News of the Month – November 2008

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PRA Activities/News

PRA Training Courses and Events – Even Better Value

PRA Training Courses and Events are better value than ever thanks to the relative weakness of the Pound against the Euro and Dollar and a reduction in UK Value Added Tax. Prices for all UK based events have been reduced. See the training calendar and Predicting the Service Life of Organic Coatings for some examples of the new prices.

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New PRA Members

PRA is very pleased to welcome two new members this month. They are:

• Crown Paints of the United Kingdom
• Proviron Industries NV of Belgium

Contact Susan Conyers for information on becoming a member of PRA

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PRA Conference: Architectural Coatings for the Green Age
27 – 28 October 2009, Nice, France
 

This conference will bring together the major players in the Architectural Coatings community to discuss the future direction of the market and in particular the impact of current concerns about environmental sustainability.

The Call for Papers will be published in January but the Preliminary Notice can be seen at www.pra-world.com/conferences/architecturalcoatings/ now. The notice includes suggested technical and marketing topics.

Sponsorship opportunity
Companies interested in being closely associated with the event through sponsorship will find full details and the Sponsorship Agreement Form at the conference website. Please note that for your company logo to be included on the Call for Papers the agreement form should be returned to PRA by 19 December 2008.

For further information please contact Janet Saraty.

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News Headlines

Keep up to date with some of the latest developments in the Coatings Industry with Latest News. Recent headlines include:

Other News

Whitehall widens recruitment options

Whitehall – specialists in the chemical, coatings and polmer industries – now offer two database recruitment options for clients:

CROSSLINK Database Search

Candidates are identified, approached and suitable CV’s submitted.

TARGET Database Search

Consultant managed project where candidates are actively pursued, interviewed by telephone and a short list of candidates submitted for client interview.

www.whitehall.uk.com

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Information Services

Click on the links below for more details of PRA publications. For information about any of our technical publications please contact Richard Kennedy.

MARKET INFORMATION

Coatings COMET - COmpanies, Markets and Economic Trends

COMET is the perfect market intelligence companion for busy coatings executives in such areas as: Marketing, Export Department, Business Planning, Product Development, Corporate Affairs and New Business Opportunities.

European Paint & Resin News (EPRN)

European Paint & Resin News contains the essential news of the global coatings industry, providing information in a clear and simple format.

For information about Coatings COMET or EPRN please contact the editor, Glenda Thisdell.

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REGULATORY INFORMATION

SHE Alert - (Safety, Health and Environment Alert)

A monthly bulletin on global regulatory safety, health and environmental matters relevant to the coatings industry, also available online as a searchable database. See SHE Alert highlights for July 2008.

For information about SHE Alert please contact the editor.

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LIBRARY AND DATABASE SERVICES

Paint Titles

Stay informed of all new scientific and technical knowledge with Paint Titles, PRA’s weekly alerting service covering paints, coatings, adhesives and inks. PRA Members can browse Paint Titles online or download the PDF version free of charge. For a fee, non-members can also subscribe to Paint Titles by contacting Dr Norman Morgan.

For details of our document delivery service, please contact the PRA library.

World Surface Coatings Abstracts (WSCA)

WSCA is the industry’s premier search tool for coatings related technical information. Produced monthly in print and as a CD-ROM, the electronic version of WSCA contains more than 300 000 coatings-related abstracts collated over the last 30 years. See recent WSCA highlights. WSCA also offers ‘personalised alerts’ and ‘one-off searches’. For further information contact Dr Norman Morgan.

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SPECIALIST TECHNICAL NEWS

Waterborne and High Solids Coatings

A monthly bulletin covering all aspects of waterborne and high solids technology from the properties of raw materials to the application and performance of the final coatings. See highlights from Waterborne and High Solids Coatings.

Dispersion Polymers: Technology & Applications

Dispersion Polymers: Technology & Applications provides critical reviews of developments in dispersion polymer technology, covering new latex compositions, polymer processes, physical properties and applications of dispersion polymers in paints, adhesives, membranes, non-woven fabrics, textiles and paper.

Polymer Curing Technologies

Polymer Curing Technologies offers a critical overview of journal and patent literature from the following topics: curing types, radiation cure, physical properties and test methods.

