Coatings World articles from October 2006

Coatings World archives from October 2006

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia partners with Lowe's.(As We Go To Press)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., (MSLO) and Lowe's Companies, Inc., have formed an agreement to offer a new Martha Stewart-branded interior and exterior paint color program called Martha Stewart Colors. The complete palette is expected to...

Sigmakalon, Univer form JV in the Italian coatings market.(As We Go To Press)
October 1, 2006... SigmaKalon and Univer have signed an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture company, which will sell decorative and industrial coatings in the Italian market. The joint venture company will be called SigmaKalonUniver S.p.A. Univer will...

Sico unveils its 2007 color forecast.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Sico has introduced new paint colors to meet growing demand for nature-inspired colors. The color trend for 2007, according to the company, is focused on nature-inspired tones from earth browns, foliage greens, and ocean-inspired blues, to deep...

Sermatech, Goodrich sign "shop in shop" agreement.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... Sermatech International has entered into a multiyear agreement to provide Goodrich Corporation's Landing Gear Facility in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, with a turnkey "shop-in-shop" coating facility for the application of high velocity oxy-fuel...

Recycled paint standard completed.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and Green Seal, Inc. have completed a national Green Seal environmental standard for recycled-content latex paint. The standard is aimed at assuring consumers that recycled paint, in addition to being...

Dupont opens offices in Italy.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... DuPont has opened new offices in Milan, Italy. The 2,000 square-meter space accommodates approximately 120 fixed work stations and 12 wireless internet stations for employees who work from home. To create a consistent identity and leverage the...

Thompson's Niagara Falls State Park sign agreement.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Thompson's Water Seal has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Niagara Falls State Park in New York. Under terms of the agreement, Thompson's will provide funding and Thompson's Water Seal products for ongoing construction and...

Tikkurila acquires sales company in the Czech Republic.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... Tikkurila Oy, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, has acquired from the management a 100% share of the company Finncolor s.r.o, in Prague, the Czech Republic. The company name will be changed to Tikkurila s.r.o....

Richard Hille, FSCT past-president, to receive 2006 FSCT George Baugh Heckel Award.(Fresh Paint)(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Richard M. Hille)
October 1, 2006... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has announced that FSCT past-president Richard M. Hille, vice president of operations for The Flood Company, has been named the 2006 recipient of the organization's highest honor--the...

Volvo invests in its Hallsberg facility.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... Volvo Construction Equipment has announced plans to build a new paint shop at its Hallsberg plant, representing an investment of SEK 150 million (Swedish kroners). The new paint shop will result in improved quality, greater capacity, lower...

Neomedia to sell Micro Paint Repair business unit.(Fresh Paint)(NeoMedia Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Micro Paint Repair business unit to Jose Sada, a technology partner of NeoMedia Micro Paint Repair, backed by the Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM) of New York,...

Insl-x acquires trinity coatings' wood coatings division.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... Insl-x Products Corp. has entered into an agreement with Trinity Coatings to acquire Trinity's Wood Coatings Division to further develop and strengthen its wood coatings business. Insl-x will continue to manufacture at Trinity's existing...

Specialty coating systems opens Costa Rica facility.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Expanding its parylene coating capabilities, Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) has opened its newest parylene coating facility in Heredia, Costa Rica. The 8,000 square foot facility, located in the Global Park Free Zone, is the company's first in...

Chemark awarded NPCA'S "U.S. Paints & Coatings Market Analysis (2006-2011)".(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... The Chemark Consulting Group, Inc., has been awarded the "U.S. Paints & Coatings Market Analysis (2006-2011)" by the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA). NPCA has selected Chemark to develop a comprehensive report on the state of...

Empils' paints have been environmentally certified.(Fresh Paint)(Environmental Projects and Certification to Empils' water dispersion paint and varnish )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Voluntary certification of Empils' water dispersion paint and varnish was completed by the Center for Environmental Projects and Certification (CEPC), an autonomous, non-profit organization. All the products presented for certification,...

Sermatech opens Science and Technology Center.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... Sermatech has completed its new Science and Technology Center in Limerick, PA. The center will conduct advanced aerospace and industrial coatings research and development as well as new application rapid prototyping. The new facility is fully...

Tikkurila establishes sales company in Kazakhstan.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Tikkurila has established a fully owned sales company TOO Tikkurila in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for marketing decorative paints under the Finnish Tikkurila brand and the Russian Teks brand. In the future, the company will also market Tikkurila's...

