Coatings World articles from May 2008

Coatings World archives from May 2008

What does green mean anyway?(Editor's Page)
May 1, 2008... From pop culture to the laboratory bench, "green" is definitely the theme these days. Consumer demand for healthier options is being driven by the media's focus on issues of health and sustainability. The idea of "going green" has gained...

Red Spot bought by Tokyo-based FKK.(As We Go To Press)(Fujikura Kasei acquired stake in Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., )(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc., Evansville, IN, and Fujichem, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Fujikura Kasei (FKK), Tokyo, Japan, have entered into a stock purchase agreement whereby Fujichem will purchase 100% of the shares of Red Spot for...

Omya and Shirajshi establish production joint venture.(As We Go To Press)(Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Omya and Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha, Ltd of Japan are intensifying their cooperation to supply the European adhesive and sealant markets. To supply these markets, with ultra-fine precipitated calcium carbonate, they have founded a production joint...

Jotun signs its biggest contract ever in China.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jotun Cosco Marine Coatings (JCMC) has signed a paint contract for 80 vessels to be built at Dayang Shipyard. This is not only the first NB contract Jotun China secured in 2008, but also the biggest contract ever in...

Cloverdale acquires Guertin coatings.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Cloverdale Paint, Inc. of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada has acquired Guertin Coatings of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1947 by Antoine and Norbert Guertin, the company has been operated by Phil Guertin and brother Charlie since...

Dupont-Russian paints to open a research and technical center.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Recapping results in 2007 DuPont-Russian Paints Ltd. said the research and production JV of the two companies will continue the localization of DuPont semi-finished materials and car coatings on the production capacities of Russian Paints in...

Sherwin-Williams Automotive finishes opens new store.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation (SWAFC) has opened a new South Bend, IN store at 1201 South Michigan St. to service the South Bend, Mishawaka and Elkhart markets. The new retail location will incorporate SWAFC's strategy to...

RPM's Tremco acquires licensee in France.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... RPM International Inc. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, Tremco illbruck International, has purchased Prosytec SAS from a subsidiary of Goodrich Corporation. With sales of approximately $39 million (26 million...

Clifford K. Schoff named winner of Roy W. Tess Award.(Fresh paint)
May 1, 2008... Dr. Clifford K. Schoff formerly of PPG Industries and now a private consultant wilt receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2008. The announcement was made by the Officers and the Award Committee of the Division of Polymeric Materials:...

Global demand for architectural paints to exceed 21 million metric tons in 2011.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... World demand for architectural paints is forecast to rise 3.9% per year through 2011 to 21.5 million metric tons, valued at $47 billion. Although respectable, growth will decelerate in comparison to the performance of the 2001 to 2006 period,...

Scorpion Protective Coatings selects Accessa.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Scorpion Protective Coatings, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Accessa Coatings Solutions on its line of Scorpion protective coatings. Accessa will serve as Scorpion's sales and distribution partner. Scorpion joins the current general...

RPM's Euclid Chemical Company acquires Increte Systems.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... RPM International Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Euclid Chemical Company of Cleveland, OH, has acquired Increte Systems of Odessa, FL. With sales of approximately $15 million, Increte is a leading manufacturer of...

ADCO Global has acquired The Dolphin Company.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... ADCO Global, through its U.S. operating subsidiary, ADCO Products, has acquired The Dolphin Company, LLC. Based in Toledo, OH, Dolphin supplies custom-formulated adhesives, sealants and coatings to OEMs serving the bus, truck, RV, rail and farm...

Durr receives large paint systems order in U.S.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Stuttgart, Germany-based The Durr Group has received a major order from the BMW Group for its U.S. plant in Spartanburg, SC, worth more than 100 million [euro]. The production capacity will be increased from 160,000 to 240,000 units by 2012....

American Bureau of Shipping approves SSPC PCI program.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has announced that effective February 11, 2008, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the world's 2nd largest commercial shipping classification society, has approved SSPC's Protective Coatings...

Tecnoglass joins PPG Certified Applicator Program.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... PPG Industries' industrial coatings business announced that Tecnoglass S.A. of Barranquilla, Colombia, has been accredited as the first international participant in the PPG CAP Certified Applicator Program. Tecnoglass joins this group of...

Keco Coatings acquires Teknix Powder Coating.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Keco Coatings of Indianapolis, IN has completed the acquisition of Teknix Powder Coating in Statesville, NC. This acquisition will enable Keco to transition its Teflon and plasma coating technology into the southeast territory. Teknix Powder...