RADnews

PRA’s quarterly newsletter for the radiation curing industry, RADnews, provides extensive information on patents relevant to radiation curing, articles appearing in the technical press — from academic research to commercial developments — and new developments in products and equipment.

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Irfab Multiclient Studies

Irfab Multi-client Studies: OFFER
 

The sections and chapters of the study are:

Overview	Executive Summary ◊ Economic Indicators ◊ Regulations
Transport	Automotive OEM ◊ Automotive Refinish ◊ Motorcycles ◊ Trucks, Buses and Other Vehicles ◊ Rail ◊ Aircraft ◊ Marine
Construction & Infrastructure	Protective Coatings ◊ Industrial Wood Coatings ◊ Agriculture, Construction and Earthmoving ◊ Pre-coated Metal Sheet and Extrusions
Packaging & General Industrial	Metal Packaging Coatings ◊ General Industrial Coatings

For more information and a detailed listing of the contents of each chapter go to www.pra-world.com/publications/gic-report.htm.

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Irfab Multi-client Study: Specialist and Functional Architectural Coatings Market 2008–2018
 

The Specialist and Functional Architectural Coatings Market study will be the first of its kind on the European and Middle Eastern Markets providing a unique source of data and insights on this fragmented sector. It is intended to concentrate on the architectural coatings with functional properties.

The study will bring you the benefit of this vital information base when formulating your global strategies – from technology to marketing. It will enable you to identify both the threats from competing technologies and future opportunities. Thus, the report will represent a reference guide for your long term strategic planning and provides a basis for more detailed segmental analysis.

The scope of the study will include Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, Residential, and Recreational Buildings. Systems with additional functional purposes to the expected aesthetic and protective properties of coatings will be described in the study. Whilst an overview will be given on the global market for architectural and decorative coatings, analysis of standard interior paints, and Do It Yourself ‘DIY’ market will not be included.

More Information >

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Technical Services

PRA Multi-client Evaluation: EU Decorative Gloss Paints for 2010
 

Background

The deadline for implementation of Phase II of the EU Paint Products Directive, 2004/42/EEC is 1 January, 2010. This Directive sets VOC emission limits for different product categories of decorative paint. The product category where the legislation will have the most impact is "Interior and exterior trim and cladding paints for wood and metal" or, in brief, "Gloss Paint".

Benefits

The project will provide a comprehensive independent performance evaluation of products formulated to be compliant with the new 2010 VOC limits. This will give subscribers timely benchmarking data versus competition.

Subject to satisfactory performance, commercial products will eligible for inclusion on the Master Painters Institute (MPI) & PRA European Approved Product List.

It is intended to evaluate all of the available technologies including:-

• High Solids alkyds
• Alkyd Emulsions
• Acrylic Emulsions
• Acrylic/alkyd and Acrylic/air-cure hybrids
• Acrylic/Polyurethane Emulsions

The Process

This study is open to raw material suppliers, paint manufacturers and distributors who wish to have products evaluated. Participants are invited to submit 1 litre sample(s) of 2010 compliant white gloss paint for inclusion in the comparative testing project.

PRA will test all samples submitted on a comparative basis for performance in laboratory and practical application properties. Test results and technology types will be reported anonymously for each paint: suppliers will only know the identities of their own samples.

The testing schedule will include Compositional Comparisons, Laboratory Tests and Application Properties (tested on a primed, interior moulded door)

For further information contact Peter Collins

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Networking and Learning

Training Course: Paint Technology

9–12 February 2009, 11–14 May 2009, 19–22 October 2009 and 30 Nov–3 Dec 2009

Join us on this intensive four day course that will provide a firm foundation in the technology of surface coatings.

