Coatings World articles from September 2006

Coatings World archives from September 2006

Turn up the value.(Editor's Page)(Editorial)
September 1, 2006... In the mature markets of North America and Western Europe, times are tough for powder coatings manufacturers. Runaway raw material costs. Excessive industry capacity. Low value appreciation. Eroding selling prices. These are some of the issues...

Hexion buys adhesives and resins business.(As We Go To Press)
September 1, 2006... Hexion Specialty Chemicals has signed an agreement to purchase the adhesives and resins business of Orica Ltd. The Orica adhesives and resins business manufactures formaldehyde and formaldehyde-based binding resins used primarily in the...

Cabot'S start-up of new carbon black facility in China.(As We Go To Press)
September 1, 2006... Cabot Corporation announced the start-up of its new carbon black facility located in Tianjin, China. The state-of-the-art facility is a project of Cabot Chemical (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., an equity joint venture between a Cabot subsidiary, Cabot...

Valspar reports third quarter earnings.(As We Go To Press)
September 1, 2006... The Valspar Corporation reported net income for the third quarter ended 28 July 2006 of $52,635,000 versus net income of $45,713,000 for the same period last year. Sales for the quarter increased 9.9% to $797,376,000 compared to $725,477,000...

Muralo launches Color Fashions program.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Muralo Paints has introduced a new Color Fashions program featuring 304 contemporary colors and sophisticated selection tools that include solid-color chips, large color sheets and tintable samples, enabling designers, contractors and consumers...

Akzo Nobel acquires The Flood Company.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... With the acquisition of The Flood Company--the largest independent woodcare business in the U.S.--Akzo Nobel has taken a significant step to strengthen its position in the North American wood coatings market. Established in Ohio in 1847,...

PPG completes two acquisitions.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2006... Pittsburgh-based PPG has acquired Spectra-Tone Paint Corporation, an architectural paint and coatings manufacturer distributing products mainly through 22 company-owned service centers in the western U.S. SpectraTone employs approximately 160...

Nippon Paint to acquire Rohm and Haas Automotive Coatings.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2006... Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC) of Osaka, Japan announced plans to purchase the majority of Rohm and Haas Company's (ROH) Automotive Coatings business. Specifically, NPC will purchase the wholly-owned Rohm and Haas business in North America and...

RPM's Rust-Oleum acquires Watco Group.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2006... RPM International's subsidiary, Rust-Oleum Corporation, has acquired the Watco Group, based in Godalmin, UK. Watco has an 80-year history as a manufacturer and marketer of industrial coatings, as well as being a supplier of concrete floor...

Janus, Becker Industrial Coatings form partnership.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Janus International has formed a strategic relationship with Becker Industrial Coatings to supply its door paint finishes. The Becker super-durable polyester coating system is more invincible than silicon polyester to damage from UV rays,...

Tikkurila takes over Ukrainian paint company.(Fresh Paint)(Kolorit Paints)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paint and coatings business, has increased its ownership in the Ukrainian-based company Kolorit Paints. After the Ukrainian party LGU sold its 49% stake, Tikkurila Oy owns 100% of the company shares....

Nippon sets up in India.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Nippon Paint has made plans to set up two manufacturing units in India. Proposed at Chennai and Gurgaon, the units will start production in 2008 and will cater to the decorative and automotive paint segments. Both units will have a minimum...

Greenkote opens first overseas plant in Germany.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2006... Greenkote Plc announced the opening of its first European overseas plant in Germany. The 450 square meter Bavarian-based facility can process 200 kg of coated parts an hour, and has ample room to expand to meet the increasing demand both from...

ShawCor to provide pipeline coatings in Saudi Arabia.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Canada-based ShawCor Ltd. announced that its joint venture affiliate, Arabian Pipecoating Company (APCO), has received a contract with a total value in excess of $60 million to provide anti-corrosion and internal flow efficiency coatings and...

Battling Mother Nature: in the face of global issues such as climate change and natural disasters, demand for improved weather resistant coatings is increasing.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
September 1, 2006... A Period of unusually hot weather cross much of Europe this summer as drawn attention to the risks of accelerated degradation of outdoor coatings due to climate change increasing levels of UV exposure. Global warming is also causing bouts...

Ask the expert.
September 1, 2006... Frank DiStefano Technology Program Manager, Nanomaterials 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...

Mixed fuel autos drive Dupont Brazil sales: Brazil's automotive coatings market is growing rapidly due to increased sales of autos offering alternative fuel technology.(International Coatings Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
September 1, 2006... DuPont do Brasil sales of OEM automotive paint and coatings have been rising rapidly, thanks to a bullish automotive industry in Brazil and to several years worth of efficiency programs by the company, according to Stephen L. Cox, vice...

Valspar introduces Flowfresh coatings.(New Products)(Valspar Corp.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar, Inc., has introduced its new Flowfresh hygienic polyurethane concrete flooring system. Specifically designed for operations where both cleanliness and durability play an integral role in employee...