Accessa acquires Louisville Industrial Coatings.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Accessa Coatings Solutions has acquired Louisville Industrial Coatings of Louisville, KY, to expand its market share throughout Southern Indiana, Kentucky and parts of Tennessee, southwestern Ohio and southeastern Illinois. "This...

China's paint industry becomes world's second largest.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... China has become the second largest paint producer and consumer in the world propelled by booming real estate, auto and shipping building sectors, according to AsiaPulse. Global paint manufacturers have moved their production capacities to...

Kikuchi Color & Chemicals sells Dominion Colour subsidiary.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Toshio Kikuchi, president of Japan-based Kikuchi Color & Chemicals Corp. (KCC) and Mike Klein, president of Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC), announced the completion of the sale of DCC to a management buyout team of...

Ford gives technical approval to Sherwin-Williams' AWX.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... Ford Motor Company recently approved the AWX waterborne refinish system from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp. for collision repair centers on a global basis. The AWX system has undergone the extensive technical certification process...

PPG earns Metal of Honor award from Metal Roofing magazine.(Fresh Paint)
May 1, 2008... PPG has been named a Metal of Honor winner by Metal Roofing magazine. According to the magazine, the company was selected by attendees of the 2007 Metalcon trade show and readers as one of the metal roofing industry's top companies in terms of...

Nippon Paint patents waterborne resin.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,259,206 B2 Nippon Paint Company has been granted a patent for a waterborne resin composition comprised of a hydrolysable functional group and a polymerizable unsaturated carbon bond, wherein the waterborne resin...

BASF patents solventborne coating.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,261,926 B2 BASF Coatings AG has been granted a patent for a solventborne coating material that has an optical effect from an effect pigment and is resistant to clouding, the solventborne coating material is comprised of...

Radiation-curable coatings for plastic substrates.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,232,540 B2 Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property LLC has been granted a patent for an article comprised of a plastic substrate and a UV-curable Michael resin composition, wherein the UV-curable Michael resin...

Daikin Industries patents thermosetting powder coating.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,247,677 B2 Daikin Industries, Ltd. has obtained a patent for a thermosetting powder coating composition comprised of a fluorine-containing copolymer and a curing agent, in which the copolymer contains, as essential...

Coating compositions for use in golf balls.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,247,697 B2 Acushnet Co. has received a patent for a golf ball comprised of a core, a cover layer encasing the core and at least one coating layer encasing the cover layer, wherein the coating layer is formed of a...

Effect pigments based on thin Si[O.sub.2] flakes.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,255,736 B2 Merck Patent GmbH has been granted a patent for an effect pigment, which is a silver-white effect pigment, a colored interference pigment or an effect pigment having a non-flake appearance comprising an...

Biodegradable coating.(Patents Update)
May 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,256,250 B2 JVS-Polymers Oy, Espoo, Finland has been granted a patent for a biodegradable, curable structurally star shaped polyester resin composition, characterized in that the resin composition is based on hydroxy acid...

Canadian outlook for 2008 is cautiously positive: a review of Canada's paint and coatings industry in 2007 and forecasts of what to expect in 2008.(International Coatings Scene: CANADA)
May 1, 2008... Canada's paint and coatings industry is expected to grow less than two percent during 2008 as the national economy as a whole struggles to expand by one percent this year, with automotive and industrial segments lagging architectural sales,...

Chilean paint market tightens with competition: Chile's paint and coatings industry is one of the most developed in Latin America and expects positive growth.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
May 1, 2008... Chile's estimated $200 million paint and coatings market is coming under increasing pricing pressure as manufacturers compete more aggressively for sales, while raw materials costs escalate and paint overproduction continues, according to Fitch...

Readying for REACH: coatings companies face hurdles posed by REACH.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
May 1, 2008... The European coatings industry is beginning to take action to ensure that it does not face major problems with the collection of safety data for the European Union's controversial REACH scheme which involves the registration of approximately...

Henkel's new corrosion-resistant coating.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For light metal substrates, Henkel Corporation has developed a multifunctional base coating, Alodine EC2 ElectroCeramic Coating, designed to provide chemical, corrosion, temperature and abrasion resistance while...

Power adhesives introduces the VAC-TAC adhesive system.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Power Adhesives introduces the VAC-TAC adhesive system for a faster, safer, solvent-free adhesive system for composite companies utilizing vacuum infusion technology. Compared to traditional aerosol adhesive systems commonly used in the vacuum...

