Coatings World articles from October 2007

Coatings World archives from October 2007

RPM's StonCor Group acquires Star Maling.(As We Go To Press)
October 1, 2007... RPM International Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, StonCor Group has acquired Star Maling, which consists of three divisions: Star Maling, Carboline Marine and Carboline Norge. Star is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty...

Jotun Paints has launched its second Inspiration Center in Dubai.(As We Go To Press)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Jotun Paints has launched its second Inspiration Center in Dubai, located on a 135-square meter area behind Mazaya Centre on Sheikh Zayed Road. The new Inspiration Center's strategic location at the heart of Dubai's business district is a move...

Largest tanker coated with Intersleek 900.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] International Paint Ltd. has completed coating one of the world's largest crude oil carriers, the 442,500 dwt V-Plus TI Africa. Owned and operated by Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), the 2002 Korean built...

OAO TMK acquires pipe coating producer OOO Truboplast.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... OAO TMK, one of the world's largest oil and gas pipe producers, reached an agreement to acquire 100% of share capital in OOO Truboplast. The consolidation of Truboplast into TMK's structure is planned to be completed by the end of 2007. OOO...

Benjamin Moore acquires Finnaren & Haley.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... With an eye to solidifying its position in the Philadelphia, PA region, Benjamin Moore has announced its intent to purchase select assets of Finnaren & Haley Paint & Coatings (F&H), a regional manufacturer based in Conshohocken, PA. ...

Columbia Paint & Coatings to merge with Sherwin-Williams.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... The Sherwin-Williams Company and Columbia Paint & Coatings Co. have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Following the consummation of the merger, Columbia Paint & Coatings Co. will become a subsidiary of Sherwin-Williams. Columbia...

Valspar acquires Teknos Nova Coil TNC Oy.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... The Valspar Corporation has acquired Teknos Nova Coil TNC Oy, a Helsinki, Finland-based manufacturer of high-performance coil coatings widely used in the construction industry, from Teknos Group Oy. "This acquisition builds on Valspar's...

U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... NPCA's new "U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis (2006-2011)," is in final development, and is slated for publication in October. It includes insights such as key buying factors for all segments based on actual customer interviews,...

New report released on U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, the U.S. paint and coatings industry sold 9.5 billion dry pounds of product valued at $23.8 billion in 2006. The industry has rebounded from the recession of 2001, with modest...

Chase Corporation acquires Long Products.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... Chase Corporation, a global manufacturer of specialty tapes, laminates, sealants and coatings, announced that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Chase Protective Coatings Ltd., it has acquired the product lines and manufacturing facility of...

Chemark and Blairgowrie form collaboration.(Fresh Paint)(Chemark Consulting Group Inc.)(Blairgowrie Associates, LLC.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The Chemark Consulting Group, Inc. of Southern Pines, NC and Blairgowrie Associates, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability company recently announced their formal collaborative alliance. In a joint statement, Chemark's and Blairgowrie's...

ShawCor announces pipe coating capacity addition.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... ShawCor Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Shaw Pipe Protection Ltd., will invest $13.8 million in additional FBE pipe coating capacity for the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). This investment is in addition to the previously...

PPG to focus on coatings; sells auto glass and fine chemicals businesses.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... PPG Industries has signed an agreement with Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills, CA, under which the company would divest its automotive OEM glass and automotive replacement glass (ARG) and services businesses. The total sales price for the...

PPG Aerospace high-solids exterior epoxy primer qualified at Boeing.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... PPG Aerospace-PRC-DeSoto has qualified its new-generation high-solids low-VOC exterior epoxy aerospace primer at Boeing that exhibits superior adhesion, flexibility and rain-erosion resistance, according to PPG coatings officials. ...

'Globally Responsible Coatings' theme set for ICE 2008.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... In 2008, the International Coatings Expo (ICE) will return to its permanent home and every-other-year schedule in Chicago, IL. To be offered on October 15-17, ICE 2008 will take place at the Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, in Chicago, IL. ...

USS Abraham Lincoln undergoes maintenance.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... In August 2006, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier cruised into Puget Sound in Bremerton, WA and docked in preparation for a massive tank blasting and coating project that was expected to take several months to complete. The Puget...