Akzo Nobel offers aircraft coatings in aerosol packaging.(New Products)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings (ANAC) has launched high performance aircraft coatings in two-component aerosols. The aerosol pack's design separates the base component from the curing solution. An activation step mixes the two components,...

Trivalent conversion coating for aluminum.(New Products)(Heatbath Corp.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Heatbath Corp., a Springfield, MA-based manufacturer of a broad line of conversion coatings for ferrous and nonferrous substrates, has introduced an aqueous trivalent chromium conversion coating for aluminum, aluminum alloys, and IVD deposited...

Glidden patents ambient dry paint coating.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,049,357 B2 The Glidden Company has obtained a patent for an ambient dry paint coating composition substantially free of volatile organic coalescing solvent. The paint has a film forming polymeric binder comprising by...

BASF patents polyester resin for forming a paint film.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,041,777 B2 BASF Corp. has obtained a patent for a coating composition comprised of a polyester resin composition having increased cross-linking capability comprising the reaction product of a first compound having a...

3M patents latex paint.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,041,727 B2 3M Innovative Properties Company has obtained a patent for a latex paint composition comprising a polymer having interpolymerized units that comprise units derived from styrene, methyl styrene, vinyl, or...

Engelhard patents effect pigment coating.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,045,007 B2 Engelhard Corp. has received a patent for an effect pigment comprising metal oxide-coated laminar platelets in which the platelets are a mixture of about five to 90% platy glass and 90-5% platy mica and in...

Intumescent ceramic fire retardant coating.(Patents Update)(Barrier Dynamics LLC)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,045,080 B1 Barrier Dynamics LLC has obtained a patent for a method for preparing an intumescent composition comprised of mixing a finely ground borate compound selected from the group consisting of borax, calcium borate,...

Toyo color patents metallic pigment.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2006... Patent No. U.S. 7,045,212 B2 Toyo Aluminum Kabushiki Kaisha has obtained a patent for a color metallic pigment comprised of metal particles and a single layer or multilayer coat covering the surface of each metal particle. It further...

Customer satisfaction and loyalty: delivering customer satisfaction is a major key to success in today's global economy.(Business Corner: STRATEGIES & ANALYSIS)
September 1, 2006... Over the years we have developed experience and opinions about customer satisfaction research (CSR) which may be of value to you as your company deals with maintaining and growing in existing as well as target customers. We would describe...

The powder coatings market: because of their high durability, robustness and environmental friendliness, powder coatings offer many advantages over their liquid counterparts. However, powder coatings manufacturers in mature markets are under growing pressure.(Cover story)
September 1, 2006... For powder coatings manufacturers in the U.S. and Western Europe, gone are the days of double digit growth rates, which lured customers and attracted significant industry investment during the 1990s. "Since the new millennium the powder...

The construction chemicals market: steady gains are forecast for mature markets while China is experiencing exponential growth.
September 1, 2006... World consumption of construction chemicals, including coatings, grouts, mortars, adhesives, caulks, cement and asphalt additives, and polymer flooring systems, was valued at approximately $24 billion in 2004, according to analysts at The...

Biocides and fungicides update: while they represent a small portion of the overall formulation, biocides are critical to the function of paint and coatings.(European Biocide Products Directive)
September 1, 2006... Although representing a relatively small part of a coatings' overall ingredient mix, biocides and fungicides are critical to the successful formulation of paint and coatings. "Biocides can help alleviate the threat of microbes by...

Pigment suppliers directory: for more details on the products listed in this guide, contact the companies directly.(Directory)
September 1, 2006... BASF--The Chemical Company (formerly Engelhard Corp.) Iselin, NJ (732) 205-5901/Fax: (732) 205-6876 E-mail: colors@engelhard.com Web: www.engelhard.com Pigments Offered: Blues (cobalt blues); Greens (cobalt green);...

Ice 2006 International Coatings Expo.(Expo Preview)
September 1, 2006... FSCT's International Coatings Expo will feature a new technical conference and highlight the trend toward "green" initiatives taken by the coatings industry. Here is a preview of what's planned and a list of companies exhibiting (see page 46)...

ChinaCoat[R] 2006 as China's coatings industry continues its rapid pace of growth, so too does Asia's largest exhibition for coatings.(Expo Preview)
September 1, 2006... As the fourth largest economy in he world, the Chinese economy s undoubtedly the fastest growing. According to Sinostar International, organizers of ChinaCoat 2006, China's economy has grown 9.5% annually for 25 years. Between 1980 and 2000...

NPCA annual meeting: Nashville will host the association's 119th annual meeting and leadership conference.(Meeting Preview)(National Paint and Coatings Association )
September 1, 2006... The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) will hold its 19th annual meeting and industry leadership conference at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, Oct. 29-31. This year's opening general session...

BASF renames Engelhard worldwide.(Industry News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... BASF has registered a new corporate name, BASF Catalysts LLC, in the U.S. for the recently acquired Engelhard Corp. BASF will extend its brand to Engelhard companies in other regions of the world over the next few months based on local...

