The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from December 1999

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from December 1999

Start Planning Now for Chicago!
December 1, 1999... Technology can change the world, and over time, advances in raw materials and coatings technologies will transform our industry. At ICE '99 in Dallas, the Annual Meeting Program focused an many of these advances in a series of symposia...

Program Announced for Andina Paint 2000, Scheduled for Feb. 16-17, in Venezuela.
December 1, 1999... Addressing the needs of the Latin American coatings industry, the second Andean Conference on Coatings and exhibit, Andina Paint 2000, will be held on February 16-17 at the Hotel Inter-Continental, in Valencia, Venezuela. Sponsored by STAR...

FSCT Issues Call for Papers for ICE 2000 Annual Meeting Technical Program.
December 1, 1999... The FSCT is seeking technical papers to be considered for presentation at the 78th Annual Meeting Technical Program, to be held at the Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, on October 18-20, 2000. Held in conjunction with the...

Arthur C. Edwards Endowed Chair Established at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
December 1, 1999... The Arthur C. Edwards Endowed Chair for Coatings Technology and Ecology has been established at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. This is the first endowed chair at this university. The combined generous donations of...

Eastern Training Conference Slated for May 8-10, 2000.
December 1, 1999... The Philadelphia Society for Coat-ings Technology will host the East-ern Training Conference and Show on May 8-10, 2000, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in Valley Forge, PA. The training conference is comprised of two courses....

USM Releases Schedule for Coatings Science Short Courses.
December 1, 1999... The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Hattiesburg, MS, has released its schedule of coatings science short courses for 2000. "Introduction to Coatings Science" is scheduled for March 6-9. This four-day, short course will discuss the...

Lead Poisoning Expense Recovery Act Introduced in Senate.
December 1, 1999... Legislation allowing the U.S. government to sue manufacturers and industry trade associations to recover costs of lead hazard control and medical treatment was introduced in the Senate on October 28. S. 1821, introduced by Senator Jack Reed...

EPA to Conduct Outreach with Small Business for Lead Rule.
December 1, 1999... In response to a request by Senator Kit Bond, chairman of the Small Business Committee, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 27 pledged to conduct outreach activities with small businesses about a recently proposed...

EPA Reopens Proposed Pesticide Container Rule.
December 1, 1999... EPA has reopened the comment period on its 1994 proposed rule to regulate the design of refillable and non-refillable pesticide containers and the removal of pesticide residues from containers. In an October 21, 1999 Federal Register...

Lead (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Alabama Board of Health is proposing to clarify the reportable levels of lead elevated from l5mcg/dl to lOmcg/dl. For more information, please contact Charles H. Woernle, M.D., MPH, Assistant State Health Officer for Disease Control and...

Air Quality (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) /Division of Air Pollution Control is proposing changes to the air quality permit system relating to facility changes at both Class I and Class II sources. More precisely, it describes all...

Hazardous Materials Transportation (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The California Highway Patrol is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations to be consistent with national transportation requirements as required by federal law. For more information, please contact Steve Brown, California Highway Patrol,...

Hazardous Substances (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The California Office of Emergency Services is modifying regulations governing the California Hazardous Substances Incident Response Training and Education Program. The modifications add applicable sections of the regulations concerning new...

Pesticide Registration Labeling (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Colorado Department of Agriculture/Plant Industry Division is establishing requirements for the registration of pesticide products to reflect changes made in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. The requirements clarify...

Hazardous Waste (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Illinois Pollution Control Board is updating the Illinois Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle C hazardous waste rules to correspond with amendments adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appearing in the Federal...

Environmental Crimes (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Assessment/Environmental Planning is revising the maximum civil penalty for violation of environmental law from $25,000 to $27,500 for each day of violation, and is...

Hazardous Waste (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Environmental Assessment/Environmental Planning has prescribed rules regarding the exclusion from the hazardous waste regulations (de-listing) of Dynawave Scrubber Effluent, a...

Lead.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... MA H 94 (Office of Labor & Work) relates to the removal of lead on non-residential commercial or public property and the assessment of civil administrative penalties. On November 9, the bill was discharged with Study Order H 4797.

Product Pricing Inspections.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... MA H 1702 (Murphy) regulates pricing inspections by the Division of Standards and suspends or revokes the certification of any inspector found to have abused his authority by failing to comply with proper inspection procedures. The bill was...

