American Paint & Coatings Journal articles from January 1992

American Paint & Coatings Journal archives from January 1992

Group permit gets 1st-round nod; EPA OKs part 1 of NPCA's storm water permit application. (Environmental Protection Agency; National Paint and Coatings Association)
January 27, 1992... Group permit gets 1st-round nod EPA OKs Part 1 of NPCA's storm water permit application Washington, D.C., Jan. 23 -- The National Paint and Coatings Association announced that the EPA approved Part 1 of the group storm water permit...

Union Carbide plans gases spinoff, other moves.
January 27, 1992... Union Carbide plans gases spinoff, other moves Danbury, Conn., Jan. 23 -- Union Carbide Corp. announced that it approved a plan to spin off its industrial gases business to shareholders as a free-standing company. The move is part of a...

Low-VOC developments described; Louisville SCT told of new water-borne silicone hybrids. (volatile organic coatings; Society for Coatings Technology)
January 27, 1992... Low-VOC developments described Louisville SCT told of new water-borne silicone hybrids Louisville, Jan. 22 -- Low-VOC, high-performance silicone organic hybrid coatings are available as a result of newly developed technologies, the...

Degussa AG. (reports 1991 group sales totaled 13.3 billion German marks)
January 27, 1992... Degussa AG reported that consolidated group sales totaled 13.3 billion German marks during the fiscal year, representing a 4-percent decline from the previous year. With the precious metals turnover of 3.8 billion marks excluded (down 13...

Patricia Stull: past president, Golden Gate PCA; VP, sales and marketing, Pacific Coast Chemicals. (Paint and Coatings Association)
January 27, 1992... Patricia Stull Past president, Golden Gate PCA; VP, sales and marketing, Pacific Coast Chemicals WHEN THE GOING gets tough, the tough go shopping. At least, Patricia Stull does. It's one of her favorite pastimes. Pat is vice...

Waste management: a challenge, opportunity facing the paint and coatings industry.
January 27, 1992... Waste management: A challenge, opportunity facing the paint and coatings industry WASTE MANAGEMENT has, and will continue to become, increasingly important as local, state and federal regulators promote waste minimization and pollution...

Meeting to assess VOC 'reg-neg'; EPA and industry representatives to convene Feb. 4. (1992; volatile organic compounds regulatory negotiations)
January 20, 1992... Meeting to assess VOC |reg-neg' EPA and industry representatives to convene Feb. 4 Washington, D.C., Jan. 16 -- The use of regulatory negotiation to develop a national rule for limiting VOC emissions from architectural and...

Vista Paint Corp. seeks relief; court asked to consider $3-million judgement in EPA case.
January 20, 1992... Vista Paint Corp. seeks relief Court asked to reconsider $3-million judgment in EPA case St. Louis, Jan. 15 -- Vista Paint Corp. of Los Angeles, facing the possibility of having to pay a devastating $3-million judgment in connection...

November contracting slides; F.W. Dodge reports 4-percent decline from October level. (construction contracts)
January 20, 1992... November contracting slides F.W. Dodge reports 4-percent decline from October level New York, Jan. 16 -- Contracting for new construction slipped 4 percent in November, when the Dodge Index fell to 145 from October's 151, the high...

Advances in water-borne coatings for the 1990s.
January 20, 1992... Advances in water-borne coatings for the 1990s AFTER A QUIESCENT period on the environmental front during the Reagan Administration, the Bush presidency is characterized by a revived drive toward a cleaner environment. For the coatings...

AKZO to embark on major restructuring, chairman says. (Aarnou A. Loudon)
January 20, 1992... Akzo to embark on major restructuring, chairman says Arnhem, The Netherlands, Jan. 16 -- Akzo will embark on a major restructuring of its operations, the company's chairman said here recently. "Akzo is to drastically reorganize its top...

'All-purpose polymer' described; technology offers cost/performance balance, L.A. SCT told. (Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology)
January 20, 1992... |All-purpose polymer' described Technology offers cost/performance balance, L.A. SCT told Commerce, Calif., Jan. 15 -- Paint formulation with opaque polymer, a synthetic hiding additive said to help maximize performance-cost...

Blockbuster Superfund deal OK'd; EPA announces record settlement at California site. (Environmental Protection Agency; Monterey Park, California)
January 13, 1992... EPA announces record settlement at California site San Francisco, Jan. 9 - The EPA announced the lodging of the largest private-party settlement ever reached for a single Superfund site cleanup. The settlement, said to exceed $130...

