American Paint & Coatings Journal articles from October 1993

American Paint & Coatings Journal archives from October 1993

Creativity in coatings; innovation can create demand, but requires risk-taking approach. (Column)
October 29, 1993... THE AGE OF "hyper-competitiveness" is upon us. Most of us are involved in areas of business where there are several competitors offering adequate products and services. In fact, in many cases, there are more than enough options for customers to...

'90s credo: new management, technical thinking. (coating manufacturers' management philosophy for the 1990s) (Column)
October 29, 1993... AS THE U.S. economy continues its sluggish climb from recession, coatings manufacturers and their raw material suppliers are finding new ways to survive in a harsh business climate. For many, it's a matter of turning adversity into opportunity....

Solving the cost/quality equation; resin minimal pigment concentrates offer one possible approach. (Technical)
October 29, 1993... AS THE COATINGS industry faces continuing globalization and cost pressures, the need for improving product quality and reducing costs at the same time has became essential. Your customers' drive to reduce inventory levels means that...

TiO2 trends mirror economies; ongoing recessions, NAFTA loom as key factors. (titanium pigment industry) (Column)
October 29, 1993... FOR MANY YEARS, I have used this opportunity to offer an international view of the state of affairs in the titanium pigment industry. In spite of rapid growth in the plastics industry and high-volume sales to paper manufacturers, the paint...

A world of change; there's nothing static about modern life, and education should deliver that message. (Column)
October 29, 1993... DURING THIS LAST year, there has been a lot of discussion about the American school system. So I asked myself, is there anything I missed in my education that I would like to have my grandchildren taught? Yes, there is! I think young people...

Quality: more than a label; partnerships are real key to certified product gains. (Column)
October 29, 1993... THE DECADE OF the '90s demands technical partnerships between paint producers and raw material suppliers. The old raw material salesman's approach, "give it a try," can no longer be considered acceptable. Promotion of new materials must...

PRA's IBIS: an intelligence operation with a global reach. (Paint Research Association; Integrated Business Information Service.)
October 29, 1993... FOR THE ANCIENT Egyptians, Ibis was a sacred bird, the incarnation of their lunar God Toth, the master over calculation and writing. For modern naturalists, Ibis is the name of a large wading bird stalking warm waters. At the Paint Research...

The customer is king? Training in Hard Knocks 101 offers proof this cliche is no bull. (customer-salesman relationships) (Column)
October 29, 1993... IT'S 5 A.M. on a cool fall morning in Harrisonburg, Va. The damp morning dew clings to my shirt as I struggle to get my running shoes on and tied before my target appears. Who is my target? The president of a lacquer account who repeatedly...

Environmental/regulatory issues top ASTM D-1 agenda. (American Society for Testing and Materials; Committee D-1)
October 29, 1993... ASTM's COMMITTEE D-1 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications is recognized worldwide for its leadership in the development of voluntary consensus standards for almost every aspect of the paint and coatings industry....

Calcium carbonate fortunes provide economic barometer. (Column)
October 29, 1993... IT IS VERY difficult, if not impossible, to discuss the current and future state of the calcium carbonate industry without commenting on the general economy. While the paint and coatings industry is one of our most important markets, we are...

The no-VOC road: there's no turning back. (volatile organic compounds)
October 29, 1993... COATINGS TECHNOLOGY is long past the turn that took the industry away from solvent-based products. The road ahead for the coatings industry is a straight-away to water-borne and very high-solids products. Nonetheless, a few paints and...

Probing the wood-paint puzzle; greater R&D efforts on wood finishing needed as rules spawn new formulations. (research and development on exterior wood finishing at USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin)_
October 29, 1993... Introduction EXTERIOR WOOD finishing research at the USDA Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis., is facing many ever-growing challenges. It is well-known that wood is a renewable natural resource that has long been...

SPC: preaching no substitute for practicing. (Statistical Process Control)
October 29, 1993... STATISTICAL PROCESS Control (SPC) and its concept of involving employees in generating continuous improvement in quality and productivity was behind some remarkable progress made in American industry during the past decade. As a result, major...

