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Table of ContentsSeptember 2013 Vol. 18, No. 9

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ADVERTISING SECTIONSClassified Ads.....................................................104Advertising Index ...............................................105

COLUMNSInternational Coatings Scene ...............................36

Europe Improved Outlook for Coatings Producers in EuropeAfrica Countering Counterfeits in the African MarketLatin America New Investments in Colombian Paint Market

Business Corner ...................................................42The Gap between... Customer-Ready (Mature Market vs. Embryonic/Growth Market)

DEPARTMENTSEditors Page ..........................................................6As We Go to Press .................................................8Index to Companies ...............................................8Fresh Paint ..........................................................10Patents .................................................................26Financial News .....................................................28Market Reports ....................................................30 New Products ......................................................34Industry News ......................................................98People................................................................100Suppliers Corner ................................................101 Meetings ............................................................102Final Coat ...........................................................106

44 International Buyers Guide 45 Cross Reference Index 48 Raw Materials and Equipment Cross Reference

87 Distributor Company Guide

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AkzoNobel to Divest Building Adhesives Business to Sika AG for 260 million

AkzoNobel has received a binding offer for the purchase of its Building Adhesives business by Sika AG for 260 million. Building Adhesives generated annual rev-enues of 185 million in 2012.

The transaction, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year subject to regular consultation with employee representatives, will see all of Building Adhesives approximately 550 employees as well as its two manufactur-ing facilities in Rosendahl (Germany) and Damville (France) and its products and brands transfer to Swiss-based Sika AG.

The intended sale of Building Adhesives follows a strategic review of the business fit within AkzoNobels port-folio. Building Adhesives is a standalone business within AkzoNobels Decorative Paints business area, primarily serving the professional market in North Western Europe with a portfolio of brands and products including floor and wall leveling compounds, floor adhesives, tile setting, sealants and floor finishes. Its respected brands include Schnox, Casco, Cgcol, Synteko and EriKeeper. AkzoNobels Wood Finishes and Adhesives business (which also operates under the Casco brand) is not the subject of this offer.

We want to focus our Decorative Paints business at AkzoNobel on the strong strategic paint positions we have in Europe and the growth markets of Asia and South America, commented AkzoNobel CEO Ton Bchner. The intended sale of Building Adhesives is in line with this strategy. In Sika, with its portfolio of businesses in this industry, we are pleased to have found a good future home for this business.

Jan Jenisch, CEO of Sika: Sika is looking forward to welcoming the suc-cessful team from the Building Adhesives business of AkzoNobel. The acquisition will make Sika a strong player in the in-terior finishing construction market and will complement our product range.

The proceeds will be used to repay short-term debt and improve liquidity.

RPM Performance Coatings Group Acquires Commercial Floor BusinessRPM International Inc.s Performance Coatings Group (PCG) has acquired Expanko, Inc., a producer of terrazzo tile under the FritzTile brand, as well as cork, rubber and rubber/cork floor tiles, primarily for the education, healthcare, hospitality and sports/entertainment commercial markets. Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing in Mesquite, Texas, Expanko has annual

sales of more than $12 million. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be accretive to earnings within one year, were not disclosed.

PPG PMC Business to Offer Amercoat Brand Coatings in Mexico PPG Industries protective and marine coatings (PMC) business announced that customers in Mexico can order Amercoat brand products directly from PPG. Products sold and serviced by PPG

Index to CompaniesThis index gives the starting page for a department or feature with a sig-

nificant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.

AkzoNobel .......................................................................................8, 10, 34, 36Asian Paints ................................................................................................... 10Axalta Coating Systems ........................................................................... 10,100BASF .....................................................................................................8, 10, 36Benjamin Moore ............................................................................................. 10CeralUSA ........................................................................................................ 10Crown Paints .................................................................................................. 38Dunn-Edwards ................................................................................................ 34Dow Corning .................................................................................................. 26H.B. Fuller .................................................................................................... 100Hempel ........................................................................................................... 10Henkel ............................................................................................................ 26Hentzen Coatings ............................................................................................ 10Lanco Paints and Coatings .............................................................................. 40 NEI Corp. ....................................................................................................... 34Nippon Paints ......................................................................................10, 26, 34PPG ..................................................................................8, 10, 26, 34, 100, 106Randolph Products .......................................................................................... 10RPM ................................................................................................................. 8Saint Gobain ................................................................................................... 34Sherwin-Williams .................................................................................10, 26, 34Sansin .............................................................................................................. 10Standox ........................................................................................................... 10Sika ......................................................................................................8, 36, 100Tikkurila ......................................................................................................... 36Tnemec ........................................................................................................... 10Valspar ............................................................................................................ 10Weatherprufe Coatings .................................................................................... 38

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in Mexico now include: Amerlock surface-tolerant epoxies

protect steel and concrete struc-tures such as offshore platforms, petroleum processing plants, stor-age facilities and marine structures in severe environments. Available in a wide range of colors and low-VOC (volatile organic compound) formulations, Amerlock epox-ies are engineered to prevent film pinholing and solvent entrapment at the substrate/coating interface, a common site of coatings failure with conventional epoxies and lower-solids systems.

Dimetcote inorganic zinc primers are designed for protection of car-bon steel against corrosion. They are available in water-based and low-VOC solvent formulations, and they are easy to apply after abrasive blast surface preparation of the steel substrate.

Patented PSX 700 polysiloxane top-coat is used around the world for ap-plications in various protective and marine segments. Featuring a large color range, low isocyanates and out-standing application properties, PSX 700 is a leading topcoat solution.

Celanese to Support Low Odor Decorative Paint in Latin AmericaCelanese Emulsion Polymers offered at-tendees of ABRAFATI 2013 the oppor-tunity to learn more about solutions for low odor, low VOC decorative paint. Celanese explained how its EcoVAE line of vinyl acetate/ethylene (VAE) emulsions may be used in Latin America to meet an array of marketing, regulatory and per-formance needs.

Since Exhibiting at ABRAFATI 2011, we have seen a sustained growth in the demand for low odor, low emis-sion decorative paints throughout the entire Latin American region. Virtually nonexistent just two years ago, a new niche for eco-friendly decorative coat-ings has taken hold, said Brad Moncla, marketing manager for the Americas. Our technical support team in So Paulo is now working with a range of

decorative paint manufacturers to uti-lize EcoVAE emulsions and to fully un-derstand all of the formulation benefits made possible by VAE emulsion tech-nology. Narayan Raman also give a presentation at the Congress entitled, Vinyl acetate/ethylene emulsions: Designing for performance in low odor decorative paints for Latin America. To

better support decorative paint formulators, Celanese offers a range of innovative VAE-based technologies that may be used to fulfill very precise needs, said Raman. Through our EcoVAE prod-ucts, we are proud to provide the Latin America marketplace with an excep-tional value proposition.CW


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BASF plans to invest approximately 90-million to build a world-scale plant for the production of high per-formance resins and electrocoat (e-coat) in Shanghai, China, to support growing demand for automotive coat-ings in Asia Pacific.

