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 Thursday December 4, 2008
Industry News
  • CPCA, TOSCOT begin merger discussions
  • BASF temporarily shutting 80 plants worldwide, decline in auto sector major factor
  • Rohm and Haas launches polymer emulsions plant near Moscow, Russia
  • Q3 global chemicals industry M&A activity surges despite volatile economic conditions

    • Stats & Facts
  • Canadian Car Sales
    		• Paint Manufacturing Products
  • Additives for enhancing the scratch resistance of solvent-based clearcoats
  • Film modifier for low-VOC architectural systems
    • Finishing Products
  • Digital inspection camera for hard-to-reach areas
  • Automatic spray gun for small footprint operations
    		• Opinion Matters
  • Crisis in Parliament


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    CPCA, TOSCOT begin merger discussions
    Representatives of the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) and the Toronto Society for Coatings Technology (TOSCOT) met in November to discuss the possibility of merging TOSCOT into the CPCA. >> more

    BASF temporarily shutting 80 plants worldwide, decline in auto sector major factor
    Global chemicals and coatings company BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, is temporarily shutting down approximately 80 plants worldwide, including plants in the US, to deal with a "massive decline in demand." >> more

    L.V. Lomas named distributor for Lanxess Corp.'s pigment line
    L. V. Lomas, Brampton, ON, has announced that as of January 1, 2009, it will be the exclusive distributor for LANXESS Corp.'s inorganic pigments (Bayferrox), natural iron oxides and chromium oxide green for the following applications: plastics, rubber, coatings, inks, adhesives and composites. >> more

    Rohm and Haas launches polymer emulsions plant near Moscow, Russia
    Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, PA, has launched a new manufacturing facility in the Ramenskoye region of Moscow. >> more

    Q3 global chemicals industry M&A activity surges despite volatile economic conditions
    Large deal announcements and aggressive deal activity during the third quarter of 2008 propelled the global chemicals industry to new M&A levels, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, Chemical Compounds: Global Chemicals Mergers & Acquisitions Analysis – Third Quarter 2008. >> more
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    Opinion Matters

    December Poll
    Another Election?

    The Conservative government may fall just five weeks after the federal election due to opposition party objections to the lack of a stimulus package in the Tory economic statement. What do you think is the best course for the federal government at this pivotal moment?

    Opposition parties should topple the Conservatives and form a coalition government
    Opposition parties should force a new election
    The Conservatives should put forth an economic stimulus package


    Current Results

    Last Edition's Poll Results
    In our last poll, we asked if the downturn in the economy is starting to have an impact on your personal spending. A small majority of respondents (57 per cent) said they are planning on cutting back on Christmas spending this year, while 43 per cent of respondents said they had no plans to cut back.

    Stats & Facts

    Canadian Car Sales
    So far, the Canadian automotive market is bucking the trend in the US where new car sales are plummeting. Passenger car sales increased in nine provinces across Canada in September. Dealerships sold 141,574 new motor vehicles in September, up 2.5 per cent from August and the first increase following three months of declines.

    Source: Statistics Canada

    Paint Manufacturing Products

    Additives for enhancing the scratch resistance of solvent-based clearcoats
    BYK has introduced two new nano silica additives: NANOBYK- 3651 and NANOBYK- 3652. Together with the NANOBYK- 3650, these new additives mean BYK offers a product family covering systems from low to high polarity. >> more

    Film modifier for low-VOC architectural systems
    Tego Coatings Additives & Specialty Resins has introduced TEGO HuMax 7007, a film modifier designed to reduce the need for coalescent agents and glycols in low-VOC architectural flat to gloss formulations. >> more

    Finishing Products

    Digital inspection camera for hard-to-reach areas
    The new RIDGID microEXPLORER digital inspection camera from ITM Instruments is a handheld, video inspection system that's portable enough to be carried anywhere. >> more

    Automatic spray gun for small footprint operations
    DeVilbiss has introduced two new automatic spray guns models in the Compact High Performance Series: DeVilbiss Compact Automatic I and Compact Automatic X. >> more

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    Coatings for Concrete Conference

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