Technical, economic objectives can co-exist; markets seen for 'green' coatings. (Column)
October 29, 1993... THE WORLD HAS awakened to the need to protect the earth's atmosphere, and countries around the world are looking to the paint and coatings industry for help. In Australia, residents check the daily ultraviolet ray forecast before donning...

Reality checks are in order, Rudman says. (US Sen. Warren Rudman) (Convention Daily)
October 28, 1993... GIVING A LESS-than-rosy outlook for the nation's future, former U.S. Sen. Warren Rudman called the fiscal situation a top -- but all-too-often overlooked -- priority in an address at the Closing Session of the National Paint and Coatings...

Major coatings research centers report on variety of projects. (Convention Daily)
October 28, 1993... A REPORT on the use of thermally stimulated current as a measurement system for coating adhesion highlighted a technical session at the 71st Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology. The paper was presented by Dr....

A call for help. (Jean-Michel Costeau calls upon all business managers to help save the planet) (Convention Daily)
October 28, 1993... Cousteau: saving planet requires input from business JUST AS rivets hold together airplanes, plants and animals hold together our planet. And, just as removing the rivets will cause the plane to fail, removing plants and animals will lead to...

A call to action; volunteer spirit needed to boost industry's fortunes. (paint and coatings industry) (Transcript)
October 28, 1993... DURING THE YEARS from 1949 to 1991 I was privileged to be working in the paint industry, first with a paint company and then with a supplier to the industry. In 1983, I had the greatest honor to be a Canadian elected president of the Federation...

Jordan-Osmond-Gans trio delivers 'really big' L.A. show. (Don Jordan, Marie Osmond, Danny Gans; Western Coatings Societies' Symposium and Show)
October 28, 1993... LOS ANGELES WAS the host for the Western Coatings Societies' Symposium and Show, held at the Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center March 23-25. It was widely praised by the technical, supplier and manufacturing components of our society as...

Top-notch technical projects, programs top N.Y. SCT news. (New York Society for Coatings Technology)
October 28, 1993... THE SUCCESS of the New York Society for Coatings Technology in 1992-1993 was largely due to technical accomplishments that served to keep our membership abreast of the many new changes in our industry. The highlight of the year was the very...

Cleveland society turns in another blockbuster of a year. (Cleveland Society for Coatings Technology)
October 28, 1993... UNDER THE guidance of President Roy Glover, The Mahoning Paint Corp., the Cleveland Society for Coatings Technology had one of its most successful years ever. With the help of society board members -- past president Ben Carlozzo, Mameco...

Dealing with the cycle; TiO2 producers must react to demands of market.
October 28, 1993... THE YEAR 1988 marked the height of the titanium dioxide shortage, and as customer inventories increased in 1990, the period of oversupply began. The year 1993 could be best characterized as a time of restructuring and preparation for...

Hosting of 1992 Paint Show launches big year for Chicago SCT. (Society for Coatings Technology)
October 28, 1993... THE 1992-1993 year for the Chicago Society for Coatings Technology was one marked by significant accomplishments. Some of the highlights include: * 1992 Annual Paint Industries' Show. The Chicago society hosted the show, and the Host...

There are no small steps; each battle for regulatory realism represents part of larger struggle.
October 28, 1993... ON THE SURFACE it would seem to be a small victory. A small step in the right direction. I'm talking about the probable upcoming decision to exempt barium sulfate from SARA 313 reporting. If approved, this will be a laudable decision and one...

The consequences of change; continued TiO2 oversupply generating new thinking on ways to do business.
October 28, 1993... THE TITANIUM dioxide industry is in its third consecutive year of oversupply, declining prices and deteriorating profitability. It is the continuation of the supply/demand roller coaster that has characterized the industry for the past 25...

Suppliers' price-hike bids prove to be uphill climb.
October 28, 1993... WITH COATINGS manufacturers' prospects for sales volume and the ability to charge higher prices very much in question through most of this year, the industry rebuffed several attempts to advance raw material costs. Imports at times offered a...