The topics covered include:

• Introduction to Paint and Surface Coatings Technology
• Markets for Coatings
• Substrates (wood, masonry, metal, plastic)
• Properties of Coatings (optical properties, mechanical properties, rheology)
• Raw Materials (organic film formers, pigments & dispersion, solvents)
• Additives
• Waterborne & High Solids Coatings (specific raw materials, example formulations, uses)
• Solventborne Coatings (specific raw materials, example formulations, uses)
• Radiation Cured Coatings
• Coatings Application Methods (brush, roller, spray, dip, flow, curtain, roller, electrostatic)
• Surface Preparation (cleaning, pre-treatment)
• Powder Coatings (types, uses, application methods)
• Microbiology of Coatings (plant hygiene, aqueous paints, applied films, preservation and protection, microbial testing)

The study of the coatings systems emphasises the changes taking place in modern technology.

Who Should Attend

The course is aimed towards all those requiring a thorough grounding in paint and surface coatings technology and will be particularly useful to newcomers to the industry.

To gain maximum benefit from this course it is helpful if students have a knowledge of chemistry to university entrance standard.

For more details go to www.pra-world.com/training/painttechnology.htm

To register for this or any of PRA's courses please use our online registration form

All PRA Courses are now accredited by OCCA and will be accepted as evidence of Continuing Professional Development. For further information contact Elisabeth Brown.

Training Calendar for 2009

Please note that, following recent changes to UK taxation, training course prices for 2009 have been reduced.

Prices are now:

Course Length	Standard	PRA Member
1 Day	£470   £460	£405   £396
2 Days	£835   £818	£715   £698
3 Days	£1230   £1204	£1040   £1018
4 Days	£1430   £1399	£1225   £1199

January 2009
27-28	Powder Coating Technology
February 2009
9-12	Paint Technology
23-25	Print & Ink Technology
March 2009
10-11	Principles of Waterborne Coatings
April 2009
21	Market Research in the Coatings Industry
23	Coatings for Wood & Wood Based Substrates
May 2009
11-14	Paint Technology
18-20	Radiation Curing Technology
June 2009
2-3	Powder Coating Technology
September 2009
7-8	Colour Measurement & Colour Control
9-10	Advanced Colour Measurement & Colour Control
October 2009
5-7	Print & Ink Technology
13	Market Research in the Coatings Industry
19-22	Paint Technology
November 2009
3-4	Professional Paint Formulation
16-18	Radiation Curing Technology
24-25	Understanding & Testing the Wet & Dry Properties of Coatings
30-3 Dec	Paint Technology

For full details and prices visit www.pra-world.com/training/.

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PRA Events

PRA Conferences 2009

One Day Symposium
Predicting the Service Life of Organic Coatings – Options and Constraints
21 January 2009, Hampton, UK
 

Symposium Programme Now Available

In these difficult economic times how can you cut the cost of exterior durability testing, while avoiding expensive warranty claims and damage to your brand's reputation?

This symposium on Service Life Prediction examines these issues, providing information on the latest technical developments in durability testing and practical solutions to help you reduce the development cost of exterior products.

To help you in making these savings, the PRA are giving a special discount for early bookings (and recent changes to UK taxation have led to a further reduction).

	Booked by 21 December 2008	Booked after 21 December 2008
Standard Fee	£355   £348	£410   £400
PRA Members	£310   £303	£360   £352

A full list of registration fees and Symposium details can be seen on our website: www.pra-world.com/conferences/servicelifeprediction/

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European Coatings Congress

30 March-1 April 2009, Nürnberg, Germany

The programme for the European Coatings Congress is now available at www.european-coatings-show.com.

This event is the largest general coatings conference in Europe and takes place parallel to the European Coatings Show. A total of 160 papers will be presented over the three days of the conference, split into 26 sessions according to: • Coatings [19] • Printing Inks [2] • Adhesives & Sealants [3] • Construction Chemicals [1] • Production Technology [1]. Two of the Coatings sessions will be devoted to papers derived from the European projects AMBIO and NAPOLEON.

Visitors are encouraged to make their hotel reservations early, as attendance at the Congress and Show places strains on the capacity of the local hotels.

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2-day International Conference & Mini-Exhibition
Measurement and Testing of Coatings
12/13 May 2009, Birmingham, UK
 

Scientific measurement of coatings properties is the basis of coatings science and technology. Without reliable and relevant measurements, the coatings technologist is unable to develop products with confidence to meet the needs of the market. We are seeking papers from a broad range of companies, including equipment manufacturers, paint manufacturers, end-users of coatings, quality consultants and academics. Authors of new work describing developments in testing and measurement are invited to submit an abstract. The deadline is the 12 December 2008.

