Fresh Paint
market, worth an estimated $6.5 billion
in 2008. This should increase to $16.8
billion in 2013, for a CAGR of 21.0%.
Products and equipment for air pollution control have the second largest
market share, worth an estimated $6.1
billion in 2008 and $15.4 billion in
2013, for a CAGR of 20.5%.
The third largest segment, municipal
solid waste pollution products and equipment, was estimated at $860.0 million in
2008. This should increase at a CAGR of
20.5% to reach $2.2 billion in 2013.
GERMANISCHER LLOYD
AWARDS RELIUS
Germanischer Lloyd, a classification
society for the maritime sector, has
tested and certified Relius’ coating systems for offshore wind turbines. As a
producer of industrial coatings and
construction paints, with years of experience in maritime corrosion protection, the company offers a program for
the technically and ecologically sensitive offshore wind turbines, which are
often subjected to extreme impacts. In
collaboration with the Fraunhofer
Institute, Germanischer Lloyd subjected the products and systems to a long-term test over several years examining
their effectiveness, reliability and durability. This makes Relius, part of BASF
Coatings, the first company to receive
the coveted certification in this area.
BASF REDUCES
PRODUCTION WORLDWIDE
BASF is temporarily shutting down
approximately 80 plants worldwide. In
addition, BASF is reducing production
at approximately 100 plants. Worldwide,
approximately 20,000 employees will be
affected by the production cuts. Flexible
working time arrangements will be used
wherever possible. The adjustments are
primarily being carried out in units that
supply the automotive, construction and
textile industries. Value chains affected
include ammonia, styrene and polyamide, which manufacture precursors
for engineering plastics, coatings and
fibers. Reduced capacities are expected
to last until January 2009 for individual
plants.
REMMERS ACQUIRES 3H-LACKE
Remmers, which specializes in construction chemicals products and the wood
coatings industry, will acquire 3H-Lacke
Lackfabrik Hammen GmbH & Co. KG.
Specializing in coatings and stain for furniture, doors, flooring, parquet and panels, the coatings manufacturer employs
approximately 200 employees worldwide
and achieved an annual turnover of
more than € 40 million in 2007.
DUPONT REFINISH INTRODUCES
‘GO PRO’ VIRTUAL BODYSHOP
DuPont Refinish recently introduced “Go
Pro,” a virtual bodyshop aimed at
informing bodyshops on how to increase
productivity in all business areas.
It shows how DuPont Refinish can
help promote bodyshop businesses
more efficiently, improve the quality of
service offered to customers and attract
new customers.
The interactive tour has nine steps,
each relating to a different bodyshop
section. The steps detail how bodyshops
can benefit from DuPont Refinish in
day-to-day business. “Go Pro” reinforces that DuPont Refinish is the productive and dynamic after-market
paint brand of DuPont.
“This interactive and dynamic tool is
a very effective visual aid,” said Bart
Van Loo, e-marketing manager, DuPont
Refinish, Europe, Middle East & Africa.
“The tour also is an efficient tool that
will help our sales teams and our distributors be more proactive.”
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AEROSPACE
COATINGS EXPANDS MILITARY
MARKET PRESENCE
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings
now has a durable, gloss topcoat certified for the military segment, MIL-
PRF-85285D, Type I, Class H. The
approval was recently received from
the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center
(NAWC) in Patuxent River, MD, according to J. Marc Taylor, Sherwin-Williams
Aerospace director of sales.
Taylor noted a number of rotary wing
and land-based vehicles in the U.S. military’s arsenal are already coated with
Sherwin-Williams’ products and now
the company can bring the same durability and appearance standards to
many of its fixed-wing aircraft. “While
flat paints are specified for some of its
aircraft, the military requires gloss
products on most VIP transports and
special mission planes such as E- 3 and
E- 6 radar aircraft,” said Taylor. “The
approved Sherwin-Williams Jet Glo
Express gloss topcoat will now be a
viable choice for repainting and maintaining these aircraft.”
Jet Glo Express is a high-solids,
multi-component polyester urethane
paint designed for use on high-performance general aviation, military and
commercial aircraft. It delivers the
same proven protection and appearance as the company’s conventional Jet
Glo topcoat but also offers fast dry and
cure times (just six to eight hours) to
improve shop-processing flow and get
aircraft quickly back into the air.
U.S. METAL POWDER DEMAND
TO REACH $3.5 BILLION IN 2012
According to a new study by the
Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, OH-based industry market research firm,
demand for metal powders is expected
to remain steady in value terms at
about $3.5 billion in 2012, as prices for
many of these materials are expected
to decline from elevated 2007 levels. In
volume terms, metal powder demand,
including flakes and pastes, will
increase 1.8% annually to 1.2 billion
pounds in 2012, an improvement over a
flat 2002 to 2007 performance. Gains
will be supported by new applications
for many types of metal powders,
including iron and steel, stainless steel,
