Coatings World articles from June 2009

Coatings World archives from June 2009

Making sense of the stimulus nonsense.(Editor's Page)
June 1, 2009... Paint and coatings makers have been hurt by slumping demand, which has overshadowed an easing of high raw material and energy costs that hurt profits last year. Continued weakness in the housing and manufacturing (particularly automotive)...

PPG, UK-based Dynasystems sign deal.(As We Go To Press)(PPG Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... PPG has signed a deal to partner with UK-based Dynasystems, a global supplier of blast and ballistic protective systems. This agreement allows PPG and Dynasystems to jointly engineer and market solutions to serve the physical protection market...

New DuraBull protective coatings.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... PPG Commercial Coatings has introduced DuraBull heavy-duty protective coating, the latest addition to its line of fleet-focused products. DuraBull is corrosion-resistant and effective in protecting heavy-duty truck high-use work areas such as...

Valspar's sales drop 20% in 2q.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... Valspar reported sales of $668.4 million for the second quarter of 2009, a 20.1% decline from the second quarter of 2008. Income for the second quarter of 2009 was $31.1 million versus $40.8 million last year.

Economic conditions slow down Jotun.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... The economic downturn resulted in stagnating growth for Jotun in the first four months of the year. The figures so far are still relatively high in relation to record levels seen last year. In liters and kilos the group sold two percent less...

PPG PMC names general manager for U.S., Canada.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... PPG's protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has appointed Michael T. Hartings as general manager, PMC, United States and Canada (USCA). Hartings began his career with PPG in 1992 and has served in several managerial roles of increasing...

James Havers-Strong joins SWAC.(As We Go To Press)
June 1, 2009... James Havers-Strong has been appointed sales manager and joins the leadership team at Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. In his new executive role, he will oversee and direct experienced aerospace industry coatings sales and service teams as...

Valspar opens auto color center in China.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Valspar has expanded its global automotive color operations by opening a color technology center in Shunde, China. Establishing a color technology center in this location enables Valspar to offer more service options...

Ecology Coatings forms sheet coating development agreement.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Ecology Coatings, Inc. has signed an agreement with a customer for a production line using Ecology's patented technology for UV cured coatings on five gallon metal containers made from cold rolled carbon steel. Ecology Coatings' EcoQuik product...

AkzoNobel acquires east European adhesives business.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... AkzoNobel Industrial Finishes' Casco Adhesives business in Eastern Europe has acquired the wood adhesives activities of Kronochem, the chemical arm of Kronospan, a producer of wood panels, MDF, chipboard, laminate flooring and board resins. The...

DuPont realigns industrial coatings business in Americas.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... DuPont's Industrial CoatingSolutions business in the Americas has been realigned to serve its customers better with a lean and responsive organization representing its total offering of liquid, powder and e-coat products and services....

International Paint, Devoe High Performance Coatings launch integration project.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... AkzoNobel's International Paint Protective Coatings and Devoe High Performance Coatings have launched a two-year integration effort designed to expand its position for its protective coatings brands and strengthen its customer service...

Kelly-Moore launches dealership program.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc., has introduced a new Kelly-Moore Dealership Program that allows dealers to leverage the company's reputation for high-quality products and personalized service to gain instant credibility and higher sales...

DuPont renews agreement with Pennsylvania College of Tech.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... DuPont has extended for five years an agreement to serve as a major corporate sponsor of the Collision Repair Technology Program at Pennsylvania College (Penn College) of Technology. Under the renewed agreement, DuPont will donate liquid...

China leads Asian coating biocides growth.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... According to the consulting firm Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, coating biocide consumption in Asia totaled approximately 30 million pounds, as supplied, worth $174 million in 2008. Growth, led by China and India, is placed at nine percent per...

DAP honored with Golden Hammer Committee Choice Award.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... DAP Products Inc. was awarded the "Committee Choice Award" for category management at the 25th Annual Golden Hammer Awards in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. A select panel of retailers presented the award to DAP for superiority in the...

International Coatings expands contract manufacturing capacity.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... International Coatings Company, a southern California-based plastics, coatings and adhesives compounder and custom formulator, has recently expanded its manufacturing capacity in order to broaden its contract manufacturing capabilities and...

Tikkurila expands in Russia.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Tikkurila has acquired the remaining 30% of the shares in two St Petersburg-based paint companies from their founders and previous management. OOO Gamma Industrial Coatings is a producer of metal industry coatings and OOO Tikkurila Powder...

Benjamin Moore helping retailers customize web sites.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Benjamin Moore is supporting its national retailer network with the North American rollout of a service to create a store's customized web site. The new Retailer Web Site Program is designed to ensure that the retailer's site effectively...

