materials and processes used
on automobile bodies and automotive parts in the Chinese
market. Over 40 of the industry’s top players received awards this
year, with Axalta the only coatings
company recognized.
The awards are sponsored by
“Automobile & Parts,” a widely recognized publication in the automobile and
automotive parts industry in China. The
selection committee, consisting of industry experts, professors and senior editors, evaluated around 100 enterprises
and selected winners for award in various categories.
Axalta is a global leader in developing advanced coatings technology to
support the sustainable growth of the
automobile industry, and offers a wide
spectrum of coating products and systems. Axalta’s products and solutions
are backed up by experience and technology that are designed to provide car
manufacturers and refinish customers with improved productivity, lower
VOC emissions, reduced energy consumption and lower investment costs
whilst still offering high quality finish
on vehicles.
Benjamin Moore Receives
Cradle to Cradle
Certification
Benjamin Moore has received certification at the Silver level from the Cradle
to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
for its greenest paint Natura, professional coating Ultra Spec 500 and zero-VOC waterborne colorants. Benjamin
Moore showcased these products at the
Greenbuild International Conference &
Expo, the premier industry event for sustainable building.
Benjamin Moore is the first premium
paint manufacturer to earn this desig-
nation from MBDC, a world-renowned
firm founded by architect William
McDonough and chemist Dr. Michael
Braungart. MBDC originated the Cradle
to Cradle design framework that helps
companies go beyond minimizing harm
and move towards creating a wholly
positive impact on the planet. The Cradle
to Cradle Certified designation is given
to products that meet stringent require-
ments across five categories: material
health, material reutilization, renewable
energy, carbon management, water stew-
ardship and social fairness.
This rigorous and comprehensive
environmental certification is Benjamin
Moore’s latest step in its long history
and commitment to manufacturing sus-
tainable and premium paints and coat-
ings, the company said. Since Benjamin
Moore has earned the Cradle to Cradle
Certified designation at the Silver lev-
el for these products, they qualify for
credit in the section Materials and
Resources Credit, Building Product
Disclosure and Optimization – Material
Ingredients under Leadership in Energy
& Environmental Design, Version
4, better known as LEED v4 (Green
Building Program), which encourages
the use of materials that have preferable
lifecycle impact.
Natura is a premium zero-VOC product with zero emissions that provides
both beautiful and durable hiding. Ultra
Spec 500 is a professional quality, ultra-durable, zero-VOC formula that carries
MPI approval in multiple categories and
is optimized to make any commercial interior paint project go smoothly. Benjamin
Moore paints are made exclusively with
its patented Gennex zero-VOC waterborne colorants that consistently deliver
durability in any color.
PPG Holds Commercial
Truck Shop Conference
PPG Industries’ commercial coatings
group held its semiannual Commercial
Truck Shop Conference Sept. 21-23
in conjunction with the 2014 fall PPG
MVP Business Solutions Conference
at the Gaylord Opryland Resort
and Conference Center in Nashville,
Tennessee. The three-day conference was
structured to help body shop owners and
managers improve business performance
by learning best practices, networking
with peers and gaining valuable insights
from industry insiders including parts
suppliers and insurers.
Attendance at the conference is open
to owners and managers of heavy-duty
commercial truck shops in the U.S. and
Canada using PPG commercial coatings
products. This includes dealerships, in-
dependent shops, multi-shop operations
and national fleets.
The conference comprised keynote
speakers Peter Sheahan, Ross Shaffer
and Ross Bernstein along with breakout sessions by PPG commercial coatings color experts and representatives
from Nationwide Insurance and 4 State
Trucks. The speakers touched on critical industry topics. Sheahan, a leading
innovative business thinker, presented
“Flip: Creative Strategies for Turning
Challenge into Opportunity.” Business
turnaround specialist Shaffer’s topic
was “The Future of Growth Is to Be a
Peripheral Visionary.” Award-winning
peak-performance motivational business speaker Bernstein discussed “The
Champion’s Code” and the importance of following a moral compass to
achieve success.
“This is an extremely important con-
ference for our truck group customers,”
said John Lewis, manager of programs
and services for PPG’s commercial coat-
ings group. “Most of the people who at-
tended have participated in PPG MVP
training and events and are eager to
learn more about ways to improve the
bottom line of their business. This con-
ference gives them the opportunity to
network and listen to what industry
leaders and visionaries have to offer. We
offer them the tools—the techniques and
knowledge—to increase their chances
for success. This conference is an impor-
tant part of PPG’s commitment to sup-
porting our customers.”
The next conference is scheduled for
April 26-28 in Palm Springs, Calif. For
more information and to register, visit pp-
gmvp.com/Conferences/Welcome.aspx.
PPG’s commercial coatings group offers a full range of coating technologies
for the commercial transportation and
industrial markets such as polyurethanes,
alkyds, epoxies, polyurea, waterborne,
pretreatment chemicals and powder coatings. PPG’s commercial coatings products
are marketed under brand names such as
the DELFLEET Evolution, DELFLEET
ESSENTIAL, Commercial Performance
Coatings and AMERCOAT lines.