The continued investment in our in-frastructure and capacity demonstrates our strong commitment to supporting our customers growing business in the automotive market in Asia Pacific, par-ticularly in China, said Peter Fischer, se-nior vice president for coatings solutions in Asia Pacific.

The new resin and e-coat plant, sched-uled to begin production in the second half of 2015, will be located adjacent to another automotive coatings plant on which BASF started work earlier this year. The close proximity of the two plants will allow for more synergies and efficiency, the company noted.

BASF described e-coat as a critical coating layer in automotive production, protecting a cars surfaces, edges and cavi-ties from corrosion, as well as being the base for applying subsequent paint layers.

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Hempels Growth in Protective & Marine Coatings MarketBased on its recent analysis of the North American protective and marine coat-ings market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Hempel with the 2013 Growth Excellence Leadership Award. In 2012, Hempel ex-hibited double-digit revenue growth well in excess of 20 percent and increased its overall market share in North America to 9.5 percent. This is all the more impres-sive when highlighted against its com-petitors revenue growth rates, which are more closely aligned with the base year total market growth rate of 2.1 percent.

Hempels successful acquisition of Blome International in 2012 complement-ed its existing product lines, especially for

the oil and gas industry. Whereas smaller companies would have expanded their industry focus or become acquisition targets in a struggling economy, Hempel resisted the trend and became more ag-gressive to grow its market share. Its suc-cess stems from getting the sales force of both companies to sell the newly com-bined offering. The company also focused on fine-tuning operational synergies to promote faster delivery, improve research and development, and reinvent the com-pany to overcome new market challenges.

The acquisition has been largely suc-cessful because of Hempels ability to increase its sales volume in a number of other industries that Blome International served and in which Hempel lacked a fo-cus, such as pulp and paper, mining, wa-ter treatment, and food and beverage, said Frost & Sullivan industry analyst Roland Heinze. In order to promote the strengths of its acquisition, Hempel launched its Unbeatable Match mar-keting campaign, which has been well-received by new and existing customers.

Hempels total technology offering now includes silicones in marine coat-ings and polysiloxane in protective coat-ings, with unique characteristics that give these products a distinct competi-tive advantage in the market. It also of-fers more value-added services to boost risk-averse asset owners acceptance of cutting-edge technologies. For example, it introduced SeaTrend, an onboard soft-ware reporting tool for marine applica-tions that provides operational data and improves fuel savings and overall effi-ciency. With this solution, the company took the industrys first step toward ad-dressing the convergence between chem-istry and technical automation.

Instead of expanding into other coat-ing segments that are not the companys main focus, Hempel chooses to strength-en its existing product lines with cus-tomized brands such as Hempasil and Hempaxane. The company is already a

leading participant in the marine market, and one of its main goals is to double the protective business globally, with an em-phasis on North America.

Hempel prides itself on offering the best technical service in the industry and has established a team of highly trained field-service representatives. These rep-resentatives leverage the companys his-torical expertise to develop customized solutions for customers around the globe, allowing end users to directly observe the high-performance benefits of Hempels newest technologies in some of the indus-trys harshest environments.

Externally, the company has built brand recognition by working on high-profile projects and improving prod-uct breadth, application expertise, and customer satisfaction, noted Heinze. Internally, the company has structured itself to increase research and develop-ment, supply-chain efficiency, and sales opportunities in order to align its current strategy with future goals.

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has dem-onstrated excellence in capturing the highest compound annual growth rate for the past three years.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of re-gional and global markets for demonstrat-ing outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer ser-vice, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market partici-pants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and exten-sive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.

Sikkens Experts Satisfy Need for SpeedStudents at two Dutch universities who teamed up with coatings experts from AkzoNobel are attempting to smash the world speed record for a

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bicycle, which features an ultra-light coating developed by the companys Sikkens brand.

BASF Predicts Greens Gaining Ground for Autos

Progress and purposefulness are characterizing the automotive worlds color mood. The colors in this years BASF trend collection entitled Making Headway are predicting this positive outlook ahead. With new technologies, new models and new mobility concepts, a shift in values is on the horizon. In this context, green as the color of growth and a new beginning is playing a key role, ex-plained Mark Gutjahr, head of design Europe at BASF.

BASF designers already identified this color trend in its early stages last year, and it is now gaining ground. After more than one low-color decade in which black, silver, white and, more recently, brown made their mark on the roads, the automotive landscape is now becoming more colorful.

Green leaving its eco-image behindThe fact that the green color range is securing its position in the automotive future does not stem from its logical connection to ecology and the image of pristine nature. The new greens that will be applied to cars in the coming three or four years are making a point of leaving their eco-image behind. We are not finding an-swers to questions about societys value shift in a romanticizing back to nature vision, but instead in intelligent solutions and technolo-gies, said Gutjahr. In this context, green stands for new values such as straightforwardness, responsibility and individuality, as well as for harmony and balance, which are becoming increasingly important factors in society.

Global trend with regional colorsThe global context is lending ever more importance to questions of individuality. Green is setting the trend for bold automotive colors and is reinforcing a move toward more color-based differentiation. On the other hand, in its research, BASFs global design team has identified clear regional differences. Even if the green theme is globally relevant, its manifestations in Asia Pacific, North America and Europe are highly varied. The design language in Europe is characterized by soberness and quality, which translates into colors in the portfolio which are balanced and detailed yet bold. Dark green and emeralds exhibit highly intricate structures and moderately used effects. Rich greens are refined by golden highlights. While Europe is experiencing the quest for new values, in Asia, topics such as nature, relaxation and harmony have a strong impact on this color range. In Asia, subtle but multifaceted auto-motive colors are anticipated. For instance, vibrant pastels serve to offset the gray of the big cities. The wide range of the trend color is clearly demonstrated by the color portfolio in North America. Clarity and directness characterize the colors used there. In addition, the green-yellow color range is playing an increasingly important role with colors such as lemon.

Time for more colorThe wide variety of the new greens also clearly demonstrates that automotive colors now have more room for flexibility. New effect categories and topics such as haptics and matte coatings will make this even more possible in the future. At the same time, they will also pose new requirements, in terms of both technology and design. Gutjahr recognized the opportunity afforded by the complex-ity. New methods and pigments will allow us to implement innovations such as BASFs new XSpark effect category. Here, the use of new effect pigments ensures a striking glitter that makes a clearer, cleaner and more intensive impact than all previous effects. The distinct sparkle is particularly effective in light, which has an elegant impact without being overbearing. XSpark has a lot of potential, explained Gutjahr, sharing his positive view of the future. And its about time for us to have more color!

BASF designers forecast comes to life in the current automotive trend collection.


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Calling on the sort of exper-tise which is already helping the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team to increase aerodynamic

performance and track speed, Sikkens has partnered with the Human Power Team to supply an innovative coating which has improved the VeloX3s air resistance by 14 percent.