FSCT holds two-day short course at ICE.(Industry News)(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology )
September 1, 2006... The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) is offering a two day short course "Guidelines for Coating Formulations," before this year's International Coatings Expo (ICE). To be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the Morial Convention Center...

Obituary: Allan J. Duxson.(Industry News)(Obituary)
September 1, 2006... On July 12, 2006, Allan J. Duxson, founder of Tradepaints, succumbed to illness after several weeks of hospitalization. He was 62. Duxson's working life included periods as a merchant seaman, engineering draftsman, and even a taxi driver...

BASF names head of auto 0EM coatings.(People on the Move)(BASF Coatings de Mexico)(Juan Gonzalo Ximenez-Carrillo Gerber )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Juan Gonzalo Ximenez-Carrillo Gerber has been named the new head of BASF Coatings' automotive OEM coatings solutions. He takes over for Gerold Mahr who was appointed vice president, sales, RBU engineering plastics Europe of BASF AG. Gerber...

International Paint hires regional sales manager.(People on the Move)(Kevin Coleman)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... International Paint LLC, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Kevin Coleman to serve as their new regional sales manager for protective coatings in the southeast region of the U.S. A coatings industry veteran for more than 20 years, Coleman...

Sartomer appoints Lineberry plant manager.(People on the Move)(Sartomer Company Inc.)(Timothy R. Lineberry )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sartomer Company has appointed Timothy R. Lineberry as plant manager of its Chatham, VA facility. He will be responsible for all plant operations and will report directly to Larry Athens, vice president of manufacturing. Satomer's Chatham...

Angus and Dow Biocides names Lewis regional manager.(People on the Move)(ANGUS Chemical Co. and Dow Chemical Co. appoints Mike Lewis)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Mike Lewis has been named regional commercial manager for the U.S. and Canada, for Angus Chemical Company and Dow Biocides. In this new position he will be responsible for coordinating all business efforts in the U.S. and Canada and providing...

Cary Company adds Landes to its sales group.(People on the Move)
September 1, 2006... The Cary Co., a Midwest supplier of products for the paint, coatings, ink and adhesives industries, has added Don Landes to its sales group. Formerly with Elementis Specialties, Landes has been in the coatings industry for more than 30 years.

DuPont appoints marketing and communications manager.(People on the Move)(DuPont Refinish appoints Linda Van Calster)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... DuPont Refinish has appointed Linda Van Calster as its new marketing and communications manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa. She replaces Kim Clarke, who has been appointed sales manager DuPont Refinish Central and Eastern Europe, Middle...

Mancuso named UGL treasurer.(People on the Move)
September 1, 2006... Donald Mancuso has been named treasurer at United Gilsonite Laboratories. United Gilsonite Laboratories manufactures more than 80 paint specialty and home maintenance products.

Bomar hires technical applications manager.(People on the Move)
September 1, 2006... Bomar Specialty Company has hired Cliff Zheng as technical applications manager for Asia. Zheng will be based in Shanghai with responsibility for China, as well as Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Degussa offers Dynasylan for wood surfaces.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Degussa AG recently launched Dynasylan SIVO 121, a new protective impregnating agent for wood surfaces. Dynasylan SIVO 121 is a solvent-free agent suitable for both untreated and impregnated woods, as well as for weather surfaces of originally...

Angled bung entry air mixer for processing.(Supplier's Corner)(Tonson Air Motors Manufacturing Corp.)
September 1, 2006... Tonson angle bung entry air mixer equipped with high torque radial piston drive air motor, stainless steel shaft and two collapsible polished stainless impellers is ideal for mining low to medium viscosity materials in closed drums. Impellers...

Ross offers explosion proof triple shaft mixer.(Supplier's Corner)(Charles Ross and Son Co.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Charles Ross and Son Company offers the Laboratory Triple Shaft-VersaMix with an explosion proof control panel. The new model is completely enclosed and all components are shrouded for safety and to enhance the overall look of the unit....

BYK-Chemie launches rheology modifiers.(Supplier's Corner)(BYK- Chemie USA Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... BYK-Chemie has launched BYK-420 and BYK-425, two new rheology modifiers that are used to adjust the flow behavior in aqueous paint and coatings. BYK-420 is a liquid thixotropic additive that is characterized by its easy handling, with the...

NPCA's annual meeting is next month.(Meetings)(National Paint and Coatings Association)(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... Sept. 13-15: Additives for Coatings, course no. 664, East Brunswick, NJ. More info: The Center for Professional Advancement, 732-238-1600, E-mail: info@cfpa.com; www.cfpa.com. Sept. 14-15: European Coatings Conference, Fire Retardant...

Benjamin Moore steps up to the plate for South Bronx kids.(Final Coat)(Benjamin Moore and Co. at the 10th anniversary of the Police Atheletic League)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... On July 14, Benjamin Moore was on hand to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Police Atheletic League's new South Bronx Center in the South Bronx, New York City. During the ceremony, John Fitzmaurice, Benjamin Moore commercial sales manager...