Fresh Paint
internal and external coating solutions
for aerosol cans to the Chinese market.
The development of BPA-free powder
internal coatings will help to make low-
thickness application possible. For exter-
nal coatings, PPG has developed a high-
performance waterborne overprint var-
nish, which offers glossy, matte or soft-
touch effects. PPG has a packaging coat-
ings production facility in Suzhou, estab-
lished in 1993. This facility produces
coatings applied to aerosol cans, beer and
beverage cans, food cans, general line
cans, metal drums, tubes and metal lids.
PPG is working with enterprises such as
ORG MC, Wangwang, Fuzhen Group,
Fujian Shengxing Group, COFCO,
Pacific Group, Ball Group, Crown Group,
Lulu, Coca-Cola, Baoyi, Wahaha and
Wanglaoji. PPG’s operation in Suzhou is
the only packaging coatings manufactur-
er in China currently capable of provid-
ing a complete coatings service to can-
neries, and it was the first in China to
gain ISO9001 International Quality
System certification.
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
INVESTS IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Bayer MaterialScience has entered
into an agreement to acquire
PolyBioMed Ltd. based in Sheffield,
UK, expanding its product portfolio for
medical technology. PolyBioMed, a sub-
sidiary of Lombard Medical Tech-
nologies, provides polymer coatings,
surface treatments and biomaterials to
the medical device industry. The acqui-
sition gives Bayer MaterialScience
access to application areas such as
coronary drug-eluting stents plus
catheter systems for interventional car-
diology, urology and neurology. The aim
is to provide materials which can
enhance design, manufacturing and
end-use performance for a variety of
medical devices. Bayer MaterialScience
is looking to further develop its own
polyurethane-based hydrophilic coat-
ings for medical devices with
PolyBioMed’s technologies to offer an
extended portfolio of surface modifica-
tion techniques. CW
NOVA PAINT CLUB CONFERENCE HELD IN SPAIN
Spanish paint company Barnices Valentine hosted the Fall
2009 Nova Paint Club Conference in Barcelona from Oct.
26-30. The conference brought together Nova board members and technical and purchasing committee members to
discuss joint strategies to tackle the current challenges facing coatings companies worldwide.
Attendees benefitted from presentations by international
suppliers on vital issues including innovative coatings technologies and new approaches to cost-effective formulating.
Delegates were also shown around Barnices Valentine’s new
facilities near Barcelona. Barnices Valentine is part of the
Portuguese CIN Group, Iberia’s leading paint organization
and a founding member of the Nova Paint Club.
“We were delighted to host this important event and to
have once again benefited from the knowledge and experience within the worldwide Nova membership,” said João
Serrenho, CIN Group chief executive. Serrenho, who was
appointed Nova Club president at the meeting, replacing
Miguel Rodriguez of Sinteplast, added, “I am looking forward to my term of office and will work hard to maintain the
momentum that has been generated at this excellent event.”
The outgoing president was presented with a Nova Gold
Award in recognition of his services to the organization.
Serrenho was also congratulated by the Nova delegates on
his recent election as president of CEPE, the European
Council of Paint Producers.
The next meeting of the Nova Paint Club will be hosted
by Tambour Ltd in May 2010 in Israel and it will include
Nova’s marketing directors.
The Nova Paint Club is an international organization
founded in 1983 to provide a framework for leading global
independent paint companies to benefit from exchanges of
technical information, technology and expertise in all areas
of their operations.
The Nova Paint Club currently has 11 core members with
their main operations based in Argentina (Sinteplast SA),
Canada (Cloverdale Paint Inc), Colombia (Global Paints
SA), Germany (Votteler Lackfabrik GmbH & Co), Greece,
(Druckfarben Hellas SA), India, (Asian Paints), Israel
(Tambour Ltd), Portugal (CIN SA), South Africa (Plascon
SA), Spain (Barnices Valentine S.A.), and the USA (Vogel
Paint Inc). These companies also have other operations
and/or subsidiaries, which extends their total involvement
to around 90 countries throughout the world.
João Serrenho, CIN Group chief executive was appointed Nova
Club president at the meeting, replacing Miguel Rodriguez of
Sinteplast.