Akzo wins race for new Dodge Viper paint contract. (Akzo Coatings)
January 13, 1992... Troy, Mich., Jan. 8 - Akzo Coatings Inc. was named the primary paint supplier for Chrysler's new Dodge Viper sports car, it was announced by Marty Havlin, automotive business unit manager for Akzo Coatings here. Akzo's pain system...

NPCA distributes results of compensation survey. (National Paint and Coatings Association)
January 13, 1992... Washington, D.C., Jan.9 - Copies of the National Paint and Coatings Association's newly completed publication, "1991 Compensation & Benefits Survey," were recently mailed to member-company representatives who contributed data to the survey,...

Gunning for a starring role; PPG's Flint facility fine-tunes powder coatings in bid to beef up technology's automotive uses. (PPG Industries' Automotive Applications Facility, Michigan)
January 13, 1992... PPG's Flint facility fine-tunes powder coatings in bid to beef up technology's automotive uses IF POWDER COATINGS manufacturers don't barge into the market for automotive coatings in a big way in the next few years, it's won't be for lack...

N.Y. society gets FSCT update. (Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology; New York Society for Coatings Technology)
January 13, 1992... Dispersants also discussed; 250 enjoy holiday dance East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 8 - Activities of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology were highlighted recently when top officials of the Federation paid a visit to the New...

Coatings experts in spotlight as animation lab bows. (S/R Laboratories)
January 13, 1992... Westlake Village, Calif., Jan. 9 - S/R Laboratories opened its animation art conservation center here recently, described as the only center for the conservation of animation art in the world. "What we've created in our new home will...

Environmental issues addressed; pigments, weathering also discussed at CDIC meetings. (CDIC Society for Coatings Technology)
January 13, 1992... Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 8 - Environmental issues were on the agenda when the CDIC Society for Coatings Technology convened for a recent meeting. The society heard from Robert Sholar, Teracon Environmental, Inc., who discussed "Achieving...

A new year, renewed optimism; survey points to modest - though not robust - rebound. (American Paint and Coatings Journal's semi-annual survey)
January 6, 1992... Survey points to modest - though not robust - rebound St Louis, Jan. 2 - There's nothing like a new year to ring in optimism and hope. And after a year like the past one, can there be any other feeling about prospects for 1992 when it...

To tax cut or not to tax cut? Survey spawns incisive, derisive views on government. (American Paint and Coatings Journal's semi-annual survey)
January 6, 1992... Survey spawns incisive, derisive views on government St Louis, Jan. 2 - The Democrats talk middle-class tax cut. The Republicans sing the praises of a capital-gains tax cut and point to the benefits of lower credit-card rates. Automakers...

Tough chore: ranking the rules; many issues rated nearly even in survey of top concerns. (American Paint and Coatings Journal's semi-annual survey)
January 6, 1992... Many issues rated nearly even in survey of top concerns St. Louis, Jan. 2 - Maybe it's the onslaught of environmental regulations seemingly arising from all directions, but paint company executives surveyed twice a year by American Paint...

Lead ban proposals no surprise; most companies polled see little impact from restrictions. (American Paint and Coatings Journal's semi-annual survey)
January 6, 1992... Most companies polled see little impact from restrictions St. Louis, Jan. 2 - The paint and coatings industry apparently wasn't ambushed by regulatory moves to restrict the use of lead, if results from an American Paint & Coatings Journal...

Chemical industry exports surge; but 1991 profits to retreat as economy sputters, CMA says. (Chemical Manufacturers Association)
January 6, 1992... But 1991 profits to retreat economy sputters, CMA says Washington, D.C., Jan. 2 - Helped by a huge surge in exports, U.S. chemical industry sales will set a record in 1991, but profits will retreat from recent highs, the Chemical...

Views form the East and West; PRA conference reveals widespread technical advances. (Paint Research Association) (includes related article on joint ventures and licensing in the Soviet Union)
January 6, 1992... CLEAR EVIDENCE that coatings technology did not totally slumber in Eastern Europe during the long winter of Soviet domination was provided in Brussels recently when the Paint Research Association of England blended the talents of coatings...

Europe's feast of new products; show features pigments, crosslinkers and new polymers.
January 6, 1992... Show features pigments, crosslinkers and new polymers Brussels. Jan. 2 - European paint chemists had a smorgasbord of products spread before then at the recent European Paint Show is Brussels. And judging by the crowds at the three-day...