diversity, community involvement, ethics and compliance, human rights and the environment.
The BASF Automotive Coatings
headquarters in Southfield, Michigan
was the focus of Honda’s recognition
and is the first formulated products supplier to receive this award. BASF demonstrates its corporate citizenship through
its Responsible Care program, employee
involvement in site safety programs and
activities, as well as extensive community involvement with local schools and
charitable programs such as the annual
sponsorship of the Children’s Center in
Detroit and the Reading Buddy program
with Southfield Public Schools.
“This award recognizes the commitment that BASF has for safety, sustainability and to our community,” said Karen
Cummins, BASF Southfield Site Manager.
“Honda has 682 suppliers. Only 64 received any type of award and we were
one of two to receive the Corporate
Citizenship Award.”
The award was presented to BASF at
the company’s Southfield location where
more than 200 employees were recognized for their commitment to ensuring a
safe and healthy work environment.
“BASF exemplifies the positive impact
its dedication to health and safety and
involvement in its local communities has
on not only its employees but everyone in
southeast Michigan,” said Scott Morris,
Sustainability Unit Manager, Honda
North America, Inc.
PPG Opens PPG PAINTS
Stores in Pittsburgh
PPG Industries announced the grand
opening of PPG PAINTS stores in its global headquarters community of Pittsburgh.
PPG is renovating the 16 stores,
which were acquired from two in-
dependent paint retailers in 2014, to
dramatically enhance the customer ex-
perience with expanded store footprints,
customer-friendly service counters, in-
dustry-leading color selection tools and
colorful, well-lit interiors. Interior walls
are branded with PPG’s signature blue
and large colorful stripes that reflect the
PPG Paints logo, which also appears on
a fleet of 24 delivery vehicles that serve
the Pittsburgh area. In-store representa-
tives are available to provide painting
professionals and do-it-yourself con-
sumers with expert project and product
guidance and personalized service. In ad-
dition to more than 30 lines of paint and
stain products, the stores provide a selec-
tion of supplies and equipment such as
brushes, paint applicators, spray equip-
ment, caulk and patching materials.
Pact Group and LiquiGlide
Collaborate on Nonstick
Paint Packaging Solutions
LiquiGlide Inc., a manufacturer of wet,
liquid-impregnated surface technology,
announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Australia-based sustainable
and innovative packaging manufacturer,
Pact Group Holdings. Working with
LiquiGlide’s patented breakthrough slippery coating technology, Pact Group will
explore innovative new paint packaging
solutions that allow consumers to use
more of the paint they purchase and reduce the environmental impact associated with residual paint. Since 1866 when
paint was first sold in tin containers, consumers have struggled with a variety of
issues associated with paint sticking to its
packaging – from not being able to use
all of the paint they purchased to coping
with dried paint that can flake off and
contaminate fresh paint. Paint residue
in containers can also contribute to environmental problems. Pact Group is attempting to tackle many of these issues by
partnering with LiquiGlide.
LiquiGlide’s coatings are created by
combining a textured solid with a liquid, resulting in a permanently wet slippery surface that enables viscous liquids
to slide easily. As a result, consumers get
more product out of the container, skin
formation and flaking are hindered, and
waste is effectively reduced. LiquiGlide’s
unique, award-winning technology is
superior to other approaches to liquid-impregnated or liquid-infused surfaces
because those solutions are only temporary, relying on excess liquid that will
drain off the surface due to gravity.
LiquiGlide was founded in 2012 to
help manufacturers and packaging com-
panies eliminate waste and create better
consumer experiences by providing them
with unique slippery coatings that enable
their viscous products to easily slide from
their packaging.
PPG Introduces Coatings
Platforms to Automotive
Parts and Accessories
Manufacturers in EMEA
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has introduced a new platform of
liquid and powder coatings systems for
the automotive parts and accessories industry across Europe, the Middle East
and Africa (EMEA). The new platform
reflects PPG’s commitment to serve customers with a complete and innovative
product offering and is backed by decades of experience in this sector.
The platform is specially designed
for suspension systems manufacturers seeking a supplier that can enable
them to increase performance and process efficiency. It includes AQUACRON
water-based one- and two-component
liquid coatings, as well as a selection of
ENVIROCRON zinc-free primers and
epoxy or hybrid topcoats.
PPG is recognized amongst automotive parts and accessories producers and
car manufacturers as a leading global
provider of coatings, sealants and adhesives, and process solutions.
“Through our work with leading automotive manufacturers and Tier suppliers,
we have developed a strong understanding of customer needs and expectations,”
said Jerome Lepers, product manager, liquid coatings, PPG EMEA.
“We not only meet or exceed our customers’ product performance requirements, we also enable manufacturers or
job coaters to make their processes more
efficient,” explained Marco Galanzino,
product manager, powder coatings, PPG
EMEA. “As a result, our customers can
achieve savings in a sustainable way.”
BASF Grants $7,000 to
Local School District for
Science Education
BASF awarded $7,000 in science grants
to the Beaumont Independent School
District (BISD) for educational programs in the areas of science, technology,