We regard this as a unique opportu-nity to share our knowledge and expertise with these students, who have already been working very hard on this fantastic project for almost a year, said Marc Michelsen, communications and sustainability di-rector at AkzoNobels Automotive and Aerospace Coatings business.

These talented scientists give us a unique opportunity to look at ques-tions in a new way and to work togeth-er to devise solutions that may have a positive impact on the day-to-day lives of our customers.

Added Wouter Lion, head of the

Human Power Team: Were extremely pleased that AkzoNobel has partnered with us on the project. With their knowl-edge of materials processing and innova-tive coatings, we have taken an enormous step towards perfecting the VeloX3 and breaking the speed record in Nevada has come significantly closer for us.

The world record attempt will take place in the Nevada desert later this year, when Delft students will also be enter-ing the World Solar Challenge with the Nuna7 another vehicle developed with the help of experts from Sikkens.

Service King Collision Repair Centers Forms New Relationship with Axalta Coating SystemsService King Collision Repair Centers, a multi-state operator of high-quality colli-sion repair facilities and one of the fastest growing U.S.-based collision repair com-panies, entered into a new relationship

with Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta, formerly known as DuPont Performance Coatings, is a leading global provider of liquid and powder coatings in the auto-motive industry and will provide Service King customers with top-of-the-line, pro-fessional paint services through its Spies Hecker line of products.

This new relationship extends Service Kings access to Spies Hecker paint across its entire nationwide footprint, thereby building on its successful prior experi-ence with the brand in selected locations. In addition, the relationship will further allow Service King to maintain its core values of innovation, quality repairs and customer satisfaction.

As we grow as a brand in colli-sion repair, Service King continues its commitment to provide the best prod-ucts and services in the industry, said Chris Abraham, chief executive officer of Service King. Axalta offers the best of the best when it comes to automotive

Henkel Sponsors the Best Use of Adhesives Award

115 teams of students in the field of engineering from all over the world recently competed against each other at the Hocken-heimring in the course of the Formula Student Germany. Present during the race as the main sponsor was Henkel, supporting the teams with Loctite and Teroson solutions looking for the best up-and-coming student engineers. Henkel has been part of the race since 2009, supporting students who are interested in automobile technology through its Best use of Adhesives Award.

The Formula Student Germany offers students an opportunity to display their engineering skills each year, encouraging them to be dedicated to the field of engineering. The student participants have to design single-seat formula racing cars, which should convince the jury through their construction, performance, financial and sales planning. During the construction phase, the teams receive coaching assistance from Hen-kel. The aim is not to crown the fastest car as winner, but to rate the best overall package. The vehicles carried the Loctite logo on them.

All 115 teams, 57 of them from Germany, competed against each other at the Hockenheimring. At the initial phase, each team makes a presentation which highlights their implementation of adhesives. Afterwards their imple-mentation of adhesives is assessed and rated. Students from the Technical University of Vienna emerged winners of this years Best use of Adhesives Award. The event ended with a 22km car race for all vehicles, which was the highlight of the whole event. The proud winners of the race were the German-American team Global Formula Racing from the DHBW Ravensburg and the Oregon State University. The teams from the Universities of Stuttgart and Esslingen in Ger-many received second and third place respectively. Present during the race as the main sponsor was Henkel, supporting the teams

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Sherwin-Williams Supplying Protective Coatings For Massive Cleveland Innerbelt Bridge Project

Sherwin-Williams was chosen by Atlantic Painting to supply high-performance protective coatings for the Ohio Department of Transportations (ODOT) I-90 Innerbelt Bridge project. Coat-ing work is now underway on the 1.8 million square feet of steel, which is comprised of the westbound span over the Cuyahoga River. Reconstruction of the bridge, which opened to traffic in 1959 and is the main east-west artery into and through down-town Cleveland, is the largest project in ODOTs history. The new bridge, which is north of the existing span, will be 4,247 feet long and stand 120 feet over the Cuyahoga River Valley at its highest point.

To give the bridge a high-gloss finish and protect the struc-ture from the harsh Cleveland elements, Sherwin-Williams will supply Macropoxy 646, an epoxy intermediate coating, and HP DOT Acrylic Polyurethane, a high-gloss top coat in off-white, for the project. The company is also providing Zinc Clad IV organic epoxy that will be used by Atlantics field painters to touch up the shop-primed steel sections and splice plates. More than 26,000 gallons of coatings will be used for the project.

ODOT needed high gloss, a low film build of 2-4 mils with higher-build performance, superior weathering, and ease of ap-plication, said Dee McNeill, regional market director, bridge and highway, Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings.

These products will achieve all of those requirements. As a company headquartered for nearly 150 years in Cleveland, it is gratifying to be an asset protection partner on an infrastructure project that is such a vital link to the city from points near and far.

Although not all states require steel bridges to be coated, ODOT does stipulate protecting its bridges in this manner. Mc-Neill said bridges in Northeast Ohio must stand up to some of the most rigorous inspections there are, given the constant expansion and contraction caused by thermal cycling, and exposure to road salt and airborne contaminants from Lake Erie winds.

The project design and product specifications address these issues. Because of the level of degradation and corrosion that can occur at structural joints, ODOT wanted to limit their num-ber. The old bridge had joints at every one of the 14 piers, but in the new design there are only two.

In addition, QUV accelerated weathering tests (5,000+ hours of UV exposure is Ohios standard) and field experience docu-ment the superior gloss retention of the Sherwin-Williams top coat, which doubles the maintenance-to-recoat cycle, McNeill

said. Our testing demonstrates gloss retention even after 9,000 hours of exposure. This considerably extends the lifecycle of the coating and provides unprecedented value for the taxpay-ers, he noted, saying the bridge would likely only need to be repainted two or three times during its design life of 75 years.

The project is unusual in several ways. ODOT used a value-based design-build approach (vs. design-bid- build) for the first time, to expedite the work and minimize disruption to both local motorists and those traveling between Chicago and the Northeast US.

In addition, the bridges architecture has distinctive delta-shaped girders that complement the Cuyahoga Valley topog-raphy without dominating it. The design teams that competed for the work were evaluated on their ability to deliver on not just cost and an ambitious schedule, but also on preserving the aes-thetics that define this part of Clevelands landscape. The proj-ect was awarded to general contractor Walsh Construction in partnership with HNTB Corporation, the lead architectural and engineering design firm, and HDR, the independent quality en-gineering firm.

The Cleveland Innerbelt Bridge project facing north from the Tremont

section of Clevelands west side. The bridge, which opened in 1959, is

the main east-west artery into and through downtown. Coating work is

now underway on the 1.8 million square feet of steel that comprise the

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McFadden, president, Service King. We also look forward to being represented bi-annually on the national stage through

Axaltas partnership with NASCAR and four-time NASCAR Cup Series champi-on, Jeff Gordon.

