3M completes acquisition of Meguiars.(Fresh Paint)
3M has completed its acquisition of Meguiars Inc., which
manufactures the Meguiars brand of car care products for cleaning and
protecting automotive surfaces. Meguiars products include . . .
PPG to acquire BASF NA coil, extrusion coatings business.(Fresh
Paint)
PPG has reached an agreement with BASF Corp. to acquire its North
American coil and extrusion coatings (COEX) business. The agreement does
not include the COEX businesses of BASF SE in Europe, . . .
AkzoNobel to supply Volvo with Sikkens.(Fresh Paint)
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AkzoNobel has signed a global contract with Volvo Car Corporation
to supply their dealer network with its Sikkens products. This makes
AkzoNobel Sikkens one of the . . .
BASF expands in Belarus.(As We Go To Press)
BASF Coatings has signed a distribution agreement with Belarusian
importer and dealer Sagbel. The Minsk-based company will sell BASF
Coatings paints, such as cathodic ecoats and liquid coatings, . . .
Rudd Company acquires Glitsa.(As We Go To Press)
Rudd Company, Inc. a manufacturer of wood finishes and specialty
coatings based in Seattle, WA, has agreed to acquire Glitsa American,
Inc., a provider of premium wood floor finishes and . . .
AkzoNobel, McDonald's form agreement.(As We Go To
Press)
AkzoNobel has developed a coatings menu for McDonald's, which
involves supplying a range of paint products for the re-imaging of
hundreds of its Purely Simple style restaurants. The agreement . . .
Green building market continues to grow.(Editor's
Page)
This month Coatings World for the first time explores the world of
green building--one of the hottest trends happening now--and how paint
companies and raw material suppliers are responding to the . . .
PPG-painted Alfa Romeo is Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance.(Final Coat)
A 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta porting a lustrous
PPG finish took three wards--Best of Show, Best of Class and Most
Elegant--at the 58th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in . . .
Chinacoat 2008 is set for Guangzhou.(Meetings)(Calendar)
Oct. 14-15: 6th International Woodcoatings Congress, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. More info: PRA Coatings Technology Centre,
e.brewn@pra.org.uk; www.pra-world.com/conferences.
Oct. 15-16: . . .
Brookfield offers CT3 texture analyzer.(Supplier's
Corner)
Brookfield Engineering has introduced the new CT3 texture analyzer,
a low cost stand-alone unit. This new generation instrument features not
only the traditional compression mode, but now includes . . .
DSM Powder Coating Resins launches Uralac Corres.(Supplier's
Corner)
DSM Powder Coating Resins has launched Uralac Corres, a new
technology platform based on polyester resins for corrosion protective
coatings. The first product in this line, Uralac P7604 is . . .
Netzsch offers LabStar mill conversion kit.(Supplier's
Corner)
Netzsch Fine Particle Technology LLC has developed a conversion kit
that allows its LabStar disc mill users to choose between the TriNex or
Zeta grinding systems, as well as various batch sizes in . . .
Sartomer introduces SR533R peroxide-cured
elastomers.(Supplier's Corner)
Sartomer Company has introduced SR533R, a scorth-retarding version
of triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC). This new co-agent allows formulators to
mitigate the rapid onset of scorth and increase . . .
Hockmeyer introduces new HCPS immersion mill.(Supplier's
Corner)
Hockmeyer Equipment has introduced the new HCPS immersion mill
design, which features the addition of an upper auger and
interchangeable scraper blades. Every machine includes both a . . .
Rohm and Haas introduces Duraplus.(Supplier's
Corner)
Rohm and Haas has launched Duraplus MP emulsion, a new binder for
the North American floor finish market. This new multi-purpose,
styrene-acrylic waterborne copolymer can be formulated to meet . . .
Ciba launches two new dispersants.(Supplier's
Corner)
Ciba has introduced two new dispersants for industrial and
automotive coatings. Ciba EFKA 4310 and EFKA 4320 are designed to
improve the stability of pigment dispersions and their . . .
Buckman Labs appoints two boards members.(People on the
Move)
James A. Shepherd and Phil Shannon were elected to the Bulab
Holdings, Inc. board of directors for 2008-2009. Bulab Holdings is the
parent company of Buckman . . .
Arizona Chemical names new president and CEO.(People on the
Move)
Cornelis Verhaar has joined Arizona Chemical as president and CEO.
He replaces, Gerald C. Marterer, who announced his retirement at the end
of the year. Marterer will remain on the company's board . . .
Stoppert named president and CEO Segetis.(People on the
Move)
Segetis, Inc., a manufacturer of a variety of bio-based chemicals
and plastics, has appointed James Stoppert president and CEO. Stoppert
comes from Cargill where he led the industrial BioProducts . . .
Ecology Coatings appoints CEO, makes board changes.(People on the
Move)
Ecology Coatings Inc., a manufacturer of nanotechnology-enabled UV
curable coatings, has appointed Robert G. Crockett chief technology
officer. Crockett replaces Richard D. Stromback, who will . . .
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