...

DSM patents radiation-curable coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,135,229 B2 DSM IP Assets B.V. has been granted a patent for a radiation-curable composition comprised of a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer comprised of an alkyd backbone, the alkyd backbone being derived from a...

Clariant patents pigment finishing by microwave heating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,147,703 B2 Clariant has obtained a patent for a process for aftertreating an organic pigment comprised of the steps of providing a mixture of an unground or ground organic crude pigment in a carrier and heating the...

PPG Industries patents anti-fouling coatings containing silica-coated copper.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,147,921 B2 PPG Industries has obtained a patent for a method for inhibiting fouling on a submerged substrate comprised of applying to the substrate a coating composition comprised of a film forming resin comprised of...

Akzo Nobel reports strong 1Q results.(Financial News)(Financial report)
June 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel's coatings business turned in a strong quarter, with revenues up eight percent on 2006. The European businesses improved and emerging markets continued to drive growth, the company reported. Before incidentals, EBITDA rose 11% to...

Valspar reports 2Q results.(Financial News)(Financial report)
June 1, 2007... The Valspar Corporation's second quarter sales totaled $808.5 million, a 5.4% increase from the second quarter of 2006. Net income for the second quarter was $41.5 million. In 2006, second-quarter earnings were $47.9 million. Sales for the...

Brazil's Tintas Coral raises awareness through donations: Tintas Coral has launched a campaign to increase exposure of its Coral brand.(International Coatings Scene: Latin America)
June 1, 2007... Brazil's Tintas Coral, a unit of ICI Paints Latin America, is increasing its charity program for donated paints to over 100 entities, including hospitals, public buildings and other social causes as part of a company campaign to better position...

Defining the boundary between products and services: for coatings raw materials suppliers, offering customers both products and services is a complex issue.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)(Company overview)
June 1, 2007... Most coatings manufacturers provide a range of services to their customers without having to worry too much about where to draw the line between product and services. For suppliers of coatings raw materials, however, the boundary between...

Ask the expert.
June 1, 2007... Q What are the advantages of cementitious epoxy flooring? A Recent advances in epoxy technology have created a curing agent that can be used in cementitious epoxy flooring with equal thermal shock and chemical resistance as cementitious...

Krylon has introduced Squeeze Art paint.(New Products)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Krylon has launched a brand-new way to encourage creativity with Squeeze Art squeezable paint. Kids, and adults, can use any of the 16 fun finishes to create one-of-a-kind T-shirts and backpacks, embellish plastic storage containers, create...

New paint line for diyers.(New Products)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Canvas Corp. based in Springdale, AZ has rolled out a new paint system for the DIY market. The Canvas Home Basics Paint System includes primer, interior matte latex wall paint, sample size cans, furniture, cabinet and trim paint and their...

Daich introduces SpreadStone.(New Products)
June 1, 2007... SpreadStone is a new pre-mixed blend of stone and high-performance polymers that can be applied to almost any existing surface by DIYers that has been introduced by Daich Coatings, a Canadian architectural coatings manufacturer based in...

ICA's new water-based coatings for reproduction furniture.(New Products)
June 1, 2007... Italy-based ICA Group has added a lacquered, glazed, bicolor water-based cycle to its wood coatings portfolio that is ideal for adding new touches to classic pieces of furniture, the company said. The process allows for more than 90% reduction...

Finishes unlimited unveils UV coatings.(New Products)
June 1, 2007... Industrial coatings manufacturer Finishes Unlimited has developed two lines of UV cure coatings, which contain 100% solids, and thus emit no VOCs or HAPs. One product line is designed to be applied over ferrous substrates while the other...

Maturity vs. Saturation: Part III: a look at adjacency and core strategies. The last of a three-part series.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
June 1, 2007... In our last article Chemark discussed five strategic options for products in the mature portion of the product life cycle. The fifth strategic option addressed the issue of moving to adjacent markets. This option has three distinctive features....

Industrial coatings market: fueled by an international construction boom and opportunities to capitalize on the shift to water-based systems, industrial coatings manufacturers expect healthy growth for the future.
June 1, 2007... Fueled by an international construction boom, the global industrial coatings market has been experiencing healthy growth. According to Akzo Nobel's Global Coatings Report 2006, from 2001 industrial coatings have increased by an annual average...

Metallic pigments: as the metallic look continues to be a hot styling trend among consumers, metallic pigments suppliers are developing new technology for paint and coatings manufacturers who depend on differentiation as a major key to success.
June 1, 2007... As product manufacturers continue their search for that new color that differentiates their brand from the competition, the metallic look continues to grow in popularity. While the demand for aluminum effects increases, paint and coatings...

Media and milling equipment directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2007... 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. Buhler Inc. Minneapolis, MN (763) 847-9900 Fax:...

Regional outlook positive in Latin America: as new investments continue to be made by paint and coatings manufacturers in Latin America, growth in the region is influenced by several factors including the battle for market share and the broad diversity of economies there.
June 1, 2007... Growth in the Latin American market for paints and coatings continues to be moderately strong this year, with demand likely expanding by one or two percentage points above the regional average gross domestic product growth, now running at...

CPMA examines "The Value of Color".
June 1, 2007... There is undeniably great value to color. Noting that, the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association's (CPMA) 2007 International Conference on High Performance and Traditional Color Pigments examined "The Value of Color." The conference,...

