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Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine
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ASTM Seeks Input on Cavitation Erosion Testing
Subcommittee G02.10 on Erosion by Solids and Liquids, part of ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion, is interested in hearing from anyone who uses cavitation erosion testing in their work ... Full story >>
Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2007 a Success
A record number of visitors from 48 different countries attended the Asia Pacific Coatings Show 2007, making it a truly global event and an all-time record performance ... Full story >> |
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Dow Acquires Wolff Walsrode/Forms New Specialty Business Unit
The Dow Chemical Company and the Bayer Group announced Dow’s acquisition of Wolff Walsrode. The purchase price of EUR 540 million (approximately U.S. 725 million) includes a cash component and the assumption of financial debt and pension commitments ...
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International Specialty Products Buys Biocides Business
International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), Wayne, NJ, has, through one of its subsidiaries, acquired the biocides business of Bode Chemie, based in Hamburg, Germany ... Full story >>
Resource Capital Funds Acquires NYCO
Resource Capital Funds (RCF) IV LP, a private equity fund headquartered in Denver, CO, and Perth, Australia, has purchased NYCO, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies ... Full story >> |
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Rohm and Hass Updates Conditions for Second Quarter
Rohm and Haas Company has updated business conditions for its second quarter 2007 performance, noting that pricing and demand for the quarter have been generally consistent with the company's previous outlook ...
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Sartomer Makes New Appointments
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company, Exton, PA, has named Earl Emerson the new Market Development Manager, Photocure. In the newly created position, Emerson is responsible for identifying and developing new business areas and markets in the United States for Sartomer’s photocure products.
Sartomer has also named Kevin Rice to replace Emerson as Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Rice is responsible for managing the region’s sales for all Sartomer products.
Kratzer Joins Archway Sales
Archway Sales Inc., St. Louis, MO, has named Sam Kratzer as a Principal Manager. Sam has 29 years of experience in the chemical business, during part of which he formulated coatings. Most recently Sam held a similar position for GMZ. |
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Akzo Nobel Opens Coatings Plant in Russia
Akzo Nobel's Powder Coatings business in Arnhem, the Netherlands, has officially opened its first production plant in Russia on a site with ample capacity for future expansion ... Full story >>
Eastman Chemical is Short-Listed for CIA Energy Award
On Thursday, July 5th, at the Chemical Industries Association's (CIA) Awards Dinner, Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, TN, was short-listed for the 2007 Chemical Industry Energy Award ... Full story >>
Steel Plus Network Recognizes Sherwin-Williams
Steel Plus Network’s 80 steel fabricator members have named Sherwin-Williams, Cleveland, OH, the “2006 Best Supplier of the Year” ... Full story >> |
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Solvay Increases Prices
Effective August 6, 2007, Solvay Chemicals, Inc., Houston, TX, will raise list and off-list prices of its CAPA® monomers, polyols and polymers by $0.10/lb. The increase is due to continued pressures from raw material and supply chain costs, according to Jeff Neidinger, Business Unit Manager, CAPA Products.
Ciba to Increase Price of Classical Pigments
Ciba announced that the Coatings Effects Segment will initiate a price increase of between 10 and 20 percent for most classical pigments. Price increases will be effective immediately or as contracts allow. Customers will be contacted individually regarding the specifics as they apply to their contractual situation.
Clariant Announces Price Increases
Clariant, Muttenz, Switzerland, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, announced further increases of various product segments.
Price increases will affect the following segments: dyes, optical brighteners, polymer dispersions, leather chemicals and ethoxylates of the textile, leather & paper chemicals division as well as pigments, preparations, polymer additives, flame retardants and intermediates of the pigments and additives division. The price increases vary. Customers will be contacted individually regarding the specifics of the price increases as they apply to their situation.
Clariant’s Functional Chemicals Division also announced price adjustments to address both recent and announced raw material cost increases, especially for products containing ethylene, ethylene oxide as well as fatty alcohol and fatty acid.
See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. |
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Polyurea Development Association Launched in Europe
Experts from Europe’s leading companies involved in the polyurea sector have joined forces to form the Polyurea Development Association (PDA Europe), a new body set up to handle industry issues relating to polyurea technology ... Full story >>
FOCUS 2007 a Success
The Detroit Society for Coatings Technology’s FOCUS Conference 2007, held on May 3, 2007, was a resounding success. More than 200 participants marked the 32nd anniversary of the all-day scientific/educational program ... Full story >> |
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Philadelphia Society of Coatings Technology Announces Symposium
“Industrial Coatings Research Boundaries,” a technical symposium hosted by the Philadelphia Society of Coatings Technology, will be held on October 11, 2007 at the Williamson Inn, Horsham, PA ... Read full details here >>
TZMI Hosts Inaugural Congress
TZMI is pleased to announce its inaugural congress encompassing all aspects of the global titanium feedstocks, TiO2 pigment and zircon industries, with a particular focus on Asia. The event will be held November 14–16, 2007, at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. For information, contact Kelley Yeats, TZMI Business Manager, at kyeats@tzmi.com.au.
CPI Extends Deadline for Polyurethanes Award Nominations
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council, formerly Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry, has extended the deadline for the 2007 Polyurethane “Innovation Award” nominations. The new deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 16, 2007 ...
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PRA Launches New Training Course
PRA is offering a new course entitled, “Understanding the Wet & Dry Properties of Coatings,” to be taught November 27-28, 2007 at its premises in Hampton (West London), UK ... Read full details here >>
Call for Papers for UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference
Abstracts are due on July 13, 2007, for the 2008 UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference taking place May 5-7, 2008 at Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, Chicago. Acceptance notification will be October 5, 2007, and final papers are due January 25, 2008. Visit www.uveb2008.com for more details.
Pittcon Unveils 2008 Website
The Pittsburgh Conference has launched its 2008 website, www.pittcon.org, containing relevant information for conferees and exhibitors about Pittcon 2008 from March 2—7, 2008, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans ...
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