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Covering lots of ground.(Editor's Page)
In this issue of Coatings World we take a look at a diverse range of topics that have all been impacted by the current global recession. First, the airline industry is not really flying high these d . . .

H.B. Fuller makes changes at the top.(As We Go To Press)
H.B. Fuller announced that Steven Kenny will join the company as senior vice president, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and India, on Oct. 5, 2009, and Stephen Ringsdore will join the company as . . .

YOLO Colorhouse leads new era in environmental paints.(As We Go To Press)(Brief article)
YOLO Colorhouse has achieved Green Seal-certification for their entire line of interior and exterior latex paint. By adjusting the levels of VOCs allowed in base paint and including criteria for col . . .

Benjamin Moore launches online referral service.(As We Go To Press)
Benjamin Moore is helping to connect qualified painting professionals, as well as practicing color consultants, to consumers who need help with their painting projects. The LINK Referral Program at . . .

Akzo wins contarct to supply coatings for Chinese bus fleet.(As We Go To Press)
AkzoNobel's Car Refmishes China business has been awarded a contract by the local government authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan to supply coatings for the city's new fleet of 1,000 hybrid buse . . .

International Paint completes 100th gap analysis.(Fresh Paint)(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just two years after completing the first PSPC (Performance Standard for Protective Coatings) gap analysis in a Chinese shipyard, Lloyd's Register and International Paint ha . . .

National Coatings opens new research facility.(Fresh Paint)
National Coatings recently opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory that has the capability to provide breakthrough research and development results for the coating industry in the years ahead, acco . . .

Textured Coatings of America gets Top Green building award.(Fresh Paint)
Textured Coatings of America (Texcote), a manufacturer of specialty coatings for residential and commercial buildings, has been named the "Top Green Coating Project" by the Journal of Architectural . . .

AkzoNobel opens Powder Coatings Tech. Center in China.(Fresh Paint)
AkzoNobel inaugurated its Powder Coatings Technology Centre in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. This R&D center has a state-of-the-art laboratory and will have an initial team of 20 scientists and technic . . .

DuPont Performance Coatings partners with American Honda Body Shop Recognition Program.(Fresh Paint)
DuPont Performance Coatings has formed an agreement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc., and its new Body Shop Recognition Program. The program is an updated version of the previous Honda and Ac . . .

Five win Presidential Green Chemistry Awards.(Fresh Paint)(Awards list)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards winners on June 22, recognizing research that can make significant contributions to po . . .

H.B. Fuller's revenue down 16% in secong quarter.(Financial News)(Financial report)(Brief article)
H.B. Fuller has reported financial results for the second quarter that ended May 30, 2009. The global economic recession continued to negatively impact the company's financial performance versus the . . .

PPG 2Q earnings down year-over-year.(Financial News)
PPG reported that its second-quarter net income was down year-overyear, but improved from the first quarter's loss. Net income for the paint and coatings maker was $146 million, or 89 cents per shar . . .

Innovation is key for SMEs: during recessions SMEs need to rely on innovation to help stay afloat.(International Coatings Scene:
Recessions are usually a time of opportunity for innovators in manufacturing. Companies want to ensure that when the economic recovery comes they will be able to market new products to take advantag . . .

Growth: the keystone to sustainable profitability: measuring the importance of customer loyalty.(Viewpoint essay)
The paint and coatings industry has been negatively affected by the severe general economic recession. We all know the symptoms: major multi-industry wide job losses in concert with significant budg . . .

PPG launches Audioguard acoustical coatings.(New Products)
PPG Commercial Coatings has introduced Audioguard, a waterborne, spray-applied coating that provides vibration dampening and reduces vehicle noise. Recipient of the PACE Award for Supplier Product a . . .

International Paint introduces new chemical-resistant coating.(New Products)
International Paint Protective Coatings has introduced Ceilcoate 600HB Flakeline, a two-component, high build, glass flake reinforced epoxy system that provides improved chemical resistance to alkal . . .

Seal-Krete launches Stucco-Guard.(New Products)(Brief article)
Seal-Krete, a manufacturer of water-proofing and decorative coatings for concrete and masonry, has introduced Stucco-Guard, a water-based acrylic sealer that provides a tough, water-resistant film f . . .

Clear skies ahead ... or more turbulence? The airline industry has had a difficult history in the last decade with 9/11, fuel co
The skies have been anything but friendly for U.S. airlines during the recession. The Air Transport Association of America said airline revenue plunged 26% in June. That's the eighth straight month . . .

Encouraging growth potential for the Indian paint industry: the Indian paint and coatings industry is still performing well desp
The Indian paint industry has been doing well for the past couple of years. In spite of global economic slowdown the industry is performing well. The per capita consumption of paints in India is sti . . .

High performance pigments update: the sluggish U.S. housing market and ailing auto industry mean HPP manufacturers will face ano
Manufacturers of high performance pigments (HPP) faced yet another challenging year. As the economic downturn continues to impact the U.S. housing market and the recent automobile manufacturer's cri . . .

iPhone camera meets Benjamin Moore fan deck: Benjamin Moore has wedded its color authority to the technology of iPhones. On June
It is not surprising that Benjamin Moore, the paint company that unveiled the first retail color mixing technology back in 1983 has come up with one of the latest hot applications for the Apple iPho . . .

BASF reveals Ciba integration plans.(Industry News)
BASF has finalized its plans for the integration of Ciba Holding AG, which it acquired in April 2009. Under the plans, former Ciba businesses are to be integrated into the operating divisions in BAS . . .

BASF.
BASF has received the Outstanding Suppliers Award for 2008 from Guild CPO, a global buying cooperative that focuses on the procurement of raw materials and services for the coatings and other relate . . .

