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NPCA is located at: http://www.paint.org PCI magazine is located at: http://www.pcimag.com Top Industry News                                   June 11, 2007 Issue ARB Posts Report on the San Joaquin Valley 2007 Ozone Plan The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District adopted the 2007 Ozone Plan on April 30, 2007, and submitted it to ARB for inclusion in the State Implementation Plan for ozone in the San Joaquin Valley ... Full story >> Acquisition Action Report Sherwin-Williams Buys M.A. Bruder & Sons The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, announced June 1 that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act had terminated, enabling Sherwin-Williams to complete its acquisition of 100% of the stock of M.A. Bruder & Sons Incorporated ... Full story >> SigmaKalon and Shanghai IVY Chemical in Joint Venture to Sell Decorative Coatings SigmaKalon and Shanghai IVY (“IVY”) formed a joint venture on May 9 that will sell decorative coatings into the Chinese market. The joint venture company will be called SigmaKalon IVY ( Shanghai) Paints Co. Ltd. (“SK IVY”) ... Full story >>  Charting The Economy U.S. Demand for Nanotechnology in Construction Applications to Approach $100 Million in 2011 While current use is limited (demand in 2006 totaled less than $20 million in the United States), the market for nanomaterials used in construction is projected to reach $100 million in 2011 and approach $1.75 billion in 2025 ... Full story >> The People File Sartomer Appoints Suspene New VP in Asia Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company, Exton, Pa., named Laurent Suspene vice president of Sartomer Asia effective June 1, 2007 ... Full story >> Silberline Promotes Souerwine to Manager, Global Auto Product Development Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., global supplier of effect pigments with corporate headquarters in Tamaqua, Pa., has promoted Rob E. Souerwine to the position of manager, global automotive product development ... Full story >> Archway Sales Signs Up Cris Watson as Sales Representative Cris Watson has joined Archway Sales as a sales representative in the Southern region ... Full story >> Company Portfolio Noveon Changes Its Name to Lubrizol Advanced Materials The Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland, announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries Noveon, Inc., and Noveon Canada, Inc., have changed their names to Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., and Lubrizol Advanced Materials Canada, Inc., respectively ... Full story >> Reichhold Named Top Alkyd and Powder Coatings Resin Supplier in Brazil Reichhold, Research Triangle Park, N.C., has been named the top alkyd resin supplier in Brazil for the ninth time at the eleventh annual Paint & Pintura Awards ... Full story >> Cognis Functional Products Selects Archway Sales for Dome Award Cognis Functional Products, Cincinnati, Ohio, recently presented the 2006 Dome Award to Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis. The award is in recognition of excellence in distribution performance as related to sales growth. Angus Sterlington Manufacturing Site Awarded Louisiana Lantern Award ANGUS Chemical Company, Buffalo Grove, Ill., announced that its Sterlington, La., manufacturing site has been awarded the prestigious Lantern Award by Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA) ... Full story >> ICA Group’s Water-Based UV Gloss Coatings Combine High Quality and Low Environmental Impact ICA Group, Civitanova Marche, Italy,has recently developed water-based UV coatings with a gloss finish for furniture ... Full story >> Dow CorningAdditive andIntermediate Provide Environmental Alternative to Solvents Dow Corning introduced Dow Corning® 930 Additive, a 100 percent active silicone fluid for UV-curing systems, and Dow Corning®  3217 Intermediate, a low-molecular-weight, silicone-reactive intermediate, at the European Coatings Show, in Nuremberg, Germany ... Full story >> Supplier Price Alerts Huntsman to Increase Performance Products Pricing in Americas Region Huntsman Corporation, The Woodlands, Texas, announced that its Performance Products division will increase prices across a range of products in the Americas region, generally by $0.05/lb to as much as $0.10/lb.  The price increases are to be effective July 1, 2007, or as applicable contracts allow. Product categories receiving price increases include surfactants, linear alkylbenzene (LAB), amines, maleic anhydride, propylene oxide (PO) and propylene glycol (PG).  Together, these categories include over 40 grades of products that account for over 1.8 billion pounds of production for use in hundreds of applications, including personal care, household detergents, construction materials and adhesives. Cytec Increases Prices on Powder Coating Resins and on Additives for Powder Coatings Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, N.J., announced that effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, it is increasing the prices of its CRYLCOAT® powder coating resins and its ADDITOL® additives for powder coatings.  The price increases will be between $0.05/lb and $0.07/lb, depending on the grade. They will apply to all shipments on or after July 1, 2007, sold in North and South America. Information and technical assistance about any of Cytec’s powder coating resins and additives are available by contacting Cytec at 800/652.6013, 973/357.3193 or custinfo@cytec.com. Eliokem Ups Costs on All Pliolite, Plioway and Pliotec Resins Eliokem, Akron, Ohio, announces price increases for the whole range of its specialty resins for all North American markets effective July 1, 2007. The increases for Pliolite and Plioway dry resins are 7% for list and off-list prices as contract agreements allow. Pliotec latex will increase by $0.05/lb. BASF to Increase Prices for Polyalcohols in North America Effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, BASF, Florham Park, N.J., will increase list and off-list selling prices for polyalcohols in the United States, Canada and Mexico as follows: HDO® 1,6-Hexanediol: $0.05/lb NEOL® Neopentyglycol – all grades: $0.03/lb Epsilon-Caprolactone (CLO): $0.10/lb OPC Polymers Forced to Raise Prices Across All Product Lines OPC Polymers, Columbus, Ohio, will raise prices across all product lines effective on shipments after July 1, 2007. Prices will increase as much as $0.07 per pound due to an avalanche of raw material cost increases including, but not limited to, vinyl toluene, soybean oil, solvents and may other basic resin building blocks. All customers will receive letters informing them of the actual increase amounts for those products they purchase. Any questions should be directed to the OPC Customer Service Department. Tronox Announces Increases in Titanium Dioxide Prices Tronox Incorporated, Oklahoma City, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, announced price increases for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide grades sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  Effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, TRONOX® grades sold in Europe will increase by 80 euros per ton and grades sold in the Middle East and Africa will increase by US$120 per ton. Other increases may be announced locally within each region. See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. Association News Joseph S. Pontoski Named FSCT Executive Director The board of directors of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology has announced the appointment of Joseph S. Pontoski to the position of executive director of the organization. Employed by FSCT for over 10 years, Pontoski has been serving as FSCT chief operating officer with the added responsibilities of executive director since the resignation of Robert F. Ziegler earlier this year. NPCA Chairman Charles E. Bunch Receives 2007 Adam Smith Award The National Paint & Coatings Association’s (NPCA) Chairman of the Board Charles E. Bunch, chairman and CEO of PPG Industries, Inc., received the Business Citizen medal from the Friends of Adam Smith (FOAS) as one of its 2007 Adam Smith Award winners ... Full story >> Meetings, Courses & Other Events First Virtual Reality Trade Show Set for the Global Coatings Industry The coatings industry will make trade show history this October with CyberCoating 2007, a virtual reality, real-time, Internet trade show ... Full details here >> Early-Bird Registration Deadline Extended for Coating Wood and Wood Composites The FSCT has announced that early discounted registration for the ACSeries "Coating Wood and Wood Composites: Designing for Durability" has been extended until June 27 ... Full details here >> UK Trade Fair and Conference Focuses on Validating Lab Equipment Laboratory Equipment Validation is the latest conference to be announced at L.A.B., the new European trade fair and conference devoted to analysis, bio and laboratory equipment ... Full details here >>  BNP Media 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI, 48084, USA