ISO: Foundation for building effective quality systems. (ISO 9000 standards)
October 28, 1993... ISO 9000 is a series of five standards for quality management and assurance that helps a company build a strong foundation for quality systems, three speakers said Tuesday at a session titled "Progress Through ISO 9000" at the Annual Meeting of...

Robert Koch receives NPCA's Heckel Award. (National {Paint and Coatings Association) (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... ROBERT J. KOCH, The Glidden Co., received the National Paint and Coatings Association's top honor -- the George Baugh Heckel Award -- at the NPCA's 106th Annual Meeting Tuesday at the Atlanta Hilton & Towers. Among other contributions to the...

Shifts in population signal end of the 'youth sells' era. (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... A FLASHBACK to a 1960s movie that made a name for Jack Nicholson -- "Five Easy Pieces" -- provided a look at the consumer of the future at a Tuesday session of the National Paint and Coatings Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta. A...

FSCT-NPCA ties cemented. (Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology; National Paint and Coatings Association) (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... Board seat for Federation representative gets approval CLOSER TIES between the coatings industry's two major organizations were formalized Tuesday at the Final Business Meeting of the National Paint and Coatings Association's Annual Meeting...

Warnings issued about shipping-rule hazards. (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... ATTENDEES AT A Tuesday Transportation and Distribution Committee forum at the National Paint and Coatings Annual Meeting heard an overview of what they need to know about "New Hazardous Shipping and Training Requirements." The session...

Regulatory violation penalties no idle threat, panelists say. (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... DIRE CONSEQUENCES loom for company executives responsible for serious regulatory violations, a Valspar Corp. attorney told a Monday forum session of the National Paint and Coatings Association's Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Prison terms and...

Session examines OSHA process-safety rule. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) (American Paint and Coatings Journal Convention Daily)
October 27, 1993... PROTECTING WORKERS from injury due to catostrophic accidents is the goal of the OSHA Process Safety Management Standard, discussed Monday at a session of the 106th Annual Meeting of the National Paint and Coatings Association at the Atlanta...

Call to action on Superfund: Industrial Coatings Committee continues to take lead role in campaign for reform of law's flaws.
October 26, 1993... DECAPITATION IS a sure cure for a headache. With a ready grasp of this principle, the U.S. Congress enacted what is familiarly known as the Superfund Law in 1980. Officially called the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and...

Stating the industry's case; legislative/regulatory challenges on rise, but council network flexes growing muscle. (paint and coatings industry)
October 26, 1993... ACTIONS TAKEN BY state legislatures and state regulatory agencies that present challenges to the paint and coatings industry continued unabated during the past year. If anything, the tempo picked up as a result of increased focus on the states...

Bar codes: wave of the future? TiO2 packaging uniformity has arrived, but marking faces task of catching up. (titanium dioxide)
October 26, 1993... GENERALLY WHEN business people of any industry gather, the prevailing interest is the individual and collective outlook for the future. Certainly, it is no different for the coatings industry. I will use this always-welcome opportunity to...

A lifeline of information; NPCA committee holds key to storehouse of management tools. (Column)
October 26, 1993... IN THESE TIMES of economic upheaval, it is reassuring to be able to turn to programs, data and marketing strategies to lead us in the right path. The objectives of the NPCA's Management Information Committee are to provide industry...

Tobacco, pesticides, paint and preemption; the Feds have last say when it comes to labeling - maybe. (Column)
October 26, 1993... COMMUNICATION IS an inexact science. Words convey many varying connotations. The difficulty in crafting precautionary labeling language stems from the vagaries of language. Two people reading the same words can sometimes receive entirely...

'Involvement' in eye of beholder; participation in NPCA activities can take variety of forms. (National Paint and Coatings Association) (Column)
October 26, 1993... KEEPING CURRENT members satisfied while bringing in new ones is the lifeblood of any organization, certainly NPCA included. So, when the NPCA Ad Hoc Membership Committee implemented its action plan back in January of this year, it marked the...

Views on VOC proposal sought. (volatile organic compounds)
October 25, 1993... Small companies targeted in EPA meetings set for Atlanta, Dallas St. Louis, Oct. 21 -- Small paint and coatings companies are getting an opportunity to let the EPA know first-hand what they think about a preliminary proposal for a national...