Dow Corning.
Dow Corning has launched the Xiameter web-enabled marketplace at www.xiameter.com ... . . .

Clariant.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clariant its New Chemicals Program P2 Recognition Project Award for the company's Exolit OP 560, a new generation non-halogenated flamereta . . .

Buckman.
Buckman has announced it has a new name and a new look. The company has dropped the word laboratories from its corporate logo and adopted a new tagline, "Commitment makes the best chemistry." . . .

Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP).(PRICING CHANGES)
July 6-$0.05/lb. increase for all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel and coatings and Thermaclean products. . . .

Cytec Industries.(PRICING CHANGES)
Aug.1-$0.03-$0.07/lb. increase for all powder coating products including Crylcoat, Additol and Modaflow. . . .

Dow Performance Monomer.(PRICING CHANGES)
July. 1-$0.10/lb. increase for acrylates, methacrylates and specialty monomers in North America and Latin America; $0.03/Ib. increase for acylates, methacrylates and specialty monomers in Europe and . . .

Huntsman.(PRICING CHANGES)
Huntsman: Aug. 1-$0.03/lb. increase in North America and 75 [euro]/MT in Europe for all grades of titanium dioxide products. . . .

Lanxess.(PRICING CHANGES)
Effective immediately-$0.07/tb. minimum increase for its entire basic chemicals product portfolio. . . .

Ucar Emulsion Systems and Monomers.(PRICING CHANGES)
July 1-$0.08/lb. increase for glacial acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate. . . .

Momentive Performance Materials.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
Momentive Performance Materials has appointed Archway Sales as an authorized distributor of its specialty silanes portfolio into southeastern U.S. . . .

Reichhold Inc.(DISTRIBUTOR APPOINTMENTS)
Reichhold Inc. has appointed TCR Industries and PT Hutchins as authorized distributors of its coating resins in WA, OR, MT, ID and CO. . . .

International Paint promotes Jones to VP.(People on the Move)
International Paint has recently promoted Eifion Jones to vice president, Gulf and Mexico protective coatings. In his new role, Jones will have management responsibilities for the sales and engineer . . .

AkzoNobel appoints new general counsel.(People on the Move)
AkzoNobel has announced Jan Karel van der Staay, general counsel, will leave the company at the end of the year and will be succeeded by Sven Dumoulin, currently group secretary of Unilever. Before . . .

Lubrizol appoints new strategic account manager.(People on the Move)
Lubrizol Advanced Materials has appointed March Ruch strategic account manager for the paints, coatings and adhesives business in its performance coatings product line. In his new position, Ruch wil . . .

Alberdingk Boley appoints new vp sales and marketing.(People on the Move)
Yasmin Sayed-Sweet has been promoted to vice president sales and marketing for Alberdingk Boley, Inc USA. Sayed-Sweet joined Alberdingk Boley as strategic business director in September 2005. She ha . . .

Corporate director control to leave AkzoNobel.(People on the Move)
AkzoNobel has announced that Martin Potter, corporate director control, will leave AkzoNobel at the end of September this year. Over a period of 35 years Martin has pursued a successful internationa . . .

Univar Europe strengthens leadership team.(People on the Move)(Brief article)
Univar Europe has made a number of appointments to its management team. Gerard Essink, previously leader for Univar's Iberian business, has been promoted to director strategic planning and developme . . .

Greenkote names three new Advisory Board members.(People on the Move)
Greenkote Plc, a global coating technology company has added David E. Azagury, Robert G. Hirsch and Phillip B. Stern to its Advisory Board to assist its market development for cost-effective eco-fri . . .

Eliokem's Hydro Pliolite for masonry coatings.(Supplier's Corner)
Eliokem has introduced Hydro Pliolite into the North America market. This water-based acrylic copolymer emulsion is designed specifically for high performance masonry coatings and has experienced su . . .

Dow Corning introduces UV-cure hybrid hard coat.(Supplier's Corner)
Dow Corning Corp. has introduced a new high-performing UV-cure hybrid hard coat technology. This advanced fluorosilicone coating technology can be used on a variety of substrates such as portable el . . .

New stylings from Ciba provide color-travel effects.(Brief article)
Ciba's Xymara Fireball color-travel pigments provide a new range of styling options for a wide range of applications in the paint, coatings and ink markets. The new stylings-Melting Magma, Sunset Ma . . .

Brookfield Engineering offers ball bearing suspension and EZ-Lock spindle coupling.(Supplier's Corner)(Brief article)
Brookfield Engineering now offers both ball bearing suspension and EZ-Lock spindle coupling together on select new Brookfield viscometers and rheometers or as a retrofit for existing instruments. Pr . . .

DSM NeoResins+ offers range of 2K polyurethane resins.(Supplier's Corner)
DSM NeoResins+ has launched a new range of waterborne two-component polyurethane resins that are completely solvent-free and deliver high gloss, body and filling performance. NeoCryl XK-531, NeoCryl . . .

Firebrake ZB from Rio Tinto Minerals.(Supplier's Corner)
Rio Tinto Minerals has recently launched Firebrake ZB zinc borate. Firebrake ZB is a unique form of zinc borate which provides excellent flame retardant, smoke suppressant and char promoter properti . . .

ABRAFATI lands in Sao Paulo Sept. 23-25.(Meetings)(Calendar)
September Sept. 7-8: SLF Congress 2009, Sandefjord/Norway. More info: SLF (Federation of Scandinavian Paint and Varnish Technologists), www.slf.cc. Sept. 7-8: Colour Measurement & Colour Control . . .

Innovative solar car radiant in Glasurit white.(Final Coat)
The Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany has presented a new solar car--the BOcruiser--and BASF Coatings is the supplier of the paint for the ultra modern vehicle with its Glasurit brand . . .