Architect survey highlights 'green' product attributes, overseas growth markets.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Architects say durability is the most important attribute for a "green" building product, according to a new industry survey commissioned by PPG Industries. It was followed by Energy Star compliance, life-cycle assessment, no- or low-VOC...

BASF redefines partnership with FinishMaster.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... BASF Automotive Refinish U.S. has redefined an element of its relationship with fulfillment partner, FinishMaster, to include e-commerce. BASF has long offered e-commerce capabilities to its customers through its exclusive web site...

Home Products, Columbia Paint form alliance.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Sashco Log Home Products has expanded its alliance with Columbia Paint and Coatings. Afar successfully teaming up with two Columbia Paint locations, Sashco and Columbia Paint have approved expanded distribution into six additional Columbia...

Protective Coatings Group and Demilec (USA) join forces.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Building industry leaders Protective Coatings Group (PCG) and Demilec (USA) have formed an alliance dedicated to providing property constructors and owners with a combined service that utilizes both company's solutions to maximize insulating...

Benjamin Moore develops application to digitally match colors on iPhones.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Benjamin Moore is wedding its color authority to the technology of iPhones. The company is debuting "ben Color Capture," an iPhone application that, with the tap of a key, lets you snap a picture of any color inspiration, anywhere in the world,...

Hempel's fuel-saving coating takes shipping industry 'Oscar'.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Hempasil X3, a new fouling release coating from Hempel, has won the prestigious Seatrade Award for its contribution to Protection of the Marine and Atmospheric Environment within the shipping industry. The award recognizes that Hempasil X3 has...

BASF expands waterborne basecoat production.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Approximately one and a half years after construction started, BASF Coatings has officially launched its new production and lab capacities for basecoats at the Wurzburg site. At the opening ceremony, Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board...

A Profile of the South American Paint Industry.(Fresh Paint)
June 1, 2009... Recovery from the global economic crisis in 2010 is expected to reignite growth in the South American paint and coatings sector, following strong growth in many countries over the period 2006-8. Only two countries are expected to show any...

TiO2 market under pressure: the TiO2 market is readjusting itself to the current economic situation.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
June 1, 2009... Titanium producers are closing or mothballing plants in Europe raising fears that once demand for the pigment picks up again shortages will trigger big price increases. The plants being shut down are facilities with high production costs,...

Venezuelan paint struggles under economic weight; despite the bad economy, Venezolana de Pinturas continues to expand its paint operations.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
June 1, 2009... Venezuela's paint industry is suffering under he weight of the country's economic halt, including difficulty in acquiring imported raw materials because of a government freeze on foreign exchange transactions. Imports have been held up by...

PPG patents fluorescent colorants.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,384,694 B2 PPG Industries has been granted a patent for a multi-layer coating applied to a substrate wherein the coating reflects colored light and is comprised of an upper layer comprised of a resinous binder and...

Rohm and Haas patents coating composition.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,417,086 B2 Rohm and Haas Company has received a patent for a method of making an aqueous composition, suitable when dry as a coating, comprised of providing at least one aqueous polymer that has a glass transition...

Eliokem polymer binder for intumescent coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,417,091 B2 Eliokem has been granted a patent for a method of manufacturing an intumescent coating comprised of the step of dissolving a Newtonian and a reticulated copolymer in a solvent, wherein the Newtonian copolymer is...

Merck Patents transparent conductive pigments.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,416,688 B2 Merck Patent has obtained a patent for transparent conductive pigments comprised of flake-form substrates coated with a conductive layer, wherein the number-weighted mean particle area F50 of the transparent...

BASF patents transparent coatings.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,416,781 B2 BASF Coatings has received a patent for an article comprised of a transparent coating, wherein the coating has a thickness of at least 30 pm, a relative elastic resilience to DIN 55676 of at least 70%, and a...

PPG patents alkyd-based free radical wood coating.(Patents Update)
June 1, 2009... Patent No. U.S. 7,387,843 B2 PPG Industries has received a patent for a coating composition comprised of a polymer that can be cured by free radical initiation and comprised of an alkyd portion and a free radical curable portion comprising...

CoroTech introduces infusion process.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An innovative new process for protecting the inside of pipes and storage tanks from corrosive substances, called "infusion lining," was developed by Grandville, MI-based CoroTech Company, which has a patent...

ANAC launches two-component aerosols.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Building on the wide acceptance of two-component (2K) aerosols and the aerospace market's desire for a smaller can, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC) has introduced a new 250ml aerosol package. For the military sector, both MIL-PRF-23377 and...

