Coatings World articles from November 2006

Coatings World archives from November 2006

On the lab lookout.(Editor's Page)(Editorial)
November 1, 2006... As this issue of Coatings World hits your desk, we'll be winding down from a long stretch of travel including back-to-back-to-back shows, covering NPCA's annual meeting in Nashville, ICE 2006 in New Orleans and ChinaCoat 2006 in Guangzhou. (If...

Valspar to acquire powder coatings business from H.B. Fuller.(As We Go To Press)
November 1, 2006... Valspar has agreed to acquire the powder coatings business of H.B. Fuller Company, which had net sales of approximately $75 million in 2005 and serves customers in 26 countries from manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and the UK. The cash...

ANAC licenses Aerospace primer technology.(As We Go To Press)(Akzo Nobel's Aerospace Coatings )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Akzo Nobel's Aerospace Coatings business, ANAC, has signed a commercial licensing agreement with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Research Foundation to supply the first products to contain breakthrough chromate-free technology. ...

Interpon breaks ground on Nashville site.(Fresh Paint)(Interpon Powder Coatings)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... At a groundbreaking ceremony Interpon Powder Coatings, a part of Akzo Nobel, named Nashville, TN as its North American Powder Coatings headquarters and technical laboratories. The designation will add approximately 50 new jobs to the Nashville...

FSCT issues call for papers for "Coating Wood and Wood Composites" conference.(Fresh Paint)
November 1, 2006... FSCT has issued a Call for Papers for the "Coating Wood and Wood Composites: Designing for Durability" conference. To be held on July 23-25, 2007, in Seattle, WA, this program is part of the FSCT's continuing Advancements in Coatings Series...

Colorbiotics brings new innovation to landscape coatings industry.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Colorbiotics is a newly formed business unit of Becker Underwood based in Ames, IA. The business unit was formed to offer innovative solutions to the landscape coatings industry and provides a full line of mulch colorants and equipment....

IRL releases "A Profile of the Spanish Paint Industry".(Fresh Paint)(Information Research Ltd.)(Industry overview)
November 1, 2006... Spain is a million-ton paint market and the country with the highest per capita paint consumption in Western Europe. These are two of the key findings in IRL's latest report, "A Profile of the Spanish Paint Industry," which presents a detailed...

Minwax releases its Easy Weekend Projects booklet.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Minwax has released the new issue of its Easy Weekend Projects booklet, which offers ideas for home decorating. The free, 12-page booklet features a welcome from carpenter Norm Abram, host of the series "The New Yankee Workshop." The booklet...

Kansas City Society issues call for papers for "The Future is Green" technical symposium.(Fresh Paint)
November 1, 2006... The Kansas City Society for Coatings Technology announced plans for a Technical Symposium to be held on March 20, 2007. The symposium, titled "The Future is Green," will be held at Harrah's Hotel and Casino in North Kansas City, MO. The...

Trading Spaces designer, Laurie Smith, signs with Olympic Paints and Stains.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Olympic Paints and Stains has signed celebrity designer, Laurie Smith, of TLC's Trading Spaces as spokesperson for the brand this fall. "Laurie is famous for using bold colors and warm tones and so is Olympic," said Khristine Selelyo,...

CPS color locates headquarters in Shanghai.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... In order to provide its customers with faster service and cater to their current and future needs in the field of tinting systems, CPS Color is locating its Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China. The operation is expected to be completed...

PARA releases its 2007 color forecast.(Fresh Paint)
November 1, 2006... According to PARA Paints, there's a distinct Asian feel to next years color palette including rich reds and bronzed oranges and browns, to luxurious golds, emerald greens and turquoises. Countries such as China, India, Thailand, Vietnam and...

George Toma named official spokesperson for TurfAide.(Fresh Paint)(appointment of George Toma)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... George Toma, the official groundskeeper for every Super Bowl, has been named spokesperson for TurfAide advanced antimicrobial protection for synthetic turf systems. "George's extensive experience and reputation in the industry made him a...

Mattingly and No Limits Paint Institute helps children.(Fresh Paint)(Ed Mattingly-No Limits Paint Institute helped children by painting the school building )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Ed Mattingly, president and found of No Limits Paint Institute, recently partnered with educational company Experiencia, Inc. to build indoor habitats for their hands-on learning laboratory on Chicago's West Side. Mattingly and his team donated...

