APPOINTMENTS The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) has named Arthur (Art) Huenecke its chief information officer, a newly created position at IPe. Huenec ke will be responsib le for establishing information technology strategy and design, strengthening and leveraging IPe's information infrastructure, providing leadership and vision for IPC applications and databases, a nd system security, among ot h er duti es. Huenecke has more than 15 years of experience in business a nd infor- mation systems management, plan- ning , and processing. He most recently served as integrated busi- ness systems manager at Elkay Manufacturing, a plumbing prod- ucts, cabinetry, and water dispensing company based in Oak Brook, Ill. Huenecke holds a bachelor's of sci- ence degree in finance and a master's degree in management information systems from Northern Illinois University. MetoKote Corp., a provider of pro- tective coating app li cations services such as e-coat, powder coating, and liquid paint, recently named Michael Cooper as direcror, Asia-Pacific OEMs. In this role, Cooper will focus on sales growth across th ese ma nu - facturers and will work closely with MetoKote facilities servin g th ese partners to ensure positive relation- ships and service excellence. Cooper has extensive experience with Asian-Pacific OEMs. Prior to joining MetoKote, Coope r worked as the Nissan senior acco unt manager for Magna Decoma International. He has also wo rked for TKS Indust rial Company and Haden, Inc., both of which specialize in paint finishing systems and facilities for the a uto - motive and related industries fur - nishing paint equipme nt to Honda and Toyota. Cooper earned his bach- 4 I metalfinishing I February 2009 elor's of science in mechanical engi- neering from Purdue University and is currently wor kin g on his MBA at the University of Michigan. Chemtura Corp., maker of specialty chemicals and polymers, has elected Craig A. Rogerson president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the bo ard. The announcement, effective immediately, follows the resignation of Robert L. Wood for personal rea- son s. Rogerson had served as presi- dent , CEO, and director of Hercules, Inc., until its acqui sition by Ashland, Inc. , in 2008. Prior to b eing named CEO of Hercules in December 2003 , Rogerson held a variety of senior management positions with th e company, includin g president of the FiberVisions a nd Pin ova divisions, vice preside nt of global procur e- ment, a nd COO . He also ser ves on the boards of directors of PPL, the Society of Chemical Industry, First State Innovation, and the American Chemistry Council. MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Ch emicals g iant AkzoNobel has agreed to acquire a 75/25 majori ty interest in its Kayaku Akzo Co. Ltd. (KAC) jo int ve nture with Nippon Kayaku. KAC is a le a din g s uppli er of organic peroxides to Japan, wit h sales offices in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as a ma nufacturin g and research and development facility in Asa. "This opportunity allows Akz oNobel to gai n access to the Ja panese market and take on the leaders hip in the long-stan ding cooperation," said Rob Frohn, bo ard me mber responsible for AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. AkzoNobel also obtained Nippon Paint's 25% minority share in their joint venture co mpany in Europ e, AkzoNobel Nippon Paint Holding B.V. The form er 75/2 5 joint ven- ture- which was fir st establish ed in ART HUENECKE 1993 between Courtaulds and Nippon Paint- involved the manu- facture and sale of coil coatings in the greater European region. The transaction will provide AkzoNobel with comp lete control of the former joint venture and will allow the merger of the company and its sub- sidiaries into the AkzoNobel group. Financial details were not disclosed. The Sherwin-Williams Co. closed a d efini tive agreement to acquire Euronavy- Tintas Maritimas e Industriais S.A. of Portugal. Headquartered in Lisbon, Euronavy is a leading innovator of marine and protective coatings applied to ships, offshore platforms , storage tanks , steel, concrete, and flooring. Founded in 1981, Euronavy has 40 emp loyees across its manufacturing and distri- bution platform with sales approach- ing $25 million. The company's prod- ucts are sold in Brazil, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Dubai, Europe , Portugal, Canada, and the U.S. 3M rece ntl y anno unced its acquisi- tion of ABRASIVOS S.A., a manufac- turer of coated abrasives in Peru. ABRASIVOS offers a full range of coa ted ab rasives- sold under the ASA brand- cloth , and paper backings to 3M's bro ad lin e of abrasive technolo- g ies and products. "Investing in a local company from the industrial sector expands o ur product portfolio and will allow us to better support our cus tomers in Peru," noted Miguel Rios, regional managing director, 3M Peru. ABRASIVOS employs approxi- mately 140 people and is headquar- tered in Lima. Terms of the transac- tion were not disclosed. EXPANSIONS & NEW FACILITIES Nordson Corp. recently inaugurated its new cu stomer lab near Shanghai, Chi na, with events and training for industry partners and customers. lNWW.metalfinishing.com
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APPOINTMENTS The Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC) has named Arthur (Art) Huenecke its chief information officer, a newly created position at IPe. Huenecke will be responsible for establishing information technology strategy and design, strengthening and leveraging IPe's information infrastructure, providing leadership and vision for IPC applications and databases, and system security, among other duties.