The Western European Market for Coatings for Plastics.(Fresh Paint)
October 1, 2007... Information Research (IRL) has published a second edition of its study, "The Western European Market for Coatings for Plastics." Covering 16 countries in Western Europe, the report represents IRL's analysis of the market for coatings for...

CPMA'S 2008 International Color Pigments Conference to be held May 12-15, 2008.(Fresh Paint)(Conference news)
October 1, 2007... The Color Pigments Manufacturers Association's (CPMA) 2008 International Color Pigments Conference, "Color Matters--New Business and New Products in a Global Marketplace," will be held May 12-15, 2008 at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort in...

Valspar patents aqueous coating.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,189,787 B2 Valspar Sourcing Inc. has obtained a patent for a method comprised of providing an oxirane-functional vinyl addition polymer having an oxirane functionality of 0.5 to 5; providing an acid-functional polymer...

Polymerit patents mold-release coating.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,192,620 B1 Polymerit has been granted a patent for a method for forming a mold-release coating system on a mold surface. The method is comprised of the steps of providing a barrier coating of a substantially liquid wax...

U.S. Army patents self-healing coating.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,192,993 B1 The U.S. as represented by the Secretary of the Army has patented a self-healing coating that repairs itself upon physical compromise of an application of the self-healing coating that was cured at ambient...

Patent for manufacturing solvent-free solid paint.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S.7,192,996 B2 BHP Steel has obtained a patent for a method of manufacturing a polymer-based solid paint which includes the steps of providing a component of the solid paint as a liquid in a heated mixing container that has a...

Engelhard patents carbon coated high luster materials.(Patents Update)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,189,454 B2 Engelhard has been granted a patent for a pigment comprised of an effect pigment substrate having a pyrolyzed carbon-containing organic coating thereon, the organic coating is comprised of at least one...

Actinic fatty (meth) acrylates and their use in pigments.(Patents Update)
October 1, 2007... Patent No. U.S. 7,192,478 B2 Cognis has been granted a method comprised of providing a pigment; providing a fatty (meth)acrylate having an epoxide value of below 0.6, wherein the fatty (meth)acrylate is a product of a process comprised of...

Coatings, adhesives and sealants synergies: companies are looking to boost sales by taking advantage of synergies between coatings, adhesives and sealants.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
October 1, 2007... Some companies in Europe are using combinations of coatings, adhesives and sealants as a vehicle for boosting sales growth, particularly in the construction and transportation sectors. In fact a new type of coatings operation is emerging in...

Ask the expert.
October 1, 2007... Q What are the advantages of cementitious epoxy flooring? A Recent advances in epoxy technology have created a curing agent that can be used in cementitious epoxy flooring with equal thermal shock and chemical resistance as cementitious...

SEI Chemical introduces water-based clear sealer.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Builders, contractors, architectural firms and companies engaged in erecting new or rehabbing older structures can now prepare and fill cracks and pores and maintain color integrity with SEI's novel water-based UV...

Sherwin-Williams introduces FluoroKem fluoropolymer urethane finish.(New Products)
October 1, 2007... Sherwin-Williams Industrial and Marine Coatings group has introduced FluoroKem fluoropolymer urethane. This premium, ultra-durable urethane coating performs under the most extreme exterior exposures, offering superior, long lasting color and...

New Stucco-Guard.(New Products)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... New Stucco-Guard from Seal-Krete is a premium, water-based acrylic, low-luster sealer that helps strengthen, revitalize and protect stucco surfaces. Stucco-Guard meets ASTM E-514 for wind-driven rain up to 124 mph to eliminate the damage and...

International Paint introduces advanced fireproofing technology for the rail industry.(New Products)
October 1, 2007... International Paint LLC, an Akzo Nobel company, has introduced Chartek 4901FRA, an advanced epoxy-based intumescent fireproofing technology specially designed to meet the changing needs of the rail industry. "The Federal Railroad...