BASF honored with GM Supplier of the Year award.(Fresh Paint)(General Motors)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... For the third time since 2002, BASF's coatings division in Mexico has received the General Motors Supplier of the Year award for outstanding performance as an automotive coatings supplier to GM in Mexico, where BASF supplies two GM assembly...

CEPE Publishes Code of Practice for direct food contact coatings.(Fresh Paint)(European Confederation of Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Manufacturers Associations )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... CEPE has published a "Code of Practice for Coated Articles where the Food Contact Layer is a Coating." The code of practice prepared by the CEPE European Sector Can Coatings, helps can coatings manufacturers comply with the EU Framework...

New linear powder coating service in DTI's expanded facility.(Fresh Paint)(Device Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Device Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has launched a new service business for the electrostatic powder coat finishing of wire, cable, metal strip, stampings and other linear, reel-to-reel products. Electrostatic powder coatings can be applied to...

PPG patents electroconductive coating.(Patents Update)(PPG Industries Inc.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7, 070,683 B2 PPG Industries has been granted a patent for a process for coating an electroconductive substrate. It is comprised of electrophoretically depositing on the substrate a curable electrodepositable coating...

BASF patents polyester coil coating.(Patents Update)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,071,267 B2 BASF Corp. has been granted a patent for a coil coating composition comprised of a first polyester having an hydroxyl number of at least 80 mg KOH/g polyester, prepared by condensation of a polyol component...

Henkel patents coating composition.(Patents Update)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,063,735 B2 Henkel has been granted a patent for a coating composition comprised of an aqueous mixture comprised of a catechol compound, one or more fluoroacids, and alumina-modified silica particles with a...

Coating compositions with high solids.(Patents Update)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,071,286 B2 E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co. has obtained a patent for a coating composition comprised of 20-80% weight of at least one orthoester compound having at least one non-cyclic orthoester group and at least one...

Sun Chemical patents Yellow Pigment.(Patents Update)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,060,835 B2 Sun Chemical Corp. has been granted a patent for a process for preparing transparent Pigment Yellow 138 comprised of grinding Pigment Yellow 138 in the presence of a grinding agent; preparing an aqueous slurry...

Honda patents pearlescent white paint.(Patents Update)
November 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,064,159 B2 Honda Canada Inc. has been granted a patent for a pearlescent white paint composition suitable for providing a pearlescent finish on a vehicle body surface comprised of a solids material and a film-former, the...

RPM reports record 1Q 2007 results.(Financial News)(RPM International Inc.)(Financial report)
November 1, 2006... RPM International has reported record sales and net income for its fiscal 2007 first quarter ended Aug. 31. Record net sales of $844.2 million in the first quarter were up 13% from the $747.4 million reported a year ago. Of the increase,...

Rohm and Haas reports strong third quarter results.(Financial News)(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Sales in Rohm and Haas' Coatings segment increased five percent over the third quarter of 2005 to $700 million. Third quarter earnings for the coatings segment were $64 million, including $2 million after-tax of restructuring charges, versus...

Akzo Nobel reports third quarter growth.(Financial News)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... For the third quarter Akzo Nobel reported an increase in revenues driven by its coatings business. Akzo Nobel Coatings achieved a strong quarter with year-on-year revenue growth of 12%. The acquisitions of Flood, Sico, Swiss Lack, Balakom and...

Brazilian program targets construction quality; Abrafati is leading Brazil's paint and coatings industry in a national construction quality program.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
November 1, 2006... Brazil's estimated $1.5 billion paint and coatings industry is embracing a national construction quality program which includes manufacturer and contractor registrations that will be required for sales and services to participating city, state...

Anti-fouling paints face new problems; marine paint companies face issues with biocides in anti-fouling coatings.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)(World Wide Fund for Nature)
November 1, 2006... Just as European marine paint companies have been putting the issue of the tributyltin (TBT) pollutant behind them, they are now facing new difficulties with biocides in anti-fouling coatings. Environmental NGOs, like the World Wildlife...

CMT launches clear spray-on bed liner.(New Products)(Creative Material Technologies)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Creative Material Technologies (CMT) has released CrystaLiner, the "Original Clear Bed Liner." This new product is 100% aliphatic and 100% solids, with no solvents or VOCs and contains zero MDI in its formulation. CrystaLiner addresses the...

SportsCoatings' TurfD protects synthetic TurfD.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... SportsCoatings, a division of the Coatings Specialist Group, has added TurfD to its TurfAide family of products, designed to provide long-lasting, anti-microbial protection for synthetic turf fields. According to the company, traditional...

