Table Of Contents Top Industry News Acquisition Action Report Charting The Economy The People File Business Barometer Company Portfolio Supplier Price Alerts Association News Meetings, Courses & Other Events Contact Us: Insider News is a service of the National Paint & Coatings Association and Paint & Coatings Industry magazine If you have information you would like to have included in this newsletter, please contact: Karen Parker, Associate Editor 1679 Witherbee Troy, MI 48084 Phone: 248-229-2681 Email: parkerpcimag@gmail.com For information on advertising in this newsletter, contact Andrea Kropp at 810-688-4847 or kroppa@pcimag.com. NPCA is located at: http://www.paint.org PCI magazine is located at: http://www.pcimag.com New Paint & Coatings Industry Email Address In an effort to optimize and safeguard our email communications, Paint & Coatings Industry will soon introduce a new email address for our eNewsletters.  To help ensure you continue receiving our emails, please add email-bnpmedia.com to your email address book or safe senders lists.  Follow this link for instructions. Top Industry News                                      August 20, 2007 Issue EPA Ruling Generates Controversy Amid the ongoing debate about the environmental and health risks of nanotechnology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will maintain its practice of categorizing nanomaterials as "new" or "existing" chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on a case-by-case basis. Detractors suggest that different nanoforms of the same material pose different hazards and that the EPA should instead invoke the "new uses" clause. U.S. Demand for Flame Retardants to Grow According to a new study by The Freedonia Group Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm, U.S. demand for flame retardants will rise 3 percent per year to 1.15 billion pounds in 2011 ... Full story >> Color Expert Identifies Color Trends for 2008 Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute has identified the 2008 trendy paint palettes ... Full story >> CSB Proceeding With Barton Solvents Explosions and Fire Assessment The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is proceeding with its assessment of the explosions and fire at Barton Solvents in Valley Center, KS, north of Wichita, with investigators returning to the accident site to gather further information ... Full story >> Business Barometer Ciba Reports Quarterly Profit Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel, Switzerland, announced a second-quarter profit with sales up 2 percent in Swiss francs and operating income up 5 percent, despite an increase in raw material costs ...  Full story >>  The People File Malvern Instruments Executive Honoured Dr. E. Neil Lewis, Chief Technology Officer for the materials characterization company Malvern®  Instruments, has been honored by the University of Glamorgan in Wales with the award of an Honorary Doctorate of Science for his contribution to science and innovation ... Full story >> Kyle Litz Joins Applied NanoWorks Applied NanoWorks, a nanomaterials development and manufacturing company headquartered in Rensselaer, NY, has announced the appointment of Dr. Kyle Litz as Research & Development Manager ... Full story >> Company Portfolio Atlas Announces Outdoor Exposure Site in India Atlas Weathering Services Group, a division of Atlas Material Testing Technology, has announced the addition of a new Worldwide Exposure Network site in the southeast region of India ... Full story >> Regulatory Publications Available from Labelmaster Labelmaster, Chicago, a manufacturer of regulatory compliance products, has just published its new Regulatory Compliance Solutions catalog containing new editions of the Early 49 CFR, ERG and A.I.R. Shipper™, as well as international publications ... Full story >> Nilfisk CFM Unveils New Website Nilfisk CFM, Malvern, PA, has recently launched the company’s enhanced website where customers can browse and purchase most of the company's cleaning solutions ... Full story >> Louisiana Bag Company and LA PAC Consolidate Peter John and David John, owners of Louisiana Bag Co. and LA PAC, Crowley, LA, recently unveiled plans to umbrella their packaging, manufacturing and distribution companies under one name, JohnPac ... Full story >> Supplier Price Alerts BASF Resins Announces Price Increase in North America BASF Resins, Wyandotte, MI, will increase prices an average of 5 percent, effective September 15, 2007, or as contracts allow. The price increase includes, but is not limited to, the JONCRYL®, Basonat™, Luwipal ®, Laromer®, Laropal®, Lucirin®, Luhydran™, Laroflex® , Luron® and Plastopal® product lines. The price adjustments pertain to North American markets only and are necessary due to escalating transportation, raw material and energy costs in the region. JONCRYL is the trade name for BASF’s portfolio of styrene acrylic, acrylic and high solids polymers used in the printing and packaging, coatings and functional coatings markets. Price Increase for Witcobond Urethane Dispersions Chemtura Corp. announced that prices for Witcobond® Urethane Dispersions will be increased by $0.10 per pound, effective September 10, 2007, or as contracts allow. The change is directly related to escalating raw materials costs Pilot Chemical Increases Price of Surfactants Pilot Chemical Co. has announced in-quarter-list and off-list price increase on surfactants, effective September 1, 2007, or as contracts allow. The following increases apply: ·         Aristonate® andAristol® oil soluble alkyl aryl sulfonates will increase by 1.5 – 3.0 c/lb. ·          Aristonic® acids will increase by 3.0 c/lb. ·         Calimulse® emulsion aids will increase by 0.5 - 1.5 c/lb. ·         Calsoft® sulfonates will increase by 0.5 - 1.5 c/lb. ·         Calsuds® detergent concentrates will increase by 1.0 c/lb. See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts. Meetings,Courses & Other Events AutoRussia to be Held in St. Petersburg The third annual AutoRussia 2007, an international forum for automotive businesses in Russia and globally, takes place on December 4-5 at the Astoria Hotel, St. Petersburg, Russia ... Full details here >> High Performance Pigments 2007 Program Announced IntertechPira has announced the agenda for High Performance Pigments 2007. The conference is scheduled for November 12-14 at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, KY ... Full  details here >> Stabilization of Thermoplastics 2007 Program Finalized IntertechPira has announced the program for Stabilization of Thermoplastics 2007. The conference is scheduled for October 22-23, 2007, at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Atlanta-Galleria in Atlanta ... Full details here >> Eco-Friendly Raw Materials Examined At ICE 2007 Preshow A timely, one-day FSCT Preshow Short Course will examine raw materials and coatings developed from natural resources at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, prior to the opening of ICE 2007 ... Full details here >> Theme Set for ICE 2008 In 2008, the International Coatings Expo (ICE) will return to its permanent home and every-other-year schedule in Chicago. ICE 2008 will take place at the Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, on October 15-17, 2008 ... Full details here >>    BNP Media 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI, 48084, USA