New range of defense coatings.(New Products)
October 1, 2007... Akzo Nobel's Aerospace Coatings business has developed a new range of high performance land defense coatings, including a peelable coating system which has been tested and approved by the British Army. Intergard 10220 is one of a family of...

U.S. paint and coatings industry market analysis: the latest edition of NPCA's report on the U.S. paint and coatings industry offers valuable insight.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
October 1, 2007... For this month's column, Chemark will outline the features, attributes and benefits of the Seventh Edition of the new NPCA "U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis--2006-2011." Slated for publication in October, the report includes...

Exterior architectural coatings market: rising raw material costs, an overall slowdown in economic activity in mature markets, tightening VOC regulations and consolidation are all key trends facing exterior architectural coatings manufacturers.(Cover story)
October 1, 2007... The global exterior decorative market declined from 2005 to 2006. In North America exterior architectural coatings demand was down from five to six percent in 2006 compared to 2005. "This is in contrast to interior coatings demand which was up...

Automotive refinish market: while the automotive refinish market is level to slightly declining in the mature markets of North America and Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific are experiencing healthy growth.(Company overview)
October 1, 2007... The global market for automotive refinish coatings is currently valued at approximately $5.12 billion, according to Chemark Consulting. The Americas represents 31% of the market while Western Europe accounts for 33%, Asia Pacific 19%, rest of...

On the R&D Front with Eastman Chemical Co.: the coatings additives team at Eastman Chemical Co. took Coatings World on a tour of its new paint spray facility for a behind-the-scenes up-close look at the type of high-tech innovation that is leading the company forward as a first-class supplier to the coatings industry.
October 1, 2007... As today's OEMs expect more from their paint in terms of performance, coverage and appearance, raw material suppliers to the paint and coatings industry face a lot of pressure from their customers. Paint products cover a wide spectrum of price...

Additive suppliers directory.(Directory)
October 1, 2007... 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. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Allentown, PA E-mail:...

White pigments update: suppliers look to the Asia-Pacific region as this area becomes the largest consumer of titanium dioxide.(Company overview)
October 1, 2007... The global titanium dioxide market is currently valued at approximately $10 billion. According to Scott Detiveaux, a senior consultant at Orr and Boss, coatings represent 55-60% of the global demand for Ti[O.sub.2]. Of this, architectural...

The Indian paint industry: paint majors continue to invest more dollars in India, which is one of the fastest growing markets across the globe.
October 1, 2007... The Indian paint industry is over 100 years old. Its beginning can be traced back to the setting up of a factory by Shalimar Paints in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1902. Until World War II, the industry consisted of small producers and two foreign...

PPG CEO calls for action.(Reprint)
October 1, 2007... At the Air & Waste Management Association's 100th Annual Conference, PPG chairman and CEO, Charles E. Bunch, delivered the keynote address and called on industry and government to work together and provide necessary solutions to energy security...

Battling workplace stress: stress is the culprit responsible for a number of factors that affect business negatively. However, there are ways to create a better working environment for you and your employees.
October 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do you feel stressed? Chances are, if you're an executive or manager in the chemical or allied industries such as paints and coatings, the answer is a resounding yes. Companies in these markets are not only exposed...

Rohm and Haas opens second India facility.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... Rohm and Haas Company has recently celebrated the inauguration of its second acrylic emulsions facility in India. The Chennai facility, located in the Sriperumbudur industrial area of Tamil Nadu in South India, is opening with the capacity to...

Dow Polyurethanes to increase specialty polyols capability.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... Dow Polyurethanes will add 130 million pounds (59 kilotons per annum) of specialty mix polyols capability at its manufacturing facility in Freeport, TX. Scheduled to come on stream in early 2009, the additional capability will support growing...

Pricing changes.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... BASF: Sept. 1--$0.05/lb. increase for Plurasafe WS polyglycols, Plurasafe WI polyglycols, Plurasafe WT polyglycols, Plurasafe SRF polyglycols and Pluracol V series thickeners; Effective immediately--up to 15% for coatings resins in Europe. ...