Sansin Corporation Donates a Portion of its Eco2 Wood Stain to Two Canadian OrganizationsThe Sansin Corporation recently an-nounced that it will donate a portion of its Sansin Eco2 wood stain to two Canadian organizations. Additionally, the company announced that it is extending its donat-ed stain program. Qualifying community organizations and groups across Canada and the U.S. are encouraged to apply.

The beneficiaries of Sansins lat-est stain donation are Scouts Canada and Progress Through Partnership. Scouts Canada is the nations pre-mier youth-serving organization. The group used the stain to refinish six Adirondack sleeping shelters this summer. Progress through Partnership is a group formed to enhance the qual-ity of life in Strathroy, where Sansin is headquartered. The organization will use its free Eco2 to stain a railway platform/ticket booth at Alexander Park in Strathroy.

Sansin Eco2 is a zero-waste solid color exterior and clear interior wood stain that was introduced in 2012. It is offered as a limited edition stain and is available in lava, adobe and charcoal colors for the exterior and clears for the interior.

The company is accepting appli-cations from groups or communities that could benefit from Sansins help to beautify and rejuvenate a building or structure important to furthering the groups mission.

Projects will be considered on a first come, first served basis. For more infor-mation go to the companys website at www. sansin.com.

Axalta Expands Coatings Technology CenterAxalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder

coatings, has invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that has begun op-erations to support coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings Technology Center (CTC) in Wilmington, DE. The reactor system is coupled with a complete process au-tomation and control system to enable precise control of ingredient amounts and critical process conditions such as temperature and pressure. The expan-sion will enhance product development capabilities and accelerate the manu-facture and introduction of the next generation of polymers that offer im-proved performance properties to meet customer expectations. The polymers produced from the pilot reactor can be used for both traditional solvent-based and more environmental friendly water-based coating products.

Coatings are about appearance and per-formance, said Axalta Chairman and CEO Charles Shaver. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best possible coatings, ones that will cure faster, adhere better, offer the latest colors and be more durable than any others on the market.

The new pilot reactor is a key compo-nent in the advancement of a variety of polymer technologies to support innova-tive coating development. Formulations that work in a laboratory environment may not necessarily transfer consistently to full scale production. The pilot reactor, also known as a semi-works facility, is a small scale manufacturing system that al-lows new polymer formulations to be pro-duced in a way that fully mimics full scale production. Improved first pass produc-tion capability means increased product speed to market for our customers.

Our reactor in Wilmington will en-able us to manufacture and test new poly-mer concepts quickly with lower cycle times and bring them to market faster than before, said Panos Kordomenos, senior vice president for research and de-velopment at Axalta.

The CTC is Axaltas global center for research and development, includ-ing the work performed by its special-ized polymer technology team. The new facility will complement existing Axalta polymer research capabilities in Europe,

Asia Pacific and Latin America, provid-ing state-of-the-art polymer production scale-up resources that will enable the de-velopment of future polymer technologies for customers around the world.

Asian Paints Completes Acquisition of Sleek GroupAsian Paints has acquired a 51 percent stake in Sleek Group, a kitchen solutions provider. Asian Paints believes the acqui-sition has a strategic fit both with current business as well as other lines of home improvement businesses that may be added in the future. It said that the mod-ern kitchen space, which is currently un-dergoing growth, has very few organized pan India players and is growing rapidly.

The engagement with the Sleek man-agement over the last few months has re-affirmed our faith in the business and the opportunity of growth and synergy that it offers us, said K.B.S. Anand, managing director and CEO, Asian Paints Ltd.

U.S. ARL Approves Hentzen Coatings CARC Powder Top CoatHentzen Coatings, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Army Research laboratory (ARL, Aberdeen, MD) has issued its first ever approval of a CARC powder top coat per MIL-PRF-32348 Type III to Hentzen, as of April 17, 2013. Hentzen completed this multi-year product devel-opment project independently, continuing its long tradition as an innovative leader in the development and production of both liquid and powder military coatings.

For more than thirty years, Hentzen has been the leading provider of military coatings, leading the world in liquid and powder CARC coating developments. Starting with lead and chromate free primers (MIL-P-53022) and topcoats (MIL-C-46168) in the early 1980s, and continuing with at least seven major CARC first approvals in the years since, Hentzen has consistently demonstrated its leadership in CARC technology de-velopment. Hentzen currently supplies almost two-thirds of these military speci-fication products globally.

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Results of Architectural Coatings Industry Research Report Which Compared Business Trends in July 2013 vs. July 2012

Each month Northcoast Research surveys a large sample of paint retailers throughout the U.S. to get a sense for cur-rent business trends. Please note that of the three primary architectural coatings channels (store, home center and distributor), this survey is primarily reflective of the distributor channel which tends to see volume growth less than the industry; therefore, we view the results as a directional indicator more so than absolute industry volumes. For more information please go to www.northcoastresearch.com.

Architectural Coatings Sales Volumes Up 0.8% in July vs. Last YearAccording to industry participants, average sales volumes in July rose 0.8% year-over-year and momentum slightly contract-ed from the 2.3% growth seen in June. With weather playing a large factor on volumes in 2013, we remain encouraged that volumes are continuing to improve as underlying fundamentals in the coatings industry remain strong due to positive trends in new housing and existing home sales. Overall, 49% of respon-dents witnessed an increase in volumes vs. only 22% that saw volumes decline, which averaged out to 0.8% volume growth and a net increase of 27%. However, this compares to a net in-crease of 45% in June (61% increased vs. 16% decreased), so again it appears year-over-year trends decelerated in July.

Price of Paint from Suppliers Paint Pricing Remains Static67% of contacts noted a year-over-year increase in the cost of a gallon of paint from suppliers in the month of July as our paint price index increased 1.5%. This compares to a year-over-year increase of 2.1% and 2.0% in June and May, respectively. We ultimately believe that the primary driver to the year-over-year increase in the cost of paint can be attributable to paint suppli-ers recovering price in comparison to raw material inflation seen in 2012 hence why the year-over-year increases over the last 3 months have been static in nature.

Pricing stability is expected to continue as 83% of respondents reported that there have been no price increase notifications is-sued from paint suppliers at this time. Overall, we believe pricing will remain stable as raw material costs have been relatively flat.

Raw Materials TiO2 is Stable but Polypropylene is RisingThroughout 2013, titanium dioxide (TiO2) and polypropylene prices have been on a combined downward trend; however, polypropylene has recently traveled upwards. Additionally, TiO2 manufacturers have recently issued price hike announce-ments although we do not expect them to stick. With that said, TiO2 inventories are beginning to become more balanced which could lead to price increases by the end of 2013.

Paint Inventory Levels Inventories Becoming More Balanced83% of respondents stated that current paint inventory levels at their location are in-line with current business conditions and they are maintaining current levels of purchasing activity. Only 6% of contacts noted that current paint inventory levels are too high while the remaining 10% of participants revealed that paint inventory levels were too low in July, which is a step in the right direction as 15% indicated inventories were too low in June.

