Alignable diffractive pigment flakes.(Patents Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,300,695 B2
JDS Uniphase Corporation has obtained a patent for an image formed
on a medium. The image is comprised of a first region including a first
plurality of diffractive . . .
Sun Chemical patents low viscosity oil-based dispersions.(Patents
Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,300,511 B2
Sun Chemical Corporation has been granted a patent for an oil-based
pigment dispersion comprised of at least approximately 45% weight of
pigment, wherein the pigment . . .
Goniochromatic bright pigments from BASF.(Patents Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,300,510 B2
BASF has been granted a patent for goniochromatic luster pigments
comprised of at least one dielectric low-refractive interference-colored
layer comprised of a polar . . .
Aqueous coating with improved opacity.(Patents Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,300,509 B2
Solae LLC has obtained a patent for an aqueous pigmented coating
formulation for improving opacity comprised of a pigment, from
approximately 3.0 parts (per hundred . . .
Sumitomo patents method for producing titanium oxide.(Patents
Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,303,738 B2
Sumitomo Chemical Company has obtained a patent for a method for
producing titanium oxide. The method is comprised of adjusting a gas to
have a prescribed steam . . .
Corrosion inhibiting paint from Halox.(Patents Update)
Patent No. U.S. 7,306,663 B2
Halox has received a patent for a paint mixture containing a
chemical composition that inhibits corrosion in metal substrates when
applied. The chemical composition . . .
Bollig & Kemper, Nippon Paint form JV.(Fresh Paint)
Bollig & Kemper, Cologne, Germany, and Nippon Paint (China) Co.
Ltd. have signed a joint venture contract. The two companies have agreed
to establish and operate the joint venture company BK & . . .
H.B. Fuller acquires adhesive business in Egypt.(Fresh
Paint)
H.B. Fuller has completed the acquisition of Egymelt, a
manufacturer and marketer of hot melt and specialty water-based
adhesives headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
"The acquisition of Egymelt . . .
2008 FSCT Heckel Award to be presented to past-president
Frederick (Fritz) Walker.(Fresh Paint)
The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has
announced that past-president, Frederick ("Fritz") H. Walker,
has been named the 2008 recipient of the organization's . . .
BASF Coatings opens design studio in Europe in Munster.(Fresh
Paint)
BASF Coatings has opened its first Design Studio in Europe for the
coatings industry near its headquarters and production plant in Munster,
Germany. The studio covers a total area of about 300 . . .
Dunn-Edwards to open new technology center.(Fresh Paint)
Dunn-Edwards Corporation has announced plans to build a
40,000-square-foot coatings technology center on its Los Angeles, CA
campus. The new facility will consolidate the paint . . .
Double acquisition for AkzoNobel.(Fresh Paint)
AkzoNobel is to invest almost 50 million [euro] in its performance
coatings activities after agreeing to two acquisitions which will boost
the company's car refinishes and industrial finishes . . .
PPG introduces Duranar powder coatings: with the addition of
Duranar powder coatings, PPG now offers coatings that meet all rele
PPG industrial coatings has introduced Duranar powder coatings for
architectural aluminum. The coatings are an extension of the existing
line of Duranar liquid coatings and are engineered for . . .
BASF Coatings and Le Oru form partnership.(As We Go To
Press)
Industrial Coatings by BASF Coatings is now providing a colored
protective finish for concrete mixers owned by the Italian company Le
Officine Riunite--Udine Spa (Le Oru), part of the Imer Group. . . .
Lord Corp. sells resilient floor coatings business.(As We Go To
Press)
Lord Corporation has sold its resilient floor coatings business to
AkzoNobel. The privately-held company, headquartered in Cary/USA,
designs, manufactures and markets devices and systems to . . .
Bayer MaterialScience expands PUD production.(As We Go To
Press)
Bayer MaterialScience has opened a production plant at the
integrated production site in Shanghai to manufacture polyurethane
dispersions (PUD). The plant has an annual capacity of 20,000 . . .
BASF makes offer to buy Ciba.(As We Go To Press)
BASF has unveiled plans to acquire Ciba Holding AG,
Basel/Switzerland, a specialty chemical company, and will make a public
takeover offer to Ciba's shareholders. BASF will pay approximately
$50 in . . .
PPG names winner of Paint Your Ride contest.(Final Coat)
Jim Cooper was named the winner of the 2008 Hot Wheels Spectraflame
Paint Your Ride Contest sponsored by the automotive refinish business of
PPG Industries. The announcement was made at the 11th . . .
FutureCoat! is in Chicago next month.(Meetings)(Calendar)
Sept. 16-17: NanoEurope 2008, St. Gallen, Switzerland. More info:
NanoEurope, www.nanoeurope.com.
Sept. 17-19: European Coatings Conference: Fire Retardant Coatings
III, Berlin, Germany. More . . .
Gelest appoints new business manager.(People on the Move)
Gelest Inc. has appointed Joel Zazyczny business manger for silanes
and metal-organics. In his new position, Zazyczny will be responsible
for product management, marketing, business development and . . .
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