Zinsser introduces Okon Graffiti Barrier Coat.(New Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Zinsser has introduced Okon Graffiti Barrier Coat, a ready to use high performance coating that prevents paints and markers from penetrating and permanently staining a variety of sealed architectural surfaces. The clear, non-yellowing,...

Greenstone introduces MagneLine StairSaf-T and GreenShield Sillpro.(New Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Greenstone Holdings, Inc. has introduced MagneLine StairSaf-T, a method that utilizes specially designed polymer cement mortar to protect metal stairs such as fire escapes and ladders on high-rise buildings and pedestrian crossing bridges from...

PPG adds Ditzler Big Flake pigments to Vibrance Collection finishes.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... PPG Industries' automotive refinish business recently introduced Ditzler Big Flake pigments to its Vibrance Collection finishes line of custom colors and special effect coatings. Ditzler Big Flake pigments comprise six large, metallic flakes...

West system offers Aluminum Powder.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Just as the sun's ultraviolet rays can burn skin, they can also damage epoxy coatings that are unprotected by paint. But, it's not always possible to get an outdoor epoxy project painted right away. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is where...

Cortec introduces EcoLine 3690.(New Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Cortec Corporation recently developed a biodegradable, ready-to-use, self-healing, moisture-displacing, temporary protective coating for corrosion control of metal surfaces. Derived from canola oil, EcoLine 3690 is 80% bio-based, making it a...

Henkel launches adhesive for medical device assembly.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... For medical bonding, potting and sealing applications, Henkel Corporation has introduced a rapid curing, highly flexible visible light cure adhesive formulation, Loctite 3974. Curing tack-free in seconds, this new adhesive permanently bonds...

Akzo Nobel launches furniture coatings.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Akzo Nobel's powder coating business unit has launched a powder coating brand exclusively dedicated to the furniture market. Branded Interpon F, the range brings to the market both a step-change in technical performance and a range of colors...

StoCreativ Granite expands color options.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Sto Corp. has expanded its StoCreativ Granite product color offering for a total of ten colors. StoCreativ Granite is an acrylic-based interior and exterior wall finish, formulated for durability and low maintenance for new construction or...

Tennant introduces WearGuard-CRU 250.(New Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Tennant Company has reformulated its WearGuard-CRU (chemical-resistant urethane) topcoats to meet the strict VOC requirements of the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO), the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) and the Chemicals Control...

CertainTeed's ProRoc Brand Level V Wall and Ceiling Primer/Surfacer.(New Products)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Valley Forge, PA-based CertainTeed has added Level V Wall & Ceiling Primer/Surfacer to its ProRoc Brand Finishing Products portfolio. ProRoc Level V Wall & Ceiling Primer/Surfacer, suitable for spray and roll-on applications, is a polyvinyl...

Raabe introduces new Lacquer for Plastic Surfaces.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... The Raabe Company, LLC, has unveiled a new platform-Lacquer for Plastic Surfaces--for its line of touch-up coatings, which can provide precision color matching. The new platform combines the properties of drying very quickly, toughness and...

Diamonex introduces DLC coatings.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... The Diamonex Products division of Morgan Advanced Ceramics has introduced its Diamonex Diamond-like Coatings (DLC) for the performance racing industry. Ideal for applications in the high performance racing industry, the DLC coatings increase...

New Weld-Aid 1st Zinc.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Detroit, MI-based Weld-Aid Products has released its newest product, 1st Zinc--a 95% zinc-rich coating designed to provide the highest level of corrosion protection for metal in cold-galvanizing applications. 1st Zinc joins Weld-Aid...

ICA's new range of solvent-based polyurethane coatings.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Italy-based ICA Group has unveiled a new range of solvent-based polyurethane coatings with high specific-solid content for the coating of interiors and parquet floors. These coatings are designed to give wooden surfaces not only a high level of...

New Valsport WP-4.1 and WP-8.1.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Valspar Flooring has introduced new Valsport WP-4.1 Sealer and WP-8.1 Finish--two eco-friendly durable oil modified urethanes (OMU) for use on gymnasium and athletic wood floors. Both WP-4.1 and WP-8.1 have VOC levels of Valsport WP-4.1...

Birchwood Casey's Patina Green finishing solution.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... New Patina Green solution from Birchwood Casey is designed to produce an attractive Verdi green patina finish on copper, brass and bronze surfaces and is ideal for light fixtures, cabinet hardware and cast bronze sculpture pieces. Patina Green...

