American Paint & Coatings Journal articles from January 1999

American Paint & Coatings Journal archives from January 1999

Ciba/Clariant merger cancelled.(Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Clariant AG)(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Basel, Switzerland/Tarrytown, N.Y. -- Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc announced Dec. 9 that its board of directors has decided not to approve the proposed merger agreement with Clariant AG. The decision of the board follows a period of...

Geon, OxyChem sign agreement to form joint venture.(Geon Co., Occidental Chemical Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Cleveland-- The Geon Company announced signing of a definitive agreement with Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, to implement their proposed joint ventures and to transfer certain...

Lawter buys Kraemer's ink resin business.(Lawter International Inc., Robert Kraemer GmbH)(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Pleasant Prairie, Wis. -- Lawter International, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the ink resin business of Robert Kraemer GmbH. Kraemer is a leading supplier of rosin-based ink resins to the European market. Kraemer...

X-Rite partners with Home Hardware Stores Limited.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Grandville, Mich. -- X-Rite, Incorporated announced an agreement with Home Hardware Stores Limited, St. Jacobs, Ontario, that makes X-Rite's paint matching technology (MatchRite) available to more than 950 Home Hardware locations throughout...

CARB eases VOC standards for spray paint.(California Air Resources Board eases paint emissions standards)(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Washington-- The California Air Resources Board recently relaxed the VOC limits for aerosol paint products after manufacturers and suppliers to the industry indicated that stricter VOC standards were impossible to achieve. The new standards...

GM, Spies Hecker partner at technical center.(General Motors)(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Farmingdale, N.Y. -- The General Motors Service Technology Group has chosen Spies Hecker to be its partner throughout 1999 at GM's World Technical Center in Warren, Mich. Early in November, at the request of Brian Dotterer, director of GM's...

Rohm and Haas to expand capacity for solid-grade resins.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Philadelphia -- Rohm and Haas Co. plans to double its manufacturing capacity for solid-grade Paraloid resins at its Louisville, Ky., plant. The capacity expansion will cost in excess of $10 million and will include the addition of a second...

Air Products acquires epoxy curing agent business in Europe.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Lehigh Valley, Pa. -- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. has acquired the epoxy curing agent business of Scott Bader Co. Ltd. in Wollaston, U.K., expanding the company's portfolio for performance-enhancing products offered to the coatings and...

Millennium Chemicals opens sales office in Shanghai.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Shanghai, China -- Millennium Chemicals Inc. recently hosted opening ceremonies for a new sales office in Shanghai. Steven Yip, general manager-China sales of Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, has been named to head the new office, which is the...

EMS-Chemie purchases PPG patent.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Sumter, S.C. -- EMS-Chemie AG, Switzerland, has purchased PPG Industries' application patent protecting the use of Primid (hydroxyalkylamide) crosslinkers in powder coatings. Since the acquisition of the Primid business from Rohm and Haas in...

Report confirms that Creanova protects environment, health, safety.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Somerset, N.J. -- A recently released outside report finds that Creanova's environmental, safety and health management systems operate throughout the organization, from the board of directors to the breakrooms in the plants. Using the...

Degussa celebrates 25 years in Alabama.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Theodore, Ala.-- On Nov. 18, Degussa Corp., a subsidiary of Degussa AG, held a-celebration to mark 25 years in south Alabama. At the company's Theodore complex, local and state officials, citizens and other supporters shared stories with...

NACE International, SSPC form joint task force.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Houston -- NACE International, The Corrosion Society, and the Society for Protective Coatings have formed a joint task force to explore closer collaboration and potential unification. The task force will focus on the value collaboration...

Websites.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... * Lansco Colors has introduced a website at www.Pigments.com. The site allows visitors to learn more about the company and its products and how to contact the company for more information, news or upcoming events. * The Industrial...

ISO certification.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... * Fuji Silysia Chemical Ltd. has received ISO 9002 certification for its production of micronized silica, including its line of Silysia flattening agents. * Lubrizol Coating Additives GmbH's Ritterhude, Germany, facility has received ISO...

Y2K compliance.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... * Buckman Laboratories started its Y2K project in 1996 and has been working to ensure there is no disruption in products and services at year 2000 and beyond. Year 2000 compliant systems were expected to be in place Oct. 1. For details, visit...

CAI members hold biannual meeting.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Members of Coatings Associates Inc. met Oct. 13 at the Doubletree Hotel New Orleans in conjunction with the International Coatings Expo. The CAI is a technical sharing organization with a laboratory and exposure testing station in Clearwater,...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
January 13, 1999... Longtime PPG scientists inducted into Collegium Pittsburgh -- Career PPG Industries coatings scientists Marvis Hartman and Robert Zwack have been honored with induction into the PPG Collegium. Lifetime election to the Collegium recognizes...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
January 13, 1999... * Michael W. Malaga, president of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology in 1973-74, died Oct. 15, 1998, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. A native of Cleveland, he attended Case Western Institute of Technology and served in the U.S. Navy...

A guide to selecting mica.
January 13, 1999... For decades, mica has been used in various forms to enhance the performance properties of coatings, adhesives and plastics. As new polymer technologies such as low molecular weight high solids resins, water reducible resins and reactive...

SOURCE GUIDE.
January 13, 1999... The following companies are among those manufacturing extenders/fillers: Advertisers' listings appear in bold type. 3M Chemicals, Building 223-6S-04 St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 651-737-1751 800-367-8905 Fax: 651-737-1764...

TECH ON-LINE.
January 13, 1999... Complete articles listed in Tech On-Line are available through the Paint Research Association of Teddington, England, the source of the listings. For more information on obtaining articles, see the box at the end of the listings. ...

PRODUCTS.
January 13, 1999... Kerr-McGee introduces new titanium dioxide pigment grade Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC has developed a new multipurpose titanium dioxide pigment grade for paint and plastics. The new chloride-process rutile pigment grade, Tronox CR-826, is...