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Akzo Nobel opens plant in Vietnam
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Akzo Nobel opens plant in Vietnam
INDUSTRY NEWS Building paints in Western Europe: mediocre concentration [1 table] Coatings manufacturer SigmaKalon estimates that the 3 leading manufacturers of facade paints in W Europe share around one-quarter of the total market, while the top 5 and top 10 manufacturers corner around 33% and 42.5%, respectively of the W European market for building paints. Three manufacturers of automotive coatings (DuPont, PPG and BASF) corner 70% of the global automotive coatings market, whereas ICI, PPG and Valspar corner 70% of the packaging coatings market. The global market for marine paint is to 70% dominated by Akzo Nobel, Jotun, Hempel and SigmaKalon. The concentration for powder coatings is mediocre as the 4 leading European manufacturers Akzo, DuPont, Rohm and Haas and Jotun achieve a market share of 50%. A table lists the top 10 manufacturers of decorative paints and coatings in W Europe and their market shares as follows: Akzo Nobel 14.5%; Sigma Kalon 10.5%; ICI 9.5%, DAW 5.5%, Tikkurila 3%; Brillux 2.5%; Lafarge 2%; Dyrup 2%; Ostendorf 1.5%; Jotun 1.5%. Farbe und Lack, Mar 2003, 109 (3), 6 (in German)
Powder coatings: IGP completes factory expansion Swiss company IGP Pulvertechnik AG completed the expansion of the powder coatings facility at the headquarters in Kirchberg (St Gallen). The expanded facility came on-stream in early 2003 and now includes production, storage, dispatch and training facilities. A picture shows the expanded unit in Kirchberg. Farbe und Lack, Mar 2003, 109 (3), 12 (in German)
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Akzo Nobel has opened a new powder coatings plant in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, Vietnam’s commercial centre. The facility currently has a workforce of 80 and occupies a site of 10,000 sq m. It will turn out the full range of Akzo Nobel’s Interpon powder coatings and is the twelfth Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings site in Asia-Pacific. With its joint venture partner Chang Cheng Securities Akzo Nobel was the first company to invest in powder coatings production in Vietnam. Chemisch2Weekblad, 20 Mar 2003 (Website: http://www.c2w.nl/) (in Dutch)
Morton Powder Coatings launches conductive-dissipative coatings Morton Powder Coatings has made available its Spark-Lite line of conductive-dissipative powder coatings which are touted as an environment friendly solution to static electricity dissipation. The coatings show a surface resistivity of between 10–5 and 10–9, which make them suitable for electrostatic protected areas. The products do not contain solvents, while featuring enhanced chemical and mechanical properties. Modern Paint and Coatings, Jan-Feb 2003, 93 (1), 37
AC-Lak in powder coating JV AC-Lak of Liberec, Czech Republic, has set up a powder coatings production facility in the Industrial Zone of Liberec-South under a joint venture agreement with investment funds Zertka and LIF. A total of CKR 100 M in investments has been allocated for the new facility, which employs 50 people. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 2
Industrias Titan to expand Industrias Titan of Spain is poised to spend €8.03 M to put up three
C OAT I N G S new facilities including one in Barcelona, which will showcase and market paints and powder coatings. The other two are designed for decorative paints and will be located in Seville and in Las Palmas in the Canaries. The firm, which employs 600 people and owns three facilities in Barcelona, achieved sales of €96.48 M in 2001. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 10
Akzo Nobel 4Q and FY 2002: Workforce reduction program extended to 5500 [2 tables] A table shows employee numbers at Akzo Nobel NV broken down by business unit and total and tabulated as: 31 Dec 2002, acquisitions/divestment’s, restructuring layoffs, net hiring, 21 Dec 2001. The workforce expansions from acquisitions mainly related to Ferro’s powder coatings activities, the German decorative coatings distributor Wuemeg, Crompton’s Industrial Specialities, and ECI-ElektroChemie. A table shows the effects of the lay-off program in 2001 and additional programs planned for 2002/2003 on a business unit and group basis. Akzo Nobel 4Q and FY 2002 Results, 11 Feb 2003, 20 (Akzo Nobel NV, Velperweg 76, PO Box 9300, 6800 SB Arnhem, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 26 366 4343. Fax: +31 26 366 4940. Website: http://www.akzonobel.com)
Cyclics to open German CBT plant Cyclics Corp is putting up a new facility to produce cyclic butylene terephthalate resins at BASF’s industrial park in Schwarzheide. BASF will provide feedstock materials to Cyclics. The facility is hoped to bring in a capacity of 2500 tonnes/y. The plant’s output will be utilized for structural components and powder coatings. Production is slated to start by 2004. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 10