Toxin Information Disclosure.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... MA S 81 (Melconian) provides for the disclosure of certain toxin information relating to paint and coating products sold in the Commonwealth. The bill was released from the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor on October 5 and accompanied...

Lead (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Michigan Department of Community Health/Health Legislation and Policy Development is proposing lead hazard abatement rules. The rules pertain, among other things, to clearance levels for lead abatement activities; the establishment of a...

Superfund.
December 1, 1999... MI H 5062 (Birkholz et al) permits a grant application to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to remediate contamination on tax delinquent property for certain foreclosing governmental units under certain circumstances and relates...

Y2K.
December 1, 1999... MI H 4587 (Birkholz et al) relates to local government prohibiting any interest, fines, penalties, and other fees and finance charges by political subdivisions caused by computer date failures. The bill was sent to the Senate Committee on...

Hazardous Waste Tax (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Missouri Department of Natural Resources/Hazardous Waste Management Commission is proposing to adjust the category tax rate equation for hazardous waste generators to satisfy the annual revenue requirement. In addition, it modifies other...

Health and Safety Training (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Missouri Department of Health/Division of Health Standards and Licensure is proposing rules governing the procedures and requirements for the accreditation of training providers for training courses. For more information, please contact...

Lead (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Missouri Department of Health/Division of Health Standards and Licensure is proposing specific responsibilities applying to all applicants of a lead occupation license and to all licensed individuals, including abatement workers,...

Air Quality (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Montana Board of Environmental Review is amending its rules pertaining to air quality by incorporating by reference existing state and federal requirements. The board adopted the most recent editions of the Code of Federal Regulations, the...

NOx Emissions.
December 1, 1999... NH H 649 (MacGihivray et al) requires any high-NOx-emitting generating source to supply emissions information and acquire budget allowances or other emissions reduction mechanisms. In addition, it requires such sources to make a direct payment...

Air Quality (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has readopted, with amendments, the air administrative procedures and penalties rules. It provides procedural rules for the assessment, payment, and appeal of civil administrative penalties,...

Community Right-to-Know (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The New Jersey Department of Health/Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health Services is readopting (with amendments) the Worker and Community Right-to-Know Act rules, establishing a system for the disclosure and...

Hazardous Substances Tax.
December 1, 1999... NJ A 2461 (Stuhltrager) clarifies the availability of a cap on taxes for the transfer of hazardous substances; levies tax upon owner or operator of one or more major facilities to insure compensation for clean-up costs and damages associated...

The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board.
December 1, 1999... Air Quality (Regulation)--The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board has revised the air quality control regulations, changing the deadlines for department final actions on construction permit applications. In addition, it allows for the...

Superfund.
December 1, 1999... ND EO 7 (Office of Governor) designates the current structure for emergency management the State Emergency Response Commission in order to implement Title III, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. In addition, it...

Hazardous Waste Fees.
December 1, 1999... OH S 165 (Furney & Fingerhut) increases the fees levied on the disposal and treatment of hazardous waste in this state; specifies that moneys in the Hazardous Waste Facility Management Fund may be used for the same purposes as moneys deposited...

Lead (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Oregon Department of Human Resources/Office of Medical Assistance Programs is clarifying rules regarding policy on lead screening in response to federal direction. For more information, please contact Darlene Nelson, Office of Medical...

PCBs (Regulations).
December 1, 1999... The Utah Department of Environmental Quality/Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste is updating references to the Code of Federal Regulations and clarifies requirements for the acceptance of certain wastes containing polychlorinated biphenyls...

Air Quality (Regulation).
December 1, 1999... The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board is updating certain requirements to be consistent with new federal requirements and EPA policy. For additional information, please contact Mary E. Major, Environmental Program Manager, Office of Air...

The West Virginia Department of Education.
December 1, 1999... Air Quality (Regulation)--The West Virginia Department of Education clarified rules regarding the investigation of indoor air quality complaints. For additional information, please contact Bill Elswick, Coordinator, Department of Education,...

Electronic Commerce Pact Signed by Mexico and U.S.
December 1, 1999... In early October 1999, U.S. Under Secretary David L. Aaron and Mexican Under Secretary de la Calle signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral efforts to promote electronic commerce. This e-commerce initiative between the U.S. Department of...

Six More Countries Begin European Union Membership Process.
December 1, 1999... The European Union announced in mid-October 1999 that six countries had fulfilled the criteria required to begin membership negotiations for the European Union. Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia will begin negotiations...

