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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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SCAQMD May Impose Fees on Coatings Products
In proposing its 2007 Air Quality Management Plan, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is seriously considering imposing fees on coatings products, both architectural and industrial maintenance coatings and industrial surface coatings, as well as associated solvents sold in the air district ...
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Litco’s Presswood Pallets Answer Shippers’ Insect Quarantine Worries
Relief is available for shippers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and other states affected by the recent expansion of the federal quarantine on the emerald ash borer and the wood materials it is known to infest ... Read Full Story >> |
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Sherwin-Williams Makes Its First Indian Acquisition
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, has entered into the Indian paint market with its purchase of the business of Nitco Paints. The purchase price was undisclosed ...
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SigmaKalon Sells Its Manage, Belgium, Site to Arpadis Group
As a result of the sale, Arpadis has acquried all production facilites and will continue the manufacturing activities. The sale has no impact on the commercial and strategic position of the Industrial Coatings division of SigmaKalon ...
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Deal Closes Between Tikkurila and Russian Industrial Coatings Companies
Kemira follows its strategy of strengthening its market position in Eastern European paint markets ... Read Full Story >> |
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International Paint’s Engineering Sales Manager Serves Western Region Coatings Customers
International Paint LLC, Houston, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Jon Palo to serve as its new engineering sales manager over protective coatings sales in the Western Region of the United States ... Read Full Story >>
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Dow Chemical Terminates Two Executives Over Unauthorized Acquisition Discussions
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., announced on April 12, 2007, that Pedro Reinhard, a senior advisor and member of the board of directors, and Romeo Kreinberg, an officer of the company, engaged in business activity that was highly inappropriate and a clear violation of Dow’s Code of Business Conduct. Reinhard and Kreinberg were involved in unauthorized discussions with third parties about the potential acquisition of the company ...
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Rohm and Haas to Change Name of Rapid-Drying Traffic Paint PolymersRohm and Haas, Philadelphia, announced that on June 1, 2007, the name of its line of rapid-drying traffic paint polymers will change from Rhoplex Fastrack™ Emulsions to Fastrack™ emulsions ... Read Full Story >>
Arkema Plans to Phase Out Lower-Profit EVA Grades
Arkema, Paris, Europe’s leading producer of HC EVA (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), has decided to optimize its product range, and so plans to phase out those grades with inadequate profitability ... Read Full Story >>
Degussa Discontinues Certain Crosslinkers for Powder Coatings
The Coatings & Colorants Business Unit of Degussa GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany, is discontinuing its (matte) hardeners VESTAGON® B 31, B 55 and B 68for epoxy and hybrid powder coatings. Details of the discontinuation will be discussed individually with customers ... Read Full Story >>
Wheelabrator Group Expands Further Into Poland
Wheelabrator Group, Golden, Colo., a global provider of surface preparation and finishing solutions, recently unveiled plans for a multimillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Poland, accelerating its expansion plans into Central and Eastern Europe ... Read Full Story >>
Dow Minimizing Downtime During Maintenance Turnaround at Freeport MDI Facility
Dow Polyurethanes, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., is conducting a seven-day turnaround at its polymeric MDI (PMDI) production facility in Freeport, Texas, which began April 15 ... Read Full Story >> |
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Arkema Increases Price of HC EVA
Arkema, Europe’s leading producer of HC EVA (High Content Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), announced a EUR 80/T price increase for its HC EVA effective since April 1, 2007. Market conditions, combined with high production costs linked essentially to raw material, energy and transport prices, have compelled Arkema to adjust its sales prices in order to restore a suitable level of profitability that can sustain its investments both into manufacture and into Research and Development.
Pilot Chemical Raises Price of Dry Flake Surfactants
In addition to Pilot Chemical’s recent April 15th price increase on several products in Calfoam®, Aristonate®, Calimulse®, Calamide®, and Calsuds® product lines, Pilot is increasing its Calsoft® F-90 dry flake surfactant products by 12.0 c/lb, which is effective May 1st. This pricing adjustment is a direct result of increased energy and transportation costs.
Pilot Chemical Company, Cincinnati, is a privately owned, independent, specialty chemical company.
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. |
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PCI Magazine Sponsors Two Coatings Events in June
Powder Coating 101 — The fourth annual Powder Coating 101 seminar will take place on June 11-12, 2007, in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. This two-day seminar will deliver introductory and new technology for powder coating formulation and performance. For more information, visit
http://bnpevents.com/PCI/PC101/index.htm.
Coatings for Plastics — The 10th Annual International Coatings for Plastics Symposium will be held June 13-15, 2007, in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare. The event will explore emerging trends in the coatings for plastics industry and defines those technologies that will have an impact on the industry’s future. The two-day technical symposium with its welcoming networking reception before the conference will touch on additional topics in coatings for plastics for automotive,
including appliances, electronics and construction. The sold-out exhibit booths will be open the entire first day. For further information, visit www.coatingsforplastics.com/index.htm.
“Basics of Polyurethane Coatings” Offered Twice This Year
The Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, is offering “Basics of Polyurethane Coatings” on May 15-16, 2007, and Oct. 10-11, 2007. The course instructor is Vijay Mannari, Ph.D. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants ... Read Full Details >>
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