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Top Industry News                                June 9, 2008 Issue

U.S. Demand for Automotive Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants to Grow
A new study from the Freedonia Group reports that U.S. demand for automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants is expected to increase 2.6 percent annually to $5.3 billion in 2012 ... More

EPA Accepts ASTM D 6886 GC Method
At the most recent ASTM D01.21.15 meeting, it was reported that the U.S. EPA has agreed to accept ASTM D 6886 GC Method for low-VOC waterborne coatings as an alternative method for VOC determination ... More 

Business Barometer 

The Sherwin-Williams Co. Lowers Earnings Expectations
The Sherwin-Williams Co. has lowered its sales and earnings-per-share expectations for the second quarter and full year 2008 ... More

The People File

Sun Chemical Names Myron Petruch President, Performance Pigments
Sun Chemical has named Myron Petruch President, Performance Pigments ... More  

Craig Mikin Joins NSL Analytical Services Inc.
NSL Analytical announced that Craig Mikin has joined the company as Quality Assurance Manager ... More 

Grace Matthews Hires Thomas Osborne
Thomas C. Osborne has joined the investment banking firm of Grace Matthews Inc., where he will focus on coatings and specialty chemicals ... More 

HALOX^® Adds Business Development Position
HALOX^® has appointed Gary Shawhan, former Director of Marketing and Strategic Development for Spraylat Corp., to be the Vice President of Business Development ... More 

Perstorp to Expand Caprolactone Production by 2010
Perstorp is doubling the production capacity of its recently acquired Capa^® caprolactone plant in Warrington, England ... More 

Dow Coating Solutions Increases Product Development and Research Capabilities
Dow Coating Solutions, a market-facing business of The Dow Chemical Co., announced that it has implemented high-throughput experimentation (HTE) technology in the company's global R&D labs ... More 

CPS Color Strengthens Position in the Americas
CPS Color Equipment Inc. has opened a new center in the United States ... More 

Dow Oxygenated Solvents to Raise Prices
The Dow Chemical Co. announced that it will raise both list and off-list prices on a number of its oxygenated solvents products in North America ... More

DuPont Titanium Technologies Increases Prices
DuPont has announced that prices for its Ti-Pure^® titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase by July 1, 2008 ... More

DOW Increases Price of Vinyl Acetate Monomer
The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow) announced that effective immediately or as individual contract terms allow, it will raise the price of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) in all regions of the world ... More

New Pricing for CCP Coatings Resins
Effective on orders shipped on or after July 1, 2008, or as contracts allow, Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) will implement a 5 to 12 percent price increase for all coatings resins products ... More

Dow Reichhold Increases Price For Latexes Sold in North America
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced a price increase of 15 percent, or a minimum of U.S. $0.10/wet pound, for all specialty latex products sold in North America, with the exception of products sold for glove manufacturing. The increase will be effective on June 15, 2008, and is in addition to all recently announced increases.

Tronox Increases Titanium Dioxide Prices in Asia-Pacific
Tronox Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary companies, has announced that prices for all TRONOX^® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in the Asia-Pacific region will increase by U.S. $150 per ton, effective July 1, 2008, or as contracts allow. Other increases may be announced locally within the region.

Sartomer Increases Monomer and Oligomer Prices
Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. will increase the price of its acrylate and methacrylate monomers and oligomers 6 to 12 percent in the Americas region, effective July 1, 2008. Increases will vary based on the product line.

Lucite International Announces Price Increase
Due to escalating costs in raw materials and transportation, Lucite International has announced a 9 percent price increase on Elvacite^® acrylic resins effective June 30, 2008, or as contracts allow.

Ciba Implements Global Price Increases
Ciba has announced substantial sales price increases across all product ranges with immediate effect, some in excess of 20 percent ... More

Evonik Announces New Prices for VESTAGON^®
Evonik Industries AG, Business Unit Coatings and Additives, has announced a price increase ... More

Cytec to Increase Prices
Cytec Industries Inc. is increasing the prices of selected UV/EB-curable oligomers, monomers, photo-initiators and VANCRYL^® acrylic resins shipped in the Americas on or after June 23, 2008, or as contracts allow ... More 

Sun Chemical Increases North American Prices
Faced with continued increases in raw materials and operating costs, Sun Chemical will increase prices by 12 percent for publication inks effective July 1, 2008 ... More

OMNOVA Solutions to Increase Price of Specialty Chemicals
OMNOVA Solutions' Specialty Chemicals business has announced a price increase of up to $0.20 per dry pound for all styrene butadiene-based emulsion polymers ... More 

See other recent price adjustments at www.pcimag.com by clicking on Supplier Price Alerts.

James W. Rawlins Receives American Coatings Award
During the Plenary Session of the American Coatings Conference, the National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) and the Vincentz Network presented Dr. James W. Rawlins with the first-ever American Coatings Award ... More 

ASTM Workshop to Focus on VOC and Hazardous Air Pollutants
The ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications will present a technical seminar, "New Solvents and Formulating Techniques for Low-VOC and HAP Paints" ... More