Berger launches Paint School in Bahrain.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Berger Paints has recenlty launched in Bahrain the Berger Paint School program, with an aim to educate painters and paint applicators. Under the the paint school program, Berger Paints will conduct several levels of training. One level is...

Patented non-stick coating for process belts.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2006... In the process belt technology sector, a new, patented non-stick coating process has been developed by the technical weaver Gebr. Kufferath AG (GKD) in cooperation with the surfacing technology company Palla Oberflfichentechnik GmbH & Co. KG,...

Clariant patents organic pigments.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,056,378 Clariant has been granted a patent for a method of producing a vattable organic pigment comprised of vatting an aqueous or aqueous-organic suspension of a coarsely crystalline crude pigment and oxidizing the...

Rohm and Haas Patents high performance adhesive.(Patents Update)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,056,408 B2 Rohm and Haas has been granted a patent for a composite article comprised of a first substrate, a polymeric adhesive composition displaying at least two glass transition temperatures, and at least one...

Powder coatings containing symmetrical additives.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,060,357 B2 BASF Corp. has been granted a patent for a powder coating composition comprising solid particulates of a mixture of an aminoplast crosslinking agent, a solid polymer having functionality reactive with the...

Merck Patents multi-layered luster pigments.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,060,126 B2 Merck Patent GmbH has been granted a patent for a multilayered luster pigment comprised of a metallic substrate opaque to light and reflective and a plurality of layers, each of the plurality of layers...

Polysaccharide patents protective coating.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,060,742 B2 Polysaccharide Industries AB of Bromma, Sweden has received a patent for a composition consisting of an aqueous solution comprising at least one polysaccharide having a b-1,4-glycan backbone selected from the...

Waterborne acrylate-unctionalized alkyd coating.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,060,745 B2 Resolution Specialty Materials LLC has been granted a patent for a waterborne acrylate-functionalized alkyd coating composition comprised of an acrylate-fnnctionalized alkyd resin comprising the reaction...

Bayer patents wood adhesives.(Patents Update)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,056,415 Bayer has been granted a patent for a process for bonding two or more wood substrates, the improvement which is comprised of adhesively bonding two or more wood substrates using as a one component adhesive an...

ICI reports growth in UK and Asia.(Financial News)(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... First half revenues were up ten percent to 1.8 billion [euro] for ICI's paint business as sales grew strongly in the UK and Asia, but were down in continental Europe where retail markets were weak. Decorative paint sales in the UK and...

Valspar's sales and earnings rise in third quarter.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Valspar reported that third-quarter sales rose ten percent to $797 million, from $727 million in the same period last year. Earnings rose 13% for the period to $52.6 million from $45.7 million. The company recently completed the acquisition...

Kemira looks for strong second half growth.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Chemical Group Kemira has forecast higher revenues in its paint and coatings segment in the second half of the year due to demand and a boost from recently acquired Russian paint firm Kraski Teks, which added three percent to organic revenue...

Strong growth for Asian paints.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Robust economic growth and an ongoing construction boom helped Asian Paints increase net profit by 37.7% to approximately $13 million (Rs603 million) in the second quarter. Compared to the same period last year revenue was up 17% to...

Dupont profits down.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Pre-tax operating profit at the Color and Technolgies segment for the three months ended June 30 were up 18% to $222 million as sales rose by two percent to $1.6 billion reflecting higher local selling prices. DuPont said earnings improvement...

RPM down in fourth quarter, records record sales.(Financial News)(RPM International Inc.'s loss)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... A $335 million liability charge took RPM International to a loss for its fourth quarter and year ended May 31, despite record sales. The company recorded a $122.5 million pre-tax loss for the fourth quarter and $222.5 million loss for the year....

PPG set for growth.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... PPG Industries said volume growth in Asia and Europe in the second quarter pushed earnings in its coatings segment up by 23% to $272 million as sales rose by nine percent to $1.579 billion.

Sherwin-Williams's 2Q results.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Sherwin-Williams' pre-tax profit for the quarter to June 30 was up by 23% to $269.1 million on eight percent higher revenue at $2.13 billion. Growth came from strong domestic architectural paint sales to contractors and DIY customers, improved...

Valmont's coatings increase earnings in second quarter.(Financial News)
October 1, 2006... Valmont Industries reported strong growth in its coatings segments in the second quarter. Coatings segment sales were up 29% over the second quarter in 2005 to $27.3 million. Operating income for the segment more than doubled to $4.9...