AltairNano and Sherwin-Williams form JV.(Industry News)
June 1, 2007... Altair Nanotechnologies, a supplier of advanced ceramic nanomaterials and The Sherwin-Williams Co. have formed a joint venture, AlSher Titania. AlSher Titania will combine the Altairnano Hydrochloride Pigment (AHP) process and the...

Akzo nobel to invest in Chinese chemicals plants.(Industry News)
June 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel is slated to spend 250 [euro] million on building two chemical plants in China-the first confirmed investments in a new multi-site facility being established by the company in Ningbo. The two new facilities, located within the Ningbo...

Sartomer plans technical center in Japan.(Industry News)(Sartomer Company Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Sartomer Company has announced plans to open a new 356-square-meter technical center and office space in Yokohama, Japan in Dec. 2007. The facility will house Sartomer Japan, which opened in 2005 and is part of the Asian operations of the...

Lanxess opens new plant in China.(Industry News)
June 1, 2007... Lanxess has opened a new plant in Shanghai as part of its Asia strategy launched in 2006. This is Lanxess' second production facility for inorganic pigments in China. The plant, with an annual capacity of approximately 20,000 tons, will be...

Angus chemical to build new R&D plant in Louisiana.(Industry News)
June 1, 2007... Angus Chemical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, is building an R&D manufacturing plant to assist in the scale-up and validation of next-generation nitroalkane-based products. Located on the Angus manufacturing...

SSCT seeks presentations for technical conference.(Industry News)(Southern Society for Coatings Technology)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The Southern Society for Coatings Technology (SSCT) will hold its 2008 Annual Technical Conference at the Sandestin Beach and Golf Resort in San Destin, FL on April 20-23. SSCT is currently seeking technical speakers for this event. All...

Dow Polyurethanes.
June 1, 2007... Dow Polyurethanes has completed the acquisition of Hyperlast Limited.

Atlas Material Testing.
June 1, 2007... Atlas Material Testing will open an outdoor exposure site located in southeast India in August 2007.

Buckman Labs.
June 1, 2007... Buckman Labs has been honored with a Top 125 award from Training magazine for making investments in their employees.

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

Dow Chemical Company.(PRICING CHANGES)
June 1, 2007... Dow Chemical Company: June 1--$0.03/ib increase for Tergitol NPE surfactants in North America; $0.03/ib, increase for Carbowax and Carbowaxsentry polyethylene and methoxypolyethytene glycols; $0.05/ib, increase for all pure and polymeric...

PPG appoints Krystyniak manager.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2007... PPG Industries has appointed Robert Krystyniak manager, strategic alliances, for the company's construction market team. In this new position, Krystyniak will identify and develop collaborative opportunities in the construction market....

Angus chemical makes leadership changes.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2007... Karen Kay has been named site leader for Angus Chemical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company, at the company's flagship manufacturing plant in Sterlington, LA. Kay will also assume the role of business manufacturing...

Hockmeyer appoints lab manager, sales manager.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2007... Mike Villardi has joined Hockmeyer Equipment as lab manager of the Elizabeth City, NC office. Villardi brings more than 20 years of lab experience and has an extensive background in the use of dispersing and milling equipment in the...

Tnemec names O'dea director of sales, water and wastewater.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2007... Tnemec Co. has promoted Vaughn O'Dea to director of sales, water and wastewater treatment. Previously O'Dea was technical sales manager. He is an SSPC Protective Coatings Specialist, a NACE Certified Coatings Inspector and a NACE Certified...

Eastman launches Advantis 510W.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2007... Eastman Chemical Company has introduced Advantis 510W, a new APEO- (alkyphenolethoxylate) and halogen-free adhesion promoter for waterborne coatings. Developed for modified polypropylene substrates, it is ideal for complex bumper designs....

Dow Ucar Emulsions launches dirt resistance technology.(Supplier's Corner)(Dow Ucar Emulsion Systems)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Dow Ucar Emulsion Systems has launched a new technology platform focused on improving dirt pickup resistance in paint and coatings formulations. The new technology platform will focus on all aspects of dirt pickup resistance, including...

Bayer MaterialScience publishes brochure.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2007... Bayer MaterialScience has published a new brochure that offers an overview of the company's commercial two-component waterborne polyurethane high-performance coatings for flooring. The two coatings, Bahydur technologies and Bayhydrol resins are...

Lanxess offers colortherm yellow pigment.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2007... Lanxess offers heat-stable Colortherm yellow pigments, which have proven to be particularly well suited for use in artificial turf. Colortherm yellow not only gives the turf its color, but also helps to enhance durability and weather...

Tego introduces Dispers 655.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2007... Tego Coating Additives and Specialty Resins has introduced Dispers 655 for the production of APE-free universal pigment concentrates. This dispersant is suitable for water, solvent and radiation-curable formulations. Dispers 655 is effective in...

Latin American coatings show is in July.(Meetings)(Calendar)
June 1, 2007... June 14-16: European Coatings Conference: New Concepts for Anti-Corrosive Coatings, Berlin, Germany. More info: Vincentz Network, www.coatings.de. June 19: Corrosion and Coatings Challenges in Industry, Boise, ID. More info: Boise State...

Polyurethane binder softens a new playground.(Final Coat)
June 1, 2007... Polyurethane binder material from Dow Polyurethane Systems contributed to a kid-friendly platform for a playground constructed at Dow Diamond Stadium in Midland, MI. Dow donated a brand new product, Voramer MR 1165 polyurethane binder, to help...