Top Industry News                                 September 2, 2008 Issue

CSB Releases Safety Video
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a comprehensive safety video on the massive explosion which shook Danvers, MA, a suburb of Boston, on Nov. 22, 2006 ... More

Acquisition Action Report

HORIBA Instruments Purchases Beta Scientific Assets
HORIBA Instruments Inc. has purchased all assets of Beta Scientific ... More

Teknos Acquires Slovenian Company
Teknos has signed a contract to acquire the Slovenian paint distributor DO-RAL and established a new sales company Teknos d.o.o ... More 

Berger Paints Buys Bolix
Berger Paints India Ltd, the second-largest paint producer of India, has acquired Bolix SA (Bolix) of Poland, a leading provider of external insulation finishing systems (EIFS) from Advent International, a global private equity group ... More

Verhaar Named President and CEO of Arizona Chemical
Gerald C. Marterer, President and Chief Executive Officer, has announced his retirement from Arizona Chemical. He will be replaced by Cornelis (Kees) Verhaar ... More

Cray Valley Names Tom Voltz Plant Manager
Cray Valley has named Tom Voltz as Plant Manager of the company's Beaumont, TX, manufacturing facility ... More 

Susanna Aaltonen to Lead Tikkurila Communications
Susanna Aaltonen has been appointed Vice President, Communications and member of the Tikkurila Management Board as of Oct. 1, 2008 ... More 

Business Barometer

Cognis Reports Increased Sales for First Half of 2008
Cognis has reported its half-year results for 2008, with sales up 7 percent to EUR 1.533 billion ... More 

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Opens New Branch Office
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corp. (SWAFC) has opened a new branch in the Houston area ... More

Hoover Color Selects DEACOM
Deacom, Inc. has announced that Hoover Color Corp. has licensed the DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System ... More

Baril BV Opens U.S. Operation
Baril BV, a liquid coatings manufacturer in the Netherlands, has announced the opening of its U.S. operation, Baril US ... More 

Cognis Announces Price Increase
Effective Oct. 1, 2008, or as provided by individual contracts, Cognis Corp. is implementing price increases for products made with oleic acid and tall oil fatty acid ... More

Tronox Announces Increases in TiO2 Prices
Tronox Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary companies, has announced price increases for all TRONOX® titanium dioxide (TiO2) grades sold in Europe, Africa and the Middle East ... More 

Almatis Announces Global Price Increase
Effective Sept. 1, 2008, Almatis will increase the prices for its entire specialty alumina product portfolio for all new contracts worldwide ... More 

Association News 

NCCA Conducts Online Poll
In an effort to learn more about the challenges manufacturers are facing, the National Coil Coating Association (NCCA) is conducting a series of short polls within its bimonthly electronic newsletter ... More