American Paint & Coatings Journal articles from August 1992

American Paint & Coatings Journal archives from August 1992

Contracting slips by 2 percent in July. (report by McGraw-Hill Information Services Co. MHIS/F.W. Dodge Div.)
August 31, 1992... New York, Aug. 27 -- Contracting for new construction fen back 2 percent in July, erasing June's equally small gain, according to the F.W. Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill. Divergent movements within the construction sector left the Dodge...

OSHA sets stringent MDA exposure limits. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration; methylenedianiline)
August 31, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor announced stringent exposure limits and other worker protection measures for4,4 methylenedianiline (MDA), a curing agent for advanced composite material used in the aerospace and other...

NPCA to sponsor picture-it-painted photo competition. (National Paint and Coatings Association)
August 31, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 26 -- The National Paint and Coatings Association announced plans for the Association's first annual picture it Painted (PIP) Photo Contest. The competition, part of the NPCA's annual Allen W. Clark award contest,...

Conference to assess state of water-borne art. (!2th Annual Conference of the Paint Research Association)
August 31, 1992... New York, Aug. 26 -- "Water-borne Paints -- Are They Meeting the Challenge?" is the theme of the 12th Annual Conference of the Paint Research Association, scheduled for Nov. 16-19 at the Fiera Milano Congress Centre, Milan, Italy. The...

FRCA conference to eye flame retardants. (Fire Retardant Chemicals Association)
August 31, 1992... Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 26 -- Developments in fire-retardant coatings will be among the topics of discussion at the fall conference of The Fire Retardant Chemicals Association, set for Oct. 27-30 at the Kiawah Island Inn in Charleston, S.C. ...

Air Products announces management appointments. (Air Products and Chemicals Inc.)
August 31, 1992... Allentown, Pa., Aug. 27 -- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. named Clifford A. Bridges general manager of the company's Industrial Chemicals Division and William J. Cantwell general manager of the Polymer Chemicals Division. Bridges will...

ASTM presents merit award to PPG's Schoff. (PPG Industries Inc.'s Clifford L Schoff)
August 31, 1992... Philadelphia, Aug. 26 -- ASTM awarded PPG Industries, Inc.'s Clifford K. Schoff the group's Award of Merit and named him a 1992 Fellow of ASTM. Schoff received the award at ceremonies hosted by ASTM Committee D-1 on Paint and Related...

Washington conference to address hazards of crystalline silica. (Intertech Corp. organizes conference in Washington, DC)
August 31, 1992... Portland, Maine, Aug. 26 -- The implications of the changing regulatory situation for silica and silica-containing minerals and products will be the focus of an international conference scheduled for Nov. 17-18 in Washington, D.C. The...

Du Pont Automotive recognizes Antonelli. (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. Du Pont Products; Joseph A. Antonelli)
August 31, 1992... Troy, Mich., Aug. 26 -- Du Pont Automotive Products promoted Joseph A. Antonelli to Du Pont Fellow, the highest level of professional recognition within the company. Antonelli is listed in "American Men and Women of Science," "Who's Who...

Adhesion Society names Dr. Sharpe excellence award winner. (professor Louis Louis H. Sharpe)
August 31, 1992... Blacksburg, Va., Aug. 27 -- The Adhesion Society named Dr. Louis H. Sharpe the winner of its Award for Excellence in Adhesion for 1993. Dr. Sharpe will be presented the award at the annual meeting of the society in Williamsburg, Va., Feb....

'Concessions' of debatable impact. (South Coast Air Quality Management District eases volatile organic compounds restrictions) (Editorial)
August 31, 1992... IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOUR VIEWPOINT, but a recent move by the South Coast Air Quality Management District's governing board may mean that authorities in the nation's toughest VOC-control region are easing up. Or, while grudgingly recognized as a...