YOLO colorhouse introduces "little YOLO".(New Products)
November 1, 2006... YOLO Colorhouse has introduced a new line of custom designed colors created with young families in mind. Called "little YOLO," the line is formulated zero-VOC and is Green Seal certified. Named Sprout, little YOLO's debut collection features a...

GlassKote USA launches Extreme Granite.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... GlassKote USA has launched Extreme Granite, a new decorative finish for glass that builds on the appearance of natural granite by adding unusual colors and textures that don't occur in stone. GlassKote USA will offer this new material for...

Nyplate anti-seize lubricant for threaded parts.(New Products)(Nylok Corp. introduces lubricant)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The new Nyplate anti-seize dry film lubricant for external and internal threaded parts from Nylock Corporation eliminates galling and cold welding, and provides easy disassembly even in aggressive industrial environments and after heat exposure...

Dymax's new SpeedMask UV curable masking resins.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... SpeedMask UV curable masking resins is a new masking system from Dymax Corporation designed to replace cumbersome and costly labor-intensive, multistop processes that utilize adhesive tapes or solvent-based lacquers to protect complex high...

Enviroline introduces low VOC holding primer.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Enviroline has introduced Enviroline 58HS Epoxy Primer, a low VOC holding primer for interior or exterior steel, concrete and masonry surfaces requiring an extended recoat window. Formulated with all the application and re-coat benefits of...

Automotive flocking tape.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Scapa Automotive offers Scapa P1058A, a black flocking tape designed for automotive applications including anti-rattle, NVH and friction reduction. The product meets the requirements of Ford ESB-M6G17-A, General Motors GM6420M and Daimler...

New products seal, harden and densify concrete.(New Products)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Prosoco's new Consolideck LS (lithium silicate) and Consolideck LS Guard liquid floor hardeners seal, harden and densify concrete by penetrating and reacting to create tough, insoluble calcium silicate hydrate within the concrete pores. Unlike...

Disorder & revision, change & correction: companies must consider several elements to survive and prosper.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
November 1, 2006... Last December CHEMARK discussed its views regarding the business environment. Here we provide a 2006-addendum. The business environment within which we find ourselves today is disorderly, perhaps chaotic, and therefore, certainly...

5th Annual R&D Salary Survey: our annual look at what's on the minds and in the wallets of R&D staffers in the global coatings industry.
November 1, 2006... Welcome to the fifth annual R&D salary survey conducted by Coatings World. Once again we were very pleased with the industry's response. Each year our survey is attracting more and more participants. As more of the industry's chemists are...

Point of service tinting & dispensing technologies: manufacturers of POS tinting, dispensing and colorant technologies offer a variety of technologies to meet their customers' needs.(CPS Color Equipment Inc.)
November 1, 2006... Manufacturers of point of service (POS) tinting, dispensing and colorant equipment and technology must be sure to offer their customers user friendly technology that offers repeatable and accurate results. CPS Color Equipment Inc., a...

The competitive advantage: one way to stand apart from the competition and to bring new value to the customer is to focus on something that you can influence--the actions of your employees.
November 1, 2006... Economists may continue to forecast highs and lows in the coatings industry, but one thing is for certain: continued globalization means intense competition in all aspects of the market. In a hyper-competitive industry where strict regulations...

Celebrating color: the second annual Benjamin Moore HUE Awards were presented for color in architecture and interior design on Sept. 28 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
November 1, 2006... On Sept. 28 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA, several superstars of architecture including Ettore Sottsass, Will Alsop and David Ling collected HUE Awards at Benjamin Moore's second annual award ceremony recognizing exceptional use of...

Eliokem to be acquired by AXA Private Equity.(Industry News)
November 1, 2006... AXA Private Equity, in association with Eliokem's management team headed by its CEO, Jacques Collonges, signed a share purchase agreement with the American private equity firm, Littlejohn and Company, LLC to acquire Eliokem, the specialty...

Tronox restarts production at Tiwest plant.(Industry News)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Tronox has restarted production at the Tiwest synthetic rutile plant in Chandala, Western Australia. Tiwest, a 50/50 joint venture between Tronox and Ticor Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Kumba Resources Ltd., is one of the world's largest fully...

Cytec expands production of acrylic resins in N. America.(Industry News)(Cytec Industries )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Cytec Industries has announced the manufacturing start-up for select Macrynal high solids acrylic polyols and Viacryl water-based acrylics at the company's Langley, SC production facility. According to Cytec, the capital investment made at the...

