Coatings World articles from September 2008

Coatings World archives from September 2008

Exploring key markets.(Editor's Page)
September 1, 2008... For the September issue of Coatings World, we explore three key markets: powder coatings, biocides and construction chemicals. Exploring the current state of the powder coatings market we talked to leading manufacturers of powder coatings about...

AkzoNoble opens new site in China.(As We Go To Press)
September 1, 2008... AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in China with the opening of a new site for the manufacture and sales of protective coatings in Suzhou, China, about 80 kilometers west of Shanghai. At opening ceremonies on August 18, LeifDarner, the...

Tikkurila expands in E. Europe.(As We Go To Press)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Continuing its strategy of growth in Eastern Europe, Tikkurila has established a sales company--IP Tikkurila--in the capital city Minsk to be responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of Tikkurila's decorative paints and industrial...

New coatings made from whey protein.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vermont Natural Coatings has introduced new high-performance floor and furniture finish made from natural whey protein. In development since 2001 and in collaboration with the University of Vermont, Vermont Natural...

BASF, Yasar sign agreement.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... BASF has signed an agreement with Turkish company Yasar to acquire Yasar's shares in the 50-50 joint venture Yasar BASF Automotive Coatings Ltd., which markets automotive OEM and refinish coatings in Turkey. The move is part of BASF plans to...

PPG expands partnership with Meiller.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... PPG has been named the coatings supplier for the new Meiller-Dogus plant located in Sakarya, Turkey, which will produce tippers and trailers for the heavy-duty truck (HDT) market. "This continues the partnership PPG has built with...

PPG to sell auto glass business.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... PPG has signed an agreement with Kohlberg & Company, LLC, Mount Kisco, NY, under which PPG will divest its automotive glass and services business to a new company formed by Kohlberg.

Hardide Coatings enters test program with Airbus.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Hardide Coatings Limited, which has developed a tungsten carbide-based coating for chrome replacement programs, has entered into a three-year coatings approval test program with Airbus and has tests being performed at seven other aerospace...

Coatings for offshore oil and gas applications.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Sub-One Technology has rolled out a family of new coatings based on its InnerArmor technology. The coatings are being tested in surface, subsea and downhole oil and gas applications including piping, couplers, cylinders, and drilling and...

Consumers rank color choice as number one painting concern.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... While the intent to purchase paint remains undaunted in the slow economy, consumers are paying increased attention to finding the right paint color, according to a new study of U.S. households released by The Valspar Corporation. In fact, 26%...

PPG acquires Vanex.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... PPG has acquired Vanex, Inc., Mount Vernon, IL. Founded in 1964, privately-held Vanex is a supplier of Plascron and Breakthrough brand water-based industrial coatings for use on metal, plastic and wood in the structural steel, building systems,...

Prime Leather finishes, 3M form partnership.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Milwaukee-based Prime Leather Finishes Company has formed a strategic alliance with 3M Company to manufacture and market protective coatings for a variety of leather products. These new products, designed to protect shoes, furniture and other...

Carbon Motors partners with BASF.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Carbon Motors Corp. has chosen the BASF Coatings as its partner for the development of UV-cure film chemicals and processes to be used on the thermoplastic exterior skin panels of the Carbon E7 Law Enforcement Patrol Vehicle, currently being...

Microban, Absolute Coatings form partnership.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Microban International, Ltd., and Absolute Coatings, Inc., maker of Last-n-Last brand floor coating products, have partnered to introduce Last-n-Last floor coatings with Microban antimicrobial product protection. Microban antimicrobial...

Sherwin-Williams completes acquisition of Inchem Holdings.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... The Sherwin-Williams Company has closed a definitive agreement to acquire the Liquid Coatings subsidiaries of Inchem Holdings of Inchem Holdings International Limited. Headquartered in Singapore, Inchem produces coatings applied to wood...

Indian tanker company coats second Aframax.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... A second Aframax tanker belonging to Mumbai-based Mercator Lines, the 105,000 dwt Prem Divya, has been coated with International Paint's foul release coating, Intersleek 900. The move comes just nine months after sistership Prem Pride had her...