3 Month Outlook Outlook Lowered but Still PositiveOur proprietary Architectural Coatings Outlook Index reached a 0.30 for the month of July compared to a level of 0.70 in June. Please note that the highest possible reading is +2 (indicating all contacts have a very positive outlook) and the lowest possible reading is -2 (indicating all contacts have a very negative out-look. A reading of 0.30 is a positive translation (albeit at a lesser rate than June) as it indicates that contacts within the industry maintain a favorable outlook, although business is expected to slow over the near term as the summer months come to an end.

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ASTM Proposes New Metal Corrosion Standard to Test Potential Coatings for Sewer EnvironmentsThe headspace in domestic wastewater collection and treatment systems is a se-vere environment that can impact even high performance protective coatings. A proposed new ASTM International standard covers an apparatus and set of procedures that are used to create and maintain a simulated sewer headspace environment to be used to test potential coatings.

ASTM WK33537, Practice for Operating the Severe Wastewater Analysis Testing Apparatus, is being de-veloped by Subcommittee G01.05 on Laboratory Corrosion Tests, part of ASTM International Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals.

The apparatus described in ASTM WK33537 is designed to simulate the pertinent attributes of a typical domestic sewer wastewater headspace found in a sewer. Testing is done within two phases in the chamber: a liquid phase contain-ing a prescribed acid and saline solution; and a vapor phase consisting of air, hu-midity and concentrated sewer gas, which

is composed of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide and methane gases.

The temperature of the test chamber is elevated to create accelerated conditions and reaction rates.

While certain chemical and physical properties of coating systems can be de-termined in laboratories, testing with the apparatus and procedures described in ASTM WK33537 will provide a more ac-curate simulation of the environment of an actual sewer system.

Randolph Products Receives New QPD ListingRandolph Products Company has re-ceived a new QPD listing for its MIL-PRF-22750G Type 3 DTM epoxy to add to their list of Qualified Products.

This new Qualified Products listed spec joins Randolphs other 2013 QPD approved product MIL-PRF-24667C Comp G Ty I and II non-skid which was approved in January after testing on the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) air-craft carrier.

The new QPD MIL-PRF-22750G Type 3 epoxy DTM Mil-Spec coating eliminates the need for primer on Army ground equipment and is used for both interior and exterior applications.

CeralUSA Achieves AS9100C ComplianceCeralUSA LLC, manufacturer of environ-mentally friendly coatings for the aero-space, power generation and oil and gas industries, recently announced that its Quality Management System was audited and found to be in full compliance with

the widely adopted and standardized qual-ity management system for the aerospace industry, AS9100C. The Moore Norman Technology Centers certified AS9100C au-ditors deemed CeralUSAs processes and in-ternal documentation to be fully compliant.

Foreign Paint Firms Cornering Vietnam ManufacturersForeign-invested paint companies in Vietnam are putting pressure on local manufacturers.

The Vietnam Paint and Ink Association said the country has an annual total out-put of 250 million liters of paint, includ-ing 180 million liters of decorative paint.

Chalermsak Pimolsri, marketing direc-tor of the foreign-invested Four Oranges Paint Company, said the average con-sumption was 1.5 liters of paint per head per year in Vietnam, much lower than the four liters a year in Thailand and seven liters in developed countries.

Foreign-invested paint makers already hold 65 percent of the local market and have advantages with trade marks, finance and diversification of products, he said.

Another foreign-invested paint firm, Jotun Vietnam Co. Ltd., has expanded its factory and increase capacity to 25 mil-lion litres of paint per year.

Director of AkzoNobel Paints Vietnam, David Teng, said the company had invested 13 million ($17.3 million) to develop a fac-tory in southern Binh Duong Province.

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The local firms mainly sell their prod-ucts in provinces while the foreign firms dominate the large cities.

Hoang Van Hung, director of Nero Paint Co. Ltd., said domestic companies must diversify their products to increase market share.

Local companies also seem to have an edge in non-decorative paints, including the Hoa Binh Paint Companys paints for coastal environments and waterproof-ing, heat and nano paints [produced by the Kova Company].

Nguyen Thi Hoe, chairwoman of Kova Group, said her firm had sustain-able development on the local market but aimed to develop exports. It already sells to Singapore and Indonesia.

PPG celebrates 50 years of Electrocoat TechnologyPPG Industries recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its electrocoat systems at its China headquarters in Shanghai.

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According to PPG, electrocoat tech-nology has become the industry standard for corrosion protection. It has boosted the automotive industry because of its green credentials, high efficiency, uni-form thickness and strong protection against corrosion.

Innovation is one key to PPGs leading position in the coatings industry, and electro-coat is a great example of our robust innova-tive strength, said Vincent Robin, PPG vice president, automotive coatings, Asia Pacific. In addition to continuing to improve

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Actor Josh Duhamel Partners with Valspar Paint and Habitat for HumanityActor Josh Duhamel joined Valspar Paint and Habitat for Humanity to launch Valspar Hearts & Hands for Habitat. The program auctions off the colorful hand-prints of celebrities and notable personali-ties created with Valspar Paint. The auction benefits Habitat for Humanitys Disaster Response program, which provides imme-diate and long-term response and solutions to devastating natural disasters, such as Hurricane Sandy and the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas, that damaged and destroyed thousands of homes.

I am proud to partner with Valspar Paint and Habitat for Humanity for this important program which benefits a cause that is very near and dear to my heart. The rebuilding process is ongoing; Ive seen it

first-hand in my hometown of Minot, North Dakota with the destructive floods in 2011, said actor Josh Duhamel. Through this pro-gram, everyone can support Habitat families as they repair and rebuild their communities and gain access to safe and secure places to live. Please, bid now.

Valspar Paint, known for offering the Valspar Love Your Color Guarantee, has re-ceived autographed handprints from a range of celebrities showing their guaranteed love and support of Habitat for Humanity. In addition to Josh Duhamel, other celebrities handprints that have been donated include: Patrick J. Adams, Kate Bosworth, Mischa Barton, Brooke Burke, Rosanne Cash, Eric Close, Marcia Cross, Fergie Duhamel, Jenna Elfman, Ethan Hawke, Genevieve Gorder, Heather Graham, Jonathan Groff, Warren Haynes, Ashley Hebert, Stacy Keibler, Minka Kelly, Jenny McCarthy, Jillian Michaels, Lea Michele, Bette Midler, Miles Redd, JP Rosenbaum, Kelly Rutherford, Susan Sarandon, Liev Schreiber, Taylor Spreitler,

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Standox Expands Online Documentation of Historic ColorsThe classic color documentation from Standox allows vintage car enthusiasts to get an online representation of what their favorite classic car looked like in its original color. To achieve this, the Wuppertal-based paint manufacturer digitized its informa-tion of historic vehicle colors. The online documentation has been recently updated and the color codes of 23 additional car marques have been added. The color for-mulation for Standoxs Standoblue system for each of these classic colors is now also listed, and can be accessed through three channels: via the online color search at www.standox.com, using the Standowin color search software, or through the Standox Color Service helpdesk. This Standox classic color information helps professional refinishers precisely match the color when repairing collectors items. New additions to the documenta-tion include the original colors of the Innocenti Mini produced from the mid-1960s. The extended classic color docu-mentation includes for the first time color codes of non-European vintage cars. In addition to Moskvitch and Lada from the former Soviet Union, ten Asian car manu-facturers - from Daihatsu to Toyota - fea-ture in the revised information, which is now sorted by car brands, making it even easier to use. In total, color codes from more than 40 international car brands, from Alfa Romeo to Volvo, are available exactly as they were offered at the time. The classic color documentation from Standox not only gives users an idea of what a vin-tage or classic car might have looked like with its original paintwork, but also what other colors were available at that time. It can be downloaded from www.standox.com/classic as a PDF.