Experts: don't travel 'The Hill' without a map. (Capitol Hill lobbying)
October 25, 1993... Lobbying tactics, NAFTA debate share billing at Washington conference Washington, D.C., Oct. 21 -- Small groups of industrial coatings producers descended on Capitol Hill recently, but they weren't charting totally unfamiliar waters without a...

The paint industry still leads in hazard communication.
October 25, 1993... IT'S BEEN NEARLY 10 years since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) first put forward its final Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). Since that time, billions of dollars and countless hours of effort have been expended to...

The search for low VOCs and performance. (volatile organic compounds)
October 25, 1993... TWO MAJOR formulating objectives are explored in this Technical Focus edition on resins: finding that elusive resin that can help in formulating coatings with zero or, perhaps more realistically, low VOCs; and the search for technologies...

Performance characteristics of low-odor, low-VOC interior paints. (volatile organic compounds)
October 25, 1993... Introduction INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL regulations and the desire to produce more environmentally friendly products are driving the coatings industry to new and improved technologies. Although solvent-based systems have received the most...

A formulator's guide to water-borne wood finishing.
October 25, 1993... Polymer selection CHOOSING THE PROPER polymer for the appropriate end use is the first step in formulating a successful wood finish. There are many different types of polymers available to the coatings technologist, each with its own set of...

A call for cooperation, part 2. (organizational cooperation between the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology and the National Paint and Coatings Association)
October 18, 1993... A YEAR AGO (Oct. 12, 1992), I wrote in APCJ that I thought that there were many ways that the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) and the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) could help each other out while helping...

Highly branched vinyl esters: a new family of performance-boosting monomers. (Technical Feature: Resins)
October 18, 1993... VINYL ACETATE copolymers that incorporate new, highly branched vinyl ester monomers that provide performance improvements in architectural and industrial coatings have recently been introduced. The vinyl acetate monomers, listed in the Toxic...

USM-industry partnership continues to produce results. (University og Southern Mississippi) (Special Report: Education)
October 18, 1993... THE Department of Polymer Science at The University of Southern Mississippi offers polymer science degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. Polymer science majors now number 171 undergraduates, 70 graduate candidates and 10...

Polymers and coatings at NDSU: cultural diversity, global view. (North Dakota State University) (Special Report: Education)
October 18, 1993... Since 1906, the Department of Polymers and Coatings at North Dakota State University has offered coatings and polymer science courses in various forms, ranging from undergraduate education and M.S.-and Ph.D.-level courses to the courses taught...

Judge: aerosol ban missed target. (U.S. District Court judge Marvin E. Aspen on Chicago's aerosol paint ban) (News: Aerosol Paints)
October 11, 1993... Chicago ordinance overturned; failure as anti-graffiti tool cited St. Louis, Oct. 7 -- Compelling evidence that a ban on aerosol-paint sales would fail to stem the plague of graffiti and would wreak serious economic damage gave the coatings...

NPCA gives approval nod to lead hazard report. (National Paint and Coatings Association) (News)
October 11, 1993... Valid information about conditions in schools, child-care facilities called lacking Washington, D.C., Oct. 7 -- The National Paint and Coatings Association endorsed a General Accounting Office (GAO) report confirming a lack of reliable...

NPCA issues 'interim report' on reg-neg process. (National Paint and Coatings Association; regulation-negotiation process involving volatile organic compounds) (News)
October 11, 1993... Washington, D.C., Oct. 7 -- The National Paint and Coatings Association issued a report to Association members on developments in the regulatory-negotiation process involving VOCs in architectural and industrial maintenance coatings. The...

Chemical group signals opposition to tax-hike proposals. (Chemical Manufacturers Association) (Technical)
October 11, 1993... Plans could seriously harm U.S. manufacturers, economy, spokesman says Washington, D.C., Oct. 7 -- The chemical industry said several tax-raising proposals now before the House Ways and Means Committee could seriously harm U.S.-based...