New low-foaming Multan bio-resistant metal removal lubricants.(New Products)
June 1, 2009... Henkel has introduced two new water-soluble Multan metal removal lubricants formulated to generate minimal foam and be used continuously for years with minimal biological degradation. Users of traditional metal cutting fluids often experience...

What is the impact of the global economic decline on the world's fastest growing economy?(Asia-Pacific Report: CHINA)(Cover story)
June 1, 2009... The world is very familiar with the unprecedented economic growth enjoyed by China over the past few years. However, China, similar to other countries, has seen its financial engine slow owing mostly to the global economic decline. For...

Metallic pigments market: the economic downturn has impacted the metallic pigments market due in large part to the ailing auto industry, a major consumer of the pigments.
June 1, 2009... As expected, due to the continued economic downturn, the metallic pigments market has experienced a slowdown in demand. "The overall usage of metallic pigments follows the downward trend of the global economic market in 2009," said Martha...

Media and milling equipment directory.(Directory)
June 1, 2009... 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. Plymouth, MN (763) 847-9900 Fax:...

Stimulus spending: where's the opportunity for paints & coatings, Part I.(Company overview)
June 1, 2009... With consumers holding their breath while they wait for the next economic shoe to drop and businesses cutting costs and jobs to offset lost revenues due to the worldwide economic downturn, the U.S. government has taken bold action to jolt the...

ECS 2009 remains vibrant.(Expo Report)
June 1, 2009... Despite the worldwide economic downturn that has negatively impacted business on an unprecedented scale across the global paint and coatings supply chain, the mood at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2009 was surprisingly upbeat. While the...

NPCA/FSCT Annual Meeting and CoatingsTech Conference: recently merged NPCA/FSCT held its Annual Meeting and Industry Leadership Conference and CoatingsTech Conference in Indianapolis.(National Paint and Coatings Association)(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Conference notes)
June 1, 2009... The recently merged National Paint and Coatings Association and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (NPCA/FSCT) held the 122nd Annual Meeting & Industry Leadership Conference and CoatingsTech Conference April 26-29 at the...

BASF to cut 2,000 jobs by end of 2009.(Industry News)
June 1, 2009... BASF has announced that it intends to cut at least 2,000 positions by 2009 as it sees no shift in the current trend and as demand weakened further at the start of the year. Quarterly sales fell 23.3% to 12.22 billion [euro] compared to Q1 in...

ISP launches web site on wood protection technology.(Industry News)(Website overview)
June 1, 2009... International Specialty Products (ISP) has launched a new web site focused on the major sources of wood degradation and the technical solution that will allow coatings formulators to produce higher performing wood care products. The new site,...

BASF names Archway Sales distributor of the year.(Industry News)
June 1, 2009... Archway Sales, Inc. was selected as BASF Resins Distributor of the year based on performance measures, territory profitability and new product sales growth. The line includes Basonat aliphatic isocyanates; Joncryl acrylic resins, additives and...

Hexion specialty chemicals epoxy products production.(Industry News)
June 1, 2009... Hexion has announced, as a result of reduced demand driven by difficult market conditions, the company intends to shift production of certain epoxy products within its global manufacturing operations. "Production of certain products will be...

Lubrizol launches improved website.(Industry News)
June 1, 2009... The Performance Coatings business of the Lubrizol Corp. has launched its enhanced web site, www.lubrizolcoatings.corn, featuring advanced search capabilities and easier navigation. Designed with the customer in mind, the new site allows users...

Altana.
June 1, 2009... Altana has acquired the high-performance additives business of the the DyStar Group.

Oxea.
June 1, 2009... Oxea has signed an agreement to acquire ExxonMobil's ester plant in Amsterdam.

Wacker.
June 1, 2009... Wacker has concluded registration of its pyro-genic silicas in the "silicon dioxide" substance group to the REACH regulation.

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
June 1, 2009... BASF: Effective immediately-$0.06/lb. increase in North America, $200/MT in Asia and (:75/MT in Europe for polytetrahydrofuran.

The Dow Chemical Company.(PRICING CHANGES)
June 1, 2009... The Dow Chemical Company: June 1-$0.03/lb. increase for acrylates and vinyl acetate monomers and $0.04/lb. increase for methacrylate and specialty monomers.

Oxea.(PRICING CHANGES)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
June 1, 2009... Oxea: June 1-$0.05/lb. increase in U.S., Canada and Mexico and $110/MT increase in South and Central America, Asia, Africa and Middle East for i/n butanol; $0.04/lb. increase in U.S., Canada and Mexico and $88/MT increase in South and Central...