ShawCor invests in Brazilian pipe corrosion market.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
October 1, 2006... ShawCor Ltd., of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has acquired a 50% share in a Brazilian anti-corrosion pipe coater in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the Eupec Brasil Ltda. shares will complement ShawCor's...

Smart paints are not catching on easily.(Italcementi Group)
October 1, 2006... Among the first smart architectural paints to reach the market in Europe re photocatalytic paints in which the reactive component is nanosized particles of titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]). But already it is evident that the successful...

Ask the expert.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)(vinyl acetate-ethylene can be used for architectural coatings)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Q Can vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) copolymer emulsions be used in high-end interior architectural coatings? A Yes! Air Products Polymers' new Airflex[R] EF833 emulsion provides all of the benefits of traditional VAEs--excellent scrub...

IPRC is living up to its promise.(International Coatings Scene: INDIA)(Indian Paint Research Center)(National organization overview)
October 1, 2006... A quiet landmark was passed on July 31 as the Indian Paint Research Center (IPRC) completed its second year of operation. Located in the state of West Bengal, the IPRC was formed as a collaboration between the Indian Paint Association and one...

Zinsser, Wolman expand product portfolios.(New Products)
October 1, 2006... RPM's Zinsser and Wolman Wood Care Products recently expanded their product portfolios with the launch of 13 new products and lines. The new products fall into a variety of different categories. New products for the removal and prevention of...

Spray-on coating creates self-cleaning windows.(New Products)(EverClean Technologies, Inc. has introduced EverClean Solution )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... EverClean Technologies, Inc. has introduced EverClean Solution for windows, which uses the same technology employed by window manufacturers, who apply the self-cleaning coating during the window production process. The product is now available...

UGL's new ZAR Ultra Max and ZAR Deck & Siding Stain.(New Products)(United Gilsonite Laboratories )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) has launched new ZAR Ultra Max, an environmentally safe waterborne oil modified polyurethane formulated to protect and beautify floors, cabinets, furniture and woodwork. The fast drying, low-odor formula...

DY-Mark launches chalk marking and anti-slip paint.(New Products)(Dy-Mark Coatings )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... An Australian manufacturer of aerosol paint, Dy-Mark Coatings has launched its new chalk marking paint. Dy-Mark chalk marking paint is a general-purpose range of aerosol applied chalk for temporary marking projects on concrete, pavement,...

Transducer Paint in aerosol can.(New Products)(Pettit Marine Paint has introduced Transducer Paint )(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... To protect transducer housings from damaging foulants, Pettit Marine Paint has introduced Transducer Paint in an aerosol formulation. Requiring two coats, Transducer Paint is designed for use on plastic transducer housings and bare metals such...

Jotun launches Hardtop XP.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... In response to the new VOC regulations scheduled to take effect in Europe in 2010, Jotun has added Hardtop XP, a high solid polyurethane coating, to its Hardtop product family. The high solid coating delivers similar performance characteristics...

Sherwin-Williams offers new tint bases for moisture cure urethanes.(New Products)(Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Marine Coatings)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Marine Coatings has introduced tint bases for use with Sherwin-Williams Corothane I Moisture Cure Urethane coatings, making it possible to color match moisture cure urethane coatings to a wide range of colors in...

Garon Products' new quick curing floor coating systems.(New Products)(Fast Cure)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Garon Products, Inc. has introduced its Fast Cure floor coating systems. Fast Cure coating systems are designed to cure quickly reducing downtime, allowing floors to reopen fast. The rapid cure formula also sets up in temperatures as low as...

Macropoxy coatings for steel and concrete substrates.(New Products)(Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Marine Coatings introduce coatings)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Two new NSF-approved coatings from Sherwin-Williams Industrial & Marine Coatings group--Macropoxy 646 NSF Fast Cure Epoxy and Macropoxy 846 NSF Winter Grade Epoxy--were formulated to meet the toxicological and extraction test requirements of...

UV resistant organic coating eliminates corrosion costs.(New Products)(ultra violet)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Cortec Corporation has developed a new organic, UV resistant water-based acrylic coating, VpCI-386, that provides corrosion protection for equipment, structures and maintenance needs. VpCI-386 is appropriate for direct metal applications and...

Role of market research in business.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
October 1, 2006... In most decisions we make as individual consumers or running a total or a part of a business, it is fair to say that market research plays a major role. Today, we have the luxury of using research tools that were only dreamt of 15 years ago....

