Coatings World articles from October 2003

Coatings World archives from October 2003

I'll drink to that.(Editor's Page)(Crown Paint teams up with pub chain to open Colour Bar, paint-themed pub )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... I don't usually use this space to tell you about my personal life. (For instance, I don't go on and on about my beautiful seven-month old daughter, which I could.) But I can tell you I like a good pint of Guinness every now and again, because...

Professional paint acquires Duckback.(As We Go To Press)(Professional Paint Inc. has purchased all assets of Duckback Products, Inc. )
October 1, 2003... * Professional Paint Inc. (PPI) has purchased all assets of Duckback Products, Inc., the Chico, CA make of stains, coatings and water repellant finishes. "The Duckback acquisition provides PPI with access to a proven distribution channel...

BASF to reorganize industrial coatings unit: plan goes into effect Jan. 1, 2004.(Fresh Paint)(BASF Coatings AG )
October 1, 2003... * BASF Coatings AG has announced it will implement a reorganization plan within its industrial coatings operations to capitalize on the company's position in the automotive sector and focus on profitable growth markets. The plan, which will go...

Jotun sells cathodic protection business to Cathelco Ltd.(Fresh Paint)(Cathelco Ltd. buys cathodic protection business of Jotun A/S)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Cathelco Ltd. has acquired the cathodic protection business of Jotun A/S. According to Cathelco, the purchase has made it the world's largest combined manufacturer of electrolytic anti-fouling (EAF) systems for seawater pipework and hull...

Akzo Nobel to spend $30 million on R&D Center Dispersion site in U.S.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Akzo Nobel will spend an estimated $30 million to create an international R&D center and build a dispersion facility in Pontiac, MI to support its car refinishes business. The site will play a major role in the development of new products for...

Colorcon opens new facility in Chalfont, PA.(Fresh Paint)(Opened its new No-Tox product facility)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Colorcon, a division of Berwind Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has opened its new No-Tox product facility in Chalfont, PA, which will serve as the company's primary source for the development and manufacture of non-toxic specialty inks and coatings....

Ace Hardware inks deal with retail subsidiary of COMEX.(Fresh Paint)(Ace Hardware Corp signs letter of intent with Hardware Enterprises de Mexico to establish a strategic alliance )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Ace Hardware Corp. has signed a letter of intent with Hardware Enterprises de Mexico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Commercial Mexicana de Pinturas (COMEX), to establish a strategic alliance in the Mexican hardware market. COMEX is the largest...

HUD, Battelle labs find encapsulation is effective for lead.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has found that encapsulation is a favored method of lead paint abatement. The study was conducted by Battelle Laboratories and was designed to study the...

Chemcraft Holdings.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Chemcraft Holdings has acquired Polymer Solutions Inc., a Chico, CA-based maker of paint, coatings and adhesives...

Schott HiCotec Mainz.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The U.S. FDA has given Schott HiCotec Mainz, Germany approval for its PICVD process to be used for barrier coatings for PET fond and beverage packaging. Schott's plasma impulse chemical vapor deposition coatings prevents migration of oxygen and...

The Flood Company.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Flood Company's solid color deck and siding stain has been been approved for use on all James Hardie siding and substrates. James Hardie siding is currently used on more than three million homes in the U.S...

The Muralo Company.(Fresh Paint)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Muralo Company will now distribute Aqua Borne Ceramithane waterborne clear finish from Chicago-based Graham Paint and Varnish Company. As a result of the accord, the finish can for the first time be purchased at retail stores in New...

Color-image repair product patented by DAP.(Patent Update)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,531,528 B1 DAP Products Inc. has received a patent for a ready-to-use patch repair product that includes a color change indicator. After the product has dried, the color changes to signal that, if desired, the worker can...

Exterior multi-layer composite coatings from PPG.(Patent Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,517,940 B1 PPG Industries has received a patent for a multi-layer composite coating composition position comprising an exterior-durable, organic solventborne base coating and an aqueous top coating, wherein the aqueous...