Allcoat Technology.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
June 1, 2009... Allcoat Technology has appointed Maroon, Inc. as its distributor of AIIUthane, PolyCrl, AllSperse and Allcrl range of products in the Central U.S. and Boehle Chemicals as its distributor in OH, IN, MI, WV, Western NY and KY.

DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
June 1, 2009... DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers has appointed Distrupol to distribute its range of specialty ethylene copolymers products in the UK and Ireland.

Vinavil S.p.A.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
June 1, 2009... Vinavil S.p.A. has appointed Univar to distribute the whole range of vinyl acetate/ethylene dispersion (Vinavil) and acrylic polymers (Crilat)for coatings applications as well the its redispersible powders (Vinavil) for the construction...

Union Process flexible design SD-50 attritor.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Union Process, a manufacturer of size reduction and dispersing equipment, has produced a new batch-type attritor that offers multiple benefits to the customer by allowing wet or dry grinding and the interchangeability of different tank sizes on...

Cytec launches energy curable epoxides.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2009... Cytec Industries has launched UVACURE curing resins 1500 and 1550. This family of products is designed for energy curable applications where low shrinkage upon curing is critical for adhesion to difficult substrates. This cationic epoxide can...

Eliokem introduces Pliotec CR30.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Eliokem has introduced Pliotec CR30 acrylic copolymer designed specifically for high performance less than 50 g/L VOC garage floor coatings. Pliotec CR 30 allows the formulation of freeze/thaw stable coatings. This resin system can meet the...

BYK-Chemie offers polyester-modified silicone.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2009... BYK-Chemie has launched BYK-313 polyester-modified silicone for use is solventborne systems. BYK-313 is free of HAPs and aromatic solvents. The additive shows a strong reduction of surface tension, higher slop and gloss, according to the...

ISP launches three new wood protection products.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2009... International Specialty Products (ISP) has launched three new products to its SunCare Lignin Protection line. These UV protection products stabilize the primary lignin in the wood, representing a first line of defense against a range of factors...

Dow releases Ecosurf EH specialty surfactant brochure.(Supplier's Corner)
June 1, 2009... The Dow Polyglycols and Surfactants business has introduced a new brochure to complement the recent introduction of the Ecosurf EH specialty surfactants line. Ecosurf EF non-ionic surfactants provide superior performance benefits in many...

International Paint names vice president.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2009... International Paint has named Chris Tiernay vice president protective coatings, North America. In this role, Tiernay will be responsible for growing the protective coatings business throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America, which...

Sartomer names two new managers.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2009... Sartomer Company has named Todd Speece business development manager, rubber and Kathleen Shelton marketing manager, metallic monomers. Both Speece and Shelton will be based in Sartomer's Exton, PA headquarters. In his new position Speece...

Trust Chem USA expands team.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2009... Rick Campbell, president, Trust Chem USA, recently announced that Andrew Blum has joined his staff. Blum has nearly 50 years experience in the pigments and pigments consuming industries. After holding various positions with ink, paint and...

Henning named GM of Dow Microbial Control.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2009... Mark Henning has been named general manager of Dow Microbial Control, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company. In this role Henning will assume leadership of the newly-combined businesses of Dow Biocides and Rohm and Haas Biocides. Henning...

Dow Corning names Carbary construction industry scientist.(People on the Move)
June 1, 2009... Dow Corning Corp. has promoted Larry Carbary to the position of construction industry scientist. In his new role, Carbary will work with global colleagues to deepen industry knowledge to extend beyond structural glazing technology used in...

Pruitt to retire from Univar.(People on the Move)(Gary Pruitt )(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Univar chairman and CEO Gary Pruitt has announced that he will retire as chief executive officer. He will remain with Univar as chairman of the board following the transition to a new CEO. Pruitt is a 30-year veteran of Univar. As chairman,...

SMC appoints Tramontana product manager.(People on the Move)(Special Materials Company)(Diane Tramontana)(Brief article)
June 1, 2009... Special Materials Company (SMC) has appointed Diane Tramontana product manager, VOC compliance solvents. In her new position, Tramontana will be responsible for all of SMC's commercial activities related to the supply and management of the...

Latin American Coatings Show is next month.(Meetings)(Conference news)(Calendar)
June 1, 2009... June 23: FSCT ACSeries--Plastic Substrates Coatings Conference at NPE 2009, Chicago, IL/USA. More info: Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, www.coatingstech.org. July July 15-16: Latin American Coatings Show 2009, Mexico...

Cognis' Tribest resin in bio-based urban hybrid concept car for Shell Eco-marathon.(Final Coat)
June 1, 2009... A Student project team at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden built a racing car incorporating the one-component resin system Tribest from specialty chemicals supplier Cognis. This environmentally sound product is part...