Pollution prevention payoff. (Moline Paint Manufacturing Co. benefits from waste reduction program) (Company Profile)
August 31, 1992... WHO SAYS PEOPLE and companies on the cutting edge of technological and environmental developments hail only from the moving-and-shaking East or West coasts? Not the paint and coatings industry, at least according to the National Paint...

Coping with the Clean Air Act. (paint and coatings industry)
August 31, 1992... UNDER THE 1990 Clean Air Act amendments (CAAA), many previously non-regulated sources will become regulated. Smaller companies, which the paint and coatings industry is primarily comprised of, may wonder how to comply with this complex new...

Colloids discussed, past presidents feted in N.Y. (New York Society for Coatings Technology)
August 31, 1992... East Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 26 -- A relatively new Polymer science based on concentrated colloids holds great promise for advancements in water-borne coatings, the New York Society for Coatings Technology was told at a recent meeting. ...

Industry image gets star treatment in Atlanta. (paint and ink associations hold conference in Atlanta, Georgia)
August 31, 1992... Atlanta, Aug. 26 -- The paint and ink manufacturing industries were image-conscious -- at least for one evening -- as representatives of the industries gathered recently to hear a television newsman talk about "how our industry can improve...

Lanning nominated to head FSCT in '92-93. (John A. Lanning; Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)
August 24, 1992... Blue Bell, Pa., Aug. 20 -- John A. Lanning, product quality manager of Courtaulds Coatings, Inc.'s Porter Paints Division, was nominated for election as 1992-93 president-elect of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology. ...

South Coast district adopts reform package. (South Coast Air Quality Management District)
August 24, 1992... St. Louis, Aug. 20 -- The South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted a report calling for sweeping air quality program reforms designed to improve the Los Angeles area's business climate. But the district rejected several...

Temple Patton; was authority on rheology.
August 24, 1992... New york, Aug. 20 -- Temple C. Patton, recognized widely as a significant influence in the development of coatings chemistry as a science and the author of several important books on paint-resin and coatings technology, died July 1. He was...

Campaign continues for Superfund overhaul.
August 24, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 20 -- Industries affected by the Superfund law are continuing to clamor for major reforms to the statute, saying it isn't doing what it was designed to do. The latest broadside came from Bernard J. Reilly, corporate...

Advances noted in marine-coatings arena.
August 24, 1992... Ponte Vedra, Fla., Aug. 20 -- Hurdles to the paint and coatings industry seem to crop up by the minute, and the marine coatings industry is no exception. That's something attendees of the National Paint and Coatings Association's Annual...

Price hike looms for organic colors.
August 24, 1992... New York, Aug. 20 -- A major producer of organic colors this week announced price increases for its entire line, except phthalo green and carbazole violet, which had been increased earlier this year. (See Colorants and pigments.) Since...

Flocculation studies reported. (Technology On-Line)
August 24, 1992... Pigments, extenders and dyestuffs 1 The impact of surface chemistry on particle electrostatic charging and viscoelasticity of precipitated calcium carbonate slurries, Huang, Y.C. et al., Proc. Tappi Coat. Conf., 1991, pp. 123-129. 2...

Keep an eye on NAFTA debate. (North American Free Trade Agreement) (Editorial)
August 24, 1992... THE NORTH AMERICAN Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a negotiated treaty that is aimed at opening the borders of the United States, Canada and Mexico to more open trading, is ready for ratification by Congress. If approved, many people will be...

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: we've come a long way, but it isn't over yet. (includes related articles) (NPCA on the Issues)
August 24, 1992... THE SWEEPING amendments to the federal Clean Air Act were signed into law nearly two years ago (November 1990), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was mandated to issue more than 55 implementing regulations in the next two...

Experimental design use in the formulation of high-solids polyurethane coatings. (part 2)
August 24, 1992... Introduction THE FORMULATING of high-solids coatings has presented a number of challenges, including the need to develop high-performance coatings from new raw materials within a very short time frame. The first part of this article...

