American Paint & Coatings Journal articles from December 1994

American Paint & Coatings Journal archives from December 1994

Demand put strain on supplies. (international coatings end products)
December 19, 1994... Global demand squeezed sources of many materials; TiO2 market tightened A COMBINATION of plant outages, unexpectedly heavy demand for coatings end products and a global economy that staged a strong comeback caused 1994 to be a problem year...

NPCA's six-point program for leftover paint. (National Paint and Coatings Association)(includes related article)
December 19, 1994... IT'S THE '90s, folks. As a matter of fact, we're chugging along at a rapid rate to the middle of the '90s. Next stop, the 21st century. Buck Rogers, where are you when we really need you? And the changes are so fast and furious we can't keep...

Expansion remains in high gear. (coatings industry's performance during 3rd qtr. of 1994) (Special Report: Coatings Industry's Third Quarter) (Industry Overview)
December 5, 1994... Coatings shipments growth tops 6 percent for quarter, first nine months of year St. Louis -- Further evidence that 1994 is delivering the kind of economic results that give the Federal Reserve the inflation jitters can be found in...

Dodge: construction to post modest '95 gain. (F.W. Dodge Co.; forecasts on construction industry)
December 5, 1994... Single-family housing decline predicted; other sectors to pick up slack Washington, D.C. -- New construction contracts will advance 3 percent in 1995 to $294 billion, according to a recent forecast by the F.W. Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill,...

Will the California vote have an impact on the paint industry? (results of 1994 mid-term elections; activities of the National Paint and Coatings Association) (NPCA on the Issues)
December 5, 1994... THE STATE OF California, and the rest of the nation for that matter, saw some interesting changes take place over the last several weeks. When the dust cleared after election day, the state Assembly was evenly split among Republicans and...

Fluorosurfactants and recoatability: a fungicide with algaecide effects. (zinc pyrithione) (Technical Focus: Additives)
December 5, 1994... APPEARANCE, IF YOU ask just about any consumer, can be the major deciding factor in a buying decision. Two product groups -- flow-control agents and biocides -- discussed in this Focus on Additives aren't exactly tied exclusively to...

Zinc pyrithione: algaecide/fungicide for architectural coatings. (Technical Focus: Additives)
December 5, 1994... ALGAE GROWTH, like that of fungi, is a significant paint film problem, though not always the focus of steps to preserve dry film appearance. Algae is often confused with fungi, especially if algae is black, brown or orange instead of the more...

The effects of fluorochemical surfactants on recoatability. (Technical Focus: Additives)
December 5, 1994... Introduction In the Dec. 20, 1993, issue of American Paint & Coatings Journal, several applications of fluorochemical surfactants in low-VOC coatings were described. Fluorochemical surfactants decrease and control the surface tension of...

New realities emerging in the architectural coatings market. (trends) (Feature Story: Market Trends) (Industry Overview)
December 5, 1994... Editor's note: The following are excerpts from a presentation made by the authors to a gathering of customers during the 1994 Paint Industries' Show of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, Oct. 12-14 in New Orleans. THE...

Study points to prowess of Prohesion/QUV combo. (accelerated weathering test method combines cyclic salt-spray with ultraviolet condensation)
December 5, 1994... Sherwin-Williams Chemicals' Simpson reviews results; Bremenstuhl takes gavel Los Angeles -- A study aimed at improving the correlation of accelerated weathering test methods with actual outdoor exposure results was outlined at a recent...

David L. Reynolds. (Eastman Chemical Co. account representative and Piedmont Paint and Coatings Association president) (People You Know)
December 5, 1994... Account representative, Eastman Chemical Co.; president, Piedmont Paint and Coatings Association A SPIRITED ALUMNUS of the University of Tennessee, David Reynolds' enthusiasm for his alma mater matches his commitment to the coatings...