for 2008 include further increase of
the share of localized materials manufactured by the full cycle including the
binder making.
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AUTOMOTIVE
FINISHES OPENS NEW STORE
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
Corporation (SWAFC) has opened a
new South Bend, IN store at 1201
South Michigan St. to service the South
Bend, Mishawaka and Elkhart markets. The new retail location will incorporate SWAFC’s strategy to enhance
the purchasing experience for its customers by including wider, more open
CLIFFORD K. SCHOFF NAMED WINNER OF ROY W. TESS AWARD
Dr. Clifford K. Schoff formerly of PPG Industries and now a private consultant will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2008. The
announcement was made by the Officers and the Award Committee of the
Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) of the
American Chemical Society.
Dr. Schoff is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in the area of
coatings defects, electropaint-substrate interactions, paint flow and rheological measurements, mechanical prop-
erties and cure of coatings. He has
contributed more than 40 papers,
articles and chapters to the coatings
literature and recently published his
40th one-page “Coatings Clinic” in
JCT Coatings Tech. Dr. Schoff has led
ASTM Subcommittee D.01.24 on
Physical Properties of Liquid Paints
for more than 20 years, has written
numerous ASTM test procedures and
has championed the use of ASTM
standards. He currently is Secretary
of ASTM Committee D01 on Paints
and Related Coatings, Materials and
Applications. Dr. Schoff is Chair of
the Federation of Societies for
Dr. Clifford K. Schoff Coatings Technology (FSCT)
Publications Committee, a member of
the Editorial Review Board, one of the technical editors of the Journal of
Coatings Technology and Research and is active in the Pittsburgh Society for
Coatings Technology.
Dr. Schoff’s main research interests have involved physical testing and measurement and their application to solving product and process problems and to
developing new products, primarily in industrial and automotive coatings. Late
in his career at PPG, he gained valuable practical experience in working to
improve appearance and reduce dirt and other defects at automobile and
motorcycle plants. He has developed lectures on surface defects, failure analysis, cure, rheological measurements, corrosion, pigment dispersion, surface
preparation, optical microscopy and other related topics and presented these
lectures worldwide (North America, South America, Europe, Asia) for PPG
Industries Inc., FSCT and privately.
aisles, brighter lighting and newly
organized displays of coordinating
products—all in an effort to make it
easier to buy automotive paint and
associated products.
“Our goal is to open new stores
that conveniently meet the needs of
our collision repair customer base
around the country and bring them
greater value,” said Tom Hablitzel,
SWAFC president. “Each store features an improved merchandising
mix, better product presentation and
an interactive store environment.”
New and renovated stores have a consistent look and feel, reinforcing the
Sherwin-Williams brand while providing customers with an instant comfort
level and familiarity with the store
whether they are in California or
Canada, the company said.
In addition, now there will be a
greater selection of SWAFC-branded
products such as ULTRA, AWX and
Planet Color in a convenient and easy-to-navigate format. Improved merchandise presentation and graphic displays
will enable customers to more easily
locate product segments within the
store as well.
Computerized technical information
about color selection and application
will be readily available, as will onsite
technical support at the SWAFC newest
location.
“We want to be the one-stop-shop for
the automotive repair and refinish
industry,” added Hablitzel. “Our stores
make it easy for customers to find the
products and services they need to be
profitable and productive.”
RPM’S TREMCO ACQUIRES
LICENSEE IN FRANCE
RPM International Inc. announced that
one of its wholly owned subsidiaries in
Europe, Tremco illbruck International,
has purchased Prosytec SAS from a subsidiary of Goodrich Corporation.
With sales of approximately $39 million (€ 26 million), Prosytec is a leading
