Akzo Nobel Announces Details of Proposed ICI Acquisition and Organon BioSciences Divestment
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Akzo Nobel), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has published the agenda and accompanying Shareholders' Circular for next month's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders ... more

Survey Reports Polyurethane Production Among NAFTA Members
Polyurethane (PU) production markets among members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are strong but changing, according to the 2006 End-Use Market Survey on the polyurethanes industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico ... more

PPG Names Two New Vice Presidents
PPG Industries has promoted Charles F. Kahle II to Vice President, Coatings Research and Development, and Vincent J. Morales to Vice President, Investor Relations ... more

Sartomer Names Chace Phillips Plant Manager at Channelview Facility
Specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co., Exton, PA, has named Chace Phillips to be the new Plant Manager of the company's production site in Channelview, TX ... more

Pilot Chemical Welcomes Robert Pifer
Pilot Chemical Co. has recently expanded its commercial team with the hiring of Robert Pifer. He joins the company as Regional Sales Manager with responsibilities for all account activities in the Northeastern marketplace. Pifer has worked for Croda/Uniqema, Tomah Products and Cognis Corp.

Bayer MaterialScience Appoints Guido Naberfeld
Guido Naberfeld was recently appointed to the position of Director in the Global Production and Technology Polyether/Propylene Oxide (P&T PET/PO) team at Bayer MaterialScience LLC ... more

Supplier Price Alerts

Linseed Oil Price Hike Leads to Resin Surcharge
Due to the rising cost of linseed oil on the world commodity market, Reichhold, Inc. has announced a surcharge on products containing linseed oil, effective October 1, 2007. The surcharge is based on the percentage of linseed oil used in oil-modified urethanes, uralkyds and select alkyd resins manufactured by the company’s Coatings Division.
The company plans to contact its customers with specific information about the amount of the surcharge.

Cytec Announces Price Increases
Cytec Industries Inc., West Paterson, NJ, has announced that it is increasing the prices of selected UV/EB curable specialty monomers, specialty oligomers and photoinitiators in the Americas for orders shipped on or after October 15, 2007.
Prices will advance between five to seven percent depending on the product family, and as contracts allow.
Information and technical assistance about any of Cytec’s coating resins are available by contacting Cytec at 800/652.6013, 973/357.3193 or visiting custinfo@cytec.com.

WACKER POLYMERS Adjusts Prices for Dispersions and Dispersible Polymer Powders
WACKER POLYMERS is raising its prices worldwide for VINNAPAS^® dispersions and dispersible polymer powders. The increase will range up to 15 percent for different product groups and regions and, unless otherwise agreed, will come into force on November 1, 2007.

Dow Raises Epoxy Novolac Resin Prices in North America
Dow Epoxy has announced list and off-list price increases in North America for D.E.N.^™ Epoxy Novolac resins and solutions.
Effective October 1, or as contract terms allow, prices for these products in the region will increase by $0.10 per pound. All other terms and conditions of sale for these products remain unchanged.

Air Products Polymers Announces Price Increases
Air Products Polymers, L.P. has announced that, effective November 1, 2007, it will implement a $0.04 per-wet-pound price increase for all vinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer, vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer, vinyl acetate vinyl chloride copolymer, and vinyl acrylic-based emulsions. These products are sold by the company under the Airflex^®, Flexbond^® and Vinac^® trademarks. This price adjustment, applicable to all North American sales, reflects tight supply and corresponding rising prices for a wide range of raw materials for these products.

Aqualon Increases Prices
Effective November 1, or as contracts allow, Aqualon will increase worldwide prices by five percent for Natrosol^® hydroxyethylcellulose, Natrosol Plus modified hydroxyethylcellulose, Natrosol FPS fluidized polymer suspensions,  Aquaflow^® rheology modifiers, Klucel^®  hydroxypropylcellulose, Aqualon^® ethylcellulose and all Aqualon brands of carboxymethylcellulose supplied to the coatings industry.

Silberline Announces Sales Policy Change for the Americas
Effective November 1, 2007, Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc., Hometown, PA, will change several existing sales policies for associated service charges and container standardization options. The policy changes include minimum invoice amount, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight terms, special packaging charges and break-pallet charges. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.silberline.com.

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Michael Beschloss to Give Keynote Address At NPCA’s Annual Meeting
Michael Beschloss, award-winning author and presidential historian, will be the keynote speaker at the National Paint & Coatings Association’s (NPCA) 2007 Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh ... more

Meetings, Courses & Other Events

Automotive Weathering Conference Comes to Dearborn
The 6^th International Automotive Weathering Technology Symposium, hosted by Q-Lab Corp., is scheduled for October 30, 2007, in Dearborn, MI. Leading industry experts, from companies such as 3M, BASF, DuPont, Diamond Polymers and Ciba Specialty Chemicals, will discuss the newest materials and test methods designed to improve product performance ... more

Cleveland Coatings Event Set for November
The Cleveland Coatings event is scheduled for November 7^th, 2007, at the Plaza Hotel in Middleburg Heights, OH. The educational and networking forum offers 20 presentations including a hands-on laboratory session ... more

Abrafati 2007 Offers Specialized Courses
Courses on automobile paint, waterborne resins and nanotechnology will be offered during the Abrafati 2007 conference ... more