DuPont venture opens R&D center in Russia.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... DuPont Russian Coatings LLC has opened the largest technical center in Russia dedicated to the development of high-performance automotive coatings. The $3 million facility is located at the Yaroslav headquarters of DuPont Russian Coatings, a...

H.B. Fuller to build specialty adhesive facility in China.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... H.B. Fuller Company has made plans to invest further in its Asia Pacific region operations through the building of a new hot melt moisture cure (HMMC) and polyisobutylene (PIB) manufacturing facility in China. Construction on the new...

Praxair Surface Technologies expands its coatings services.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Praxair Surface Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., has completed the expansion of its Indianapolis-based ceramic coating facility, which is used to coat aircraft engine components for General Electric (GE). The...

CCAI award winners.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) honored members for service and dedication and installed its 2008-2009 officers and national board members during their 2008 annual meeting held in Clearwater Beach, FL in late June. In...

DuPont announces price increase of up to 10%.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... DuPont CoatingSolutions announced a price increase of up to ten percent, effective September 1, on powder and liquid industrial coatings in the U.S. and Canada. The price increases are driven partly by high prices for raw materials and...

NPCA, FSCT annual meetings to be joined.(Fresh Paint)(National Paint and Coatings Association)(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)(Brief article)(Conference notes)
September 1, 2008... The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) will hold their annual meetings concurrently, and offer a new CoatingsTech Conference April 26-29, 2009 at the Indianapolis...

A coatings chemist's quest for freedom.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... It is not everyday that we receive memoirs about the personal lives of coatings chemists here at Coatings World. In fact, it's never happened. That is until a few months ago when we came across the story of Yan Bielek, a senior product...

Brush Wellman licenses coating technology.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Brush Wellman Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with Mafco Inc. of Largo, FL, to acquire corrosion protection coating technology as applied to beryllium materials. The technology will be utilized on select beryllium metal and...

IRL's Profile of the French Paint Industry.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Information Research (IRL) has publication its report on the French paint and coatings sector titled, "A Profile of the French Paint Industry, 2nd Edition." France is Western Europe's fourth-largest paint market, estimated at 916,000 tons...

FutureCoat! Registration now open; John Mikan to present keynote address.(Fresh Paint)
September 1, 2008... Registration is now open for FSCT's FutureCoat! 2008. To be held October 14-16, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, the program will feature technical presentations, networking opportunities with tabletop displays, and...

BASF patents aqueous coating.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,297,375 B2 BASF Coatings AG has obtained an aqueous coating material curable physically, thermally and with actinic radiation comprised of at least one stabilized polyurethane, as binder at least one effect pigment or a...

Cobalt based non-toxic corrosion-protection coating.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,294,211 B2 University of Dayton, Dayton, OH has been granted a patent for a solid corrosion-inhibiting conversion coating formed on a substrate metal. The conversion coating is comprised of cobalt, wherein the cobalt is...

Coating with lead-free electrodeposition coating.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,294,410 B2 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. have been granted a patent for a method for coating an alloyed hot-dip galvanized steel plate with a cationic electrodeposition coating composition in which the lead...

Chugoku Marine and Shin Etsu patent antifouling paint.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,297,745 B2 Chugoku Marine Patents, Ltd., and Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. have been awarded a patent for a method of rendering a base material or a shaped item antifouling with an antifouling paint made from a curable...

Cognis patents hardeners for water-based epoxy resin.(Patents Update)
September 1, 2008... Patent No. U.S. 7,300,963 B2 Cognis has obtained a patent for a hardener for water-based epoxy resin systems. The hardener is prepared by a process comprised of reacting a mixture comprised of at least one epoxidized polyalkylene oxide...

PPG reports second quarter results.(Financial News)(Financial report)
September 1, 2008... PPG's Performance Coatings segment sales in the second quarter 2008 increased $295 million, or 30%, versus the prior year's quarter, primarily as a result of the acquisitions of SigmaKalon's protective and marine coatings business and of...

Valspar reports 3Q results.(Financial News)(Financial report)
September 1, 2008... Valspar has reported its results for the third-quarter ended July 25, 2008. Third-quarter sales totaled $957.7 million, a 7.2% increase from the third quarter of 2007. Net income for the third quarter was $47 million. In 2007, third-quarter net...