BASF Performance Materials.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
October 1, 2007... BASF Performance Materials has appointed Archway Sales to distribute organic and inorganic pigments, Mearlin effect pigments, dyes, pigment dispersions, UV absorbers and HALS, and Attagel attapulgite clays in IL, MO, KS, IA, NE, ND and SD.

BASF Resins.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
October 1, 2007... BASF Resins has appointed Archway Sales to distribute Basonat aliphatic isocyanates, Joncryl acrylic rosins, additives and polyols, Acronal aqueous self cross linking acrylic/styrene copolymer, Luwipal melamine resins, acrylate oligomers,...

Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
October 1, 2007... Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings has appointed Cetelon GmbH as a distributor for its powder coatings in Germany.

Dow Epoxy announces three strategic acquisitions.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... Dow Epoxy has signed definitive agreements to acquire UPPC AG in Germany and Poly-Carb Inc. and GNS Technologies in the U.S. Each of these businesses is a leading epoxy systems formulator in its region. Financial terms of the trans actions were...

Rockwood acquires global pigments business of Elementis.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... Rockwood Holdings, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the global color pigments business of Elementis plc. As previously disclosed, Rockwood paid approximately $140 million for Elementis' color pigments and specialty paint driers business in...

Altana completes acquisition of Wolstenholme Group.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... After having received the approval by the German and British antitrust authorities, Altana AG will now complete the acquisition of the worldwide effect pigments business of the British company Wolstenholme Group Ltd. With immediate effect...

OM Group to acquire Borchers.(Industry News)
October 1, 2007... OM Group, Inc. has agreed to acquire Borchers GmbH, a leading European-based specialty coatings additives supplier. Borchers operations will be integrated with OMG's existing advanced organics business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed ...

Cognis.
October 1, 2007... Cognis has invited mergers and acquisitions specialists Lincoln International to conduct a review of the strategic options for its Pulcra Chemicals subsidiary.

Sika.
October 1, 2007... Sika has opened a production plant in Turkey.

BASF.
October 1, 2007... BASF is considering the construction of a new MDI plant in China.

Dow Chemical.
October 1, 2007... Dow Chemical and Crystalsev will form a joint venture in Brazil for a world-scale facility to manufacture polyethylene from sugar cane.

Rohm and Haas Company.
October 1, 2007... Rohm and Haas Company and Weihai Jinhong Polymer Co. have begun operations of a joint venture company, Jinhong Rohm and Haas Chemical Company that will produce methacrylate butadiene styrene, acrylic impact modifiers and acrylic processing aids...

Wacker is increasing its dispersible polymer powder capacity in China by 30,000 metric tons by building a new spray dryer in Nanjing.
October 1, 2007... Wacker is increasing its dispersible polymer powder capacity in China by 30,000 metric tons by building a new spray dryer in Nanjing. Scheduled to start operations in late 2008, the new plant will be constructed by Wacker Polymer Systems, a...

Evonik Industries.
October 1, 2007... Evonik Industries, a new industrial group previously operating under the name RAG Beteiligungs-AG, has been formed and plans to enter the capital market in the first half of 2008. Its portfolio consists of chemicals, energy and real estate...

Rohm and Haas offers rheology modifier.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... Rohm and Haas has launched a new KU-building rheology modifier based on new technology developed by the company. Acrysol RM-895 is a solvent-free, nonionic, HEUR rheology modifier that provides viscosity stability upon colorant addition with...

JDSU offers new ChromaFlair ColorShift glitter pigments.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... JDSU has recently launched ChromaFlair ColorShift glitter pigments. Created using the same thin film technology as its ChromaFlair pigments, ChromaFlair ColorShift glitter gives formulators of paint, coatings, plastics, textiles and packaging...

Saint-Gobain ZirPro launches Zirmil.2.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... Saint-Gobain ZirPro recently launched its Zirmil.2, a yttria stabilized zirconia media belonging to the ceramic bead range including ER120, Rimax and ZirStar. The new material offers a more cost effective solution by improving product...

Dow introduces Hypod polyolefin dispersions.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... Dow has launched Hypod polyolefin dispersions, propylene- and ethylene-based dispersions that combine the performance of high-molecular-weight thermoplastics and elastomers with the application advantages of a high solids waterborne dispersion....