Formulating lower-VOC coatings with low-molecular-weight polyesters and polyurethanes. (part 2)(volatile organic compounds)
August 24, 1992... Note: The first part of this article, published in last week's edition, covered the structure and use of a hydroxy-functional, low-molecular-weight polyester, along with a discussion of results when the modifier is used in formulations for...

Lead proposal described as victory. (National Paint and Coatings Association lobby for a lead-use restriction bill)
August 17, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 13 -- The National Paint and Coatings Association is calling a lead-use restriction bill headed for the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives a major victory for the paint and coatings industry. But the...

Survey on VOCs in coatings under way. (regulations to be drafted concerning volatile organic compounds)
August 17, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 12 -- The EPA announced its intention to charter an official committee to conduct negotiations for a nationwide rule on VOCs in architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, the National Paint and Coatings...

CMA backs EPA plan for new rules on wastes. (Chemical Manufacturers Association; Environmental Protection Agency)
August 17, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 13 -- An EPA plan to change the way it regulates non-hazardous industrial wastes has gotten the backing of the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Existing rules inappropriately require companies to manage many...

OSHA seeks stay on air-contaminant ruling. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
August 17, 1992... Washington, D.C., Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Labor Department asked a federal court for a 30-day extension on the deadline for seeking a rehearing on a court decision affecting hundreds of industry air-contaminant standards. The 11th Circuit...

Relationship selling: shaking off the Willy Loman legacy. (part 3)(techniques in selling)
August 17, 1992... All of us in sales carry with us a little bit of Willy Loman's legacy. All Willy wanted to do was move product; it didn't matter how or to whom -- just move it! Even in his day Willy wasn't very successful. Today, he would never make it...

The quest for low VOCs. (reducing volatile organic compound emissions) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... BY NOW, EVERY BRANCH of the coatings industry has exceeded expectations in hewing to the ever-tightening lines set by regulators of air quality. And yet, if clear-cut signs are taken seriously -- and they are being taken seriously -- matters...

Experimental design use in the formulation of high-solids polyurethane coatings. (part one) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... THE PAINT AND COATINGS industry has had a long history of ongoing improvements. From the development of ancient Chinese lacquers to today,s high-performance coatings systems, the industry has experienced continuous technological evolution....

Selecting TiO2 pigments for low-VOC paints and coatings. (titanium dioxide; volatile organic compounds) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... WHEN YOU FORMULATE for VOC reasons, it will pay to reconsider which grade of titanium dioxide pigment to use. Why? To preserve or enhance efficiency of what inevitably will be a more difficult-to-process millbase. The key to selecting...

Formulating lower-VOC coatings with low-molecular-weight polyesters and polyurethanes. (volatile organic compounds) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... Introduction NEW CHALLENGES arising from environmental legislation have changed the structure of the coatings industry significantly. It has resulted in the weeding out of less-innovative companies and many mergers and acquisitions....

Polyurethane coatings for automotive plastics. (advantages of using polyurethane coatings) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... CURRENTLY, A WIDE VARIETY of plastics are coated for automotive applications ranging from bumpers to headlamp lenses. The coatings for these plastics must be chosen with the specific plastic and application in mind. Choosing the wrong coating...

Water-reducible epoxy system for problematic environments. (diglycidyl ether application in water-dispersible epoxy) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... A NEW, TWO-COMPONENT epoxy resin and curing agent will soon be available. Incorporating novel emulsion technology, the new system will allow epoxy formulators to maintain properties of conventional solvent-borne epoxy coatings while complying...

Substrate wetting agents for aqueous coatings. (advantages of using wetting agents) (Formulating for Low VOCs)
August 17, 1992... Introduction RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE of solvents in coatings have stimulated the development of aqueous coatings as alternatives. Chemists working with these systems have encountered problems in the wetting of substrates, problems...

