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FEATURES 24 Novel Non-Chrome Thin Organic Hybrid Coating for
Coil Steels, Henkel Corporation 32 Understanding the Latest Advances in Vinyl
Technology for Coatings, Arkema Coating Resins 38 Next-Generation Industrial Waterborne No-VOC
Colorants, Colortrend USA LLC 44 Driers for Alkyd Coatings – an Overview,
Dr. inż. Maciej Umiński 49 Details on Arkema’s Acquisition of TOTAL,
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icones, advancing at an above-average pace through 2015. Silicone gains will be bolstered by demand in high-growth new applications. The most rapid increases, however, will be in the construction market. Similar factors will also fuel healthy growth in transportation markets, as
motor vehicle production in the developed world rebounds from recent declines. Elastomers and fluids were the two leading silicone product types in 2010, accounting for over 80 percent of total demand. Of the two, stronger growth is expected for elastomers, which will ben-
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Demand for Silicones to Reach $16 Billion CLEVELAND – According to a new study released by The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industrial research company, world demand for silicones will rise 6.2 percent per year to $16.7 billion in 2015. Advances will represent a notable acceleration from the 2005-2010 period in which most developed world markets in North America and Western Europe experienced sluggish increases, or even declines, in silicone demand. The Asia-Pacific region will remain the largest and fastest-growing outlet for silicones through 2015. Gains will continue to be driven by the large silicone market in China. Although slowing from the nearly 20 percent growth seen during the 2000-2010 period, the country will post strong double-digit gains going forward. Silicone demand in the region will also benefit from healthy gains in countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and India, although subpar increases in the Japanese market will temper this to some extent. Above-average growth is also forecast for Central and South America, Eastern Europe and the AfricaMideast region, areas in which silicone demand per capita is currently among the lowest in the world. North America and Western Europe, the historical centers of the world silicone industry, saw demand severely hampered by the recent economic recession. Through 2015, however, silicone demand is expected to make a solid recovery, fueled in large part by a strong rebound in construction spending and motor vehicle production. Electrical and electronic products will continue to be the leading outlet for sil-
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OBITUARY Industry Loses Tom Grady CHICAGO – Tom Grady, Marketing Director for Metal Building Products of The Sherwin-Williams Co., passed away at the age of 45. Grady came to Sherwin-Williams during the company’s Pratt and Lambert acquisition in the mid-‘90s. At that time, he was a Powder Representative. Through the years, Grady moved into liquid and ultimately into the MBP group. He was instrumental in getting the company’s Kynar coatings into the field through testing and the approval process. Grady is survived by his wife, Jane (Kalinoski) Grady, and daughters Elizabeth and Kaitlyn.
and other smaller-volume products, fueled by emerging opportunities in electronic components and motor vehicles. This new industry study, World Silicones, presents historical demand data and forecasts for 2015 and 2020. Visit www.freedoniagroup.com for additional information.
Partners USB and SW Recognized With Green Chemistry Award WASHINGTON, DC – A unique, four-year partnership between America’s soybean farmers and the Sherwin-Williams Co. has received the Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The honor recognizes the development of an innovative new paint formulation that utilizes soybean oil and recycled plastic bottles (PET), and reduces VOCs by 60 percent. The EPA presented Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, OH, with one of five 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards during a ceremony in Washing-
ton, DC. EPA also recognized the United Soybean Board (USB) for its role in the development of the product. Sherwin-Williams, with soybean checkoff funding and technical support from USB, developed water-based acrylic alkyd paints with low VOCs that can be made from soybean oil. These new paints combine the performance benefits of alkyds and low-VOC content of acrylics. The soybean oil helps to promote film formation, gloss, flexibility and cure. In 2010, Sherwin-Williams manufactured enough of these new paints to eliminate over 800,000 pounds of VOCs. The company has used 320,000 pounds of soybean oil, 250,000 pounds of PET and eliminated 1,000 barrels of oil.