Outside influences: as they keep a close eye on new home construction and housing resale statistics, reducing overall costs and answering performance and regulatory demands remain top priorities for manufacturers of exterior coatings.(Industry overview)
October 1, 2006... A year ago, the U.S. housing market was one of the hottest parts of the U.S. economy. Low interest rates and creative mortgage packages were fueling new and existing home sales. As a result, several downstream industries, from moving companies...

Technology of the automotive refinish future: a look at the potential for UV coatings in each of the application steps for an automotive refinish repair.(ultra violet)
October 1, 2006... The basic challenges with automotive refinish coatings are to prepare invisible repairs and these repairs are carried out in several application steps. These steps usually consist of primer, basecoat and clearcoat applications. Generally each...

White pigment technology: new grades of titanium dioxide pigment provide added value for coatings manufacturers.(Tronox Inc.)
October 1, 2006... The role of titanium dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) and other white pigment technologies is essential in achieving exterior performance and improving a coating's opacity. As the market for long-lasting products continues to grow, so does the importance...

Emerging technologies in pretreatment: pretreatment is playing a greater role in the quality and costs associated with finishing systems due to the supply base of customers. From increased fuel and energy costs, to differing quality and grades of the substrates used, emerging pretreatment technologies are prepared to handle these changes and turn them into benefits.
October 1, 2006... Rising raw material and energy costs, as well as ever-changing environmental regulations, have today's suppliers facing tough decisions in order to maintain quality requirements in paint adhesion and corrosion resistance. The chemistry of a...

Additive suppliers directory.(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2006... The following pages contain a directory of select additive suppliers and their products. For more details on the products listed in this guide, contact the companies directly. Arch Chemicals, Inc. Smyrna, GA (800) 523-7391 * Fax:...

Corrosion protection systems: the performance of zinc-rich paint versus hot-dip galvanizing.
October 1, 2006... The performance of hot-dip galvanizing and zinc-rich paint is often viewed as equivalent due to the false perception that all zinc coatings are "galvanizing" (e.g. zinc-rich paints are commonly referred to as "cold galvanizing"). The...

FSCT's International Coatings Expo will be held in New Orleans Nov. 1-3. Here is a preview of what select companies have planned for the three-day event at the Morial Convention Center.(ice 2006 INTERNATIONAL COATING EXPO)
October 1, 2006... The following companies are exhibiting at ICE 2006 in New Orleans. Here is a look at what they have planned at their booth and the products/services they will be promoting. Air Products Booth: 1102 Air Products will introduce a variety...

Ask the expert.(using nanoparticles in producing coatings)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Q Nanoparticles haven't improved our formulations like we expected. Why? A Just because you're buying materials that were produced at the nano scale doesn't mean that they're still nanoparticles in your formulations. Due to their high...

Color control in electrocoat.
October 1, 2006... The majority of electrocoat products on the market today are used as primers, many of which are meant to be topcoated. However, numerous color controllable electrocoat products exist that are both aesthetically pleasing and durable, and can be...

BASF relocates Johnson Polymer business.(Industry News)
October 1, 2006... BASF Corporation has announced plans to relocate the emulsion and resin production activities of recently acquired Johnson Polymer to Wyandotte, MI, from its current location in Sturtevant, WI. The company will also move the business, pilot...

Dow closes polyethylene plant at Sarnia, Canada.(Industry News)
October 1, 2006... The Dow Chemical Company has closed its low density polyethylene (LDPE) production facility at Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. "The closing of our LDPE facility in Sarnia was a difficult decision, but due to the suspension of ethylene shipments...

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... BASF: effective immediately--worldwide price increase for phthalocyanine pigments.

Clariant.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... Clariant: Oct. 1--global price increases for several of the pigment and additives division's products.

Cytec Industries.(PRICING CHANGES)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Cytec Industries: Sept. 15--$0.08/lb. increase for Cymel conventional urea, melamine benzoquanamine and glycoluril resins; $0.08/lb. increase for Cymel high solid urea resins; $0.10/lb. increase for Cymel and Cyrez HMMM; $0.14/lb. increase for...

Degussa.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... Degussa: Oct. 1--21% worldwide price increase for Vestagon EP grades (B 31, B55, B 68-epoxy hardener and matt-hardeners for epoxy and hybrid systems).