Coating method from Rohm and Haas.(Patent Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,524,656 B2 Rohm and Haas has received a patent for a method for providing a coated substrate that forms an aqueous coating composition. The composition is comprised of an aqueous emulsion polymer, the polymer having a...

Aqueous coating composition.(Patent Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,521,700 B1 Solutia Austria GmbH has been granted a patent for a coating composition comprising a condensation product of a carboxyl group-containing resin having a Staudinger Index, measured in dimethyl formamide as a...

Anti-reflection coating from Yazaki Corp.(Patent Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,528,142 B2 Yazaki Corporation has received a patent for an anti-reflective coating comprising a transparent substrate layer has a refractive index Ns. The first layer having a refractive index N1 lower than Ns and...

Exterior coating composition.(Patent Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Patent No. U.S. 6,528,610 B1 Rhodia Chimie has been granted a patent for a composition that is useful for exterior coatings. It is comprised of an aqueous phase comprising a palyol dispersion or solution whose glass transition...

Ameron reports third quarter coatings sales.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Ameron International recorded group sales of $155.2 million for the three months and sales of $433.6 million the first nine months of its fiscal year, with positive performance reported by its performance coatings and finishes unit. Sales...

H.B. Fuller reports third quarter, nine-months.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... For the third quarter ended August 30, H.B. Fuller's net revenue was $322.1 million, a 2.6% increase from the third quarter of 2002. Reduced volume and pricing accounted for decreases of 0.5% and one percent respectively, while positive...

Masco records strong second quarter paint sales.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Masco has reported that its decorative architectural products group sales, which includes its paint and coatings units, rose seven percent in the second quarter of 2003. Masco, which does not break out sales, said that there were "particularly...

RPM's FY 2003 sales rise, net income affected by asbestos charge.(Financial News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RPM international's sales for the fiscal year ended May 31 rose five percent to $2.083 billion. Excluding the asbestos charge, fiscal 2003 net income rose 21% to $122.8 million. The charge to accrue for estimated asbestos related liabilities...

On tap at crown: a paint-themed pub.(International Coatings Scene)
October 1, 2003... With two of Great Britain's favorite pastimes being going to the pub and home improvement, it was only going to be a matter of time before someone connected the dots. In a relationship brokered by a London-based public relations firm, a...

It's ad frenzy time in India's decorative market.(International Coatings Scene)
October 1, 2003... Come September, it's time for all Indian paint majors to become active in the media. Decorative paint accounts for the bulk of the business, and the next three months are critical for sales. Besides, decorative paint is much more visible than...

Analyzing the competition.(Business Corner)
October 1, 2003... This, the third and final installment regarding competitive analysis, will cover anticipating competitors' actions and reactions. Anticipating competitors' actions both without an intrusion of a new supplier and then with the addition of a new...

Changing of the guard.(Paint Chips)
October 1, 2003... Like many others in this industry, I consider long-time Kelly-Moore Paint Co. employee Iris Fazackerley a top-notch manager, a hard-headed businesswoman and a force to be reckoned with. A tough-as-nails negotiator with 25 years experience, Iris...

Locktite thread treatment sticks.(New Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Henkel Lactite Corporation has introduced Loctite thread treatment sticks, a line of threadlocking, thread sealing and anti-seize products in semi-solid stick form. The line includes five products: Loctite 248 medium strength blue...

Exterior waterborne coating from Cortec.(New Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Cortec Corp., White Bear Lake, MN, has launched a new exterior waterborne coating for all types of steel and aluminum. Ccrtec VpCI.391 provides a waterborne coating for medium- to lung-term outdoor protection. Classified as a temporary...

PPG improves Bairocade packaging coatings.(New Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... PPG Industries has added Bairocade HP coatings to its line of spray-applied gas-barrier coatings for plastic containers. Bairocade, an Improved gas barrier packaging coating specifically designed for highly oxygen-sensitive products, increases...

Marine and Yacht coatings: performance and speed matter most to boat and ship owners and even the recreational user. The same can be said about the coatings that protect their investment.
October 1, 2003... Boat owners often talk of the serenity of the Water and how it calms the body and soul. That's hardly the case below the water's surface. Seawater, rivers and lakes offer anything but an easy ride for paints and coatings. Not only are the...