X-Rite launches VeriColor spectrophotomer.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... X-Rite Inc. has recently introduced its VeriColor spectro instrument, which provides highly accurate, colormetric measurements under factory conditions for less than $20,000. The VeriColor Spectro can provide real-life or continuous data that...

Union Process offers continuous attritor.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... Union Process has built its first C-60 continuous attritor for an environmentally conscientious ceramics manufacturer that produces ceramic proppants and other ceramic media. The C-60 attritor will aid in the grinding of ceramic material pulled...

Ross offers sanitary VersaMix.(Supplier's Corner)
October 1, 2007... Charles Ross and Son recently introduced a new triple shaft Model VMC-40 sanitary VersaMix. Designed to provide maximum process flexibility to the user, the VersaMix is constructed using all type 316 steel wetted parts, polished to a 180 grit...

DuPont Titanium appoints marketing leader.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... DuPont Titanium Technologies has named Peter O'Sullivan global marketing leader. O'Sullivan and his team will set the strategic direction for the coatings, paper and plastics global offering including product development and marketing programs...

Tnemec appoints director of sales.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... Tnemec Company, Inc. has named Doug Hansen director of sales, water tank market. In his new position he will be responsible for managing the business for customer service, product line enhancements and incremental growth. Previously, Hansen...

Bayer MaterialScience appoints Nara director risk management.(People on the Move)(Louisa Nara appointed at Bayer MaterialScience AG)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Bayer MaterialScience has appointed Louisa Nara director, risk management and internal controls. In this newly created position, Nara will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) legislation and directing internal...

Troy appoints Ford director wood protection.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... Philip Ford has joined Troy Corp. as director, wood protection. He will report to Don Shaw, vice president, development. In his role, Ford will lead all aspects of Troy wood business group worldwide. He will be responsible for the management of...

Silberline makes two new appointments.(People on the Move)(appointments of Parfait Jean Marie Likibi James Ranieri)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Silberline has appointed Parfait Jean Marie Likibi chief technology officer, global technology at its corporate and R&D facilities. Prior to joining Silberline, Likibi held the position of high performance (organic) pigments technology director...

MetoKote names new vice president.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... MetoKote has appointed Richard Pettibone vice president of engineering. His responsibilities include research and development of coating system technologies, engineering, fabrication and installation of coating systems, purchasing and...

Line-X names Boeke vp franchise development.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... Line-X Franchise Development Corp. has appointed David Boeke vice president of franchise development. In his new role, Boeke will be responsible for domestic and international franchise system expansion of the company's network of more than 500...

Huntsman appoints Cruz global market manager.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... Huntsman Corp. has appointed Claire Cruz global market manager, performance specialties, coatings, polymers and resins. Her focus will be on the epoxy and polyurea markets. Cruz joins Huntsman from Chemtura Corp., where she served as both the...

Riddle appointed president of SSPC.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2007... The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) has announced that Doni Riddle, vice president and director of industrial and marine marketing for the Sherwin-Williams Company, has taken over as the president of the SSPC board of governors.

Sartomer names Sweeney plant manager.(People on the Move)(Ken Sweeney appointed at Sartomer Company Inc.)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... Sartomer has named Ken Sweeney plant manager of the company's West Chester, PA manufacturing facility. In this new position, Sweeney is responsible for monomer production operations at the facility. He reports to Larry Athens, vice president,...

Western Coatings Symposium is in Vegas.(Meetings)(Calendar)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 15-16: Mixing for Uniform Batches: Improving Product Quality and Productivity, Ypsilanti, MI. More info: Coatings Research Institute, E-mail: stanner@emich.edu. Oct. 16-18: Industrial Rheology, Principles and Applications. More info:...

Buildings refurbished with Pliolite-based paint nominated for Painter of Year Award.(Final Coat)(Brief article)
October 1, 2007... The Fraser Residence in London, refurbished with Johnstone s Stormshield Pliolite-based masonry paint, was nominated for the Johnstone's Painter of the Year Awards. The Painter of the Year Award is designed to recognize and celebrate the...