Tikkurila 2Q results.(Financial News)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Tikkurila's revenue in the second quarter rose by nine percent to 205.7 million [euro] ($188.7). Sales development was high in most markets both in decorative paints and industrial coatings. The slowdown in new construction and the decrease in...

DuPont reports 2Q performance.(Financial News)
September 1, 2008... DuPont has announced its quarterly financial results. The Coatings & Color Technologies business unit reported a ten percent sales increase to $1.9 billion. Higher selling prices in all businesses and volume growth in emerging markets more than...

Sherwin-Williams' Global Group reports strong 2Q.(Financial News)
September 1, 2008... Sherwin-Williams has announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2008. Compared to the same periods in 2007, consolidated net sales increased $31.4 million, or 1.4%, to $2.230 billion in the...

Housing slump hits paint makers: decorative paints is a big topic at the moment in Europe due to the state of the housing market.(International Coatings Scene: EUROPE)
September 1, 2008... Suppliers of decorative paints in Europe were expecting to be severely affected by the credit crunch but so far their sales figures are better than expected with few suffering any major drops in revenues in the region. The housing markets...

Peru's CPPQ acquires Teknoquimica: an analysis of recent consolidation in Peru's paint market.(International Coating Scene: LATIN AMERICA)
September 1, 2008... Peru's paint and coatings producer Corporacion Peruana de Productos Quimicos (CPPQ) recently acquired 100% control of Teknoquimica in an estimated $27.7 million stock purchase on the Lima Stock Exchange. Lima-based CPPQ plans to maintain the...

Henkel strengthens its adhesives portfolio.(New Products)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] For flexible bonding applications, Henkel has introduced Loctite 5510 adhesive/sealant and Loctite 5570 adhesive. Resistant to vibration, movement and impact, these permanently elastic, primerless formulations bond...

Ames' liquid coating for aircraft components.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Ames Corporation has introduced AmesShield Coatings for the protection of aircraft components from the effects of Foreign Objects Damage (FOD). Proprietary formulation contains icephobic characteristics to resist forming and facilitating the...

West System brand 105 Epoxy Resin & 205 Fast Hardener.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... West System has introduced Brand 105 Epoxy Resin and 205 Fast Hardener, which combine to form a material for making strong structural bonds, applying reinforcing fabrics and barrier coatings that will stand up to harsh marine environments. ...

AkzoNobel develops green non-stick coating for Cookware.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... AkzoNobel has launched its new environmentally friendly non-stick coating technology [NP.sup.2]. Cookware manufacturer Tramontina is using the [NP.sup.2] technology for its Eco-Friendly Cookware line of pots and pans, now available in Wal-Mart...

NanoSteel launches SHS 8000.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... The NanoSteel Company has introduced a new Super Hard Steel alloy, SHS 8000, for coating solutions in the power generation industry that improves reliability and availability, and increases the lifetime of pressure parts. SHS 8000 is a cored...

Sherwin-Williams Marine & Protective Coatings adds two new products to its lineup.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings has introduced Waterbased Acrolon 100, an acrylic polyurethane that is environmentally friendly. The coating is within the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) guidelines with a VOC level ...

Excalibur launches Aqua-Thane.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Excalibur paint & coatings has launched Aqua-Thane, a patent pending 2K waterborne acrylic polyurethane for the heavy-duty industrial coatings sector. This environmentally friendly, low VOC (less than 50 grams/liter) HAPS-free system achieves...

Therma-Shield extreme Heat Protection paste.(New Products)(Kimball Midwest)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Kimball Midwest's environmentally friendly Therma-Shield Heat Protection Gel is now available in a protective paste, with 2.5 times more heat reflective capability. Therma-Shield eliminates costly and time-consuming disassembly of valves and...

Z-Guard Pedestrian Traffic System.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... West Development Group (WDG) has introduced the Z-Guard Pedestrian Traffic System for use on sprayed-in-place polyurethane foam roofs. Z-Guard is a one-component, moisture curing, silicone/quartz liquid composite slurry designed for use around...