Businesses warn of California exodus: legislative panel told of need for regulatory relief. (economic conditions in California)
August 10, 1992... Sacramento, Calif, Aug. 6 -- Worried over job flight, business groups throughout California are banding together to tell state legislators that unless help is forthcoming in the way of relief from high state taxes and the overheated...

June construction creeps up by 4 percent: contracting resumes recovery after setback, F.W. Dodge says. (McGraw-Hill Information Services Co. MHIS/F.W. Dodge Div.) (Industry Overview)
August 10, 1992... New York, Aug. 6 -- Offsetting developments within the construction sector brought the total of contracting for new construction up by 4 percent in June, according to McGraw-Hill's F.W. Dodge Division. June's contracting picture included...

NPCA president Mautz cites 'three E's' in European tals. (National Paint and Coatings Association and Mautz Paint Co. president B.F. Mautz, Jr.)(US paint industry's preoccupation with the economy, environment and election)
August 10, 1992... Madison, Wis., Aug. 6 -- B.F. Mautz Jr., president of the National Paint and Coatings Association and of Mautz Paint Co., told European paint manufacturers recently that the U.S. paint industry has responded to the environmental movement. ...

Economic realities hit home in the Ozarks: but K.C.'s blues aren't terminal, joint meeting told. (Lake Ozark and Kansas City, Missouri)(joint meeting of Kansas City and St. Louis Societies for Coatings Technology)
August 10, 1992... Lake Ozark, Mo., Aug. 6 -- Seminars and conferences that focus on a particular slice of the industry are supposed to reflect the condition of that slice. When that segment is thriving, the mood is upbeat and optimistic. But when that segment...

Hearings set on solvent regulation: OSHA also reopens methylene chloride comment period. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
August 10, 1992... Washington, D.C., July 16 -- OSHA scheduled public hearings in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco on the agency's proposal to drastically reduce the permissible exposure limit for methylene chloride, a widely used industrial solvent. ...

Court ruling rejects liability theory in lead-paint case. (Philadelphia federal judge William H. Yohn, Jr.)
August 10, 1992... Philadelphia, Aug. 6--A federal judge here ruled that industry can't be held collectively responsible for damages in a case brought by 21,000 painters against 16 former lead paint manufacturers, rejecting group-liability theories argued by...

Prices stabilize for most materials: some increases fail to hit target. (paint industry raw materials) (The Markets)
August 10, 1992... New York, Aug. 6--The recent pattern of an upturn in raw material sales in the early part of the month appears to be repeating this month. Meanwhile, the price hikes of last month are reported to be holding, although increases on a few...

Witco to purchase Schering AG divisions. (Witco Corp. and Schering AG)
August 10, 1992... New York, Aug. 6 -- Schering AG and Witco Corp. entered into an agreement for Witco to purchase Schering's Industrial Chemicals and Natural Substances Divisions for 660 million Dutch marks. The sale is subject to the consent of regulatory...

New coatings center, ongoing research at UMR described. (University of Missouri-Rolla's Coatings Research and Demonstration Alliance)
August 10, 1992... Lake Ozark, Mo., Aug. 5 -- A center designed to develop new technology for the coatings industry was described by Dr. Harvest Collier, University of Missouri-Rolla, at the 1992 Annual Joint Meeting of the Kansas City and St. Louis Societies...

The hazards of JIT. (just-in-time inventory management) (Editorial)
August 10, 1992... QUITE A FEW companies are justifiably proud of their ability to let their suppliers do the bulk of inventory storage and are congratulating themselves as well on their ability to avoid financing charges for unused materials. Responsible for...

Preventing pollution: regulatory initiatives and the paint industry. (NPCA on the Issues)
August 10, 1992... OVER THE PAST FEW years, increasingly stringent environmental regulations have focused more and more on pollution prevention and waste minimization as the keys to improved environmental quality. While the Resource Conservation and...