OECD Panel Adopts U.S. Guidance for Chemical Tests.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... According to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official, an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development committee has adopted three U.S.-generated guidance documents for its international chemical testing program. The...

Study Predicts Demand for Emulsion Polymers To Increase 3.6% Through the Year 2003.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... According to "World Emulsion Polymers," a new study published by The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland, OH, world emulsion polymer demand is forecast to increase 3.6% per year to 8.8 million metric tons in 2003, as the emulsion market continues...

Karl Schultz Receives NPCA's Heckel Award.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA), Washington, D.C., presented its 1999 George Baugh Heckel Award to Karl Schultz, of DuPont. Mr. Schultz received the award during NPCA's Annual Meeting in Dallas, TX, on October 18. Mr....

U.S. Air Force Extends Contract with Coatings Technology Integration.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), San Antonio, TX, has been awarded a $1.2 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to improve aircraft paint and coating reliability and maintainability. SwRI provides scientists, engineers, and...

Tnemec Company Acquires Chemprobe Technologies, Inc.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Tnemec Co. Inc., Kansas City, MO, has acquired Chemprobe Technologies, Inc., Garland, TX. Tnemec has assumed the assets of Chemprobe, which will now operate under the new name of Chemprobe Coating Systems, Inc.

NPCA Responds to Rhode Island Lead Paint Lawsuit.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... On October 13, 1999, Rhode Island became the first state to sue members of the paint and lead pigment industry, seeking millions to pay for removing decades-old lead paint from homes and reducing exposure to children. The National Paint...

Eastman to Discontinue Ethanol Production.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, has announced that it will discontinue operations of its synthetic ethanol production facilities in Longview, TX, effective January 1, 2000. SDA 3A, SDA 3C, Tecsol solvents, and Eastman duplicating fluids...

BASF Begins Construction of Paper Colorants Plant in Mexico.(BASF Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... BASF Corp., Mount Olive, NJ, began construction of a $20 million (U.S.) paper colorants plant at its facility in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The plant, which is expected to come on-stream in the fourth quarter of 2000, is designed to produce...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Nine-Month Sales.(sales up)(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland, posted third quarter sales of CHF 2.3 billion - up six percent from the third quarter in 1998. This performance led to sales of CHF 6.633 billion for the first nine months of 1999, an increase of...

FSCT Hosts Successful ICE'99 in Dallas.(Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology)
December 1, 1999... The excitement generated in Dallas on October 18-22 confirmed it: you can't get much bigger than Dallas and definitely can't get any better than the International Coatings Expo. At ICE '99, sponsored by the Federation of Societies for...

ICE '99 a Success in Dallas.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Representing a truly international audience, 7,334 registrants came to Dallas looking for answers and information--solutions to the challenges involved in their coatings business. Over 345 exhibitors, in over 88,000 square feet of exhibit...

New High Performance Two-Component Wood Coatings Comprised of a Hydroxy Functional Acrylic Emulsion and a Water-Dispersible Polyisocyanate.
December 1, 1999... Bayer Corporation [*] BFGoodrich [+] Statistical methods were used to develop hydroxy functional acrylic emulsions for use with a water-dispersible polyisocyanate crosslinker. The resulting two-component waterborne coating systems were...

Preparation and Physical Properties of Polyurethane Flame Retardant Coatings Using Phosphorus-Containing Lactone Modified Polyesters.
December 1, 1999... Myong Ji University [*] Sam-Hwa Paints Ind. Co. Ltd. [+] Two-component polyurethane flame retardant coatings were prepared using phosphorus-containing lactone modified polyesters (PLMPs) and polyisocyanate. PLMPs were synthesized by...

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigating the Quality and Performance of Coated Food Cans.
December 1, 1999... P. Kern [*] Nestle Research Centre [+] In the present work, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is explored as a tool for evaluating the quality of coatings on food cans. The properties of the coating-metal interface are...

Measurement of Condensate- and Smoke-Causing Emissions from Automotive Paints and Sealers.
December 1, 1999... General Motors Research & Development and Planning [*] Two major problems that periodically arise during the surface coating of automobiles are oven plume opacity (smoke that violates local opacity ordinances) and oven condensate that can...