Rohm and Haas.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... Rohm and Haas: Oct. 1--$0.10/lb. increase for vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) in U.S. and Canada; $220/MT increase for VAM in Latin America; $100/MT increase for VAM in Asia Pacific; 100/MT [euro] increase for VAM in Europe; and $125/MT increase...

SI Group, Inc.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... SI Group, Inc.: Sept. 15--$0.20-$0.40/kg increase for all grades of phenolic resins.

Tronox.(PRICING CHANGES)
October 1, 2006... Tronox: Sept. 1--$150/ton increase for titanium dioxide pigments in Latin America and Mexico.

Sartomer.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
October 1, 2006... Sartomer has appointed J.H. Calo Company as a distributor of its Wingtack resin line in CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT.

FSCT, Dow Corning join habitat for humanity at ICE 2006.(Industry News)
October 1, 2006... In conjunction with ICE 2006, volunteers from Dow Corning and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) will join Habitat for Humanity for a building project in New Orleans on Oct. 31, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Experience is not...

Hexion to purchase Orica's adhesives resins business.(Industry News)(Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)(Orica Limited)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the adhesives and resins business of Orica Limited. The Orica adhesives and resins business manufactures formaldehyde and formaldehydebased binding resins used primarily in...

Heubach expands pigment production.(Industry News)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Heubach has started up production for the manufacture of bismuth vanadate pigments. With a total capacity of 300 tpa, the production unit will manufacture bismuth vanadate pigments for use in industrial, automotive and waterborne decorative...

Chemtura forms joint venture with Hakuto.(Industry News)
October 1, 2006... Chemtura Corp. has formed a joint venture with Japan-based Hakuto Co., Ltd. to work in the areas of polymerization inhibitors for styrene monomer refining processes. These inhibitors, Hakutol PC series, developed by Hakuto, have demonstrated...

Reilly Industries and Rutherford Chemicals have combined to form Vertellus Specialties, Inc.
October 1, 2006... Reilly Industries and Rutherford Chemicals have combined to form Vertellus Specialties, Inc., a specialty chemicals manufacturer.

Habich GmbH.
October 1, 2006... Habich GmbH, a producer of anticorrosive pigments and inorganic color pigments, recently celebrated its 160th anniversary.

Noveon Performance Coatings.
October 1, 2006... Noveon Performance Coatings has relaunched its web site at www.noveoncoatings.com.

Rust-Oleum makes organizational changes.(People on the Move)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Rust-Oleum Corp. has announced a number of organizational changes. Rust-Oleum group president, Michael D. Tellor, who has led the Rust-Oleum organization for the last 12 years, will now assume the position of chairman and CEO of the...

Rohm and Haas names Williams technical director PQI.(People on the Move)(Paint Quality Institute)(Stewart Williams)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Stewart Williams was recently named technical director of the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI). In this new role he will develop and manage PQI's technical initiatives, including material for the training of painting contractors and...

International paint hires marketing manager, account executive.(People on the Move)(Tim Riley appointed at International Paint LLC)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Tim Riley to serve as their new marketing manager for the high value infrastructure markets throughout North America. A coatings veteran for more than 11-years, Riley was...

Wolstenholme makes management changes.(People on the Move)(Wolstenholme International Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Wolstenholme International Inc. has recently announced a number of management changes and promotions. Henry Brooks has been appointed president of Wolstenholme Inter-national Inc. (USA). Brooks joined MD-Both Industries in 2000 as vice...

Nuplex resins appoints Smith business development manager.(People on the Move)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Nuplex Resins has appointed Kelly Smith business development manager, waterborne technologies and new markets-the Americas. Smith joined Nuplex Resins in 1994 and has held a variety of technical and commercial roles within the resins business....

Wacker chemical appoints Hackl VP performance materials.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2006... Bernhard Hackl has been named vice president-performance materials, Wacker Silicones business division. In his new position, Hackl will be responsible for the overall sales, marketing, technical and supply chain management for the performance...

CCP names new VP for coatings resins.(People on the Move)(Marcel de Wolf appointed at Cook Composites and Polymers)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) has named Marcel de Wolf vice president, coatings resins group. In this new role, de Wolf will be responsible for CCP's emulsion, powder and additives businesses, as well as its polymer activities. Over...

Reichhold introduces waterborne epoxy.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Reichhold, Inc. has introduced a new waterborne epoxy curing agent. Epotuf 37-685 for industrial maintenance applications provides the corrosion protection of solventborne coatings with waterborne chemistry. Epotuf 37-685 is an amine-functional...