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AkzoNobel publishes Q2 2015 results
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● PPG earns NSF certification for four products, two coating systems for water tanks
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● Thor opens major new facility in China 5
● Valspar’s Fluropon coatings coat CityCenterDC Office Towers 6
● WACKER honours chemist for production of precision silicone films 7
● Evonik opens new Business and Innovation Centre in Greater Richmond 8
● THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR THERMAL INSULATION PRODUCTS 10
BASF to set up new global business unit combining all pigments
activities
BASF will form a global business unit (GBU) combining all of its
pigments activities effective January 2016. In the second half of
2016, BASF intends to carve out its pigments business and
establish separate legal entities.
With sales of about €1 billion in 2014 and 2,500 employees globally, BASF holds a leading
position in the pigments market, offering the broadest portfolio of products and technology.
The new GBU will likely be headquartered in the Ludwigshafen area. All employees who are
dedicated to the pigments business will be transferred to the new GBU.
“We have achieved and maintained a leading position in the pigments market through
acquisitions and a series of successful restructuring measures. The new global business unit
will fully concentrate on the pigments business and thus be even more focused on
supporting the needs of our pigments customers,” said Dr. Markus Kramer, President of
BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments division.
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Dr. Alexander Haunschild, Senior Vice President of the regional business unit Pigments and
Resins Europe and appointed head of the GBU, stated: “By creating an organisation fully
dedicated to pigments, we will adapt better to the challenges in the pigments industry. Our
customers will benefit from tailored services and higher responsiveness.”
BASF’s pigments business serves a variety of industries including paints & coatings, printing
& packaging and plastics. The portfolio comprises of colour pigments such as
phthalocyanines, high performance pigments, azo pigments, effect pigments, inorganic
pigments, dyes and pigment preparations.
Other BASF news
BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) will build a new world-scale production
plant for highly reactive polyisobutene (HR-PIB) at the site of their existing joint venture,
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn Bhd, in Kuantan, Malaysia.
The plant, which will be the first of its kind in South East Asia, with a total annual capacity of
50,000 metric tonnes of HR-PIB, is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of
2017. HR-PIB is an important intermediate product for the manufacturing of high
performance fuel and lubricant additives, including additives for sludge prevention.
“Leveraging excellence in technology will be an important factor in accelerating future
profitable growth globally and especially in Asia,” said Dr. Christian Fischer, President of
BASF’s Performance Chemicals division. “With this investment, we are building on the solid,
long-term relationship with our strategic partner PETRONAS.”
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals’ fully integrated Kuantan site is one of BASF’s two Verbund sites
in the Asia Pacific region. According to Fischer, the joint investment with BASF’s partner PCG
at the Kuantan Verbund site will further increase security of supply for HR-PIB, especially for
the Asian market. The new plant will further strengthen the global footprint of BASF as the
leading supplier of this product.
“The investment marks another significant milestone in the development of the Kuantan
site as a leading speciality chemicals hub in the Asia Pacific region, in line with PCG’s
strategy to diversify into speciality chemicals and solutions,” said Datuk Sazali Hamzah,
President and Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad. “It also
strengthens the presence of highly advanced and forward oriented technologies and
expertise in Malaysia and the region.”
BASF has over seventy years of experience in the manufacturing of HR-PIB. Besides the new
plant in Asia, the company operates production facilities for HR-PIB at its Verbund sites in
Ludwigshafen, Germany and Antwerp, Belgium, and within a joint venture with Sinopec YPC
in Nanjing, China. BASF offers the broadest range of polyisobutenes in the market with
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different molecular weights which are marketed by the global business unit Fuel and
Lubricant Solutions under the brand names of Oppanol® and Glissopal®.
BASF and PCG founded their joint venture BASF PETRONAS Chemicals in 1997. BASF
PETRONAS Chemicals operates an integrated complex situated at the Gebeng Industrial
Zone, Kuantan, Pahang.
In addition to the proposed plant, BASF PETRONAS Chemicals is also building two plants at
its Kuantan site, namely an integrated aroma ingredients complex for the manufacturing of
citronellol, L-menthol as well as citral and its precursors which are widely used in the flavour
and fragrance industry; and a 2-ethylhexanoic acid (2-EHA) production plant for the
manufacturing of 2-EHA compound for the production of synthetic lubricants as well as oil
additives. It is also used for functional fluids like automotive coolants, metal salts for paint
dryers, plasticisers, stabilisers, catalysts and other applications in various industries.
Source: BASF, 21 & 22 July
Akzo Nobel N.V. has
reported a second
quarter with
positive
developments in
profitability of all three Business Areas
despite a challenging market
environment.