August construction pulls back by 1 percent. (News) (Industry Overview)
October 11, 1993... But industry still remains ahead of 1992 pace, F.W. Dodge says New York, Oct. 6 -- Contracting for new construction in August eased back 1 percent, according to the F.W. Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill, Inc. The decline was the second in a...

Building sciences institute to publish lead paint manual. (National Institute of Building Sciences) (News)
October 11, 1993... Washington, D.C., Oct. 6 -- The National Institute of Building Sciences unveiled plans to produce a technical manual to facilitate the cost-effective and safe management of lead-based hazards associated with operations and maintenance...

Joseph Berle named to receive ASTM's Award of Merit. (American Society for Testing and Materials) (News)
October 11, 1993... Philadelphia, Oct. 6 -- Joseph M. Behrle, retired from Lilly Industries, Inc. was named the 1993 recipient of ASTM's Award of Merit. The Award of Merit and the accompanying title of Fellow of the Society were established in 1949 "to...

Superfund and NPCA's proposal: change is in the wind. (National Paint and Coatings Association) (NPCA on the Issues)
October 11, 1993... THERE IS NEW momentum to reform Superfund away from a litigation dragnet costing companies across America billions in lawyers fees and other transaction costs and toward a sensible program to identify the worst hazardous waste dumpsites in the...

Clean Air Act impact detailed for CDIC SCT. (CDIC Society for Coatings and Technology) (NPCA on the Issues)
October 11, 1993... Eastman Chemical Co.'s Bassett outlines effects on VOC, toxics emissions Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The flurry of regulatory activity affecting air-pollution emissions from coatings can be traced to the enactment of the Clean Air Act...

Chicago SCT hears latest on TiO2 advances. (Chicago Society for Coatings Technology; titanium dioxide) (Socieities: Chicago)
October 11, 1993... New versions offer gloss, durability, dispersibility gains, Tioxide's Hall says Chicago, Oct. 6 -- Recent developments in titanium dioxide pigments grabbed the attention of Chicago Society for Coatings Technology members at a recent society...

Report on '92 shows modest gains. (paint and coatings industry) (Industry Overview)
October 4, 1993... Volume of shipments topped 1.2 billion gallons, government says St. Louis, Sept. 30 -- The final returns are in, and to no one's great surprise, the paint and coatings industry in 1992 enjoyed a better year than 1991. After all, wasn't...

Industry groups take aim at Clinton policy directives. (National Paint and Coatings Association proposes review of harsh environmental policies)
October 4, 1993... NPCA, other associations urge Congress to probe 'environmental' purchasing Washington, D.C., Sept. 30 -- Representatives of the National Paint and Coatings Association and 22 other major industrial and business associations are urging...

Judge overturns spray-paint ban ordinance in Chicago. (US District Judge Marvin Aspen)
October 4, 1993... Washington, D.C., Sept. 30 -- The paint industry scored a major victory as a U.S. District Court issued a ruling that struck down the city of Chicago's ordinance banning the sale of spray paint and large non-soluble markers. The verdict was...

Reducing raw material inventories to increase profits. (Feature Story: Manufacturing)
October 4, 1993... Introduction ASK ANY PILOT what makes an aircraft fly and he or she will promptly reply, "money." Ask him how much it costs and he will tell you how much money he has tied up in it. Manufacturing businesses work much the same way. It takes...

PCI introduces new powder coatings mark. (Powder Coating Institute)
October 4, 1993... Alexandria, Va., Sept. 23 -- The Powder Coating Institute introduced the new mark that will be used to distinguish powder-coated products. The mark, the institute said, is "designed to increase awareness of the high-quality finish that powder...

OSHA proposes new rule on DOT hazard labels. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Department of Transportation)
October 4, 1993... Washington, D.C., Sept. 29 -- OSHA proposed a rule requiring employers to retain Department of Transportation labeling on packages, containers, motor vehicles, rail freight cars, aircraft or vessels containing hazardous materials. The rule...

CMA: reauthorize Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. (Chemical Manufacturers Association)
October 4, 1993... Washington, D.C., Sept. 30 -- A Chemical Manufacturers Association spokesman urged Congress to reauthorize and make no changes to the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. Speaking on behalf of the association before the House Energy and...