Huenecke has more than 15 years of experience in business and information systems management, planning, and processing. He most recently served as integrated business systems manager at Elkay Manufacturing, a plumbing products, cabinetry, and water dispensing company based in Oak Brook, Ill. Huenecke holds a bachelor's of science degree in finance and a master's degree in management information systems from Northern Illinois University.
MetoKote Corp., a provider of protective coating applications services such as e-coat, powder coating, and liquid paint, recently named Michael Cooper as direcror, Asia-Pacific OEMs. In this role, Cooper will focus on sales growth across these manufacturers and will work closely with MetoKote faci li ties serving th ese partners to ensure positive relationships and service excellence.
Cooper has extensive experience with Asian-Pacific OEMs. Prior to joining MetoKote, Cooper worked as the Nissan senior account manager for Magna Decoma International. He has also worked for TKS Industrial Company and Haden, Inc., both of which specialize in paint finishing systems and facilities for the automotive and related industries furnishing paint equipment to Honda and Toyota. Cooper earned his bach-
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elor's of science in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and is currently working on his MBA at the University of Michigan.
Chemtura Corp., maker of specialty chemicals and polymers, has elected Craig A. Rogerson president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board. The announcement, effective immed iately, follows the resignation of Robert L. Wood for personal reasons. Rogerson had served as president, CEO, and director of Hercules, Inc., until its acquisition by Ashland, Inc. , in 2008.
Prior to being named CEO of Hercules in December 2003, Rogerson held a variety of senior management positions with the company, including president of the FiberVisions and Pin ova divisions, vice president of global procurement, and COO. He also serves on the boards of directors of PPL, the Society of Chemical Industry, First State Innovation, and the American Chemistry Council.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Chemicals giant AkzoNobel has agreed to acquire a 75/25 majority interest in its Kayaku Akzo Co. Ltd. (KAC) jo int venture with Nippon Kayaku. KAC is a leading supplier of organic peroxides to Japan, with sales offices in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as a m anufacturing and research and develop ment facility in Asa. "This opportunity allows AkzoNobel to gain access to the Japanese market and take on the leadership in the long-standing cooperation," said Rob Frohn, board member responsible for AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals.
AkzoNobel also obtained Nippon Paint's 25% minority share in their joint venture company in Europe, AkzoNobel Nippon Paint Holding B.V. The former 75/25 joint venture- which was first established in
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1993 between Courtaulds and Nippon Paint- involved the manufacture and sale of coil coatings in the greater European region. The transaction will provide AkzoNobel with complete control of the former joint venture and will allow the merger of the company and its subsidiaries into the AkzoNobel group. Financial details were not disclosed.
The Sherwin-Williams Co. closed a defini t ive agreement to acquire Euronavy-Tintas Maritimas e Industriais S.A. of Portugal. Headquartered in Lisbon, Euronavy is a leading innovator of marine and protective coatings applied to ships, offshore platforms, storage tanks, steel, concrete, and flooring. Founded in 1981, Euronavy has 40 employees across its manufacturing and distribution platform with sales approaching $25 million. The company's products are sold in Brazil, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Dubai, Europe, Portugal, Canada, and the U.S.