Second quarter operating income
increased 38 percent to €486 million,
reflecting the positive effects of efficiency
programmes, lower costs, reduced
restructuring expenses, divestment results
and favourable currency rates. Revenue of
€3,949 million was up 6 percent
compared with the same period last year
due to favourable currency rates, offset by
divestments and lower volumes in some
areas. The divestment of Paper Chemicals
was completed in line with the strategy of
pruning the portfolio. The triennial review
with the trustees of the ICI Pension Fund
(UK) was completed in July, 2015. Market
trends in North America continued to be
positive with Europe not improving.
Conditions remained challenging in many
countries, including in Russia, Brazil and
China. Return on sales improved to 12.3
percent and return on investments was up
at 11.7 percent. AkzoNobel remains on
track to deliver its 2015 targets.
Says CEO Ton Büchner: “We continue to
deliver on our aim to improve the
performance of our company. This will
position us well to make the most of
future opportunities and growth. The
second quarter continued to show the
positive impact of our focus on
profitability and leadership in
sustainability. The global economy
remains challenging and shows a very
mixed picture with different dynamics per
region and customer segments. We
AkzoNobel
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remain on track to deliver our 2015
targets.”
Decorative Paints achieved a solid growth
in profitability, with operating income
increased by 25 percent and revenue up 6
percent. Operating income showed
improvement with an increase of 25
percent, due to the new operating model,
lower costs, reduced restructuring
expenses, strict cost containment and
favourable currency developments.
Revenue was up 6 percent, mainly driven
by favourable currency effects. Volumes
for the second quarter were up in Asia,
while volumes were down for Europe and
Latin America.
Performance Coatings benefitted from
cost reductions created through
performance improvement initiatives,
margin management activities,
manufacturing productivity and
favourable currencies which resulted in an
increase of operating income of 24
percent. Revenue was up 8 percent across
all reporting units, benefitting from
favourable currencies and a higher
demand for premium products. Volumes
declined mainly due to lower capital and
maintenance spending in the global oil
and gas industry. Russia, Brazil and China
remain challenging.
Specialty Chemicals operating income
increased by 55 percent (31 percent
excluding incidental items related to the
divestment of Paper Chemicals business).
The results were supported by the
increase of production at the new
Frankfurt plant, operational efficiencies
throughout the business and favourable
currency developments. Revenue was up
5 percent due to continued favourable
currency effects, partly offset by the
impact of the divested Paper Chemicals
business. Volumes overall were flat.
Growth in some segments compensated
for lower demand in oil drilling segments.
North America continued to show a
positive trend while growth in Asia was
subdued and demand remained weak in
Europe and South America.
Outlook “Exchange rate movements,
positive market trends in North America
and no improvement for Europe overall,
as well as lower growth rates in many
countries, including Russia, Brazil and
China, are determining the dynamics of
2015. Our significant actions taken in
recent years form a sound basis for
further improved performance. We are on
track to deliver our targets for 2015.”
Source: AkzoNobel, 21 July
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has
announced that four individual coatings and primers and two combined
coating-and-primer systems have been certified by NSF International for
water-tank applications. The new NSF certifications for PPG PMC
PPG
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products include the following:
AMERCOAT® 133/844 pit-filler is a hand-applied coating designed to fill deep holes in pitted steel surfaces with a single pass. It features a 100-percent solids formulation and emits almost zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and it trowels easily to a smooth finish.
SIGMAWELD™ 199 primer is a weldable preconstruction primer that provides up to 12 months of corrosion protection during construction and offers extended recoatability thereafter. Designed specifically for metal fabricators and plate-steel shops, SIGMAWELD 199 primer has a low-zinc, low-solids formulation that dries quickly, adheres strongly and applies easily to thicknesses of 1 to 1.5 mils in addition to providing a wide window for final coating system application.
NOVAGUARD™ 810 coating is a high-build, single-coat novolac-epoxy lining. With a solvent-free, 100-percent solids formulation, NOVAGUARD 810 coating cures rapidly and achieves 30-40 mil thickness in a single coat.
Amercoat 68MCZ primer is a zinc-rich urethane primer for new construction and field-maintenance of water tanks. It is compatible with other organic and inorganic zinc primers and cures rapidly to enable accelerated topcoat application.
NSF International also certified PPG water-tank coating systems incorporating NOVAGUARD
810 coating over Amercoat 68MCZ primer and NOVAGUARD 810 coating over SIGMAWELD
199 primer.
Diane Kappas, PPG Vice President, Protective and Marine Coatings, Americas, said the NSF
certifications enable PPG to expand its range of coatings solutions for water-tank builders,
fabrication shops, subcontractors and maintenance personnel.
