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A scientific paper that would change the
world
One hundred years ago in March 1905, Albert Einstein finished a
scientific paper that would change the world. His radical insight
into the nature of light would help transform Einstein from an
unknown patent clerk to the genius at the center of 20th-century
physics. The adjacent picture shows a groups of great men and
women who along with Albert Einstein built the two great pillars of the human
intellectual achievement of the past century. The "Quantum
Physics" and the "Theory of Relativity". |
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Visit
During a recent
visit to our Indore Mr Jayesh Ponda of Vijay Enterprises Ltd. appreciated the role of "India
Power Coating" in the Indian powder coating industry. He said its the
first time someone has seriously developed a portal on powder coating
in India. Among other thing he discussed the matters on development of
the powder coating industry India and expressed concerns on the
growing prices of the raw material.
Mr. Ponda further informed about Vijay Enterprises which is a
leading manufacture of powder coating materials (PCM) in India. VIJAY
COAT today stands as a Reliable source of High Quality and Durable
Powder Coating materials at very reasonable prices. Vijay enterprises
was incorporated in 1995 with a view to supplying quality PCMs to
Indian industry. Vijay's manufacturing set up is equipped with best
machines from M/s Buss AG Switzerland who are world's largest
manufacturer of Powder Coating Machines. Vijay has now established
itself and earned a name for its quality supplies and prompt delivery
at very economic prices. VIJAY has multi-locational production
facilities near Ahmedabad in western India and at Silvassa in the U T
of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 200 Kms off Mumbai. This makes it a
competitive source of PCMs to all customers.
Crude prices effecting margins: Nerolac
High crude prices are
effecting margins of paint companies and Goodlass Nerolac Paints hopes
to sustain margins of 15% in the future.
HM Bharuka of Goodlass Nerolac Paints says that sustaining margins of
15% could be a challenge for the company. Bharuka said, "The price
rise takes place, during inflation you end up making stock profit,
part of the increase in margin is also due to the coverage of the
metal costs, which we have been able to do. It is true that 15% is an
unusually high margin, it is a challenge to hold it. We could be
comfortable with a lower margin and we hope to be able to pass on
benefits to the customers. Having achieved 15% we are hoping to
maintain it." <more>
Color goes out of paints
makers’ lives
Mumbai, March 27: The
rising global crude prices are back to haunt the domestic paints
industry. The industry is worried that it will not be in a position to
pass on the increase in input costs fully to the customers, resulting
in margins taking a severe hit.
Apart from the crude price rise, the forthcoming hike in steel rates
is also adding to the industry’s woes. Sources said the small-scale
units are the worst affected as they can neither fully pass on the
increase in input costs nor bring down their overheads costs.
“If the present trend continues, we could see many paints units,
particularly the small-scale ones, shutting down their operations in
the next few months,” Indian Paints Association president Pramod Kumar
Khanna said.
Large players like Asian Paints and Goodlass Nerolac Paints, who also
see firm crude prices as a problem, are now concentrating on
controlling costs by bringing down overheads and focusing on operating
efficiencies.<more>
Mathis opened office in India
Coatings Flash -
March 21, 2005
The Swiss Mathis AG has opened its own office for the growing Indian
Market. The company has been active in this important and constantly
growing market for many years. The new office has been opened in order
to further improve and promote direct customer relations. More and
more customers do not only need state of the art equipment but also
the corresponding know how for the correct handling and also the
transfer of lab results to production units and vice versa. Office
location is in Thane, in the suburbs of Mumbay. Mr Anil Chawathe who
has experience with Mathis products for more than 10 years is in
charge as General Manager. Over this period he has established a lot
of know how for sales but also for maintenance and after sales
service. For the coating lab Mathis supplies small discontinuous and
continuous equipment for sampling purposes.
Beckers
invests in additional capacity for coil coatings
Coatings Flash -
March 14, 2005
Beckers, the European market leader in coil coatings, is making a new
investment in manufacturing capacity. Becker Industries will extend
its principal coil coating factory in Montbrison (Rhône-Alpes, France)
by building a supplementary production unit of 2,000 square metres.
Planned to be commissioned in 2006/2007, this will increase Beckers'
production capacity for coil coatings in France by a further 5,000
tonnes.
Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute highlights 2005 color trends
Coatings Flash -
March 28, 2005
Chocolate brown,
bright blue, and melon will be gaining in popularity during 2005,
according to the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI).
"Incorporating any of these colors or palettes to highlight a feature
wall or enhance interesting moldings and trim will keep your home and
individual living spaces fresh and up to date," Debbie Zimmer, PQI's
decorative painting and color expert, advises. "No matter what color
is used, always choose a top quality paint for a long lasting and
durable finish."
Color rich paints with a tropical flair will increase in use. Vibrant
colors such as ocean blue, mango, twilight purple, and sunny yellow
can be used in bedrooms, sunrooms, kitchens, and any area where warmth
is required. This palette can also be used in backyard or garden
settings on wooden chairs, trellises, and other garden focal points.