Henkel launches new quick drying, toluene-free conformal coating system.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Henkel has introduced a new toluene-free conformal coating material called Hysol PC62. Based on the company's popular Hysol PC52 platform, Hysol PC62 is a one component solvent-based acrylic conformal coating that provides environmental and...

New polymer system cures by UV light and/or heat.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, N.J. has introduced a new one component, optically clear, non-yellowing UV and/or heat curable polymer system called UV15-7DC. This high performance system is designed for bonding, sealing and coating applications....

Corr-Paint CP2050 protective coating.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Corr-Paint CP2050 is a new high temperature protective coating developed by Aremco Products, Inc., and used to coat metal components and structures used in automotive and industrial applications to 400[degrees]F (204[degrees]C). Corr-Paint...

Sherwin-Williams introduces ExpressCote HCR.(New Products)
May 1, 2008... Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings has introduced ExpressCote HCR, a chemical resistant glass flake-filled epoxy novolac lining. It is specifically designed to protect steel and concrete from chemicals and solvents at ambient and...

New technology adoption: part IV: a look at the fourth stage of new technology adoption.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
May 1, 2008... In our previous three columns regarding high-tech marketing, we outlined the importance of realizing different aspects of the five stages--Innovation, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority and Laggards--and their impact on the success...

Marine coatings market: increasing fuel efficiency through the use of innovative antifouling coatings is a key issue for ship owners and operators.
May 1, 2008... As fuel prices continue to rise, with no relief in sight, increasing fuel efficiency is a key issue for ship owners and operators. While marine coatings are most often credited with providing protection from corrosion due to weathering and...

Green coatings technology: paint manufacturers continue to innovate "greener" paint technology to meet consumer demand and regulations.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the years following the release of Al Gores An Inconvenient Truth, environmental issues have moved to the forefront of the U.S's agenda and the public's consciousness. Consumer demand for healthier options today...

Meeting review: Green Chemistry for Coatings: The Metropolitan New York Paint & Coatings Association and The New York Society for Coatings Technology hosted a symposium dedicated to green coatings technology.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On April 8 The Metropolitan New York Paint land Coatings Association (MNYPCA) and The New York Society for Coatings Technology (NYSCT) hosted the symposium, "Green Chemistry for Coatings and Related Industries." Held...

Biocides, fungicides and algaecides directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2008... Here is a look at offerings from select suppliers of biocides, fungicides, algaecides and related products. For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly. Arch Biocides Smyrna, GA 800-523-7391...

The Indian paint industry: the Indian paint market is poised to grow at a steady rate over the next decade fueled largely by a growing economy and changing consumer attitudes.
May 1, 2008... The Indian paint industry has been growing at an average rate of 13% over the last five years. However, the per capita paint consumption in India is only 1.2-1.4 liters. The industry is less than half the size of the Chinese market by volume...

Celebrating color: the third annual Benjamin Moore Hue Awards were presented for color in architecture and interior design on March 27 at Gotham Hall in New York.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] More than 400 guests were on hand to help Benjamin Moore celebrate its 125th anniversary at the annual Hue awards ceremony on March 27 at Gotham Hall in New York. The Huey's, now in its third year, honor exceptional...

ACS 2008 exhibitor guide: the American Coatings Show will be held in Charlotte, NC from June 3-5. Here is a preview of what select companies have planned for the three-day event at the Charlotte Convention Center.
May 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The following companies are exhibiting at ACS 2008 in Charlotte. Here is a look at what they have planned at their booth and the products/services they will be promoting. Arch Chemicals Booth: 1739 1955 Lake...

DuPont offers new fluorotelomer products.(Supplier's Corner)
May 1, 2008... DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise has launched new fluorotelomer products for repellents and surfactants. DuPont Capstone products are based on short-chain chemistry and provide a step-change reduction in trace impurities below the limit of...

Nuplex Resins introduces setaqua 6756.(Supplier's Corner)
May 1, 2008... Nuplex Resins has introduced Setaqua 6756 to the North American market. Setaqua 6756 is a surfactant-free, self crosslinking all acrylic emulsion, which provides coatings with dry film clarity, chemical and water resistance. It can be used in...

Sartomer offers diene-based thermoplastic polyurethane.(Supplier's Corner)
May 1, 2008... Sartomer has introduced 7840 TPU, a diene-based thermoplastic polyurethane that enables formulators to apply polyurethane properties to standard rubber formulations. Thermoplastic polyurethanes based on diene prepolymers present a new form with...

