Coatings World - February 2009

Fresh Paint

ingly being used in aerospace applications such as landing gear because it provides an alternative to hard chrome plating. Goodrich, along with the F- 35 integrated product team, worked closely with OO-ALC on technical, quality and program elements to bring the depot’s HVOF process online in a production environment.

KB Home has committed to use low-VOC paints across all of its homebuild-ing operations as detailed in the company’s sustainability report released in July 2008. The KB Home Studios,

where customers select options to customize their new KB homes, now offers a selection of the new low-VOC interior paint colors as part of its My Home. My Earth. line. CW

AKZONOBEL TO DIVEST
NON-STICK COATINGS ACTIVITIES

AkzoNobel has agreed to divest its non-stick coatings business to privately-owned, U.S.-based company Whitford Worldwide. The deal involves AkzoNobel’s global cookware and bakeware activities, which operate out of five sites in the U.S., China, India, Brazil and Italy. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009.

“Although it is a solid business, our non-stick coatings operation does not have the scale for it to become a true market leader globally,” said Leif Darner, AkzoNobel’s board member responsible for performance coatings.”

“Acquiring AkzoNobel’s non-stick activities gives us access to cutting-edge technology and expertise which will enable us to significantly expand our portfolio,” said Whitford Worldwide’s CEO Dave Willis.

Whitford Worldwide manufactures a wide range of non-stick coatings for consumer applications of all types, including frying pans, coffee-plate warmers and waffle makers.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS TEAMS UP WITH KB HOME KB Home, one of America’s largest homebuilders, has teamed up with Sherwin-Williams to use an exclusive line of co-branded, low-VOC interior paints in all new homes that begin construction after January 1, 2009. The paint is formulated to be low in odor, resists mildew and is designed to help promote healthier indoor air quality.

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