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Innovative Powder Coatings expands to accommodate sales growth and forecasts
F O C US businesses have already changed ownership. Cytec is acquiring UCB’s chemical business for €1.5 bn (the business manufactures radiation curable powder, and PU coatings). Cray Valley is to acquire Akzo Nobel’s UV/electron beam resins business, which has sales of €27 M/y. And smaller resin makers may look to shed their resins operations if these do not prove to be strategic fits with their other products. The resins market had a value of $6.9 bn in 2003, with acrylics accounting for 35%, vinyls 23%, alkyds 12%, epoxies 10%, polyester 5% and urethane 5%. A figure gives a breakdown of resins demand by resin type for 2003. Chemical Week, 9 Nov 2005, 167 (37), 3335 (Website: http://www.chemweek.com)
Accelerating innovations in automotive plastics DuPont’s Zytel HTN polyamide resins were used in making the first water jacket spacer worldwide, a component of the engine cylinder block of Toyota’s Zero Crown luxury car. The Zytel HTN resins provide excellent heat ageing and the power to retain material durability at high temperatures. Emerging uses for the resins are in the areas of automotive engine cooling, airintake, and fuel handling systems. The company collaborated with Toyota, moulder Uchiyama Manufacturing, and Tier One supplier Aisan Industry in making the plastic resistant to hot coolant on both sides. The innovation comes amid the increasing global integration of plastics into automotive manufacturing. Degussa’s new speciality compounds, Vestodur X9419 and Vestodur X9420 offer greater flexibility in the design of elaborate headlight geometries. Meanwhile, Chevron Philips Chemical is pushing its Ryton PPS resin as the preferred material for demanding plastic components in automotive. Sabic Europe is collaborating with DECEMBER 2005
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Magyar Suzuki to provide polypropylene grades for the newly introduced Suzuki Swift. Bayer MaterialScience has launched Makroblend DP 7645 to be used in radiator grilles for the Audi A6. Asian Plastics News, Sep 2005, 14,16-17
Innovative Powder Coatings expands to accommodate sales growth and forecasts Innovative Powder Coatings LLC has spread out into a 4000 sq ft warehouse next to the company’s existing manufacturing plant in a bid to address sales increase and predictions. The company is considering another production expansion and will develop standard stock colours and products at the end of 2005. Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Nov 2005, 21 (11), 4
Rohm and Haas increases prices of powder coatings products Rohm and Haas will impose a price hike on its powder coatings products due to rising prices of raw materials. The company, which predicts elevated and volatile pricing in the near term, says that its global cost reduction strategy failed to curb the sustained rise in prices of raw materials. Paint and Resin Times, Nov 2005, (5), 3
Cytec Surface Specialties raises prices of polyester powder coating resins Cytec Surface Specialties has imposed a price hike on its Additol, Crylcoat and Uvecoat polyester powder coating resins in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The price hikes, which range from 5-8%, depending on the grade, are necessary to enable the firm to cope with the sudden and high increases in raw material and energy costs. Paint and Resin Times, Nov 2005, (5), 3
C O AT I N G S Carbon Nanotubes of the Highest Purity High-quality carbon nanotubes (CNT) for a wide variety of applications can now be manufactured on an industrial scale at considerably lower cost than before. Bayer MaterialScience AG plans to market the nano-sized materials worldwide under the trade name Baytubes. Until now, the high price of up to €1000/kilogram and fluctuating production quality prevented more widespread use of nanotubes. “For the first time, we can achieve consistent material purity of over 99% and significantly reduce manufacturing costs,” says Martin Schmid, head of the Carbon Nanotubes project at Bayer MaterialScience. “Adding just small quantities of Baytubes can make a plastic car fender so electrically conductive that it can be painted without any further pretreatment, using environmentally friendly waterborne or powder coatings. In a similar manner, we can make films for antistatic packaging materials, such as those used for sophisticated electronic components.” Press release from: Bayer MaterialScience, Germany, Website: http://www.bayermaterialscience.com (14 Nov 2005)
