As We Go To Press
PPG, UK-based Dynasystems sign deal
PPG has signed a deal to partner
with UK-based Dynasystems, a global supplier of blast and ballistic protective systems. This agreement
allows PPG and Dynasystems to
jointly engineer and market solutions to serve the physical protection
market globally.
By focusing on physical asset protection from a blast or ballistics event,
PPG and Dynasystems offer a solutions strategy based on anticipated
threat levels. Combining products
such as PPG's Mil-Tough Blast
Resistant Polyurea Coating and
Dynasystem's DynaBlok protective
walling system, can help minimize
identified threats and increase survivability on new and retrofit buildings,
floors, walls, guard towers, ammunition compounds and other assets.
decline from the second quarter of 2008.
Income for the second quarter of 2009
was $31.1 million versus $40.8 million
last year.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
SLOW DOWN JOTUN
The economic downturn resulted in
stagnating growth for Jotun in the
first four months of the year. The fig-
ures so far are still relatively high in
relation to record levels seen last year.
In liters and kilos the group sold two
percent less paint than it did for the
same period last year.
The Powder Coatings Division saw
a marked fall in volumes while other
important areas continued to grow.
The weaker Norwegian kroner
exchange rate was one of the factors
that contributed to a relatively
strong increase in operating income.
The operating profit totalled NOK
339 million (US$53 million) compared with NOK 363 million (US$57
million) in the first four-month period last year.
The international downturn is
Index to Companies
This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with
a significant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhesives and
sealants. Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
NEW DURABULL
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
PPG Commercial Coatings has intro-
duced DuraBull heavy-duty protective
coating, the latest addition to its line of
fleet-focused products. DuraBull is cor-
rosion-resistant and effective in pro-
tecting heavy-duty truck high-use work
areas such as truck beds, trailer floors,
running boards, steps and deck lids
where non-skid surfaces are critical.
DuraBull is also designed to provide a
variety of texturing for the inside of
cabs, cabinets and storage spaces.
DuraBull features include excellent
impact and crack resistance; superior
performance at one-third the aftermar-
ket film build; it dries to the touch in
minutes; is ideal non-skid surface to
keep cargo in place and avoid slips; and
is available in safety gray and black,
with tinted color capability.
VALSPAR’S SALES DROP 20% IN 2Q
Valspar reported sales of $668.4 million
for the second quarter of 2009, a 20.1%
AkzoNobel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 20
BASF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Benjamin Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Columbia Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CoroTech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
DAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
DuPont .................................................. 10
Ecology Coatings .......................................... 10
Hempel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Henkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
International Coatings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
InternationalPaint ..................................... 10, 45
Jotun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Kelly-Moore .............................................. 10
PPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 10
Protective Coatings Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sherwin-Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tikkurila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Valspar ................................................8, 10