Soft whites are perfect for living rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms. Use
white in a high sheen finish to add additional light reflectance and
ambiance.
Continuing in 2005, rich reds, chocolate and sable browns, deep greens
and blues can be used sparingly on one wall surface or in combination
above or below a chair rail and to visually lower a high ceiling,
often seen in new home construction. Brushed metallic surfaces are
replacing those shiny brass finishes used in the past. Soft pewter,
mellow copper, and brushed nickel are the perfect complement to
today's kitchen appliances and bath accessories.
Egypt: Yasar starts production joint venture
Coatings Flash -
March 28, 2005
DYO Boya, part of Turkish
Yasar Holding, has started automotive and furniture paints production
in Egypt in cooperation with leading Egyptian construction paint group
Sipes. The newly-formed Mediterranean Trade for Paints Company (MTP),
which operates with Dyo technology and markets the output across
Egypt, was set up in June 2004. MTP
BASF Coatings Fills Europe’s Largest Industrial E-Coating Tank
BASF Coatings and
Wessling Oberflächenveredelung GmbH (WOB) have agreed to work together
in a close partnership. BASF Coatings is the system supplier for the
cathodic e-coating and powder coating products used in Europe’s
largest industrial coating plant, which is set to begin operation in
February 2005 in Geeste, Germany. In the context of the partnership,
BASF Coatings supplies binders and pigment paste to the German custom
coater. These materials are then fed into the 360 cubic-meter cathodic
e-coating tank. Mainly truck trailer chassis, containers, and add-on
components for commercial vehicles will be coated in this newly built
e-coating tank.
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BASF Coatings fills Europe's largest industrial coating plant
03/10/2005 - BASF Coatings
and Wessling Oberflächenveredelung GmbH (WOB) have agreed to work
together in a close partnership. BASF Coatings is the system supplier
for the cathodic e-coating and powder coating products used in
Europe's largest industrial coating plant, which is set to begin
operation in February 2005 in Geeste, Germany. In the context of the
partnership, BASF Coatings supplies binders and pigment paste to the
German custom coater. These materials are then fed into the 360
cubic-meter cathodic e-coating tank. Mainly truck trailer chassis,
containers, and add-on components for commercial vehicles will be
coated in this newly built e-coating tank.
"Filling the e-coat tank with this large a volume of material was a
real logistical challenge that our employees gladly took on," explains
Rolf Eggen of CTS Account Management within BASF Coatings' Automotive
Refinish / Commercial Transport Coatings Solutions business. All in
all, the BASF Coatings employees spent two weeks on site. Filling
required a week's time. Then the new e-coating tank entered a trial
phase. Officially, the plant has been in operation since the end of
February 2005.
Akzo Nobel wins prestigious contract for supplying water treatment
technology
Arnhem, the
Netherlands, March 2, 2005 – Akzo Nobel’s MPP Systems® business has
won the contract to supply a water purification unit for one of the
world’s most challenging gas field development projects, the Ormen
Lange project operated by Hydro.
J. Edward Glass Named Winner of Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings
Inside Paint
Prof. J. Edward Glass of
the Polymers and Coatings Department at North Dakota State University
will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2005. The
announcement was made today by the Officers and the Award Committee of
the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) of
the American Chemical Society.....
Water-borne edges out
powder for future growth
Coatings Magazine
E-news - March 3, 2005
In our February
Splatter poll, we asked which coating technology—powder or
water-borne—had the greatest growth potential in the next decade.
Water-borne coatings edged out powder with 56 per cent of recipients
leaning toward water and the remaining 46 per cent siding with powder
coatings.
Environment Canada gives
ok to green pigment
Coatings
Magazine E-news - March 3, 2005
Environment Canada has clarified the use of Pigment Green 7 (or
phythalocyanine green) following a brief period of confusion and panic
in January when US manufacturers stopped shipments of the pigment to
Canada.
Industry sources say US manufacturers misinterpreted regulations
(Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations 2003) that limit
the use of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in Pigment Green 7 and stopped
shipment of the product to Canada to avoid being in non-compliance.
Environment Canada held a stakeholders meeting in early February to
clarify the existing regulation and proposed changes relating to HCB.
Dave Saucier, operations manager at Inortech Chimie, Mississauga, ON,
was one of the stakeholders at the meeting. He says that neither the
2003 regulations nor the proposed 2005 regulations prohibited the use
of pigments containing HCB. The new regulations include reporting
requirements for manufacturers and importers of products containing
HCBs in excess of 10 g/year or in concentrations of greater than 10
ppb.
Akzo Nobel develops the
world’s first decorative paint with “magic touch”
Arnhem, the
Netherlands, March 23, 2005 – Akzo Nobel has developed a sensorial,
textile-effect paint which can reproduce the look – and feel – of
suede, leather, or woven fabric. Known as Alpha® Tacto, it’s the
world’s first decorative paint product capable of providing two
distinct effects, depending on how it is applied to the wall
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