the Oregon region with the closest treatment facility being in
Southern California. The first
order contained two truckloads
of coated lumber.
“ECOB has been on the move
throughout the stagnant housing market.
The company is well positioned in the
right markets for what we are starting to
see in recent reports stating that home
builder confidence is increasing,” said
Steve Conboy, president and CEO of Eco
Building Products. “Our efforts are starting to show results with this new coating
facility positioning us closer to where the
trees turn into lumber. Now we can cost
effectively deliver Eco Red Shield products
to Hawaii and Northeastern regions. The
current order in Bridgewater is the beginning of ECOB pushing into the east coast
with marketing to build on what we expect to have significant increases this coming spring run in the Northeast.”
Hempel to supply anti-
corrosive coatings and
technical support for the
WindFloat project
Hempel is taking part in a project to performance test an offshore corrosion protection system on WindFloat, a
semi-submersible floating structure for
offshore wind turbines that has been deployed with a 2MW Vestas turbine off the
coast of Agucadoura, Portugal.
The sections of the WindFloat foundation for which Hempel is providing the
test products are the permanently immersed areas, the splash zone and the
above-water line areas. In addition to supplying coating systems, Hempel is also
contributing to the project with technical
support and advice.
The project is being carried out by the
Materials and Coatings Laboratory
(LMR) of LNEG (National Laboratory
for Energy and Geology) in Portugal with
the overall aim of testing and evaluating
different corrosion protection systems for
offshore steel structures. The performance
of the anticorrosive coatings will be evaluated by exposure at the Agucadoura test
site for a two-year period.
The WindFloat project is part of Wind-Plus, a joint venture headed by Energias
de Portugal (EDP) with partners including
Principle Power Inc (the developer of
WindFloat) and Vestas, which has supplied the V80-2.0 MW wind turbine for
the project.
The first WindFloat was successfully
deployed off the coast of Agucadoura,
Portugal, in December 2011. It is the first
offshore wind deployment requiring no
heavy lift equipment offshore. All assembly, installation and pre-commissioning of
the wind turbine took place on land.
Dunn-Edwards announces toll
production services at its new
LEED Gold-certified paint
factory
Dunn-Edwards, a leading manufacturer of
premium paints in the Southwest region of
the United States, opened the world’s first
LEED Gold-certified paint manufacturing
facility last June, consolidating paint production for all of its 108 retail stores.
“Now, with the new plant in full oper-
ation, we have greatly increased our ca-
pacity and are able to produce paint for
third parties, explained Mark Alling, vice
president of manufacturing. “This in-
cludes existing paint companies, private
label brands and licensed product.”
Services offered include formulation
and technical development, end-to-end
commercialization process, inventory and
logistic services, and custom labeling.
Located in Phoenix, Ariz., the
336,000-square foot facility was custom
designed to be the greenest and most efficient in the coatings industry, incorporating innovative, energy-efficient equipment
and protocols said the company. For example, high-efficiency process equipment
has integrated dust-suppression technology, so that no particulates are emitted to
ambient air, and advanced wastewater recycling techniques conserve water. The
plant systems are classified as ultra-low
discharge, meaning that waste generation
is greatly minimized.
“Because our facility is so modern and
efficient, we are able to produce paint faster
and more consistently,” Alling said. “Our
proven quality control measures ensure a
superior product, and we have the flexibility to operate with customers’ challenges,
such as short lead times and small batches.”
Rust-Oleum Countertop
Transformations receives 2012
Good Housekeeping Very
Innovative Product Award
Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations
Do-It-Yourself Coating System has received a 2012 Good Housekeeping VIP
(Very Innovative Product) Award. Good
Housekeeping’s VIP Awards recognize the
year’s breakthrough products. The winners of the fourth annual VIP Awards
were chosen from more than 1,500 new
products, evaluated by the scientists and
engineers at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, who spent 12 months
testing items in the magazine’s state-of-the-art product-testing laboratory. Before
any product can be named a VIP award
winner, it must also pass the Research Institute’s tests for performance and safety.
The 2012 VIP Awards are featured in
Good Housekeeping’s February issue, on
newsstands nationwide, and at
www.goodhousekeeping.com/vipawards.
An innovative, do-it-yourself decorative coating system that can replicate the
look of today’s most sought-after countertop materials like natural stone, Countertop Transformations gives homeowners
the ability to transform their countertops,
providing a durable new finish at a fraction of the cost of replacement said the
company. The coating system eliminates
the need to hire a contractor and the mess
associated with countertop replacement.
“Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations was designed as a cost-effective,
easy-to-use alternative for homeowners
to update worn, out-dated countertops,”
said Kurt Hardy, senior vice president of
marketing, research and development
for Rust-Oleum. “Receiving the 2012
Good Housekeeping VIP Award validates our commitment to innovating
products that help homeowners while
also saving them money.”
NOF Metal Coatings Group
launches first training center
dedicated entirely to zinc flake
anti-corrosion technology; also
launches new website for
Europe
NOF Metal Coatings Group has paved
the way for lamellar zinc coatings and has