Racine Flame Spray high release coatings.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Racine Flame Spray has launched high release/non-stick coatings that are applied over a thermally (plasma) sprayed layer yielding durable coatings with a wide range of surface textures. On the smoother end of the scale, coatings are available...

Sherwin-Williams expands family of coatings utilizing Opti-Check Optically Active Pigment technology.(New Products)
September 1, 2008... Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings now offers its Opti-Check Optically Active Pigments (OAP) in a variety of coatings products, allowing tank lining applicators to check the coating instantly for pinholes, holidays and other...

Business bootcamp for global companies: a tool for competitive advantage in a global environment.(Business Comer: STRATEGIES S ANALYSIS)
September 1, 2008... Do all global companies routinely take their strategy through the "what-ifs" screens associated with running their business? We are advocating broadening the use of strategy analysis, not just considering singular event strategic impact, but...

Powder coatings: because of the dual advantage of durability and environmental friendliness, powder coatings will likely continue to grow in the years ahead.
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The global powder coatings market has grown from $3.6 billion in 2001 to $4.5 billion in 2006. Asia Pacific has led the globe in growth, while Europe has been flat and North Americ has grown at a 3.5% annual rate....

Australia's Premier Sustainability Award.
September 1, 2008... On April 17, Dulux Powder Coatings took out the 2008 Premier's Sustainability Award for Products and Services in Melbourne, Australia. The award, presented by Victorian Premier John Brumby, recognizes the partnership between CSIRO, Dulux Powder...

Sherwin-Williams acquires Becker Powder Coatings in NA.
September 1, 2008... In acquisition news, earlier this year Sherwin-Williams acquired Becker Powder Coatings in North America, a subsidiary of AB Wilh. Becker based in Sweden. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, Becker Powder Coatings makes powder coatings for...

Biocides, fungicides and algaecides update: the movement to low- and zero-VOC coatings has accelerated the conversion to a new generation of biocide products.
September 1, 2008... The continued demand for coatings systems with low- and zero-VOC content has given biocide manufacturers the opportunity to provide new products and services. "The movement to low- and zero-VOC coatings has accelerated the conversion to a...

Construction chemicals: a review of new technology trends, capital investment and acquisition activity in the construction chemicals market.
September 1, 2008... Worldwide, the construction industry contributes significantly to the global GDP, and is one of the most important elements of every economy. Today's demands on buildings, roads, bridges, tunnels and dams could not be met without construction...

Pigment suppliers directory.(Directory)
September 1, 2008... For more details on the products listed in this guide, contact the companies directly. Alex Color Company Ashland, PA (888) ALEX COLOR Fax: (570) 875-0885 E-mail: joealex@alexcolor.com Web: www.alexcolor.com ...

CHINACOAT[R] 2008: from Nov. 26-28 Guangzhou will host this annual exhibition, which has become the main attraction for companies looking to capitalize on China's growing market for coatings.(Expo Preview)
September 1, 2008... Since its inception in 1996, CHINACOAT has become the key event for coatings, printing inks and adhesives suppliers who wish to enter, expand and consolidate their positions in the Chinese market. In terms of exhibit size, number of exhibitors...

Lanxess to move headquarters to Cologne.(Industry News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Lanxess AG plans to relocate its headquarters from Leverkusen to Cologne, Germany. The move is to be completed by 2011. Lanxess has begun discussions with the city of Cologne to identify possible sites. Currently approximately half of the...

Rohm and Haas Kankakee plant receives EPA award.(Industry News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Rohm and Haas Kankakee, IL facility with their National Environmental Performance Track Award for progress toward achieving environmental performance goals and the breadth and challenge...

Wacker discontinues production of Pioloform.(Industry News)
September 1, 2008... Wacker Chemie will discontinue production of its Pioloform polymer binders effective Sept. 30, 2008. The Munich-based chemical group recently announced this decision citing limited expectations for polyvinyl butyral growth in industrial...

Alberdingk Boley.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Alberdingk Boley: Aug. 1-$0.03/lb. increase for all products.

BASF.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... BASF: Effective immediately--10% increase on acetylene-based specialty intermediates; July 1-$0.97/lb. increase for solid resins and polyols and $0.049/lb. increase for emulsions, solutions and additives in North America.

