Fresh Paint
GLASURIT OPENS REFINISH
COMPETENCE CENTER IN FRANCE
Glasurit, a BASF Coatings paint brand,
recently opened its first Refinish
Competence Centre (RCC) for automo-
tive refinish products in France in the
city of Montataire. In the future, Glasurit
will train nearly 400 customers and
trainers at the new center on an area of
600 square meters. The opening brings
the total number of Glasurit automotive
refinishing training centers throughout
the world to 36. The new RCC is located
in the Marches de l’Oise industrial park.
At the new center, customers will learn
how to operate their bodyshops more
quickly and efficiently and at a higher
level of quality. The RCC features two
different workshops, two spraybooths,
two prep bays, a room with infrared, a
spectrophotometer and a paint mixing
area, as well as two classrooms.
ECOLOGY COATINGS’
BIO-BASED TECHNOLOGY
IN UV-CURABLE COATINGS
Ecology Coatings has developed bio-
based materials for use in a new family of
EcoQuik UV-curable coatings. Products
incorporating bio-based additives are
being used in commercial development
applications that exhibit enhanced cur-
ing speed, pigment coverage and useful
surface effects. A bio-based material is
simply a product derived from living mat-
ter. A good example is casein-A phospho-
protein, a material extracted from milk
and then processed in various ways for
use in plastic, dietary supplements, glue,
cotton candy, protective coatings and
paints, according to the company.
Coming next month in Coatings World
“Green”
Coatings
Technology
Color Trend
Forecasts &
Technology
Developments
Also: Resins Market Update & Lab Equipment Directory
GLOBAL PAINT ADDITIVES MARKET
TO EXCEED $6.0 BILLION BY 2015
Paint additives are substances that are
added to paint formulations to enhance
the characteristics of the paint.
Integration of additives to paint formulation enables the paint to stick better,
limits the growth of mildew and
improves the smell and anti-bacterial
properties of the paint, in addition to
enhancing flow of the paint. The paint
and coatings industry has been put
under significant pressure by stringent
environmental regulations in the recent
years. In a bid to minimize impact of
their products on the environment,
which is an effect of increasing pressure
from society and regulations, several
manufacturers of coatings and paints
began reformulating their products. As a
result, demand for novel additives that
ensure aid in addressing the concern
increased in the recent years.
The U.S. dominates the world paint
additives market as the single largest
market, according to a new market
research report on paint additives market, “Paint Additives: A Global Strategic
Business Report.”
The credit crisis in 2007 and the subsequent recession in 2008 decelerated
growth in value demand of paint additives in the U.S. Demand for paint additives is expected to revive in the upcoming years, owing to increasing demand