Additives directory: here is a look at the latest offerings from select additives suppliers. For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly.
October 1, 2003... * Angus Chemical Company Buffalo Grove, IL (800) 447-4369 Fax: (989) 832-1465 E-mail: cheminfo@apci.com Web site: www.angus.com Additives offered: amine neutralizers, catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, dispersing...

Solvents report: there's a reason why solvent-based coatings have stuck around: they work.
October 1, 2003... Writer Mark Twain once wrote: "The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated." The same can be said about solvent usage in the paint industry. Despite the continued migration towards waterborne technologies, and the growth of UV and...

Preview: FSCT's ICE 2003: our guide to ICE and the FSCT annual meeting to be held Nov. 11-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
October 1, 2003... Historic Philadelphia, PA will play host to this year's International Coatings Expo (ICE) 2003, FSCT's 81st annual meeting and the international technology conference. Highlights of this four-day event, scheduled Nov. 11-14, will include the...

BASF opens new Lutropur MSA plant.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * BASF has opened a new 10,000 metric ton per year methanesulfonic acid (MSA) plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany to serve the North American metal electroplating, electronic component and chemical industries. The new plant produces Lutropur MSA, a...

Akzo Nobel presents 17th annual Hanna Award in coatings.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * The coil extrusion coatings business unit of Akzo Nobel Coatings presented the 17th annual Hanna Award in coatings for the best project in the science and technology of chemical coatings, as part of Ohio Science day, gathering of the state's...

Akzo Nobel to sell three chemical businesses.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Akzo Nobel has announced its intentions to sell three businesses from its chemicals portfolio. The company's catalysts, coating resins and phosphorous chemicals business units will be divested. "Akzo Nobel will create value by moving...

Rohm and Haas publishes special issue of Brush Strokes.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Rohm and Haas Company has published a special issue of Brush Strokes magazine to commemorate 50 years as a supplier to the latex paint industry. Brush Strokes is the company's technical publication for companies that use Rohm and Haas...

Arch Chemicals expands Chinese operations.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Arch Chemicals, Inc. is strengthening its presence in China by consolidating existing Arch offices under Arch International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The new trading company, located in the Waigaoqiao free trade zone of Shanghai, will...

Bayer sells Walothen to Wihuri group.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Bayer AG, Leverkusen, has sold its non-core subsidiary Walothen Gmbh to the Wihuri group of Finland. The divestment is part of the continued streamlining of Bayer's portfolio, according to the company. Bayer's activities in the Walsrode...

Halox acquires organic line of corrosion inhibitors from Ciba.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Halox has acquired the Irgacor organic corrosion inhibitor business for the paint and coatings market from Ciba Specialty Chemicals. The purchase complements the existing Halox line of inorganic inhibitors. The acquisition includes patents,...

Hoover Materials sells blow-molding operations to Mauser.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc. has sold its blow-molding operations to Mauser GmbH. Under the agreement, Mauser will purchase Hoover's industrial packaging business unit. The business unit includes Hoover's limited-use intermediate...

Praschan receives ASTM award of merit.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Eugene Praschan, a consultant in Fayetteville, NC, has received an award of merit from ASTM International for outstanding leadership in the organization of activities and standards development in committee D01 on paint and related coatings....

Degussa renames metal oxide product line.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Degussa's aerosil and silanes business unit has renamed its metal oxide product line. Effective September 1, the line, including its other fumed oxide products such as Aerosil, Aeroperl and Aerodisp, will be sold under the name Aeroxide.

Distributor appointments.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Distributor Appointments Company Distributor Region Product The Leneta Elcometer U.S. test charts Company King Industries E.T. Horn western U.S. entire range of ...

Product price index.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Product Price Index Company Product Change Effective Dow Chemical Co. vinyl acetate increase of $0.06/lb. Sept. 1 monomer U.S. and Canada; ...

Lubrizol Corporation.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Lubrizol Corporation recently celebrated its 75th anniversary...