Cray Valley.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Cray Valley: Aug. 1-$0.09/lb. increase for its Wingtack resins product line.

Cytec.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Cytec: July 15-$0.10-$0.18/lb. increase on amino crosslinking resins, $0.40/lb. increase on benzoquanamine resins, $0.03$0.13/lb. increase on a variety of liquid coating resins and additives; Aug. 1-4-16% increase on selected UV/EB curable...

Dow Chemical.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Dow Chemical: Sept. 1-$0.03-$0.15/lb. increase on oxygenated solvents in North America.

DuPont.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... DuPont: Aug. 1-$0.15/lb. increase for bulk tank truck and rail car and $0.20/lb. increase for drums of acrylic monomers and acrylates in North America and Latin America.

Evonik.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Evonik: Aug. 15--at least 10% increase for Vestanat crosslinkers in the U.S.; Oct. 1-8% increase for Vestamin in NAFTA.

Huber.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Huber: July 1-8-12% increase for specialty grade silica and silicates.

Michelman.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Michelman: July 14-15-25% increase on coatings and additives in the Americas.

Sartomer.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Sartomer: Sept. 1-3-15% increase for its acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers in the Americas.

Silberline.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Silberline: Sept. 15-$0.20/lb. energy surcharge.

Southern Clay Products.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Southern Clay Products: Aug. 1-5-15% increase for waterborne theological additives, castors and wax derivatives.

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Sun Chemical Performance Pigments: July 1-10-30% increase for pigments worldwde.

Tronox.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Tronox: July 15-$150/ton increase for all titanium dioxide grades in Mexico and Latin America; Aug. l-80 [euro]/ton increase for all titanium dioxide grades in Europe.

Wacker Polymers.(PRICING CHANGES)
September 1, 2008... Wacker Polymers: Sept. 1-40 [euro]/ton increase for Airflex, Vinac, Flexbond and Flexcryl dispersions in Europe.

BASF.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
September 1, 2008... BASF has appointed D. H. Litter Co. as its exclusive distributor for its Acronal, Acronal Optive, Butofan, Butonal, Styrofan and Styronal latex dispersion products in ME. NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, N J, PA, MD, DE, WV and VA.

Fuji Silysia Chemical.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
September 1, 2008... Fuji Silysia Chemical has appointed Majemac Southeast, LLC as its distributor for its amorphous silica in MS, AL and GA.

Scott Bader Co. Ltd.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
September 1, 2008... Scott Bader Co. Ltd, has appointed Univar GmbH as its distributor for its complete range of water-based acrylics, solvent-based resins and water-based thickeners.

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
September 1, 2008... Sun Chemical Performance Pigments has appointed Brenntag Specialties as its sales agent for key areas in the western and southern U.S.

Rockwood Pigments.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
September 1, 2008... Rockwood Pigments has appointed Brenntag Canada Specialties Group as distributor for its full line of pigments in Canada.

Q-Lab opens second site in Europe.(Industry News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Q-Lab Corp. has announced the opening of the new Q-Lab Deutschland GmbH Weathering Technology Centre. The facility, located near Dusseldorf, Germany, provides customers technical support, education, training and sales support. The new facility...

Altana acquires effect pigment business of USBP.(Industry News)
September 1, 2008... Altana has signed a contract to acquire the effect pigment business of United States Bronze Powders Inc. (USBP). In 2007, USBP achieved sales of approximately $8 million in this business area. USBP retains its powder business as well as its...

Brenntag acquires Dipol Chemical International.(Industry News)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Brenntag has acquired Dipol Chemical International, Inc., a company focused on the distribution of chemicals in Ukraine, Russia and the Baltic States and also provides its services in Belorussia and Moldova. Founded in 1994, Dipol is now a...

Nordson grows in South Africa.(Industry News)
September 1, 2008... Nordson Corporation has acquired MLT Systems Holdings (Pty) Ltd. and its subsidiary MLT Application Systems (Pty) Ltd. of Cape Town, South Africa. Revenues of MLT were not disclosed. MLT employs a total of 15, operates additional field...