Rohm and Haas acquires Finndisp.(Industry News)
May 1, 2008... Rohm and Haas Co. has completed the acquisition of Finndisp, the polymer dispersions division of OY Focit AB for 60 million [euro]. Finndisp, based in Hanko, Finland, makes water-based emulsions used in the manufacture of paint, coatings,...

DSM NeoResins opens R&D facility/completes expansion.(Industry News)
May 1, 2008... DSM NeoResins has opened its R&D facilities for powder coating resins in Shanghai, China. The facilities will feature chemical synthesis as well as application testing. The company has also completed NeoResins+ expansion in Meppen, Germany. The...

Celanese opens technology center in Houston.(Industry News)
May 1, 2008... Celanese has recently opened its Houston Technology Center for its emulsion polymers and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) businesses. The 31,200 square-foot facility, which will house both the R&D and technical services groups, includes both analytical...

Dow introduces coatings solutions business unit.(Industry News)
May 1, 2008... The Dow Chemical Company has introduced a new global market-facing business unit, Dow Coating Solutions, to customers involved in all aspects of the industry. Dow Coating Solutions focuses exclusively on the needs of coatings formulators and...

Sun Chemical and Nantong Shanjing form joint venture.(Industry News)
May 1, 2008... Sun Chemical and its parent company, Dainippon Ink and Chemicals (DIC) have formed a joint venture with Nantong DIC Metallic Pigments Co., Ltd., an aluminum pigment manufacturer. The joint venture expands on a distribution agreement announced...

Eliokem.
May 1, 2008... Eliokem has launched a new web site, www.stainblockingprimers.com, to promote the benefits and features of odorless primers.

Cytec Industries.
May 1, 2008... Cytec Industries has announced plans to establish a sulfosuccinate surfactants manufacturing and technical center in South Korea.

Cytec.
May 1, 2008... Cytec has also launched new web pages about liquid coating resins, UV/EB coating resins and powder coating resins on its web site www.cytec.com.

DSM Desotech.
May 1, 2008... DSM Desotech has acquired U.S.-based Polymeric Processes Inc. (PPI), a producer of UV-curable coatings for tube and pipe applications.

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
May 1, 2008... BASF: May 1--6-8% increase on resins in North America; $0.10/lb. increase for polyetheramine D230 and polyetheramine D2000 and $0.15/lb. increase for polyetheramine T403 and polyetheramine T5000.

Cytec.(PRICING CHANGES)
May 1, 2008... Cytec: April 15--5-10% increase on UV/EB curable monomers, oligomers and photoinitators and Vancryt acrylic resins in the Americas.

Dow Coating Solutions.(PRICING CHANGES)
May 1, 2008... Dow Coating Solutions: April 1--$O.04/wet lb. increase for all Ucar acrylic, Ucar styrene acrylic and Newcar acrylic latexes in North America.

Tronox.(PRICING CHANGES)
May 1, 2008... Tronox: April 1--increases of 100 [euro]/ton in Europe, $120/ton in the Asia-Pacific region, 33 Yen/kg in Japan and $150/ton in the Middle East and Africa for all grades of titanium dioxide.

Wacker Polymers.(PRICING CHANGES)
May 1, 2008... Wacker Polymers: April 15--up to 5%/wet lb. increase for vinyl acetate ethylene co-polymer and vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer dispersions sold in the Americas.

BASF Corp.(DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT)
May 1, 2008... BASF Corp. has appointed Dempsey Corp. as a distributor in Canada for its full line of resins.

Micro Powders.(DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT)
May 1, 2008... Micro Powders has appointed Archway Sales (formerly Deeks & Co.) as their exclusive agent in the Ohio territory, including OH, MI, western PA, KY, western NY, southern IN and WV, to represent their line of high performance wax additives.

Troy Corp.(DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT)
May 1, 2008... Troy Corp. has appointed The Chidley and Peto Company as its manufacturer's representative for its specialty biocides and metal carboxylates in the Midwest regions of the U.S.

Cognis makes organizational changes.(People on the Move)
May 1, 2008... Cognis has made a number of organizational changes to better align its strategy and intensify focus on key global product groups in its radiation curing business. Simon Poulton has been appointed global product group manager acrylates. Poulton,...

Kelly-Moore paints names new vice president of sales.(People on the Move)
May 1, 2008... Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. has appointed Arnie Knipp vice president of sales. Knipp will report to Steve DeVoe, president of Kelly-Moore Paints. Knipp joined Kelly-Moore in 1989, taking an inside sales position in San Bruno, CA. Over his...