“PPG coatings and primers have a long history of proven performance in the water-tank
field,” she explained. “The NSF stamp of approval makes it easier for customers to specify
PPG products as a single-source solution and to choose a PPG coating system best suited to
a particular application.”
Source: PPG, 21 July
Thor has
confirmed its
commitment
to the Asia
Pacific market with the opening of its
newly commissioned facility in Zhenjiang,
China.
Phase 1 of the 50,000 m2 site, at a total
investment of US$50 million, is complete
and fully operational, marked by the
official opening ceremony in April. The
Thor
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facility comprises 3,000 m2 offices and
laboratories, 5,000 m2 warehousing and a
production plant capable of an output in
excess of 30,000 tonnes of Thor’s in-can
and dry film ACTICIDE® biocides, extensive
range of liquid and solid Microcare® quats
and AFLAMMIT® flame retardant
products.
Thor's Mark Jamieson, Regional Director,
Asia Pacific confirmed, “This new facility
will ensure ready product availability, not
only to the Chinese domestic market, but
also to the whole region, in particular our
expanding markets in Australia, Taiwan,
Korea and Japan.”
This major new development for the
Group comes on top of the recent
expansion of a similar multi-million dollar
facility in Querétaro, Mexico to supply the
Americas which, along with its principal
European facility in Speyer, Germany and
six further manufacturing sites worldwide,
strengthens Thor’s position as a global
supplier of speciality chemicals.
Source: Thor, 20 July
CityCenterDC offers a transit- and pedestrian-oriented
neighbourhood experience in downtown Washington, D.C.,
that blends 2.5 million square feet of shops, restaurants,
apartments, condominiums, offices, a hotel and public spaces.
One of the largest urban infill projects ever undertaken in the city, this 10-acre, mixed-use,
LEED-certified development occupies 3.5 city blocks and eight buildings. For the two office
towers, Valspar’s Fluropon coating systems were selected to meet the project’s aesthetic,
performance and sustainability goals.
As the owner and master developer, Hines was selected by the District of Columbia in 2003
to purposefully create the massive US$1 billion campus on the site of the former
Washington Convention Centre. The project is situated in the heart of downtown’s office
core, along a ceremonial stretch of New York Avenue between the new D.C. Convention
Centre and the U.S. Treasury and White House.
Foster + Partners, an international studio for architecture, planning and design based in
London, served as the master-plan architect for the overall project and the design architect
for the office and for-sale-housing components. Shalom Baranes Associates, P.C., a
Washington-based architectural firm, served as the executive architect for all buildings,
associate master-plan architect and the design architect for the two rental apartment
buildings.
Each 11-story office tower contains 280,000 square feet with an unobstructed 360-degree
view from the inside of every floor with glass pedestrian bridges linking the two office
Valspar
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towers. High-end retail shops and restaurants are located around most of the ground level
of both office towers with large aluminium and clear glass storefronts.
Defining the offices’ sleek metallic and glass exterior, TSI/Exterior Wall Systems, Inc.
installed the aluminium-framed curtainwall and storefront plus the aluminium panels and
sun shades manufactured by Baker Metal Products. Texas Finishing Company finished the
majority of these architectural building products in a Bright Pewter colour using Valspar’s 70
percent PVDF resin-based Fluropon Classic II coatings. A two-coat Fluropon finish in Black
Buckle was selected for the ground floor storefront systems.
“We selected Valspar for this project due to superior quality and customer service we
receive during all phases,” said Ken Martin, Texas Finishing Company’s General Manager.
“From bid time and paint selection as well as product application to completion, Valspar has
always been there to assist in providing a quality product and service to our customers.”
Valspar’s Fluropon coatings meet or exceed the American Architectural Manufacturers
Association’s stringent standard, AAMA 2605 high-performance exterior specification.
Fluropon demonstrates reliable performance including resistance to harmful ultraviolet
rays, chemical degradation, abrasions and humidity. These attributes and proven durability
may contribute to green building criteria, such as the project’s LEED certification.
Source: Valspar, 20 July
WACKER, the
Munich-
based chemical group, has presented Dr.
Andreas Köllnberger with the 2015
Alexander Wacker Innovation Award. The
41-year-old chemist had developed a
process for producing ultrathin silicone
films. As thin as 10 micrometers, the
precision films are very versatile. Due to
their dielectric properties, they are ideal
for use in electronics, robotics, sensor
systems and medical technology, and
enable the development of innovative
products. The award ceremony took place
during the Group’s annual research
symposium at its plant in Burghausen,
Germany.