3M recently announced its acquisition of ABRASIVOS S.A., a manufacturer of coated abrasives in Peru. ABRASIVOS offers a full range of coated abrasives- sold under the ASA brand- cloth, and paper backings to 3M's broad line of abrasive technologies and products. "Investing in a local company from the industrial sector expands our product portfolio and will allow us to better support our customers in Peru," noted Miguel Rios, regional managing director, 3M Peru. ABRASIVOS employs approximately 140 people and is headquartered in Lima. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
EXPANSIONS & NEW FACILITIES Nordson Corp. recently inaugurated its new customer lab near Shanghai, China, with events and training for industry partners and customers.
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Nordson personnel provide an overview of lab equipment to visitors of its new facility near Shanghai. (Image courtesy of Business Wire.)
The 86,000-square-foot office facility houses 190 employees and operates as a Center of Excellence to demonstrate Nordson's capabilities to customers in a variety of industries, including appliance, automotive, container non-wovens, electronics, furniture and wood assembly, life science, packaging, powder and liquid painting, product assembly, and semiconductors.
"These investments strongly support our long-term growth strategies and initiatives in the fast-growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region," said Bradley C. Davis, Asia-Pacific Group vice president. "The strength of our growing and experienced local organization in these areas, coupled with the world-class capabilities of our new facilities, allows Nordson to better serve our customers worldwide." In 2008 alone, Nordson invested nearly half a million dollars in global upgrades to its Industrial oating customer demonstration labs.
Evonik Industries has begun further expansion of its worldwide production capacity for thermoplastic methacrylic resins by completing th e industrial equipment installation at its new Shanghai Chemical Industry Park location in China. The new facility promises to be one of the world largest integrated production sites for methacrylates, according to a company statement.
The products manufactured at the new plant will be used in industrial coatings, such as marine and container paints and plastics coatings,
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but will also act as binders in printing inks and ceramic transfer lacquers. "This new generation of solid binders will improve the performance of the final coating products," noted Dr. Dirk Hohler of Evonik, who is responsible for the company's coating resins product line. Evonik expects the plant will go into operation during the second half of2009.
Columbia Chemical has announced the completion of its technical support center with the recent addition
of a fully operational pilot plating line. The II-station line enables technical support personnel to better understand problems encountered in the field and to provide customers with customized solutions. Also, customers now have the ability to see how the latest technologies can meet their needs prior to actually installing new processes at their facilities. "Our new pilot plating capability brings a lot of value to our customers," said Rick Holland, vice president of technology. "Tech Support
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NEW VENTURES Thomas Swan & Co., Ltd., has partnered with Cambridge (U.K) research and technology organization TWI to
commercialize their patented Vito lane technology- a novel, lower-cost manufacturing route for silsesquioxanes that allows a high level of functional versatility. The aim is to accelerate the introduction of affordable hybrid silsesquioxane resins to enhance dle performance of coatings, adhesives, and bulk polymers. These organic-inorganic resins can be tailored to offer a range of functions to coatings, adhesives, and bulk polymers such as improved abrasion resistance, increased resistance to heat and solvents, and better barrier properties. The technology is being actively investigated for industrial applications such as durable coatings for white goods and consumer electronics, hard optically clear coatings for DVDs and CDs, flexible packaging, and novel low-viscosity adhesives.
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AWARDS Henkel AG & Co. was honored as Germany's "Most Sustainable Brand" during the coun try's inaugural German Sustainability ongress in Dusseldorf. The first-ever German Sustainability Awards were conferred to companies that combine, in an exemplary manner, economic success with social responsibility and protect ion of the environment. The Congress' high-caliber, independent jury focused particularly on consis-
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tency in sustainability management and evidence of a thorough approach to communications on sustainability.
"We are happy to receive this award, because we have been working on the sustainability topic for more than 130 years," said Kasper Rorsted, Henkel's CEO. "We are strongly convinced that this topic is more important today than ever before."
NEW LITERATURE ABB Instrumentation is now offering a new 80-page catalog that covers the compa-ny' available line of sensors, thermowe ll s, and transmitters. T h e catalog is divided into 11 sec-tions, covering sensor assemblies with and
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ment of common metal fin ishing and microelectronics industry plating and coated layers. For more information, or to receive a copy of the new brochure, please visit www.matrixmetrologies.com or e-mail [email protected].
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parts. We also build the legendary Napco and Udylite brand machines and offer th e replacement parts. Together, we represent the m ost trusted names in equipment availa ble in on e resou rce. Our new logo reflects that strength."
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