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Primer 11 | 09 Wrap up warm… …this year’s autumn winds are not just a moderate breeze. The matching theme of CEPE’s Annual Conference & General Assembly 2009 in Budapest, Hungary, read therefore “Repositioning in the economic headwind”. During their presentations, the speakers shared their views on the future market development of the European paint and coatings industry. The tenor was that the industry will likely face more headwind than tailwind (page 44). PPG Architectural Coatings Hungary, better known under its brand name “Trilak”, has its headquarters also in Budapest. The company portrait (page 10) shows how the architectural coatings producer will position itself to gain further market shares in the East. Damir Gagro Autumn’s winds and rains disperse dust and dirt which may cause abrasion or other damage to coated surfaces. The difficulty to formulate coatings which are able to retain easy-clean or stay-clean properties is the focus of the article by Steven R. Block et al. (page 38), which describes three approaches to create coatings of this type. Source: Trilak (top, left), Pindyurin Vasily/Fotolia (top,right) www.european-coatings.com 11 l 2009 European Coatings JOURNAL 3
Contents 11 | 09 MARKET WATCH 06 Industry news 08 Interview “Acting countercyclical” Dr. Sigurd Beinborn and Klaus Reinhold, CTP GmbH 10 Company Portrait Trilak Miriam von Bardeleben ASSOCIATION 14 Cefic Securing competitiveness René van Sloten This month . . . TECHNICAL PAPERS Interview with Paul Vercoulen, DSM Resins on a novel polyester resin for powder coatings www.european-coatings.com/videos/ 22 Nanotechnology Faster finishing of waterborne coatings D. Burgard, M. Herold, K. Steingröver, Bühler Partec GmbH 28 Nanotechnology Details of waterborne nanocomposite drying NAPOLEON Film Formation Team 34 Smart coatings Sunlight sensors R. Ismael, Radiant Color N.V. 38 Easy-to-clean coatings Hybrid coatings facilitate easy removal of contamination S. Block, M. Hayashi, P. Hupfield, et al., Dow Corning Corporation EVENTS Source: Cognis SUSTAINABILITY 16 Expert Voices Erwin Honcoop, Croda Polymers & Coatings Oskar Bosson, AkzoNobel 18 Sustainable Chemistry Naturally-based raw materials can offer performance gains H.-G. Schulte, S. Oestreich, G. Bourscheidt, Cognis Cover: BASF Coatings AG, Hofschlaeger/Pixelio, Cognis, Herla/Pixelio, Maren Bessler/ Pixelio, Byk Chemie 44 Cepe Annual Conference & General Assembly More headwind than tailwind Miriam von Bardeleben 43 RadTech 2009 Topic of the moment: Packaging Kirsten Wrede MARKET PLACE 46 Novel products 48 Calendar of Events 2009/2010 49 Representatives/Advertisers’ Index 50 Suppliers Index 54 Masthead/Coming up 4 European Coatings JOURNAL 11 l 2009 www.european-coatings.com
Primer<br />
11 | 09<br />
Wrap up warm…<br />
…this year’s autumn winds are not just a moderate breeze. The matching theme of CEPE’s<br />
Annual Conference & General Assembly 2009 in Budapest, Hungary, read therefore “Repositioning<br />
in the economic headwind”. During their presentations, the speakers shared their<br />
views on the future market development of the <strong>European</strong> paint and <strong>coatings</strong> industry. The<br />
tenor was that the industry will likely face more headwind than tailwind (page 44).<br />
PPG Architectural <strong>Coatings</strong> Hungary, better known under its brand name “Trilak”, has its headquarters<br />
also in Budapest. The <strong>com</strong>pany portrait (page 10) shows how the architectural <strong>coatings</strong><br />
producer will position itself to gain further market shares in the East.<br />
Damir Gagro<br />
Autumn’s winds and rains disperse dust and dirt which may cause abrasion or other damage<br />
to coated surfaces. The difficulty to formulate <strong>coatings</strong> which are able to retain easy-clean<br />
or stay-clean properties is the focus of the article by Steven R. Block et al. (page 38), which<br />
describes three approaches to create <strong>coatings</strong> of this type. <br />
Source: Trilak (top, left), Pindyurin Vasily/Fotolia (top,right)<br />
www.european-<strong>coatings</strong>.<strong>com</strong> 11 l 2009 <strong>European</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong> <strong>JOURNAL</strong><br />
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