Designed experiments for verification of formulation effects. (Statistics for the User in Coatings, part 6)
August 10, 1992... Introduction MANY YEARS AGO (probably in the 1960s), I heard a chemical engineering professor say that any process with more than seven variables was beyond the capability of mathematical modeling. With more than seven variables, the...

St. Louis society casts an eye on color: recent meetings also tackle manufacturing, material-handling topics. (St. Louis Society for Coatings Technology)
August 10, 1992... St. Louis,Aug. 5 -- To match colors, an individual must understand what color is and how it is perceived. Because color matching is an integral Part to making coatings and satisfying customers, knowledge of color is vital, That was the...

Retailers aim stock at do-it-yourself market, study says. (Frost and Sullivan Inc. study on US market for home improvement products)
August 10, 1992... New York, Aug. 6 -- The do-it-yourself (DIY) home-improvement market has outpaced the commercial construction segment of the market to such an extent that some retailers have reoriented their stock toward the do-it-yourselfer and away from...

Survey: economy, industry mired in rut. (paint industry)
August 3, 1992... Employment, election mentioned as factors in results, outlook St. Louis, July 30 - The paint and coatings manufacturing industry apparently shares a widespread feeling that the economy will remain in a slow-growth mode for the rest of 1992,...

Benefits of finding a niche market touted. (paint market)
August 3, 1992... Survey panel members also see service, quality as key strategies St. Louis, July 30 - Paint and coatings manufacturers - Particularly small and mid-sized producers - are targeting specialized niches as a way to compete...

No letup seen in reformulation push. (paint manufacturers will continue to carry costs for emmission controls)
August 3, 1992... St. Louis, July 30 - Don't expect coatings end users to bear the brunt of increasingly stringent regulations on coatings-related air-pollution regulations, say members of American Paint & Coatings Journal's semi-annual survey panel. If...

VOCs make comeback as regulatory issue No. 1. (volatile organic compounds)
August 3, 1992... St. Louis, July 30 - VOC emissions have returned to the unenviable top spot on the list of regulatory issues of most concern to paint manufacturers surveyed twice a year by American Paint & Coatings Journal. Possibly due to the pending...

Many in search of greener paint pastures. (paint manufacturers seek new market for products)
August 3, 1992... Many in search of greener paint pastures St. Louis, July 30 - The big slide in commercial real estate building is serious enough to have many paint and coatings companies thinking about - and doing - something to cope. That's the...

Architectural paints in summer slowdown.
August 3, 1992... Raw material activity reflects consumer jitters New York, July 30 - Consumer concern about the economy, revealed in a recent poll on consumer confidence, extends to paint purchases, and midsummer has failed to bring the turnaround in...

Corrosion engineers' seminar set for November. (National Association of Corrosion Engineers)
August 3, 1992... Houston, July 29 - National Association of Corrosion Engineers members will meet for Airpol, an international seminar on solving corrosion problems in air pollution control equipment, scheduled for Nov. 17-19 in Orlando, Fla. More than...

Fitting in the proper niche. (niche marketing for paint industry)
August 3, 1992... A definite conclusion from this magazine's semi-annual survey, reported in this edition, is that establishing niche markets makes sense for small-, medium- and even large-size coatings companies. Assuming that die survey conclusion is on...

Mile-high magnificence. (Rocky Mountain Paint and Coating Assn. heads picture in painted program)
August 3, 1992... Paint and coatings associations nationwide that would like to make their presence felt in their communities might want to take a look at what the Rocky Mountain Paint and Coatings Association did last year in its Picture it Painted program....

Corimon to buy $38.7 million in Grow Group stock. (Corimon C.A.; Grow Group Inc.)
August 3, 1992... New York, July 29 - Grow Group, Inc. and Corimon C.A. S.A.C.A entered into an agreement for Corimon to purchase 2.312 million newly issued shares of Grow Group's common stock at $16.75 per share, or $38.726 million. The companies expect...