"Natural Weathering".(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... A moment of silence was observed in memory of Charles F. Oppermann, a 50-year member of the Chicago Society, who passed away on August 19, 1999. Sue Simpson, of Chemcept Services, announced that the Technical Committee is seeking...

FSCT Officer Visit.(paint and coatings industry)(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Robert F. Ziegler, FSCT Executive Vice President, discussed activities at the Federation level. Mr. Ziegler informed the attendees that ICE 2000 will be held in Chicago at the Lakeside Center, McCormick Place on October 16-20. Volunteers from...

"Controlled Stress Rheology".(testing of associative thickeners in latex paint)(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... A moment of silence was held in memory of Gordon Mutersbauch, a CSCT Past-President, and Benjamin Cervas. Jim Reid, of Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry Paint and Building Additives Division, spoke on "THE USE OF CONTROLLED STRESS RHEOMETRY As...

"Weather-Stable Low Gloss Powder Coatings".(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Kenneth P. Yonek, of Bayer Corp., spoke on "WEATHER-STABLE Low GLOSS POWDER COATINGS." Mr. Yonek stated that formulating weather-stable powder coatings with a matte surface and consistent quality is a challenge to the powder coatings...

"Environmental Management".(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The 1999-2000 Society Officers were announced. They include: President-- Dean Olinger, of Olinger and Co.; Vice President--Suzanne Anderson, of Anderson, PLLC; Secretary--Jim Jakubowski, of Bayer Corp.; and Treasurer-Marianne Mitkus, of The...

Education Night.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The following slate of officers for 1999-2000 were presented to the members: President--Tom Hilton, of Hall Technologies, Inc.; Vice President-- Theodore Golden, of Hillyard Industries; Secretary--Ed Simmermon, of Walsh & Associates, Inc.;...

"Vinyl Acetate Ethylene Latexes".(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... A moment of silence was observed in memory of Society Past-President and Honorary Member, Johnny Gordon, who passed away. Past-President Art Lorenz, of Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., administered the oath of office to the following members for...

"Surface Defects".(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Past-President Andy Traister, of Porter Paint, presented a gavel to President Chris Lockhart, of American Dispersions, Inc. Mr. Lockhart accepted the Creanova gavel from David Beasley, of Creanova, Inc. The 1999-2000 Executive...

Manufacturing Night.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... As part of manufacturing night, Mike DeCola, of Cleveland Steel Co., and Hows King Jr., of Southcorp Packaging, delivered presentations. Mr. DeCola addressed current, proposed, and future requirements for containers as regulated by the...

"Plant Scale-Up".(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... Michael A. Granito, of D.H. Litter Co., presented President E. Robert Cardin, with the Creanova gavel. Herman Hockmeyer, of Hockmeyer Equipment Co., discussed "SHEAR FORCES AND PLANT SCALE-UP." Mr. Hockmeyer covered the problems...

"Atomic Force Microscopy".(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... E.L. Pyves was recognized as a 50year member of the Montreal Society. The following 1999-2000 slate of officers was introduced: President--Nancy Brochu, of Permalux, Inc.; President-Elect--Rene Decary of Kronos Canada, Inc.; Treasurer--Luc...

"Clay Technology".(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... It was announced that the Eastern Training Conference and Show will be held on May 8-10, 2000, at the Valley Forge Convention Center, in Valley Forge, PA. Society President Neil Shearer, of Andek Corp., announced that FSCT has agreed to...

People in the News.
December 1, 1999... Larry L. Thomas, President of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), Washington, D.C., has announced that he plans to retire at the end of 1999. Mr. Thomas has served as SPI's Chief Executive since 1988. ITC Minerals and...

Humbug from Hillman.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... This month I was pretty much overwhelmed by the Internet addicts. Herb Ellis contributed enough amusing stuff to keep my files stuffed for a long time to come. We'll start with this story from his collection: A hip young man goes out and...

[2] Lead.(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... NH LSR 2499 (Hall, D.) establishes a committee to study procedures following lead paint abatement. The bill was filed on October 12. NH LSR2582 (MacGillivray) relates to output-based allocation of air pollution emission allowances. The bill...

[2] Air Quality (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency/Division of Surface Water is clarifying the following rules and definitions: the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements; general permits coverage; individual or...

[2] Hazardous Waste (Regulation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 1999... The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency/Division of Hazardous Waste Management is clarifying rules concerning the application for a permit; conditions applicable to all permits; record-keeping and reporting; certification of closure;...