Full event information, including submission details, can be seen on our website: www.pra-world.com/conferences/measurementandtesting/

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Architectural Coatings for the Green Age
27 – 28 October 2009, Nice, France
 

Please see the news item above for details

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For information on PRA Conferences or to obtain copies of Proceedings from recent PRA Conferences, please contact Janet Saraty, Tel:  +44 (0)20 8487 0811, Fax:  +44 (0)20 8487 0801.

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Other Conferences/Exhibitions

A list of other conferences, exhibitions and events is also available in our Coatings Events Diary.

Materials on the Horizon
9 December 2008, Cripps Court, Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK

This event will be of interest to organisations from a number of industrial sectors, in particular to aerospace, transport, energy, construction, security and defence. HORIZON is the University of Cambridge's leading seminar series which provides an exclusive look at new developments in the most exciting areas of cutting edge interdisciplinary research.

The Coatings Summit
15–17 February 2009, Munich, Germany

"Shaping the Future of a Dynamic Industry"

The Global Strategy and Networking Forum for Senior Coatings Executives

The coatings industry continues to evolve while several key issues continue to have an impact on both large and small manufacturers. The Coatings Summit, launched in 2003, will again address these issues in a globally unique fashion. Distinguished speakers from Asia, America and Europe will share their vision, their strategic thinking and their success stories.

Further information, together with the programme, can be seen on the website: www.european-coatings.com/thecoatingssummit/.

European Coatings Congress 2009
30 March–1 April 2009, Nürnberg, Germany. PRA will again be partnering Vincentz Network in producing the coatings part of the programme for this important industry event, which runs in parallel to the European Coatings Show (31 March-2 April 2009). Contact: Friederike Plasswich, Tel: +49 511 9910-274; Fax: +49 511 9910-279; e-mail: friederike.plasswich@coatings.de

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American / Canadian Conferences / Exhibitions

PACE 2009
15-18 February 2009 New Orleans, USA. Contact: Annette M. Suriani, Tel: +1 302 275 6213, Fax: +1 302 234 4608, e-mail: suriani@pace2009.com

The Waterborne Symposium
18-20 February 2009, New Orleans, Mississippi, USA. More information from The University of Mississippi, e-mail: waterborne@usm.edu

Smart Coatings 2009
25-27 February 2009, Orlando, Fla, USA. Contact: Dr Jamil Baghdachi tel :+1 734 487 3192

2009 CoatingsTech Conference
28-29 April 2009, Indianapolis, USA. The CoatingsTech Conference is the industry's new state-of-the-art technical conference. Contact: FSCT, Tel: +1 610 940 0777, Fax: +1 610 940 0292, e-mail: fsct@coatingstech.org

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Asian Conferences / Exhibitions

8th International Paint, Resin and Coatings Fair
18–21 December 2008, Tehran permanent fair ground, Iran. Banian Omid Co. in association with Iran International Exhibition Company is organising the 8th International Paint, Resin and Coatings Fair. Significant growth of the paint & resin industry in Iran has resulted in a demand for new relevant knowledge and technology. Contact: Ms Tehrani, Tel: +9821 88720005-7; Fax:  +9821 88710252; e-mail: info@ipcc.ir

Indian International Coatings Show
6-8 February, Chennai, India. INDIA INTERNATIONAL COATINGS SHOW is an exhibition dedicated to the Indian and International Coatings & paint industry. Contact: Services International, Tel: +91 11 45055500 Ext 624, Fax: +91 11 25778876, e-mail: info@servintonline.com, iics@servintonline.com

Middle East Coatings Show 2009 – New
17–19 March 2009, Cairo, Egypt. The Middle East Coatings Show 2009, now in its 16th year, is still the only dedicated coatings event in the Middle East and Gulf Region for raw materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers for the coatings industry. Contact: Jeff Montgomery, Tel: +44 (0)1737: 855078; Fax: +44 (0)1737 855034; e-mail: jeffmontgomery@dmgworldmedia.com

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