Wacker opens technical center in India
Wacker has strengthened its presence
in India by opening a technical center in
Mumbai. The facility will serve as a
regional competence center for developments and applications in the construction, coatings, plastics and textile coatings industry, the main focus being on
construction polymers, silicone emulsions, sealants, silanes and silicone
resins. The focus is on Vinnapas dispersible polymer powder formulations
for manufacturing polymer-modified
dry-mix mortars for the regional construction industry. Additional products
to be emphasized are polymer dispersions, silicone emulsions, silicone resins,
silanes and sealants. The technical center is located in Goregaon, a suburb of
Mumbai, and is shared by Wacker
Chemie India Pvt. Ltd., a 100% subsidiary, and the joint venture Wacker
Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd, where
Wacker holds 51% of the shares. A few
weeks ago, the sales subsidiaries moved
into a newly constructed building with
offices covering approximately 11,000
square feet. In 2008, Wacker generated
annual sales of nearly €50 million with
more than 140 employees in India.
and technical support in the region for
the Emerald Specialties portfolio is
handled through Emerald’s office in
Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as through
its distributor network throughout
Latin America. The Antarol products
inhibit foam and enhance surface characteristics in architectural paints,
coatings, adhesives, latex and other
industrial applications.
mercial printing, packaging and specialty printing sectors of the North
American graphic arts industry. This
action will not affect Lubrizol’s polymer, waxes-surface modifiers and
hyper-dispersant product offerings.
LUBRIZOL TO CLOSE CHAGRIN
FALLS COATINGS FACILITY
The Lubrizol Corporation is set to
close its Chagrin Falls overprint coatings manufacturing facility and in so
doing will end production of Algan
overprint coatings and varnishes. The
plant closure is part of the company’s
restructuring of its performance coatings product line. Overprint coatings
consist of custom products for the com-
DOVER CHEMICAL ENHANCES
PHOSPHITE OPERATIONS
Dover Chemical Corporation has completed another phase of enhancements to
its phosphite operations at the Dover,
OH, facility. The improvements will
increase Dover’s ability to supply all
phosphites, including Doverphos Hi
Pure TNPP. Dover, a subsidiary of privately held ICC Industries Inc. produces
polymer additives, liquid and solid chlorinated paraffins, liquid and solid antioxidants, flame retardants and additives
for water-based or oil-based coatings and
metalworking fluids. CW
EMERALD PERFORMANCE
MATERIALS EXPANDS LATIN
AMERICAN OPERATIONS
Emerald Performance Materials has
opened a new subsidiary company,
Emerald Latin America, SRL, in
response to growing business needs in
the region. The new subsidiary will initially serve the Latin America region
for its specialties business unit, which
includes color dyes and dispersions,
foam control products, silicones, and
other additives for food and industrial
products such as coatings, ink, adhesives. Emerald Latin America will be
responsible for manufacturing and
marketing the company’s Antarol
industrial foam control products. Sales
PPG BREAKS GROUND FOR RESIN PLANT IN CHINA
PPG Industries held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first resin production
facility in mainland China at the Zhangjiagang Yangtze International
Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Zhangjiagang, China. Resins are
key raw materials for paints and coatings, and the Zhangjiagang plant will supply other PPG plants throughout China, as well as automotive and industrial
customers. The Zhangjiagang plant will primarily produce water-based electrodeposition resins, which provide a more environmentally responsible alternative to traditional resin products for
use in automotive and general industrial coatings. The plant will span
60,000 square meters, and initial production capacity will be 27,000 metric
tons. The plant is scheduled to begin
operation in early 2011. The majority
of resins used in PPG coatings production in China are imported. This
plant will supply regional PPG coatings plants with key raw materials of
consistent quality, more quickly and
at lower costs, according to the company. PPG currently operates resin facilities in the U.S., Europe, Brazil,
Australia, South Korea and Mexico.
PPG chairman and CEO Charles Bunch is
pushing the button to start the concrete
loading for building of PPG’s new resins
plant in Zhangjiagang, China.
