year lease to set up a mega coating facility in Salem, Ore., located in the heart of the timber
producing corridor and is approximately 30,000 square feet located on
a railway spur. The company plans to occupy a portion of the facility to start by
deploying two coating lines with the provisions to expand up to eight coating lines.
The company plans to have the facility
producing production products by the end
of November 2011.
“We will have the ability to purchase
direct from the largest lumber mills in the
world that are growing trees in our back-
yard, apply our coatings and supply our
entire USA infrastructure without adding
freight costs,” said Steve Conboy, presi-
dent and CEO of Eco Building Products.
“This is a significant move towards total
supply chain management reducing the
overall impact of coating costs.”
Eco Building Products, Inc. is a manu-
facturer of proprietary wood products
treated with an eco-friendly proprietary
chemistry that protects against fire,
mold/mycotoxins, fungus, rot-decay,
wood ingesting insects and termites with
ECOB WoodSurfaceFilm and FRC tech-
nology (fire retardant coating). Eco Build-
ing Products also manufactures ECO Red
Shield and ECO Blue Shield.
BASF Coatings wins award at
Materialica
After its win in the Automotive Brand
Contest, BASF Coatings’ XFine has now
received the 2011 Materialica Design &
Technology Silver Award for its color innovation in the category surface and technology. Designer Mark Gutjahr and
Stephan Schwarte, head of color development, accepted the prize at the Materialica, 14th International Trade Fair for
Materials Applications, Surface Technology and Product Engineering in Munich,
Germany. XFine is the designation for an
intense metallic special-effect paint. The
color appears particularly bright on the
edges of the car body, while it has a very
dark effect when viewed from the side.
This transition back and forth from bright
to dark highlights the contours of the car
body. The MunichExpo Veranstaltungs
GmbH has presented the Materialica De-
sign + Technology Award for eight years.
The main focus of this award is on aerospace, automotive, engineering, sports and
technical consumer goods.
Fine Paints of Europe launches
Bridget Beari Colors
Through an exclusive licensing agreement
with Fine Paints of Europe, Inc. (FPE) of
Woodstock, Vt., Bridget Beari Designs
(BBD) is introducing a signature paint collection. Bridget Beari Colors is a set of 76
custom wall colors created by Susan
Jamieson, owner and founder of BBD in
Richmond, Va. This marks FPE’s first
southern influence collection.
Each paint color in Jamieson’s line is
named after a favorite pet of her family,
friends, co-workers or clients. From Emmy
Lou Hoo to Lulabelle Green, there is a
charming story behind each paint swatch.
The November 11th launch party was
held at The Rue, a Fine Paints of Europe
retailer in Richmond.
Bridget Beari Colors fan decks and
paints are available through Bridget Beari
Designs, Fine Paints of Europe and at
Richmond’s local FPE retailer, The Rue.
Bridget Beari Designs is a full service
interior design firm. Jamieson’s work has
beed recognized by the HGTV and TLC
networks as well as Traditional Home,
Southern Living, Southern Lady, Virginia
Living, R Home, and Style Weekly. Susan
was the 2001 recipient of the Richmond-Woman of the Year for the Arts award.
Founded in 1987, Fine Paints of Europe is a privately owned company that
imports and distributes paints from its
manufacturing partner in The Netherlands, Wijzonol Paint Works.
Dulux and Camelpaint form
new Chinese entity
Australia’s largest paint maker Dulux has
expanded its presence in the growing Chinese market through a merger between its
Chinese operations and Hong Kong-based Camelpaint group. Dulux will own
51 percent of the new company called
DGL Camel International. Camelpaint
was established in Hong Kong in 1932,
manufacturing a range of coating products in Hong Kong and southern China.
Dulux and Camelpaint have been joint
venture partners to produce powder coatings used in windowsills and door paints
in China since 2004. Financial details
were not disclosed and earnings will be
accretive in 2012. Dulux recorded revenue of roughly $700 million last year
with more than 90 percent of its business
coming from Australia and New Zealand.
Remaining sales occur in Malaysia,
China, Hong Kong and PNG.
Quest Specialty Coatings
acquires coatings unit of
Patriot Paint
Quest Specialty Coatings (QSC) has acquired the coatings business of Patriot
Paint, Portland, Ind. Patriot Paint was
founded in 1980 and is a producer of
coatings systems for metal substrates.
From zero VOC, anti-corrosive transportation coatings to multilayer decorative systems for metal caskets, Patriot
Paint has become recognized for its specialized, environmentally sensitive, low-cost solutions for almost any metal
substrate application.
Daimler introduces BASF’s
iGloss Clearcoat for its OEM
coatings
Daimler is the first automaker to introduce BASF’s new iGloss clearcoat for
OEM coatings. At its plant in Bremen, the
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, SLK and
SL models are coated with the scratch-re-sistant paint.
The clearcoat is the top layer of the automotive finish and provides gloss for the
body, as well as protection from stresses
such as sunlight or chemicals. The iGloss
technology offers all these features and additionally provides high scratch resistance.
“It offers better protection against mi-croscratches, which can come about at the
car wash, for example,” said Dr. Matthijs
Groenewolt, iGloss developer. “This means
car owners can now enjoy that new-car effect for much longer than before.”
iGloss combines the advantages of inorganic “hard” materials with those of organic “soft” materials. The hybrid material
delivers improved scratch resistance without increasing brittleness. The technology
does not require any significant changes in
the application process. CW