This year was the fourth time that the
€10,000 innovation award had been
presented for product innovation. Dr.
Köllnberger and his team developed a
process to produce silicone films that are
only 10 to 400 micrometers thick. The
high-precision films are extremely
uniform, their thickness not varying by
more than five percent over their entire
area. The production process is fully
automated and takes place in a closed
system under cleanroom conditions. For
the first time, it is possible to produce
WACKER
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silicone film of very high quality and purity
as roll stock on an industrial scale.
Due to their wide-ranging properties,
silicone films are suitable for numerous
industrial applications. Since silicone is
selectively permeable to gases, such as
oxygen and carbon dioxide, silicone films
are ideal for gas separation and for
producing wound dressings. Moreover,
silicone films are of interest for
developing novel sensors and actuators.
Due to their dielectric properties, they can
be used as electroactive polymers in
intelligent sensors, artificial muscles,
energy-saving electrical relays and valves,
and in the generation of electricity.
“Few companies have influenced silicon
and silicone chemistry from the outset as
much as WACKER,” said Executive Board
member Auguste Willems in his speech at
the award ceremony in Burghausen. “Our
portfolio of silicones has grown to include
thousands of products. The outstanding
work of Dr. Köllnberger and his team has
now added another highly promising
product.”
Willems handed over the award during
the 43rd R&D symposium, which, as in
previous years, was held at WACKER’s
main plant in Burghausen, Germany. The
2015 Alexander Wacker Innovation Award
attracted entries from 48 employees,
including from sites in China, India, Japan
and the USA. Examples of the product
innovations submitted ranged from a
terpolymer for formulating low-emission
tile adhesives through to new polyvinyl
acetate solid resins for gumbase and a
silicone fluid emulsion developed
specifically for Asian hair-care products.
“This year, the standard was again
extremely high,” said Willems. “All
submitted product innovations are very
promising, with strong profits likely.”
About the Alexander Wacker Innovation
Award
Since 2005, the Munich-based chemical
company has honoured employees’
outstanding R&D work at its annual
research symposium. Named after the
company’s founder, the €10,000
“Alexander Wacker Innovation Award”
rotates between the categories of product
innovation, process innovation and basic
research. Next year, the groupwide
research competition will focus on process
innovation.
Source: WACKER, 17 July
Global speciality chemical company Evonik Industries, one of the
world’s leaders in innovation, has inaugurated its Richmond
Business and Innovation Centre.
Dr. Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik
Industries AG, along with other company executives and state, county and local officials, cut
Evonik
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the ribbon for the new $15.4 million facility in the Greater Richmond area as more than 140
employees, dignitaries and guests marked the occasion.
“At Evonik, new ideas are being incubated while I speak,” Engel said. “Our intention is to
turn Evonik into one of the most innovative companies in the world. Evonik’s vigorous
culture of innovation will be further strengthened by our new Richmond Business and
Innovation Centre. The centre will not only develop new products and processes but also
bring together colleagues from different parts of the company to identify breakthrough
technologies.”
In its continuous pursuit of innovation, Engel noted that Evonik has established strong
relationships with leading universities, around the world. “Here in Richmond, we are
collaborating with Virginia Commonwealth University,” Engel said. “We are participating in a
design project for process sustainability with VCU’s Engineering College and we are actively
engaged with one-on-one discussions with renowned professors.”
Evonik’s Richmond Business and Innovation Centre is a major benefit to the Greater
Richmond area, added David DelGuercio, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Evonik Nutrition & Care, North America.
“Rather than build an Innovation Centre elsewhere, Evonik purchased a vacant 96,000
square foot structure here and transformed it into a state-of-the art Business and
Innovation Centre,” DelGuercio said. “We expect to grow and add 50 jobs over the next five
years. In addition, by locating the Centre in the Greater Richmond area, Evonik preserved
125 local full-time jobs.”
With the new facility, Evonik more than doubles its laboratory and commercial space in the
Greater Richmond area. The centre combines innovative research and development,
marketing, sales, customer service, and support functions such as environment safety and
health, procurement, controlling, human resources, and information technology in one
facility to foster collaboration, networking and creativity.
Evonik believes innovation is performed by people — not by processes, projects or
machines, added DelGuercio. “The company believes the keys to innovation are creativity,
courage and team spirit,” he said. “The innovation culture of a company determines how
fast employees are able to drive forward good ideas and convert them into a profitable
business. The Richmond Business and Innovation Centre will play an integral part in this.”
With around 500 projects in its innovation pipeline, Evonik is already one of the world’s
most innovative companies.
Source: Evonik, 21 July
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