determined to build on the diverse strengths of all of Britain’s
cities and regions.”
Axalta Coating Systems to
Acquire Century Industrial
Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems has entered
into an agreement to acquire Century
Industrial Coatings, a leading manufacturer of high performance industrial
coatings for structural steel, oil and gas,
rail cars and other OEM applications.
Financial terms of the transaction were
not disclosed.
Established in 1966, Century manufactures coatings that are among the leaders
in performance and environmental compliance. Well-known Century products
include CenturyGuard water-based primers, Century Extreme epoxy and polyurethane coatings and Century EcoExtreme,
a low volatile organic compound (VOC)
family of zinc-rich epoxy and urethane
products. As a testament to its technical
leadership, Century was recently presented with the Texas Environmental
Excellence Award for a water-based joist
primer which significantly improved the
reduction of ozone-harming emissions.
“We look forward to welcoming
Century into Axalta,” said Michael
Cash, senior vice president and president,
Industrial Coatings. “Century’s customers
really value its broad suite of products, its
ability to develop solutions with unparalleled agility and its focus on customer service. With this acquisition, we will have
the opportunity to offer our combined
customers an entirely new range of products with best-in-class service.”
“We are excited to bring our leg-
acy and products to a much broader
national and global stage,” added
Don Harvey, chief executive officer of
Century Industrial Coatings. “Axalta
has shown a real commitment to the in-
dustrial coatings space and we are con-
fident our customers will find further
success with access to their full line of
innovative and high quality industrial
coatings, including E-Coat, powder and
liquid industrial products.”
Century’s manufacturing facility is lo-
cated in Jacksonville, Texas, and supplies
products for the United States and inter-
national markets.
Short Course on New
Coatings Offered at Eastern
Coatings Show
The Eastern Coatings Federation announced that the University of Southern
Mississippi School of Polymers and
High Performance Materials will present an abbreviated short course on new
coatings applications during its Eastern
Coatings Show (ECS), which will be
held May 15-17 at Harrah’s Resort in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. The
purpose of the course is to provide
an understanding of the principles involved in reformulating systems to a
waterborne system. The course is designed for coatings chemists and formulators interested in new applications for
waterborne coatings.
This four-hour short course provides
an introduction to the technology of waterborne coatings with an emphasis on
the challenges encountered in converting
existing solvent-borne coating systems to
water. It consists of a series of lectures organized around various popular coatings
types including acrylic latex, polyester/al-kyd, two-component polyurethane, polyurethane dispersion, epoxy and silicone.
Additional topics covered will include the
use of additives, pigments,and pigment
dispersions and application methods for
waterborne coatings.
“We are very pleased to have The
University of Southern Mississippi
participate in the ECS,” said David
White, technical committee chair of
ESC 2017. “This course will provide
a great opportunity for people new
to the industry to learn about water-
based technology.”
Robson Storey, Ph.D., professor,
University of Southern Mississippi School
of Polymers and Higher Performance
Materials will serve as program coordi-
nator for the course. In addition to his
position as chairman of the Waterborne,
High-Solids and Powder Coatings, he
is also an inventor on 12 U.S. patents
and has published approximately 120
referred journal articles. Other speak-
ers participating in the coatings short
course include Dr. Leo Procopio of Dow
Chemical, James Reader of Air Products
and Chemical, Dr. Romesh Kumar
of Clariant, Dr. Donald Liles of Dow
Corning, and Mike Jeffries of Covestro.
EPA Recommends Green
Seal Standards for Paints
Green Seal, an independent environmental certification nonprofit, has
announced that two more of its standards, GS- 11 (Standard for Paints,
Coatings, Stains, and Sealers) and GS-
43 (Standard for Recycled Latex Paint),
were recently recommended by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in its newly revised Recommendations
of Specifications, Standards and
Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. The
Recommendations were updated at the
conclusion of a pilot that assessed environmental performance standards and
ecolabels focused on furniture, flooring,
and/or paints and coatings. More specifics on the recommendations can be
found by going to II/Construction category and Interior Latex Paints. Green
Seal standards for institutional cleaners,
floor care products, hand soap, sanitary
paper, and printing and writing paper
are already recommended by EPA.
“We are thrilled to have the EPA include Green Seal among the credible
standards and ecolabels recommended for federal procurement. The EPA
Recommendations represent a tremendous amount of effort by the agency and
diverse stakeholders to identify standards
and ecolabels that make it easier for federal purchasers to purchase environmentally responsible products and services,”
said Green Seal senior vice president of
Outreach and Strategic Relations Mark
Petruzzi, who participated in the stake-holder committee.
EPA’s Recommendations give preference to multi-attribute (i.e., life-cycle
based) standards and ecolabels. The
Recommendations are intended to help
federal purchasers identify and procure
environmentally sustainable products
and services. More specifics on the recommendations can be found by going
to II/Construction category and Interior
Latex Paints.