Akzo Nobel opens new Chinese powder coatings site CEO Hans Wijers officially opened Akzo Nobel’s new powder coatings facility at Langfang in China. The new site not only consolidates the company’s position as the world’s largest manufacturer of powder coatings, but will also ensure that the business’ growth momentum is maintained in what is the fastestgrowing global market for the product. The new factory was constructed to replace a former plant in Beijing. The Langfang facility is being inaugurated just a few months after the company’s Powder Coatings business 5
Accelerating innovations in automotive plastics DuPont’s Zytel HTN polyamide resins were used in making the first water jacket spacer worldwide, a component of the engine cylinder block of Toyota’s Zero Crown luxury car. The Zytel HTN resins provide excellent heat ageing and the power to retain material durability at high temperatures. Emerging uses for the resins are in the areas of automotive engine cooling, airintake, and fuel handling systems. The company collaborated with Toyota, moulder Uchiyama Manufacturing, and Tier One supplier Aisan Industry in making the plastic resistant to hot coolant on both sides. The innovation comes amid the increasing global integration of plastics into automotive manufacturing. Degussa’s new speciality compounds, Vestodur X9419 and Vestodur X9420 offer greater flexibility in the design of elaborate headlight geometries. Meanwhile, Chevron Philips Chemical is pushing its Ryton PPS resin as the preferred material for demanding plastic components in automotive. Sabic Europe is collaborating with DECEMBER 2005
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Magyar Suzuki to provide polypropylene grades for the newly introduced Suzuki Swift. Bayer MaterialScience has launched Makroblend DP 7645 to be used in radiator grilles for the Audi A6. Asian Plastics News, Sep 2005, 14,16-17
Innovative Powder Coatings expands to accommodate sales growth and forecasts Innovative Powder Coatings LLC has spread out into a 4000 sq ft warehouse next to the company’s existing manufacturing plant in a bid to address sales increase and predictions. The company is considering another production expansion and will develop standard stock colours and products at the end of 2005. Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Nov 2005, 21 (11), 4
Rohm and Haas increases prices of powder coatings products Rohm and Haas will impose a price hike on its powder coatings products due to rising prices of raw materials. The company, which predicts elevated and volatile pricing in the near term, says that its global cost reduction strategy failed to curb the sustained rise in prices of raw materials. Paint and Resin Times, Nov 2005, (5), 3
Cytec Surface Specialties raises prices of polyester powder coating resins Cytec Surface Specialties has imposed a price hike on its Additol, Crylcoat and Uvecoat polyester powder coating resins in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The price hikes, which range from 5-8%, depending on the grade, are necessary to enable the firm to cope with the sudden and high increases in raw material and energy costs. Paint and Resin Times, Nov 2005, (5), 3
C O AT I N G S Carbon Nanotubes of the Highest Purity High-quality carbon nanotubes (CNT) for a wide variety of applications can now be manufactured on an industrial scale at considerably lower cost than before. Bayer MaterialScience AG plans to market the nano-sized materials worldwide under the trade name Baytubes. Until now, the high price of up to €1000/kilogram and fluctuating production quality prevented more widespread use of nanotubes. “For the first time, we can achieve consistent material purity of over 99% and significantly reduce manufacturing costs,” says Martin Schmid, head of the Carbon Nanotubes project at Bayer MaterialScience. “Adding just small quantities of Baytubes can make a plastic car fender so electrically conductive that it can be painted without any further pretreatment, using environmentally friendly waterborne or powder coatings. In a similar manner, we can make films for antistatic packaging materials, such as those used for sophisticated electronic components.” Press release from: Bayer MaterialScience, Germany, Website: http://www.bayermaterialscience.com (14 Nov 2005)
Akzo Nobel opens new Chinese powder coatings site CEO Hans Wijers officially opened Akzo Nobel’s new powder coatings facility at Langfang in China. The new site not only consolidates the company’s position as the world’s largest manufacturer of powder coatings, but will also ensure that the business’ growth momentum is maintained in what is the fastestgrowing global market for the product. The new factory was constructed to replace a former plant in Beijing. The Langfang facility is being inaugurated just a few months after the company’s Powder Coatings business 5