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Nominations are Underway for Tnemecs 2013 Tank of the Year ContestNominations are now being accepted for Tnemecs 2013 Tank of the Year compe-tition, announced Doug Hansen, director of sales, Water Tank Market. This will be the eighth consecutive year we will recog-nize the aesthetic, creative and innovative uses of Tnemec coatings on water tanks, Hansen explained. The deadline for sub-mitting new construction or renovation projects is October 1st and all tank styles are eligible as long as they are completed by that deadline. Nominations can be submitted by vis-iting www.tnemec.com/tankoftheyear. All electronic nomination forms must be ac-companied by a photo or photos of the tank. Once the deadline has passed, a com-mittee of water tank enthusiasts will judge nominations based on several criteria in-cluding artistic value, significance of the tank to the surrounding community and challenges encountered during the project.

Tnemecs 2012 Tank of the Year winner prevails in Okaloosa Island, Florida. With breath-taking detail, the tank stands as a representation of the Emerald Coasts beauty a painting of the white sandy beaches and aquama-rine seas surrounding the 500,000 gallon pedestal-style tank. The tanks exterior coating system, consisting of a prime coat of Series 135 Chembuild an inter-mediate coat of Series 73 Endura-Shield and a topcoat of the long-term gloss-retentive Series 700 HydroFlon was ap-plied by Ohio-based American Suncraft Construction Company and mural art-ist, Eric Henn, with engineering services provided by Polyengineering, Inc., of Shalimar, Florida.

The judges were impressed by the tanks colorful artwork depicting the Emerald Coast, which is named for the color of the waters reflecting off the quartz sand beach-es, said Doug Hansen. The tank is a tribute to the efforts of Okaloosa County govern-ment and its citizens to protect their sugar-white beaches and emerald green waters from all environmental threats. This idea, and the tanks visual emergence, is what beat out the competition of more than 200 Tank of the Year nominations last year.

Rue La La And Benjamin Moore Collaborate To Create Color Inspiration For The Fall SeasonRue La La, a leading online lifestyle shopping destination, and leading paint manufacturer, Benjamin Moore have collobarated to inspire shoppers with a collection of curated color palettes to

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U.S. 8,257,796 B2The Sherwin-Williams Company has been awarded a patent for a process for providing a polymer coating to a sub-strate. The process is comprised of ap-plying the coating to the substrate and broadcasting solid decorative or protec-tive materials onto the liquid surface of the coating before it completely cures or dries, and then subsequently allowing the coating to cure or dry, the improvement which is comprised of utilizing as the coating a multi-component curable com-position that is reactive upon admixing of the components and wherein the compo-sition is comprised of: A: a first compo-nent which is comprised of a first amine functional adduct which is comprised of the reaction product of a stoichiometric excess of a diamine and a compound hav-ing an epoxide group and an alpha, beta unsaturated carbonyl group; B: a second component which is comprised of at least one compound having an average of more than 2.0 groups per molecule which are reactive with amines.

Nippon Patents Coated Conductive Powder and Adhesive U.S. 8,262,940 B2 Nippon Chemical Industrial Co. has ob-tained a patent for a coated conductive powder obtained by coating the surfaces of conductive particles with insulating inorganic fine particles, wherein the vol-ume resistivity value of the coated con-ductive powder is 1 cm or less, the specific gravity of the insulating inor-ganic fine particles is 5.0 g/ml or less, the particle diameter ratio of the insulating inorganic fine particles to the conductive particles is 1/100 or less, and the insu-lating inorganic fine particles adhere to the surfaces of the conductive particles, wherein the coated conductive powder satisfies n=4104 to 31010, in the fol-lowing formula: the amount of the insu-lating inorganic fine particles added (g)

with respect to 1 g of the conductive par-ticles n(r23d2)/(r13d1) where n is a constant; r1 is a radius of the conductive particles; d1 is a specific gravity of the conductive particles; r2 is a radius of the insulating inorganic fine particles; and d2 is a specific gravity of the insulating inorganic fine particles.

PPG Patents Antimicrobial CoatingU.S. 8,258,202 B2PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. has been grant-ed a patent for a coating composition comprised of (a) a film-forming resin; (b) a porous solid comprised of an ion-exchange ceramic comprised of pores having antimicrobial metal ions disposed therein; and (c) a halogen ion-containing onium compound having a minimum mo-lecular diameter according to the equa-tion: D=2*((0.75*V))1/3 where D is the minimum molecular diameter and V is the van der Waals volume of the mol-ecule, and the minimum molecular diam-eter is greater than the size of the pores having antimicrobial metal ions disposed therein, wherein (b) and (c) are present in amounts such that the composition, when applied onto a substrate and cured, provides a cured coating that exhibits UV color stability comparable to the UV color stability exhibited by the same composition that does not include (b) and (c), and wherein the halogen counterion-containing onium compound is a mono-meric quaternary ammonium salt having the formula: R4N+X, where each R is a hydrocarbon and each may be the same or different and X is a halogen atom.

Ashland Patents Hydrophobic Coating for Drag Reduction U.S. 8,258,206 B2Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property has obtained a patent for a hy-drophobic drag reducing coating com-position comprised of a solvent selected

from the group consisting of acetone, an aliphatic hydrocarbon, an alcohol, a hy-drocarbon and mineral spirits; a plurality of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of fumed silica, hydrophobic titania, and zinc oxide and a UV stable hydrophobic perfluoro alkyl substituted acrylic polymer.

Cabot Patents Blends of Carbon Black U.S. 8,258,207 B2Cabot Corporation has obtained a patent for a polymeric product comprised of at least one polymer and a blend of two or more different types of fillers having dif-ferent physical, chemical, or morphologi-cal properties, wherein the blend of fillers have a unimodal pore size distribution and/or a unimodal aggregate size distri-bution, wherein the two or more different types of fillers each have a different DBP and the blend has a DBP that is lower than an average DBP of each filler pres-ent based on each individual DBP and amount of each filler present or wherein the two or more different types of fillers each have a different crushed DBP and the blend has a crushed DBP that is lower than any crushed DBP of each individual filler present.

