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Markus
Vüllers, President
of the European Society
for Coating Technology
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POWDER
COATING EUROPE 2002
Power
coating technology
established in Nürnberg
right from the start |
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(Based
on report from Ruby
Vatcha, Indo German
Chamber of Commerce) |
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Nuremberg,
February 2002. Following two
successful events in Amsterdam,
POWDER COATING EUROPE, the
International Exhibition and
Congress for Powder Coating
Technology, celebrated its
première in the Exhibition
Centre Nuremberg from 15-17
January 2002. 3,206 trade
visitors1 (2000: 3,145) gathered
information from 139 exhibitors
(2000: 127) about a comprehensive
range of products from the
segments of powder coatings,
application equipment,
pretreatment, testing equipment,
raw materials for powder
coatings, production engineering
for powder coatings,
environmental protection, safety
at work and services.
POWDER COATING EUROPE 2002 as
international meeting-place for
the powder coating community once
again reflected the current
situation in the growth market of
powder coating. In addition to
the wide spectrum of products
displayed on the stands, trade
visitors were able to obtain an
accurate picture of the various
aspects of this technology at
live demonstrations of
application equipment, at the
discussion and presentation forum
Powder Coaters’ Marketplace,
at the presentation of
powder-coated end products in the
Powder Coaters’ Showcase and
during the Powder Coating Live
excursion to various powder
coating facilities.
Robert
Strouhal, Chairman Powder Coating
Manufacturers’ Group of the
European Council of Paint,
Printing Ink and Artist's Colours
Industry (CEPE), sums up
favorably and sees the future of
the event as optimistic: 'POWDER
COATING EUROPE is the only
exhibition and congress for
powder coating technology for the
whole of Europe.
After the two events in
Amsterdam, Nürnberg has now
passed the test as venue located
centrally in Europe and therefore
at the heart of the expected
enlargement of the European
Union. The previous success of
POWDER COATING EUROPE, especially
in terms of the interest of
international visitors, shows
that POWDER COATING EUROPE has
become the focus of attention
compared with regional events.
The congress excels The
Solution is Powder!
Powder is the Solution! was the
motto of this year’s
congress parallel to the
exhibition and which with 343
participants recorded appreciable
growth of some 20 percent over
the previous event. The around
three dozen papers presented by
internationally renowned experts
from industry, research and
development were aimed at
employees from coating shops and
powder coating manufacturers. For
the first time, this year’s
conference was clearly divided
into theme blocks for formulators
on the one side and powder
coaters and custom coaters on the
other; the great interest has
shown that this is the right way,
says Robert Strouhal. The themes
are to be extended to cover other
branches in the future and then
provide the best survey of powder
coating technology in Europe. The
congress was organized by
Vincentz Verlag in co-operation
with the European Council of
Paint, Printing Ink and
Artist’s Colours Industry
(CEPE), the Deutsche
Forschungsgesellschaft für
Oberflächentechnik (DFO) and the
Europäische Gesellschaft für
Lackiertechnik (EGL).
High quality and
satisfaction among exhibitors and
visitors
Well over 90 percent of the
exhibiting companies were
satisfied with their success at
POWDER COATING EUROPE 2002.
Almost all exhibitors welcomed
international visitors 44 percent
of the trade visitors came from
countries outside Germany. Over
90 percent of the exhibitors made
new business relationships and
almost as many expect follow-up
business from these contacts. The
caliber of trade attendance at
POWDER COATING EUROPE 2002 was
convincing: The largest groups of
visitors included heads of
departments (30 %), employees (20
%), general managers and
self-employed (some 14 % each),
especially from the metal
manufacturing industry (19 %),
mechanical engineering (11 %),
automobile engineering (9 %) and
electrical engineering, building
services and medical technology
(9 %). Also out in force: custom
coaters (13 %) and component
suppliers of coating shops
(coatings 21 %). Nine out of ten
of these visitors are involved in
purchasing and procurement
decisions in their company. 90
percent of the trade visitors
were satisfied with the products
offered at POWDER COATING EUROPE
2002 in Nürnberg.
