A privately owned management group in conjunction with an outside investor has purchased the Minneapolis Div. of Hosokawa Bepex from Hosokawa Micron Corp., Osaka, Japan. The new company, Bepex International LLC, is a supplier of particle processing technology, equipment and services, and is headquartered in Minneapolis.

Eastman Chemical Co. announced the start of operations of a plant to produce Texanol ester alcohol and TXIB plasticizer in Zibo, Shandong Province, China, in a joint venture of Eastman Chemical Ltd. and Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical Co.

Electronic Kremlin Cyclomix has two components and is designed to provide accurate mixing to users in all industries. The unit was designed to work with HVLP, airmix, air assist-airless and

Walk-in powder booths like this one provide flexibility and fast color change.Making a Case for Small Systems When looking at finishing systems, usually the first questions asked are "how fast

Coventry Coatings Corp. (Garnerville, N.Y.) has made a significant step into industrial finishes, acquiring North American Technologies, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of high-performance industrial coatings and specialty finishes.

Post-Assembly Coating We make service vehicles that are used for sweeping and snow removal by commercial facilities and institutions. Some of our parts are coated before assembly but most of

The Industrial Coatings Division of SICO (Longueuil, Que.), the largest manufacturer of architectural paint and industrial coatings in Canada, won the 2004 Innovation Grand Prize from the Association of Manufacturers of Transport Equipment and Special Vehicles (AMETVS) at the Association's Excellence Gala, held in Montreal on November 18, 2004.

Things keep changing in the coatings industry, but at times we are only aware of gradual change and miss the details. In recent years and months there have been steady improvements in materials, equipment and technique. Yes, we still use a spray washer, spray booths, spray guns and ovens, much like we have for the last 40 years or so, but look more closely and consider how many different innovations have come along.

BASF announced plans to consolidate its coatings-manufacturing operations in North America in moves that will include the discontinuation of automotive liquid coatings production at the company's Morganton, N.C., site and the transfer of production there to facilities in Decatur, Ala., Greenville, Ohio, Tultitlan, Mexico, and Windsor, Ontario.

ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials, and Applications is holding a mini-symposium on exotic coatings on Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the