Dow Corning Patents Antireflective Coating U.S. 8,263,312 B2Dow Corning Corporation has been awarded a patent for a method of form-ing an antireflective coating (ARC) on an electronic device comprised of applying to an electronic device an ARC composi-tion comprised of a silsesquioxane resin having the formula (PhSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)mHSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)n(MeSiO(3-x)/2(OH)x)p where Ph is a phenyl group, Me is a methyl group, x has a value of 0, 1 or 2; m has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, n has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, p has a value of 0.01 to 0.99, and m+n+p1; a poly-ethylene oxide fluid having the general

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formula R1(CH2CH2O)zR2, wherein R1 is allyl and R2 is selected from H, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 car-bon atoms, an unsaturated hydrocarbon group, and an acetyl group (CH3CO), and z is such that the polyethylene oxide fluid typically has a molecular weight of 50 to 5000 g/mol; and a solvent; and re-moving the solvent and curing the silses-quioxane resin to form an ARC on the electronic device; forming a resist image over the ARC and etching a pattern in the anti-reflective film.

Coating Composition for Wiper Blade U.S. 8,258,219 B2Naotech Co., Ltd. has received a patent for a coating composition for a wiper blade comprised of 100 parts by weight, based on non-volatile matter content, of a binder resin with or without a curing agent; 60-1,200 pCarts by weight of a sil-icone-based wax having a melting point of 30-130 C.; 60-1,200 parts by weight of a silicone-based oil and 60-800 parts by weight of a solid lubricant.

Henkel Patents Adhesive for Industrial Applications U.S. 8,263,689 B2Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has received a patents for a water-based adhesive for industrial applications comprised of an aqueous mixture of a water-redispersible polymer powder, a water-soluble poly-mer powder and optional components; wherein the water-redispersible polymer powder is a water insoluble, film-forming polymer based on at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vi-nyl esters of C1- to C20-carboxylic acids, ethylene, vinylchloride, C1- to C20-alkyl esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, acrylonitrile, (meth) acrylamide, styrene, styrene derivatives and butadiene; where-in the weight ratio of the water-redispers-ible polymer powder to the water-soluble polymer powder is from about 0.001:1 to 100:1; and wherein the water-based ad-hesive (i) has a set speed of less than 300 sec, when measured with a 36 m thick layer at 23 C and 50% relative humidity and 385 m thick carton boards with a weight of 275+/3 g/m2; (ii) has a Cobb

values on one side of 43 g/min/m2 and 27 g/min/m on the other side; (iii) has a sol-ids content of approximately 7.5 to 70 wt.-% ; and (iv) has a Brookfield viscos-ity of about 500 to 10,000 mPas at 23 C at 20 rpm, measured according to the ASTM D1084 standard.

Chromium Plate Replacement Coating U.S. 8,246,807 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation has been granted a patent for a process for forming a coating on an article. The pro-cess is comprised of the steps of provid-ing an article to be coated; forming a coating having a cobalt material matrix with carbide particles distributed in the cobalt material matrix on the article; the forming step is comprised of providing an electroplating bath solution having a chemistry of from approximately 180 to 210 g/l cobalt chloride, from approxi-mately 0.05 to 2.0 g/l cobalt carbonate, from 45 to 55 g/l ortho-phosphoric acid, and from approximately 5.0 to 15 g/l of phosphorous acid; the electroplating bath solution providing step further comprised of placing a volume of carbide particles in the bath solution sufficient to result in from approximately 15% to 30% volume of carbide particles in a final coating; andplacing the article in contact with the bath solution and applying a current to deposit the coating onto the article.

Equistar Chemicals Patents Adhesive CompositionsU.S. 8,236,886 B2Equistar Chemicals has obtained a patent for an adhesive composition comprised of (a) 2% to 30% weight of a modified polyolefin comprised of a polymer grafted with carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid an-hydrides or derivatives thereof, the poly-mer being selected from a group consisting of (i) ethylene homopolymers, (ii) copoly-mers of ethylene with propylene, 1-butene, 4-methyl 1-pentene, 1-hexene, or 1-octene, (iii) propylene homopolymers, (iv) copoly-mers of propylene with ethylene or C4-C10-olefins, and (v) mixtures of (i)-(iv); (b) 0.02% to 0.3% weight of a polyalphaole-fin polymer; and 65% to 98% weight of an olefin polymer base resin.

PPG Patents Coating with Improved Mar and Scratch Resistance U.S. 8,258,225 B2PPG Industries Ohio has been awarded a patent for a coating formed from a composition comprised of a curable film-forming resin; and a plurality of particles evenly dispersed in the coating when it is cured and having an average particle size between 0.1 and 50 microns dispersed in the resin, wherein the particles have a hardness sufficient to impart greater mar and/or scratch resistance to the coating as compared to a coating where no particles are present, and wherein the difference between the refractive index of the resin and the refractive index of the particles ranges from 1 to 1.5.

Rochal Industries Patents Sacrifical Adheisve Coatings U.S. 8,263,720 B1Rochal Industries, LLP has been grant-ed a patent for a liquid, polymer-con-taining coating material comprised of 1% to 50% weight crosslinked siloxy-containing polymer, comprised of 34% to 99% monomer-weight of at least one polymerizable siloxy-containing monomer component, and greater than 1% to 16% monomer-weight siloxy-containing crosslinking agent, wherein the monomer-weight-% is based upon total weight of the crosslinked siloxy-containing polymer; and 50% to 99% weight of a non-stinging, volatile, hy-drophobic liquid as part of a solvent system, the crosslinked siloxy-contain-ing polymer being solubilized in the solvent system; wherein weight percent-ages are based on the total weight of the liquid, crosslinked polymer-containing coating material; and wherein the non-stinging, volatile, hydrophobic liquid is selected from the group consisting of volatile linear and cyclic siloxanes, vol-atile alkanes, volatile fluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons, liquid carbon di-oxide under pressure, and combinations thereof, wherein the siloxy-containing crosslinking agent is comprised of a di-, tri- or multifunctional vinyl polymeriz-able siloxane or siloxysilane. CW

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Akzo Nobel N.V. reported a four percent decrease in revenues in the second quar-ter compared with the same period last year. The company reported that this was due to divestments and adverse currencies against a backdrop of continued challeng-ing market conditions. Operating income for Q2 was 17 percent lower at 322 million. Net income attributable to share-holders for the quarter rose to 429 mil-lion, buoyed by recognition of a deferred tax asset and profit on the divestment of Decorative Paints North America. The acceleration of AkzoNobels performance improvement program is on track to achieve the full EBITDA benefit of 500 million by the end of this year, while addi-tional charges are expected in the second half of the year as restructuring activities are stepped up.

Decorative Paints second quarter rev-enue declined 1 percent, mainly due to negative price/mix and unfavorable cur-rency effects. The slowdown in global markets continues to affect the top line. In general volumes stabilized, with some markets, in particular China, making a positive contribution in the quarter. Operating income for the second quar-ter totaled 102 million, 9 percent lower than the previous year, mainly as a result of restructuring costs in mature markets.

