Fresh Paint
air barriers, including new construction and retrofit contracting work,
design consultation, field-testing and
installation. Zerodraft provides specialized retrofit weatherstripping and
distributes a variety of related insulation and sealant products.
ROHM AND HAAS POWDER COATINGS
ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN SPAIN
Rohm and Haas announced plans to
exit its current powder coating production site at Castellón, Spain and
build a new and smaller facility in
the same area. This transition will
occur throughout the rest of 2009 and
into 2010.
“This new set up will be less extensive
than our current site, reflecting the new
dynamics of the Spanish market, however it will enable us to offer excellent service to our customers and to remain very
competitive by reducing our manufacturing costs,” said Xavier Susterac, general
manager Europe for powder coatings.
Additionally, Susterac said in the coming months Rohm and Haas will be
launching new powder coatings. The first
of these will be the new polyester platform Xtra-Corr for enhanced corrosion
protection.
SIKKENS BECOMES PARTNER
OF THIS OLD HOUSE VENTURE
Sikkens Wood Finishes, manufactured
by AkzoNobel Paints, has become a
Preferred Product for use in The
An example home from The Bensonwood
This Old House Collection featuring
Sikkens woodcare products.
Bensonwood This Old House Collection
of energy-efficient homes. This Preferred
Partner status will allow Sikkens woodcare products to be exclusively used to
protect the millwork of these new construction homes. The Bensonwood This
Old House Collection homes are prefabricated to exacting tolerances by artisans
at Bensonwood’s New Hampshire facilities and assembled onsite, minimizing
construction time, reducing waste and
improving energy-efficiency. The first
four homes in the collection feature two
to four bedrooms and range in size from
1,500-2,400 square feet.
H.B. FULLER ACQUIRES
NORDIC ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGY
H.B. Fuller has acquired Nordic
Adhesives Technology, a developer
and manufacturer of polyurethane
flexible packaging laminating adhesives based in Buxtehude, Germany.
Nordic’s laminating adhesives complement H.B. Fuller’s existing line.
Additional new and innovative Nordic
formulations include solventless systems with wide ranging capabilities
including biodegradable laminates,
high performance aliphatic solvent
based systems, and adhesive solutions
for high barrier films.
Nordic Adhesives Technology was
founded in 2003 by Manfred Römer and
Leif Porsberg. Combined, they have
more than 70 years of experience formulating break-through technology and
troubleshooting flexible packaging
operations worldwide. Combining this
experience with H.B. Fuller’s global
presence and technical knowledge will
bring tremendous value to H.B. Fuller
customers.
BIOCOAT, AGION FORM AGREEMENT
Biocoat, Inc., maker of lubricious
HYDAK hydrophilic coatings, and Agion
Technologies, a supplier of natural silver-based antimicrobial solutions,
announced a co-marketing agreement to
develop and promote a coatings product
line featuring Agion’s antimicrobial protection for medical devices.
This agreement utilizes technology
co-owned and patented by Agion and
Biocoat for hyaluronan coatings that
incorporate silver-based antimicrobial properties. Coatings that use this
synergistic combination of non-thrombogenicity and antimicrobial
properties are now available to device
makers for immediate evaluation in
their products.
TIKKURILA TO LAYOFF
163 AT VANTAA SITE
The conclusion of Tikkurila’s co-determi-nation negotiations in Finland will
result in a personnel
reduction at the
paint makers Vantaa
site of 163. The
majority of personnel
reductions will be
achieved by the nonrenewal of temporary employment
contracts and by
means of pension
arrangements and a
voluntary package
offered to personnel.
When the co-deter-mination negotiations were launched,
it was estimated that
the savings program,
involving the entire Tikkurila Group,
might lead to a reduction of approximately 200 persons in Finland.
Tikkurila has
made plans to
layoff 163
employees at
its Vantaa site.
MAPEI ACQUIRES ASSETS OF APAC
Mapei, a producer of adhesives for
the building sector, has acquired the
assets of All-Purpose Adhesive
Company (APAC) of Dalton, GA/USA.
The acquired company manufactures
environmentally friendly adhesives
for the installation of floor-covering
materials such as resilient flooring,
carpet, ceramic tiles and vinyl composition tiles (VCT). ]CW