Longtime coatings chemist, Engelhardt passes away.(Industry News)(death of Carl Engelhardt )(Obituary)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Carl Engelhardt passed away Aug. 26 in Clearwater, FL. A longtime paint and coatings chemist, Engelhardt retired as vice president technical from Brooklyn Paint and Varnish and moved to Florida in 1964. After retirement he continued to work as...

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... BASF: Oct. 1--$100/MT increase for acrylic acid and acrylic esters sold in North America; $100-$300/MT increase for acrylic acid and acrylic esters sold in South America: 120 [euro]/MT increase for butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate and...

Cytec Industries.(PRICING CHANGES)
November 1, 2006... Cytec Industries: Oct. 1--$0.06/lb. increase for all grades of Crylcoat powder coating resins and Additol additives for powder coatings sold in North and South America.

Reichhold.(PRICING CHANGES)
November 1, 2006... Reichhold: Nov. 1--$0.03/lb. increase for all emulsion coating products sold in North America.

Rohm and Haas.(PRICING CHANGES)
November 1, 2006... Rohm and Haas: Oct. 1--4-6% increase on its range of ion exchange resins, absorbents and catalysts.

SI Group.(PRICING CHANGES)
November 1, 2006... SI Group: Oct. 17--$0.07-$0.14/lb. increase for all grades of phenolic resins.

Cytec Surface Specialties.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
November 1, 2006... Cytec Surface Specialties has appointed Dowd and Guild as a distributor of its Cymel, liquid coatings resins, radcure UV/EB systems and Additol/Modaflow additives lines for the West Coast.

Eliokem.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
November 1, 2006... Eliokem has appointed E.T. Horn as its distributor of its Pliolite styrene acrylate resins, Plioway vinyl acrylate resins and Pliotec water borne acrylate copolymer products lines in TX, LA, AK and OK.

SI Group.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
November 1, 2006... SI Group has appointed D.B. Becker as its distributor for its isorads, radiation curable oligomers and isorad UV curable self initiating materials for all of the New England states, NY, N J, PA, MD, DE and WV.

Dow names business VP specialty chemicals.(People on the Move)(Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan))(vice presidents)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The Dow Chemical Company has named Horacio Percossi business vice president for the specialty chemicals business portfolio. He will continue to report to Romeo Kreinberg, executive vice president of Dow's performance plastic and chemicals...

International Paint hires engineering account executive.(People on the Move)(Bob Bernard)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Bob Bernard to serve as their new engineering account executive for the high value infrastructure markets through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. Bernard was recruited by...

Sartomer names Kendall new plant manager.(People on the Move)(Brian Kendall)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Sartomer Company has named Brian Kendall plant manager of Sartomer's Chatom, AL facility. In his new position, Kendall is responsible for all plant operations and reports directly to Edward J. Ogle, manager of metallic monomers. He has been...

Rohm and Haas names North American market manager, traffic paint polymers.(People on the Move)(Shruti Singhal)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Shruti Singhal has been named North American market manager for traffic paint polymers by Rohm and Haas Company, architectural and functional coatings business. Singhal will drive strategy development for the traffic marking segment and will...

RPM hires director of environmental, health and safety; promotes four.(People on the Move)(RPM International)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... RPM International has hired Kenneth M. Armstrong as director of environmental, health and safety. Armstrong brings more than 18 years of experience on a broad range of environmental, health and safety matters. Additionally, RPM...

Hockmeyer names new equipment representatives.(People on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Hockmeyer Equipment has named two new equipment representatives. Daniyel Firestone with Norstone, Inc. has territorial responsibilities in eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, New York City and Long Island. Brian Leavitt...

Eliokem names Thompson Midwest sales rep.(People on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Eliokem has appointed Douglas Thompson sales representative for the Midwest. In this position Thompson will be responsible for expanding the group's sales activity throughout the Midwest and Canada.

Netzsch promotes Warburg to national sales manager.(People on the Move)(Netzsch Fine Particle Technology, LLC)(Frank Warburg )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Netzsch Fine Particle Technology, LLC has promoted Frank Warburg to national sales manager, U.S. and Canada. Warburg is responsible for growing the customer base throughout the U.S. and Canada for Netzsch's grinding division. His primary...

ISP appoints Christopher account manager.(People on the Move)(International Specialty Products Inc)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) has appointed Darrell Christopher as key account manager for the company's North America performance chemicals and biocides sales team for the Midwest region. He reports directly to Pierre Varin,...

