Fresh Paint
industry,” says Steve Houston, executive director of The Powder Coating
Institute.
The North American Industrial
Coating Show will provide the industry with a new, compelling event to
meet, learn and network. Attendees
will include contractors, end users of
paint and powder coatings, supervisory personnel, specifiers, formulators, and paint and equipment manufacturers. Educational courses will
be offered in conjunction with the
event and many will provide internationally recognized certifications.
For more information about exhibiting, attending or being involved in this
event, contact either organization, or
visit their websites at www.nace.org
and www.powdercoating.org.
TIKKURILA BUYS JUB’S STAKE
IN TIKKURILA JUB ROMANIA SRL
Tikkurila has strengthened its position in the South Eastern European
paint market by acquiring the 50%
stake of the Slovenian JUB in the
trading company Tikkurila JUB
Romania SRL. The ownership will be
transferred on September 1, 2009 and
after this Tikkurila will own 100% of
the company and will change its name
to Tikkurila SRL. Tikkurila JUB
Romania SRL was established in May
2008 for marketing, selling and distributing Tikkurila’s and JUB’s decorative paints in Romania. Following
the new ownership structure, the service concept of Tikkurila SRL will also
include Tikkurila’s industrial coatings. With an office and a warehouse
in Bucharest, the company employs
approximately ten people. Tikkurila
has been active in Romania since 1998
through its Hungarian subsidiary
Tikkurila Kft. The first customers
were for industrial coatings, and later
the distributor network has also been
used to support the decorative paints
activities
PPG FUNDING SUPPORTS PROGRAM
IN CORROSION ENGINEERING
The PPG Industries Foundation has
donated $5,000 to The University of
Akron to support development of the
U.S.’s first undergraduate program
focused on corrosion engineering.
“We are very pleased to receive
support from PPG to help us establish this unique engineering pro-
Eva Höfli and Mark Gutjahr, color designers at BASF Coatings AG.
Chromatic highlights and a shift in colors toward
black charge these strong natural colors emotionally
and infuse them with drama.In this area, copper and
bronze tints are important sources of inspiration.
TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW, OR: THE JOY
OF EXPERIMENTING
Of course, the world of automotive color trends will continue to be a laboratory for boundless experimenting.
The approach is self-confident, sophisticated and at the
same time playful, guided by a lively landscape of art
and culture. “We call the results Bold Colors,” Gutjahr
said. They are marked by strong, bold colors such as
toxic yellows and red and pink combinations, which grab
one’s gaze with an unusual chromatic color shift. The
extreme sparkle effects in icy blue and dark violet
attract special attention. “In this area, you can clearly
recognize the joy of experimenting,” Gutjahr explained.
“In the world of color, the dwindling confidence in a complex world not only triggers the flight response, but also
brings out courage and the inspiration to set out on an
unknown course.”
TURNING OLD INTO NEW, OR: BEYOND SILVER
New raw materials are being sought that can be used to
construct the color world of tomorrow. Indications of
new demands for science and technology are also in the
air for futuristic metals. Instead of technical bells and
whistles, sensual moments such as haptics are top priority. The goal is a new approach to the world. A soft and
almost wax-like surface look and bright, fractured white
areas are indications of a growing interest in model-like
and shapable things. “We have moved beyond the classic metal look,” Höfli said. Important elements of special
effect design for this area are extremely bright sparkles.
Dark and tinted silver and black with strong color travel and high-effect deep black are other prominent representatives of this trend world.
Source: BASF