Degussa.(New York facility to receive ISO 9001 certification)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Degussa's Waterford, NY pyrogenic silica production facility has received recommendation for ISO 9001 certification...

Sasol Solvents.(research brief)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Sasol Solvents is studying the viability of producing propylene oxide and propylene glycol ethers, which are used in the products such as water-based paint, coatings and adhesives, at its Midlands site in Sasolburg, South Africa.

EnvironOxide pigments from Hoover Color.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Hoover Color is now offering EnvironOxide pigments to the paint and coatings industry, offering a way companies can further develop their "green" technologies. Through an accord between Hoover and Iron Oxide Recovery, Inc., iron rich sludge...

Parker offers improved watertight coils for valve lines.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Parker Hannifin Corp.'s fluid control division is offering improved watertight coils for its Skinner 7000 series and Gold Ring valves. These encapsulated coils, which totally enclose and protect the electrical components of the coil, have...

Compact balances.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. is offering the EK-i/EW-i series of compact balances. The balances feature large LCD displays with backlight, full digital calibration with optional user definable mass setting, standard comparator function,...

Polyolefin waxes from Clariant GmbH.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Clariant GmbH now offers Licocene, a new line of polyolefin waxes manufactured using metallocene catalysts. These waxes have a property profile that can be optimized and tailored to suit diverse applications. The line includes polyethylenes...

Liquid corrosion inhibitor for high gloss, DTM applications.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Halox is offering Halox 510, a liquid organic corrosion inhibitor specifically designed for direct to metal (DTM) waterborne acrylics. Halox 510 does not affect gloss, allowing DTM topcoats with good long-term corrosion protection. It...

New generation IPBC-based biocide from ISP.(Supplier's Corner)(International Specialty Products )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * International Specialty Products (ISP) now offers Fungitrol 720, a new generation IPBC-based biocide for house and wall paint and other decorative coatings. ISP's new dry-film solution provides effective fungicidal protection to decorative...

Cognis Waterpoxy resin system.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Cognis Waterpoxy product line is an adaptable water-based epoxy resin system that can be tailored for specific applications by adding customary fillers or sand, or by dilution with water. The concrete and corrosion protection properties of...

Electronic tactile force and pressure sensor.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Sensor Products Inc. has introduced Tactilus, a new electronic tactile force and pressure indicating sensor that allows engineers to monitor how force is disbursed at the point of impact. Both air and liquid spray and flows can be evaluated...

Tego Base CD database offered in English and German.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2003... * Tego Coating and Ink Additives has made its Tego Base 2003 CD-ROM software available in English and German versions. Available at no-charge, this database is designed to offer product recommendations for a wide variety of coatings...

Positive displacement pump catalog from Netzsch.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2003... * The pump division of Netzsch Inc. now offers a new comprehensive catalog for its entire positive displacement pump product line. This 28-page catalog outlines the advantages and benefits of vertical, sanitary, close coupled and standard...

AldeSol pigment dispersions for solvent-based coatings.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * Plasticolors Inc.now offers AldeSol, a new line of universal, solvent-based pigment dispersions. The line consistent of 18 single-pigment masstones. AldeSol pigments are finely-milled and in a blend of aldehyde resins. More info:...

California Paints names new district sales managers.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... California Paints: David Romer has been named district sales manager for the eastern-central U.S. market, and Lonnie Miller has been named district sales manager for the mid-central U.S. market. In addition, Margaret Duran has joined...

Golden Artist Colors.(People on the Move)(Howard S. Thaller named commercial coatings director)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Golden Artist Colors: Howard S. Thaller has been named commercial coatings director for the Paintworks division at Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Mr. Thaller is responsible for helping to develop long-range strategic direction for researching and...

Kemira Pigments Oy.(People on the Move)(Matti Viitanen named managing director)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Kemira Pigments Oy: Matti Viitanen has been appointed new managing director of Kemira Pigments Oy, effective Oct. 1. Mr. Viitanen, who has worked for The Dow Chemical Company in Germany, Saudi-Arabia The Netherlands and Finland, will be located...