Powder has potential
Powder coating technology
currently holds a share of some
10 percent of industrial coating
tendency rising. Industry experts
expect average annual growth of 7
percent in Europe until 2007 to
reach an annual turnover of some
1.82 billion US dollars. The
forecasts for other regions of
the world are between 5 and 15
percent. An independent survey of
trade visitors confirms the
estimates: Just under 28 percent
expect the economic situation in
the industry to remain stable and
almost 58 percent even expect
improvements. Whereas the growth
limit for wet coatings has been
practically reached, the reasons
for the good prospects for powder
coating are especially its
ecological and economic
advantages: It is solvent-free
and the overspray can be
recovered. Powder coating with
its low curing temperatures and
IR curing is also slowly
capturing new application areas
such as wood coating. Other
factors that will positively
influence the growth of powder
coating’s market share are
the VOC directives of the
European Union and the growing
markets in Eastern and Central
Eastern Europe with their rising
standard of living and the demand
for powder-coated products. The
production of powder coatings has
rapidly become established in
these regions, but these
countries are also increasingly
interesting as users of powder
coatings and not just as
producers a trend that also
emerged at POWDER COATING EUROPE
2002 and confirmed the change of
location from Amsterdam to
Nürnberg as an important
decision.
World market leader
Europe
The available figures for 2000
record a total annual production
of 700,000 tons of powder
coatings worldwide, of which
180,000 t are produced in Asia,
150,000 t in North America,
35,000 t in South America and
25,000 t in Africa. The list is,
however, headed by Europe with
297,000 t, of which 71,000 t are
produced in Italy, 54,000 t in
Germany and 31,000 t each in
Great Britain and France. These
countries occupy the same
positions in terms of
consumption: Italy 80,000 t,
Germany 60,000 t, Great Britain
36,000 t, France 30,000 t and
Spain with 25,000 t. These are
followed some way behind by
Switzerland with 9,000 t, Austria
with 7,500 t and the Netherlands
with 7,000 t. The total
consumption of powder coatings in
Europe in 2000 was 269,500 tons.
The building sector especially
aluminum facade components
currently leads the European
consumption statistics with a
share of some 30 percent,
followed by domestic appliances
(mainly white goods such as
refrigerators, washing machines
and dishwashers) and metal office
furniture with some 15 percent
each, and automobile, heating and
mechanical engineering at the top
end of the single-figure
percentage range.
The highest growth forecasts are
11 percent for automobile
engineering, followed by 7
percent for household goods.
Nürnberg: Competence in
state-of-the-art finishing
technology
The next event in Nürnberg on
the subject of coating is the
EUROPEAN COATINGS SHOW plus
Adhesives, Sealants, Construction
Chemicals in the coming year from
8-10 April 2003. The next POWDER
COATING EUROPE takes place in
Nürnberg again from 20-22
January 2004. The organizers of
the exhibition are Vincentz
Verlag of Hanover and
NürnbergMesse.
PPG
earns PACE Award again
(European
Coatings Flash - March 11, 2002)
PPG Industries was the only
automotive coatings manufacturer
to receive a prestigious PACE
Award Wednesday night when it was
recognized for its
environmentally friendly
FrameCoat electrodeposition
coatings for automotive and
light-truck chassis components.
This marked the third consecutive
year PPG has been a winner in the
PACE Awards program, sponsored by
Automotive News magazine and Cap
Gemini Ernst & Young to honor
automotive suppliers around the
world for product innovation and
management excellence. PPG is the
only coatings manufacturer to
receive three awards since the
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Physicist David Ignat Joins Nordson Board
of Directors
(WESTLAKE,
Ohio, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/)
The directors of Nordson Corporation
(Nasdaq: NDSN) today elected plasma
physicist David W. Ignat to the company's
board.
"We are delighted to welcome David,
whose strong background of research,
management and administration adds yet
another perspective to our board,"
said Edward P. Campbell, president and
chief executive officer. "As a
significant shareholder, he is keenly
attentive to the continuing
transformation of Nordson Corporation and
our ongoing efforts to build shareholder
value. We look forward to his insight and
counsel."
Ignat, 60, retired from the senior
scientific and engineering staff of the
Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton
University in 1996 after a 19-year career
there. He then became editor of Nuclear
Fusion, a journal published by the
International Atomic Energy Agency, a
position he still holds. From 1999 to
2000, he was a part-time consultant to
the Plasma Physics Laboratory at
Princeton. Earlier in his career, Ignat
was a program officer at U.S. Department
of Energy headquarters and a researcher
at the Center for Research in Plasma
Physics, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
New Mexico. He earned a bachelor's degree
in physics from Carleton College,
Northfield, Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in
physics from Yale University.
Ignat succeeds his uncle, Evan W. Nord,
on the 13-member Nordson board. Nord, a
co-founder of the company, retired from
the board today. As a teen-ager, Ignat
helped his uncle, working in his basement
on finish grinding of the tungsten
carbide, flat-spray nozzle - a Nordson
innovation that made possible the airless
spraying of pigmented coating materials.
