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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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NPCA Opposes NCC’s Proposal for a Higher Reclassification of Paint and Related Materials
On June 5 at a meeting of the National Classification Committee (NCC) of the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), the committee docketed a proposal to change the classification of paint and related materials at a higher freight rate based on density ...
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SigmaKalon Acquires a Majority Stake in Surinamese Decorative Coatings
SigmaKalon, Uithoorn, the Netherlands, has acquired a controlling interest in Varossieau — the market leader in decorative coatings in Surinam ...
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Kemira Looks Into Options for Kemira Pigments and Chemidet Ownership
Kemira has initiated a process to evaluate strategic alternatives for its business units Pigments and Chemidet with the objective of increasing the company's focus on its core businesses ... Full story >>
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New Chinese Site Consolidates Akzo Nobel's Presence in Powder Coatings
Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings, Arnhem, the Netherlands, has officially opened its fifth manufacturing plant in Mainland China — the first to be located in the western part of the country ...
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New Roles for Scott Dillner and Pat Dowling at SPX Process Equipment
Scott Dillner has been appointed director of marketing for the Flow Technology Segment of SPX, Delavan, Wis.; Pat Dowling will assume the role of EMEA sales director of the Flow Technology Segment of SPX ... Full story >>
Maase Joins BASF as Director for Intermediates New Business Development
BASF has appointed Dr. Matthias Maase as the director for its New Business Development operation in the company’s North American Intermediates Regional Business Unit based in Florham Park, N.J. He replaces Dr. Frank Stein who is returning to BASF’s Ludwigshafen site to a new assignment as group leader for alkylamines and alkylalkanolamines in the BASF Intermediates division.
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings Appoints New Sales Manager
Rohm and Haas Powder Coatings, Philadelphia, continues strengthening its Americas operations with the appointment of Gabriel Morales as sales manager for the Western Region of the Americas ... Full story >>
Wolfe Joins Prime Coatings as Senior Research Chemist
Gordy Wolfe has accepted a position at Prime Coatings, a division of Prime Leather Finishes, Pewaukee, Wis., as senior research chemist ... Full story >> |
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Lord Corp. Announces New Distributors for Industrial and Aerospace Coatings Line
LORD Corporation, Cary, N.C., has a new network for the distribution of its aerospace and industrial coatings line based on proven market expertise ... Full story >>
Huntsman Launches New Water-Based Dispersant Product Range
Huntsman’s Performance Products business segment has launched a new range of polymeric pigment dispersants products: JEFFSPERSE™ X3202 and X3204 ... Full story >>
Michelman Helps Industry Partners Achieve Sustainability Goals With Repulpable Coatings
A series of Cincinnati-based Michelman’s barrier, functional and decorative coatings have been tested according to the updated FBA Protocol at the Western Michigan University School of Paper Engineering and shown to pass the repulpability portion of the testing ...
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Union Process Expands Facility to Broaden Toll-Milling Services
Union Process, Inc., Akron, Ohio, a full-service manufacturer of size-reduction and dispersing equipment for industrial applications, has completed a 6,000-sq-ft expansion of its plant to accommodate the growth of its toll milling operation ...
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Sartomer’s Coating-Formulation Literature Now Available in Japanese
Sartomer Company, Exton, Pa., reports that its technical literature is now available in Japanese ... Full story >>
Fusion UV Appoints Distributor for Poland
Fusion UV Systems, Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., has named KENDROLAB Spólka z o.o. as its exclusive distributor for Poland ... Full story >> |
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Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems Announces Price Increases for Vinyl Acrylic Emulsion Products
Effective July 1, 2007, for all North American customers, UES will increase the price by $0.03/wet pound for UCAR™ vinyl acrylic latexes, EVOCAR™ vinyl acetate ethylene latexes and NEOCAR™ vinyl versatate latexes ...
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Dow to Raise Prices of Oxygenated Solvents Products
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., will raise list and off-list prices on a number of its oxygenated solvents products in North America effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow. This increase is primarily driven by the tight supply of butanol, butanol derivatives and chemical feed stocks combined with the continued increased cost of raw materials.
Reichhold Announces List and Off-List Price Increases on Coatings Products in North America
Reichhold, Research Triangle Park, N.C., announced a general price increase for coating products sold in North America and shipped on or after July 16, 2007. Prices on coating products will increase between seven (7) percent and 10 percent or as contracts allow. Reichhold sales representatives will be contacting their customers with specific details on the increases. For more information on Reichhold products, visit
www.Reichhold.com or e-mail productinfo@reichhold.com.
Pilot Chemical Ups Costs of Surfactants
Pilot Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has announced list and off-list price increases on surfactants, effective July 15th or as contracts allow ... Full story >>
Ciba Announces Price Increases for Its Lake Red C Pigments for Inks
Ciba’s Business Line Imaging and Inks will initiate a price increase of 10 to 20 percent for its Lake Red C pigment products for ink applications ... Full story >>
BASF to Increase Prices for Amine Intermediates in North America
Effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow, BASF, Florham Park, N.J., will increase selling prices for amine intermediate chemicals in the United States, Canada and Mexico by $US 0.03 per pound as follows:
- Dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA) off-list
- 3-methoxypropylamine (MOPA) off-list
- Triethylamine (TEA) off-list
- Diethylethanolamine (DEEOA) off-list
- Tributylamine list and off-list
- N-Octylamine (NOA) list and off-list
- Diethylamine (DEA) list and off-list
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. |
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Candelori to Lead Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council
The American Chemistry Council (ACC), Arlington, Va.,has announced that Neeva-Gayle A. Candelori is the new director of the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council ...
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ASSE to Offer Career Center for Safety Pros at June Orlando Conference
From December to May of this year, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Des Plaines, Ill., saw a 71 percent increase in the number of jobs posted on their Nexsteps job board website www.nexsteps.org ...
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ICE Online Registration Now Open
According to FSCT, Blue Bell, Pa., registration for ICE 2007, to be held October 3–5, 2007, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ont., Canada, is now available online ...
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Conference Program for RadTech Europe Now Available
The conference program for RadTech Europe 2007 has been published. The conference and exhibition, which will take place in Vienna, Austria, on November 13-15, is sponsored by the RadTech Europe Association and Vincentz Network, Germany. For detailed information, go to
www.coatings.de/rte. |
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