Fresh Paint
with temperatures up to 1500°F and
will finish our due diligence in that
extraordinarily high temperature envi-
ronment over the next few months.
Regardless of that outcome, the per-
formance qualities of the product are
more than satisfactory to meet the chal-
lenge presented to us in April of this
year by our representatives in Saudi
Arabia, Saudi Environmental Projects,
Ltd. This opens up a whole new market
to us which few, if any, other companies
can pursue.”
The Saudi European Petrochemical
Company, IBN ZAHR, is an affiliate of
the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
(SABIC). SABIC is one of the world’s
five largest petrochemicals manufactur-
ers and the largest and most profitable
non-oil company in the Middle East.
solutions of coatings and inks for the
metal packaging industry.
AKZONOBEL STRENGTHENS
PACKAGING COATINGS PORTFOLIO
AkzoNobel has agreed to acquire the
Swedish-based company Lindgens
Metal Decorating Coatings and Inks,
including its majority stake in the
Server Boya joint venture in Turkey.
The deal will add technology and
expertise to AkzoNobel’s own packaging coatings activities, particularly in
the market for inks printed on the outside of two-piece metal packaging.
“This is an excellent acquisition
which boosts our capability and is per-
fectly in line with our growth strate-
gy,” said Leif Darner, the AkzoNobel
board member responsible for per-
formance coatings. “It will strengthen
our position in metal packaging deco-
ration and enhance our presence in
important markets such as Russia,
Turkey and Australia.”
“As well as reinforcing our position in
metal packaging, this transaction will
also enable us to offer a number of unique
technologies and support our customers
with a comprehensive inks and coatings
portfolio,” said Conrad Keijzer, managing
director of AkzoNobel’s industrial coat-
ings business.”
Closing is expected to take place in the
third quarter of this year. Established in
2005, Lindgens, which achieved 2009
sales of approximately € 25 million, man-
ufactures and markets complete system
HENKEL AND BASF COATINGS SET UP RESEARCH JOINT VENTURE
BASF Coatings GmbH and Henkel AG & Co KGaA have signed a joint
venture agreement to develop corrosion protection solutions for the
automotive industry. The 50/50 venture, pending approval of the
German anti-trust authorities, will be headquartered in Düsseldorf. The
joint venture is anticipated to
launch in early 2011. The primary
focus of the joint venture will be
research and development. It is
intended to bring together the
competences of both companies in
the areas of metal pretreatment
and dip coating to develop products and processes that offer
greater benefits in terms of cost,
performance and environmental
compatibility than the standard corrosion protection processes currently used within the automotive industry. Following a successful development of these products and processes Henkel and BASF Coatings
intend to jointly market them in the automotive industry.
NACE INTERNATIONAL NAMES
ROBERT CHALKER AS THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NACE International, the Corrosion
Society, named Robert Chalker as its
new executive director. Chalker has
served as managing director and CEO
of ASQ Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Society for
Quality, for the past year and half.
Prior to being named managing director at ASQ Global in 2009, Chalker
served as director, global development
and strategic planning at SAE
International for five years where he
was responsible for the society’s $57
million in revenues, and setting the
sales and marketing direction for the
global, 115,000 member organization.
Additionally, he led the organization’s
customer service team, membership
and section activities, pre-professional
educational initiatives and the SAE
Foundation. From 1981 to 2003,
Chalker worked for Delphi Corporation
where his most recent assignment was
as sales director and global customer
manager. During his twenty two-year
career with Delphi he held positions in
sales, engineering and manufacturing.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity
to lead NACE International at such an
important moment in the history of our
association,” Chalker said. “I am looking forward to working with NACE
members, volunteer leaders, and staff
in fulfilling our mission to protect people, assets, and the environment from
the impact of corrosion.”
APTERA CHOOSES
AKZONOBEL SIKKENS BRAND
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas
has been chosen by Aptera, a developer
of futuristic concept cars, as the paint
provider for their concept vehicles. All
vehicles being produced today are
painted with the AkzoNobel water-