Revenue in Performance Coatings declined one percent on largely stable overall volumes compared with the previ-ous year as a result of adverse currency effects. Operating income was down five percent at 163 million due to invest-ments in growth and business excellence initiatives, partially mitigated by margin management and structural cost benefits.

Revenue in Specialty Chemicals was 12 percent lower as a result of the divest-ment of Chemicals Pakistan and lower overall volumes. Operating income was down 21 percent at 121 million, mainly due to the lower volumes and the con-clusion of value chain issues from the previous quarter. During the quarter, the

Functional Chemicals Business Unit ini-tiated a large restructuring program as part of the performance improvement program, the implementation of which will start as of Q3.

While I am pleased to report that our Decorative Paints and Performance Coatings businesses have reported an improved or stable return on sales for the first half of the year, our end mar-kets remain challenging and this was particularly visible at the end of this second quarter,said CEO Ton Bchner. Conditions remain tough and, as we have previously indicated, we do not ex-pect an early improvement in the external trends our businesses are facing. With this pressure on our top line, we are stepping up our restructuring activities to secure the delivery of our 2015 targets which drive cash generation and quality of earn-ings. As a consequence, full year restruc-turing costs are expected to be higher, with the benefits of these additional re-structuring costs visible in 2014. These expected higher restructuring charges and continued weak markets mean that our full year operating income is unlikely to exceed last year.

PPG Delivers Record Second Quarter ResultsPPG Industries reported record second quarter net sales in 2013 of $4.1 billion, up 16 percent versus the prior year. Second quarter 2013 reported net income from continuing operations was $341 million, or $2.35 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $356 million, or a record $2.45 per diluted share, ex-cluding nonrecurring acquisition-related charges of 10 cents per diluted share as detailed in a reconciliation below. Second quarter 2012 reported net income and earnings per diluted share from continu-ing operations were $297 million and $1.92 respectively. There were no nonre-curring charges in the prior-year quarter.

We achieved new sales and adjusted earnings records due to the continued strong performance of our coatings busi-nesses, which in aggregate delivered 25 percent earnings growth in comparison to last years record level, said Charles E. Bunch, PPG chairman and CEO. The record adjusted earnings results were driven by our strong operating focus, in-cluding ongoing aggressive cost manage-ment, and the earnings benefit from cash deployed on recent coatings acquisitions.

Overall economic conditions re-mained divergent by region, Bunch said. North America continued to ex-pand, aided by higher industrial and auto production combined with continued positive momentum in the construction markets. Asia also grew, led by higher local consumption in China, while the European region remained sluggish with economic activity generally declining. Our sales volume results were also mixed, similar to the respective regional trends, but we delivered higher earnings in each major region.

An important factor to our excellent overall coatings results was higher sales in businesses such as automotive OEM (original equipment manufacturer) coat-ings, automotive refinish and aerospace, Bunch added. For our non-coatings seg-ments, sales and earnings were up mod-estly in Optical and Specialty Materials versus record prior-year results, and Glass earnings declined as market condi-tions for both glass businesses remained challenging.

Importantly, we finalized our acquisi-tion of the AkzoNobel North American architectural coatings business on April 1, and we are very pleased with the results in the quarter, Bunch said. The acquired business had sales of about $475 million in the quarter and delivered a mid-single-digit percentage earnings return on sales, which was slightly ahead of our target. We are in the early stages of integration and still have a considerable amount of

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work to do, including executing our re-cently approved restructuring program. We remain confident that we will deliver the targeted $200 million of annual syn-ergies over a three-year period, as previ-ously outlined.

PPG also announced that its board of directors approved a $102 million business restructuring program. The ap-proved actions are focused on achieving cost synergies related to the recent North American architectural coatings acquisi-tion, including actions in the acquired business as well as in PPGs legacy archi-tectural business. Additionally, smaller targeted actions were approved for busi-nesses where market conditions remain very challenging, most notably protec-tive and marine coatings and certain European businesses such as architectural coatings and fiber glass. The restructur-ing charge will be included in PPGs third quarter 2013 financial results, and it is comprised of cash charges totaling ap-proximately $97 million and non-cash charges of about $5 million. Related cash outlays of about $60 million are expected in 2013, with the remainder likely to oc-cur in 2014.

Asian Paints Announce Financial Results for Q1Asian Paints has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013. The decorative paints business in India did well considering the challeng-ing and uncertain macro environment, said K.B.S. Anand, managing director and CEO, Asian Paints Limited. Paints volume grew in double digits. Raw mate-rial prices were by and large stable with a softening bias, but were affected by the depreciation of Rupee.

For the quarter ended June 30, on consolidation of accounts of the subsid-iaries and joint ventures of Asian Paints net profit of the froup is 275.2 crores as compared to 288.4 crores in the previ-ous corresponding quarter. Income from operations has risen by 11.6 percent to 2841.1 crores from 2546.1 crores. PBDIT for the group has increased by four per-cent to 464.7 crores from 446.6 crores. Profit before Ttax is 423.9 crores as

compared to 426.2 crores in the previous corresponding quarter.

Valspar Reports Fiscal 2013 Third-Quarter ResultsThe Valspar Corporation reported third quarter 2013 net sales of $1.1 billion, up one percent versus the prior year. Reported net income and earnings per diluted share for the current and prior year include several nonrecurring items, which are detailed in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Third quarter 2013 adjusted net income and earnings per diluted share, excluding these nonrecurring items, were $96 mil-lion and $1.07 respectively. Third quarter 2012 adjusted net income and earnings per diluted share were $91 million and $0.97, respectively.

We continue to drive strong volume growth from our new business initia-tives in the consumer paint, packaging and wood product lines, said Gary E. Hendrickson, chairman and chief execu-tive officer. However, sales and earnings finished slightly below our expectations for the quarter due to continued macro-economic headwinds in key general in-dustrial market segments and certain international regions. Based on our third quarter results and the anticipated impact of these trends, we have updated our an-nual adjusted EPS guidance to $3.45 to $3.55. We continue to expect improved sales and earnings growth in the fourth quarter, but not at the level we had antici-pated earlier in the year.

Net sales in the paints segment in-creased three percent to $455 million in the quarter, driven by strength in U.S. and China. Paints segment adjusted earn-ings before interest and taxes (EBIT) de-creased 0.5 percent to $52 million, due to increased investments in long-term growth initiatives. Paints segment ad-justed EBIT margins decreased approxi-mately (40) bps to 11.5 percent.

Net sales in the coatings segment increased one percent to $573 million. Sales growth in packaging, coil and wood product lines was offset by lower demand in the general industrial product line, primarily in coatings for off-road equipment and shipping containers.

Coatings segment adjusted EBIT increased three percent to $101 million driven by leverage on in-creased volumes. Coatings seg-ment adjusted EBIT margins increased in the quarter by approximat

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