He also had a summer job at Nordson while
attending college. Nordson Corporation is
the world's leading producer of precision
dispensing equipment to apply adhesives,
sealants and coatings to a broad range of
consumer and industrial products during
manufacturing operations, helping
customers meet quality, productivity and
environmental targets. The company also
manufactures technology-based systems for
curing and surface treatment processes.
Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson
has direct operations in 31 countries.
Rohm and
Haas to Build Manufacturing Plant in
India; Ground Breaking Takes Place in
Mumbai
(3/11/2002
MUMBAI, India, Mar 11, 2002
/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX)
- Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH) said
today it is investing approximately US
$20 million to build a manufacturing
facility in Mumbai that will manufacture
both emulsion polymers and adhesives.
This multi-purpose plant will be situated
in Taloja, and will supply the domestic
market and serve export needs elsewhere
in the Asia-Pacific region. The
state-of-the-art plant will be built to
the company's global safety standards and
will be commissioned early next year.
Rohm and Haas has operated a wholly owned
subsidiary in India for more than five
years, and has enjoyed increasing sales
in the area. "Choosing to build a
plant here in India is the natural next
step to our success," said Harish
Badami, Country Manager for Rohm and Haas
India.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony
today, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, President
and Chief Operating Officer of Rohm and
Haas, said, "We are quite pleased to
be able to expand our presence here.
India presents a growing market for our
Coatings and Adhesives and Sealants
businesses, and is a key location for
further growth throughout the
Asia-Pacific region."
Tom Grehl, Asia-Pacific Regional Director
for Rohm and Haas, also attended the
ceremony. He noted that the company was
making this strategic investment in the
midst of a worldwide economic slowdown.
"Our decision to invest is clear
evidence of our commitment and confidence
in the India market."
About Rohm and Haas: Rohm and Haas
Company is a global supplier of specialty
materials, with annual sales of US $5.7
billion. The company has had a presence
in the Asia-Pacific region for more than
70 years, and in 2001 was responsible for
12 percent of company sales. The Coatings
and Adhesives and Sealants businesses are
among the company's largest and fastest
growing operations in the world and
together reported sales in 2001 of US
$2.1 billion. Coatings makes intermediate
products and additives that are used in
latex paints, textile and paper finishes.
The Adhesives and Sealants business makes
products that are used in flexible
packaging, building materials, and tape
and label applications. Rohm and Haas
worldwide employs more than 17,000 people
and operates more than 100 research and
manufacturing sites in 25 countries. The
company's headquarters are located in
Philadelphia, PA, USA. Raj L. Gupta is
Chairman and CEO.
SOURCE Rohm and Haas Company
Akzo Nobel
announced 140 job losses in Stuttgart
(PRA News of
the Month - March 2002)
In connection with its current
restructuring measures, Akzo Nobel is to
lose 140 of the 600 jobs at its Stuttgart
site. Some of the production,
particularly in the primer / surfacer
lines, is to be transferred to Barcelona
in Spain. Thirty jobs are to go in the
automotive refinishing business in the
wake of tough competition. In future, the
Stuttgart site is to concentrate on
service-intensive products. In 2001,
reorganisation in the German deco
business had resulted in 90 job losses in
Cologne and Wunstorf. (Farbe Lack, Feb
2002, 108 (2), 11)
BASF
experiments with constellations colours.
(PRA News of
the Month - March 2002)
BASF has launched Constellation Colours,
an experimental line for automotive
applications, which will make vehicles
more visible at night. The new concept
was first used on a racing car in the Le
Mans race in France last June. Two
coating systems are currently being
explored by BASF, using either
retroreflection or electroluminescent
pigments. A retroreflection pigment
illuminates cars when exposed to a light
source, as in street signs or safety
markers. Colour visibility is achieved
through combining the pigment's
refractive index with a special
reflective coating on one side of the
pigment. The coating 'lights up' when hit
by headlights. The second approach uses
electroluminescent pigments, which
produce coatings which glow with
different long- lasting colours at night
and are capable of being turned on or off
via a low-voltage electrical charge.
(Coatings World, Jan 2002, 7 (1), 10)
Non toxic
paint stripper:invented by UK's female
inventor of the year.