APRIL 2003
(Black plate) Production3 Macintosh HD:Focus 2003:Powder Coatings:
F O C US
O N
POWDER
Akzo Nobel opens plant in Vietnam
INDUSTRY NEWS Building paints in Western Europe: mediocre concentration [1 table] Coatings manufacturer SigmaKalon estimates that the 3 leading manufacturers of facade paints in W Europe share around one-quarter of the total market, while the top 5 and top 10 manufacturers corner around 33% and 42.5%, respectively of the W European market for building paints. Three manufacturers of automotive coatings (DuPont, PPG and BASF) corner 70% of the global automotive coatings market, whereas ICI, PPG and Valspar corner 70% of the packaging coatings market. The global market for marine paint is to 70% dominated by Akzo Nobel, Jotun, Hempel and SigmaKalon. The concentration for powder coatings is mediocre as the 4 leading European manufacturers Akzo, DuPont, Rohm and Haas and Jotun achieve a market share of 50%. A table lists the top 10 manufacturers of decorative paints and coatings in W Europe and their market shares as follows: Akzo Nobel 14.5%; Sigma Kalon 10.5%; ICI 9.5%, DAW 5.5%, Tikkurila 3%; Brillux 2.5%; Lafarge 2%; Dyrup 2%; Ostendorf 1.5%; Jotun 1.5%. Farbe und Lack, Mar 2003, 109 (3), 6 (in German)
Powder coatings: IGP completes factory expansion Swiss company IGP Pulvertechnik AG completed the expansion of the powder coatings facility at the headquarters in Kirchberg (St Gallen). The expanded facility came on-stream in early 2003 and now includes production, storage, dispatch and training facilities. A picture shows the expanded unit in Kirchberg. Farbe und Lack, Mar 2003, 109 (3), 12 (in German)
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Akzo Nobel has opened a new powder coatings plant in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, Vietnam’s commercial centre. The facility currently has a workforce of 80 and occupies a site of 10,000 sq m. It will turn out the full range of Akzo Nobel’s Interpon powder coatings and is the twelfth Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings site in Asia-Pacific. With its joint venture partner Chang Cheng Securities Akzo Nobel was the first company to invest in powder coatings production in Vietnam. Chemisch2Weekblad, 20 Mar 2003 (Website: http://www.c2w.nl/) (in Dutch)
Morton Powder Coatings launches conductive-dissipative coatings Morton Powder Coatings has made available its Spark-Lite line of conductive-dissipative powder coatings which are touted as an environment friendly solution to static electricity dissipation. The coatings show a surface resistivity of between 10–5 and 10–9, which make them suitable for electrostatic protected areas. The products do not contain solvents, while featuring enhanced chemical and mechanical properties. Modern Paint and Coatings, Jan-Feb 2003, 93 (1), 37
AC-Lak in powder coating JV AC-Lak of Liberec, Czech Republic, has set up a powder coatings production facility in the Industrial Zone of Liberec-South under a joint venture agreement with investment funds Zertka and LIF. A total of CKR 100 M in investments has been allocated for the new facility, which employs 50 people. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 2
Industrias Titan to expand Industrias Titan of Spain is poised to spend €8.03 M to put up three
C OAT I N G S new facilities including one in Barcelona, which will showcase and market paints and powder coatings. The other two are designed for decorative paints and will be located in Seville and in Las Palmas in the Canaries. The firm, which employs 600 people and owns three facilities in Barcelona, achieved sales of €96.48 M in 2001. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 10
Akzo Nobel 4Q and FY 2002: Workforce reduction program extended to 5500 [2 tables] A table shows employee numbers at Akzo Nobel NV broken down by business unit and total and tabulated as: 31 Dec 2002, acquisitions/divestment’s, restructuring layoffs, net hiring, 21 Dec 2001. The workforce expansions from acquisitions mainly related to Ferro’s powder coatings activities, the German decorative coatings distributor Wuemeg, Crompton’s Industrial Specialities, and ECI-ElektroChemie. A table shows the effects of the lay-off program in 2001 and additional programs planned for 2002/2003 on a business unit and group basis. Akzo Nobel 4Q and FY 2002 Results, 11 Feb 2003, 20 (Akzo Nobel NV, Velperweg 76, PO Box 9300, 6800 SB Arnhem, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 26 366 4343. Fax: +31 26 366 4940. Website: http://www.akzonobel.com)
Cyclics to open German CBT plant Cyclics Corp is putting up a new facility to produce cyclic butylene terephthalate resins at BASF’s industrial park in Schwarzheide. BASF will provide feedstock materials to Cyclics. The facility is hoped to bring in a capacity of 2500 tonnes/y. The plant’s output will be utilized for structural components and powder coatings. Production is slated to start by 2004. European Paint and Resin News, Feb 2003, 41 (2), 10
APRIL 2003