ASTM Proposes Several New Testing Standards W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – ASTM International has announced several new proposed standards being developed by subcommittees of ASTM Committee D01
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on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications. ASTM WK 30920, Guide for Corrosion Test Panel Preparation and Rating of Coil-Coated Building Products, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.53 on Coil Coated Metal. According to Ted Best, a scientist with Valspar Corp. and D01.53 member, the standardization of test panel configurations and ratings would allow benchmark comparisons across a broad range of products that includes substrates, pretreatments and coatings. ASTM WK 33642, Test Method for Measurement of Viscosity of Paints, Inks or Related Liquid Materials as a Function of Temperature, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.24 on Physical Properties of Liquid Paints and Paint Materials. “It is useful to know the extent of variation, but we do not know of any ASTM standard that establishes the viscositytemperature variation for these materials,” said Clifford Schoff, Ph.D., Schoff Associates, and Chairman of D01.24.
“The relationship has important implications for viscosity measurement in general and specifically for processes such as hot spray and for sagging and leveling on baking.” The proposed standard will give instruction on how to prepare a viscosity-temperature table or curve. This will be useful when ambient conditions do not allow the measurement at the exact temperature stated in a specification or regulation. Schoff says D01.24 welcomes interested parties to join in the ongoing revision of the ASTM WK 33642 draft and also to participate in interlaboratory testing to establish the precision of the proposed standard. In addition to ASTM WK 33642, the subcommittee is also beginning work on a standard for measuring the yield stress of paints, ink and related liquids. Participants are sought for this activity as well. Another new proposed ASTM International standard is ASTM WK 32143, Test Method for Visual Assessment of Water
Beading on Horizontal Coatings, being developed by Subcommittee D01.42 on Architectural Coatings. It will provide formulators with a practical means for evaluating the water beading capability of a coating. Repeating the test described in ASTM WK 32143 after coated specimens have been put through intervals of aging or weathering will demonstrate the persistence of the coating’s ability to bead water.
Attendance at Latin American Coatings Show Up 31 Percent MEXICO CITY – The Latin American Coatings Show 2011, which took place in July at the World Trade Center, Mexico City, attracted 3,667 attendees, an alltime record performance for the event. The show reported a 31 percent increase in attendance from the event in 2009. Highlights included an exhibition and exhibitor business presentations. Exhibitors interested in booking for the 2013 event should contact Jeff Montgomery at
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MUTTENZ, Switzerland – Clariant is extending its worldwide commitment to corporate social responsibility in the AsiaPacific region through hands-on community initiatives and active support for local educational programs. Clariant in Indonesia recently launched its 2011 Responsible Care® program with a new series of community programs focused on education, safety, health and the environment for people living in the vicinity of its manufacturing plant in Tangerang, Indonesia. Initiatives include annual scholarships in collaboration with the Sampoerna Foundation to 32 underprivileged and gifted children for the 2011/2012 academic year, and malnutrition prevention programs in the Tangerang area. Clariant recently introduced an environmental cleanliness movement, including the planting of 500 trees in public spaces, through close cooperation with other companies in the Cibodas Tangerang region. Within China, Clariant has participated in a series of events organized by East China University of Science and Technology and the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC2011) under the topic “Chemistry: our life, our future.”
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Univar and Dow Corning Coatings Expand Distribution Agreement BRUSSELS, Belgium – Univar Inc. has expanded its long-standing European distribution agreement with Dow Corning Coatings to include Austria, Turkey, the Baltic region, Central and Eastern Europe, and South Africa.
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OPXBIO Raises $36.5 Million BOULDER, CO – OPX Biotechnologies Inc. has raised $36.5 million in the first closing of its C-Round private equity financing. The investment will enable OPXBIO to accelerate development and commercialization of an industrial-scale process for producing its first renewable chemical, BioAcrylic. OPXBIO has established a joint development agreement with The Dow Chemical Co. to collaborate on the large-scale demonstration of the process for BioAcrylic production and anticipates full commercialization within three to five years.
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BASEL, Switzerland/NORWALK, CT – Lonza Group Ltd. and Arch Chemicals Inc. have signed an agreement in which Lonza will buy 100 percent of Arch Chemicals’ outstanding shares of common stock. Upon completion of the transaction, Lonza will have a leading microbial-control business with 2010 pro-forma sales in this life science market of approximately $1.6 billion.
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