4 SEPTEMBER 2010

F O C U S O N P O W D E R C O A T I N G S

Akzo Nobel strengthens coatingsportfolio

Akzo Nobel is to acquire theassets of Swedish-basedLindgens Metal DecorativeCoatings and Inks, including itsmajority holding in the Seva Boyajoint venture in Turkey. The dealstrengthens the know-how andexpertise of Akzo’s packagingcoatings business. Lindgensproduces and markets Lindgenssystem solutions for paints andcoatings for the metal packagingindustry. The company has salesof €25 M.

Chemie Technik (Heidelberg), 16 Jul 2010,(Website: http://www.chemietechnik.de) (inGerman)

Focus on powder coatings:AkzoNobel NV

AkzoNobel NV opened in 2009 itsPowder Coatings TechnologyCentre, located at the firm’spowder coatings production site inNingbo, Zhejiang province inChina. The coatings hub, which isequipped with a modernlaboratory, will house an initialteam of 20 scientists andtechnicians. It is expected toaccommodate all of the firm’scentres of expertise such asautomotive, IT, domesticappliance, furniture, architectural,and general industrial, includingtheir respective marketing staff.Additionally, AkzoNobel purchasedin 2009 Dow Chemical Co’spowder coatings business, whichemploys roughly 700 people andruns factories in China, Europe,and the USA.

Coatings World, Jul 2010, 15 (7), 32

Innovative industrial coatings:DuPont

DuPont has unveiled in 2009Teflon Platinum Plus, thecompany’s first Teflon coating thatdoes not contain PFOA. The newcoating is based on a proprietaryand patented scratch resistancetechnology that improves scratchresistance by 50% compared withexisting Teflon Platinum coatings.

The company is also offeringStreaMax, a coating for downholetubes targeted at oil firms ingrowing regions including Mexicoand the Middle East. Thecompany aims to increase itsbusiness in the next three yearsby fivefold from the 2009 level.

Coatings World, Jul 2010, 15 (7), 36

Ferro reports 2Q 2010 results; netsales grow to $543 M, a 36%increase from 2Q 2009:performance coatings

Ferro Corp’s net sales from itsperformance coatings segmentrose to $142,137,000 in the threemonths ended 30 Jun 2010 from$117,133,000 in the three monthsended 30 Jun 2009, while incomeincreased to $14,422,000 from$6,225,000. The segment’s netsales also rose to $270,328,000in the six months ended 30 Jun2010 from $225,921,000 in thesix months ended 30 Jun 2009,while income increased to$23,904,000 from $5,626,000.Income in the segment improveddue to higher sales volumes andreduced costs.

Ferro Results 2Q 2010, 26 Jul 2010, (FerroCorp, 1000 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH44114 1147, USA, tel: +1 (216)641 8580,website: http://www.ferro.com)

All things bright and beautiful:AkzoNobel creates new metallicpowder coating

AkzoNobel has unveiled InterponD Brilliance, a single-coat metallicpowder coating that providesexcellent brilliance even inadverse conditions. The coatinghas already passed the stringentstandards of the Europeanarchitectural industry, setting thestage for a summer 2010launching. The product features a‘watertight’ protection technologythat shields the pigment fromchemicals and otherenvironmental hazards.Conventional metallic finishes useeither mica pigments, which aredurable but not quite brilliant, or

aluminium pigments, which needanother layer of topcoat forprotection.

APCJ, Asia Pacific Coatings Journal, Apr/May2010, 23 (2), 10

User-friendly coatings rangelaunched

AkzoNobel is to roll out user-friendly coatings Interpon A,which combines the firm’s arrayof automotive powders into asingle clear and comprehensivecollection. Its globalstandardisation enablesconsumers to easily recognizeproducts from one of the sixranges. The products in eachrange are broken down into morespecific categories like approvedmakers, colour range, energyneeds, and performancecapabilities.

APCJ, Asia Pacific Coatings Journal, Jun/Jul2010, 23 (3), 4

AkzoNobel’s powder alternative

AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatingsdivision has formulated a powderalternative for solid vehicletopcoats, which is due to beadopted in Chinese commercialvehicles. C&C Truck, a maker ofcommercial vehicles in Wuhu, hasalready set up at its facilities ademo line for the product.

PPCJ, Polymers, Paint, Colour Journal, Jul2010, 200 (4550), 6

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Eastman to increase hydrocarbonresins production

Eastman Chemical Company hasannounced plans to expandproduction of hydrogenatedhydrocarbon resins at itsMiddelburg, The Netherlands, andLongview, USA, facilities. TheMiddelburg expansion willincrease current capacity by morethan 20%. It is expected to becompleted in the second half of2011. In the USA, the company isplanning a capacity increase ofgreater than 10%. It is expectedto be completed in early 2011.The company’s hydrogenated