As We Go To Press
Wacker opens HQ & technical center in US
Wacker Chemie AG has inaugurated its
new headquarters and technical center
in Allentown, PA/USA. Equipped with
lab facilities, the technical center will
develop and test polymer products
chiefly for applications in the construction, adhesive, engineered fabrics and
architectural coating industries.
Through its new addition, the Munich-based chemical company is promoting
international quality standards and the
exchange of expertise with regional customers and partners. The technical center is located at Wacker Polymers' new
U.S. headquarters, which also opened
recently. Alongside research and applications labs, the new headquarters is
housed in 6,200 square meters of space
and is home to sales, marketing, cus-tomer-service and administrative functions. The move to Allentown is part of
Wacker’s integration of its two former
joint ventures—Air Products Polymers
and Wacker Polymer Systems—into the
group. Wacker acquired full ownership
of these two companies last year.
ing touch-up properties and ink stainblocking of paint systems. Both new
standards are under the jurisdiction of
Subcommittee D01.42 on Architectural
Coatings. ASTM D7489, Practice for
Evaluating Touch-Up Properties of
Architectural Coatings Under Various
Environmental Conditions, covers variations in color, gloss and sheen that
impact the touch-up capacity of a paint.
ASTM D7489 brings together a variety
of different testing protocols that have
been used for touch-up evaluation. The
standard will be used by chemists in
paint laboratories as well as technical
service personnel in the field.
ASTM D7514, Test Method for Evaluating Ink Stainblocking of Arch-
itectural Paint Systems by Visual
Assessment, represents a compilation
and synthesis of methods that are currently being used to evaluate stainblocking. ASTM D7514 is the result of
a survey taken by Subcommittee
D01.42 of various methods for measuring the stainblocking capabilities of
coatings. While ASTM has a test
method for the assessment of stainblocking tannins in wood (ASTM
D6686, Test Method for Evaluation of
Tannin Stain Resistance of Coatings),
many coatings, particularly interior
paints, are applied to previously painted surfaces rather than the bare wood
that is covered by ASTM D6686,
according to Rogers. CW
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.
PPG APPOINTS KENNY VP
CORPORATE MARKETING
PPG has named Patrick Kenny vice
president, corporate marketing. He will
continue to be based at the company's
global headquarters. Kenny will be
responsible for corporate marketing and
growth initiatives, government selling
programs, market-facing growth initia-
tives and marketing/sales competency
development. He is currently PPG gen-
eral manager, corporate marketing and
construction markets.
ASTM COMMITTEE APPROVES
TWO NEW STANDARDS
ASTM International Committee D01 on
Paint and Related Coatings, Materials
and Applications, has approved two new
standards that cover architectural coat-
3M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
BASF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 15
Carboline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Caparol Group ............................................ 10
DAP Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
DuPont .................................................. 10
Hempel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Henkel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Honeywell Electronic Materials .............................. 15
ICA Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Master Bond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Royal Adhesives and Sealants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sherwin-Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 15