Glixtone.(People on the Move)(Keith Porter named regional manager for Scotland and northeast)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Glixtone: Keith Porter has been named regional manager for Scotland and the northeast, marking the first appointment the company has made since it was acquired by Blackfriar Paints in the spring. Mr. Porter has more than 10 years of field...

H.B. Fuller Company.(People on the Move)(John A. Feenan named chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... H.B. Fuller Company: John A. Feenan has been named CFO, succeeding Raymond Tucker, who has retired. Mr. Feenan, who comes to H.B. Fuller from Jostens, Inc., a Minneapolis, MN consumer products firm, where he served as CFO. He has extensive...

Buckman Laboratories.(People on the Move)(Robert Leigh Fleetwood Mann named general manager of Singapore operations)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Buckman Laboratories: Robert Leigh Fleetwood Mann has been named general manager of the company's Singapore location. Mr. Mann began his career with Buckman in 1984 as a research and development chemist. Prior to this appointment, he was...

Rohm and Haas.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Rohm and Haas: This Philadelphia, PA-based company has made several appointments within its adhesives operations. Barry Snyder has been named North American region business manager, transportation adhesives. Dr. Snyder joined Rohm and Haas...

BASF.(People on the Move)(North American polyurethanes business unit names new managers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... BASF: The polyurethanes regional business unit in North America has made several appointments. Lori Goucher has been named operations manager, diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI). Based at BASF's Geismar, LA site, Ms. Goucher succeeds Jim Logan,...

Air Products.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Air Products: William J. Cantwell has been named to the newly created position of vice president, supply chain. Previously he was vice president, process management. John Marsland has been named vice president, corporate development...

Nordson Corporation.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Nordson Corporation: At Nordson's Amherst, OH, operations, John Keane has been named corporate vice president with responsibility for the company's finishing systems businesses. In his new position, Mr. Keane will assume responsibility for...

Degussa.(People on the Move)(Stephen Holtzman named general manager, colorants)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Degussa: Stephen Holtzman has been named general manager, industrial colorants, Americas, replacing Robert Mitchell, who has retired. Mr. Holtzman, who reports to Douglas Harless, senior vice president and general manager, colorants, is...

OM Group, Inc.(People on the Move)(Stephen Dunmead named vice president and general manager, cobalt)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... OM Group, Inc.: Stephen D. Dunmead has been named vice president and general manager, cobalt. Mr. Dunmead had been the company's vice president of technology since 1998. He succeeds Todd W. Romance, who has left the company.

Bayer Polymers.(People on the Move)(Peter Vanacker named to executive committee)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Bayer Polymers: Peter Vanacker, head of Bayer Polymers Americas' polymer solutions marketing division, has been appointed to the executive committee of Bayer Polymers. Mr. Vanacker has assumed the position of head of European, Middle East and...

SPX Process Equipment.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... SPX Process Equipment: Jeff Neiweem has been named national sales manager of Waukesha Cherry-Burrel. He had been general manager of the Bran+Luebbe product line.

E.M. Sullivan Associates.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... E.M. Sullivan Associates: Dianna Renz has been hired as a technical sales representative for the southeastern U.S. Ms. Renz has worked for Degussa Corp. as a regional sales representative and a product manager and at Ultra Additives as a...

New Millennium Media.(People on the Move)(Walter B. Poff named to scientific advisory board)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... New Millennium Media: This advertising media company based in Clearwater, FL has named Walter B. Poff to its scientific advisory beard. Mr. Poff, a 25-year expert in corrosion coating and weathering of metal substrates, has been a guest speaker...

ICE 2003 in Philadelphia, PA, November 12-14.(Meetings)(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... Major Meetings at a Glance Oct. 8-10: NPCA annual meeting, Hilton Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL. More info: NPCA, 1500 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, DC 20005; (202) 462-6272: Fax: (202) 462-8549; E-mail: npca@paint.org. ...

DuPont creates unique color for special rover.(Final Coat)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... * A special car--No. 5,000,000--recently rolled off the production line at the MG Rover Group's Longbridge, UK facility, and DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) helped make it a vehicle to remember. DPC supplied the paint for the car, which...