(PRA News of
the Month - March 2002)
The inventor of a non-toxic,
environmentally-friendly paint remover,
Ithiel Mogridge, has been declared the
UK's female inventor of the year. Her
invention easily shifts water- and
oil-based paints without using acid or
methylene chloride. The product is
ethanol-based and biodegradable. (Chem.
in Brit., March 2002, 38 (3) p 17)
Bayer:
Opening of Major Powder Coatings R&D
Center
(European
Coatings Flash - March 18, 2002)
Bayer Corp. announced the opening of its
$1.5-million Powder Coatings Global
Research and Development Competency
Center, located at the company´s
Pittsburgh campus. The 1,600-square-foot
application and testing facility will be
used for customer support, evaluation of
new company said. The center houses three
separate application lines that can
operate simultaneously and equipment that
includes laboratory-scale extruders,
grinders, particle-size classification
instruments, and standard spray and
oven-bake systems. Operations at the
center also receive technical support
from Bayer facilities in Columbus, GA,
and Leverkusen, Germany, the company said
Standards
The following developments have taken
place recently:
BS EN ISO 119988: 2001; BS 3900-F17:
1998: Paints and varnishes: determination
of wet-scrub resistance and cleanability
of coatings.
BS EN ISO 4623-1: 2002: BS 3900-F13:
2002: Paints and varnishes -
determination of resistance to filiform
corrosion. Part 1. Steel
EXHIBITIONS
AND CONFERENCES IN APRIL 2002
75TH JSCM
ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE: NEW TECHNOLOGY ON
COLOUR MATERIALS
2-4 April
2001, Tokyo, Japan
For further information, please contact:
The Japan Society of Colour Material.
E-mail: jscm@blue.ocn.ne.jp or go to: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jscm
ELECTROCOAT
2002
3-5
April 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA
This conference will address
electrodeposition, coatings application
and related topics. For further
information, please contact: The
Electrocoat Association, 6915 Valley Ave,
Cincinnati, OH 45244; Fax: + 1 513 527
8950; Tel: + 1 513 527 8977.
Alternatively, go to: http://www.electrocoat.org
JAPANESE
PAINT SHOW
4-6
April 2002, Tokyo, Japan.
For further information, please contact:
Japan Paint Manufacturers Association,
3rd Floor, Tokyo Toryo Kaikan, 3-12-8,
Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013. Tel
+81-3-3443-2011 / Fax +81-3-3443-3599;
E-mail: info@toryo.or.jp
ANALYTICA
2002
23-26
April 2002, Munich, Germany
For further information, please go to: http://www.analytica..de
MATERIALS
CONGRESS
9-11 April
2002, London, UK
For further information, please contact
the Institute of Materials: Tel: + 44 (0)
20 7451 7320
FARBE 2002 -
INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR PAINT,
DECORATING & BUILDING PROTECTION
11-14 April
2002, Munich, Germany
For further information, please contact
GHM Gesellschaft fuer Handwerksmessen
mbH, Willy-Brandt-Allee 1, 81829 Munich,
Germany. Tel: + 49 89 9 4955 161; Fax: +
49 89 9 4955 169. Alternatively, please
go to: http://www.farbe-online.de
2002 45th
Annual Technical Conference
(April
12-17, 2002 Orlando FL)
Society of Vacuum Coaters
Tel: 505-856-7188 Fax: 505-856-6716
Email: svcinfo@svc.org
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
14-17
April 2002, Los Angeles, USA
For further
information, please contact The Adhesive
and Sealant Council, Inc., 7979 Old
Georgetown Rd., Ste. 500, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814. Tel: + 1 301 986 9700;
Fax: + 1 301 986 9795 or go to: http://www.ascouncil.org
1ST AFERA
TECHNICAL SEMINAR
18-19 April
2002, Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the European Association for
the Self Adhesive Tape Industry, a call
for papers has now been issued for this
seminar. For further information, please
contact: The European Association for the
Self Adhesive Tape Industry:
http://www.afera.com or e-mail: info@afera.com
15TH
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS
21-24 April
2002, Paris, France
For further information, please contact:
Industrial Minerals Conference
Department, Park House, Park Terrace,
Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7HY, UK or go
to: http://www.indmin.com
EUROPEAN
AUTOMOTIVE COATING 2002
23-24 April
2002, Luxembourg
for further information please contact:
Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft fuer
Oberflaechenbehandlung e.V.,
Arnulfstrasse 25, 40545 Duesseldorf,
Germany. Tel: + 49 211 938895 70; Fax: +
49 211 938895 71; E-mail: service@dfo-online.de or go to: http://www.dfo-online.de
RADTECH 2002
28 April - 1 May 2002,
Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis,
USA For further information, please
contact: RadTech International North
America, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite
700, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Fax: + 1
917 464 81 73; E-mail: aygoyer@one.net or go to : http://www.radtech.org
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