Schlenk-Both Metallic Pigments names Sproule technical director.(People on the Move)(Michael Sproule)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Schlenk-Both Metallic Pigments has named Michael Sproule technical director paints and coatings. Sproule will be responsible for the technical service lab in Ashland, MA and manage technical support for Schlenk's U.S. customers. Prior to...

X-Rite names Vacchiano president and CEO.(People on the Move)(Vacchiano, Thomas J.)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... X-Rite, Inc. has announced the implementation of the planned CEO succession which was outlined at the time of the January announcement of the Amazys acquisition. Michael C. Ferrara will retire from his positions of CEO and member of the board...

UMC appoints new regional sales manager.(People on the Move)(United Mineral and Chemical Corp)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... United Mineral and Chemical Corp. has appointed Jennifer Marques sales associate for the St. Louis/Kansas City region. Marques' sales responsibilities will include daylight fluorescent, phosphorescent and organic pigments, along with products...

OMYA appoints new Midwest regional sales manager.(People on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Omya Inc. has hired Jim Cwik as a regional sales manager for its paint, coatings and adhesives group. With more than 20 years coatings sales experience, Cwik will be responsible for the Midwest region in support of Omya's ground calcium...

PSG hires new general manager.(People on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Paint Service Group (PSG), a supplier of aerospace, defense and specialist coatings supplier, has appointed Keith O'Dell general manager. O'Dell has a strong background in the coatings industry, having spent many years in a senior executive...

Tronox named Kinnear lead director.(People on the Move)(Peter D. Kinnear)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Tronox Inc. has named Peter D. Kinnear lead director for the company's board of directors. Kinnear, president and COO of FMC Technologies, Inc., joined the Tronox board in 2005. As lead director, Kinnear's responsibilities will include serving...

Pavlik joins Archway Sales.(People on the Move)
November 1, 2006... John Pavlik has joined Archway Sales in the Northeast regions. In his new position Pavlik will be responsible for sales in the mid-Atlantic states.

Rahn introduces three UV-cure oligomers.(Supplier's Corner)
November 1, 2006... Rahn has introduced three new UV-curable oligomers, Genomer 5142 and Genomer 5161 oligoamine and Genomer 2280 epoxy acrylate. Both oligoamines Genomer 5142 and Genomer 5161 are acrylated amine synergists for radically curable coatings, inks and...

Noveon offers copolymer for variety of functional coatings.(Supplier's Corner)
November 1, 2006... Carbobond 2862 copolymer from Noveon offers adhesion to a variety of printed substrates. Ideal for blister-pack and heat-sealed coating applications, Carbobond 2862 copolymer combines favorable properties from both solvent-based and...

Lanxess offers Levamelt copolymers for adhesives.(Supplier's Corner)
November 1, 2006... Lanxess now offers Levamelt copolymers, which contain 40-80% vinyl acetate and are able to fill the need for a high vinyl acetate alternative to traditional ethylene and vinyl acetate products for pressure sensitive, hot melt and coating type...

GE launches conduction resin for powder coatings.(Supplier's Corner)
November 1, 2006... GE Plastics has launched a new line of conductive GTX resins for use in powder coating applications. Noryl GTX resins contain conductive fillers that eliminate the need to apply an electrostatic primer. Because the materials were designed for...

Ross introduces cylinderical vacuum dryers.(Supplier's Corner)(Charles Ross and Son Company )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Charles Ross and Son Company has recently introduced a new line of cylindrical dryers for the chemical process industries. The cylindrical dryer line can include a variety of materials of construction such as hastelloy and stainless steel, full...

Gardco offers conductivity and temperature meters.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Gardco is highlighting two conductivity and temperature meters. The IQ340 is a waterproof, handheld, non-glass conductivity meter. This sturdy meter system is NEMA4X (IP67) rated, showcases an extra large LCD display with LED backlight and has...

The Central European Coatings Show is in Warsaw.(Meetings)(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... Nov. 14-17: Automotive Topcoat School, Ypsilanti, MI. More info: Eastern Michigan University, Coatings Research Institute, Sandra Tanner, stanner@emich.edu. Nov. 15-16: Automotive Coating Technology, Ypsilanti, MI. More info: Eastern...

Valspar lays groundwork for hope.(Final Coat)(La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center's renovation work and usage of Valspar Corp.'s paints)
November 1, 2006... When La Rabida Children's Hospital, a private non-profit facility in Chicago, IL, commissioned Barrier Corp., a flooring contractor in Morton Grove, IL, for an exterior decorative motif at their facility entrance, Scott Schemmel, project...