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Waterborne&HighSolidsCoatingsISSN0140-8798PRA,14CastleMews,HighStreet,Hampton,Middlesex,TW122NP,UKTel:+44(0)2084870800,Fax:+44(0)2084870801email:publications@pra-world.com’sthreestrategicacquisitionsthismonthareallaboutdeepeningtheUSfirm’smarketpenetrationofitsepoxyresins.UPPCinGermanyandPoly-CarbandGNSTechnologiesintheUSareallleadingepoxysystemformulatorsintheirownregions.Dowdidnotdisclosefinancialdetailsofthethreeacquisitions,whichareexpectedtocloseinapproximatelyonemonth.PepeCarnevale,globalbusinessdirectorforDowEpoxySystems,anewbusinessunitsetupbyDowearlierthisyear,toldCOMETthemarketpotentialforepoxy-basedsystemsishuge.ThechallengeforDowEpoxyistoeducatebudgetholdersabouttheadvantagesofepoxy-basedformulationsoverotherchemistries,saidCarnevale.Poly-Carbfocusesonsystemsthatcombatinfrastructureerosionandenhancethesafetyofbridges,majorroadsandotherstructures.GNSTechnologiesisasupplierofcustomisedthermosetsystemsforcivilengineering,industrialmaintenanceandsteelstructurecoatingsapplications.UPPC,headquarteredinBaltringen,Germany,isamajorEuropeanmanufacturerofhardenersforepoxysystemsincludingcompositesusedinwindenergybladesandwaterbornesystems.DowEpoxyhasidentifiedthewindenergysectorasagrowtharea.Itsaysthesectorisgrowingbysome20-30%peryearandalongwithittheuseofepoxyresinsinfibrecompositewindturbineblades.Epoxyresinsarealsousedintheprotectivecoatingsforthewindtowersthemselves.DowEpoxySystems,13September2007IndustryNews1Companychanges1Financialreports3Legislation4Otherenvironmentalissues6Features9Additives/Pigments9Binders10Formulation/Manufacture12Miscellaneous14HavesandHave-Nots,EmergentandEmergedEconomiesinAsia-Pacific:TheDynamicsofGrowth16Patents29Diary36Volume29▰Number4▰September2007EditorRichardKennedyBA,PhD,CChem,MRSCPublisherPRACoatingsTechnologyCentre14CastleMews,HighStreetHampton,MiddlesexTW122NP,UKTel:+44(0)2084870800Fax:+44(0)2084870801Website:(PDF)orPrintedcopy£285£380Forotherformats,sitecopylicensesormultiplecopiestothesamecompany,pleaseenquire.DisclaimerInformationcontainedinWaterborneandHighSolidsCoatingsisbasedoncurrentknowledgeandinformationavailabletotheeditorsandwriters.Itisnotwarrantedtobeaccurate,andrecipientsarestronglyadvisedtocheckitsaccuracybeforeactinguponoradvisingonitscontent.NeitherthePRA,individualauthorsnortheeditorialstaffacceptanyresponsibilityforthecontentoranyusewhichmaybemadeofit.CopyrightnoticeCopyrightinWaterborneandHighSolidsCoatingsitselfisthepropertyofthePRA;copyrightinmaterialsuppliedbythirdpartiesisnormallyretainedbythoseparties.CopyingofWaterborneandHighSolidsCoatingsoranysubstantialpartofit,byphotocopying,forwardingofpdffilesorotherwise,isabreachofcopyrightunlessappropriatepaymentismade.PDFcopiesarenormallysuppliedonthebasisofasingle-userlicence;multipleuser,site-wideorworld-widelicencesareavailable.2Waterborne&HighSolidsCoatingsDSMtobuildnewwaterborneresinsfactoryinNetherlandsDSMplanstobuildanew€20millionfactoryforwaterborneemulsionresinsintheNetherlands,tocomeonstreamattheendof2008.DSMsaiditispredictinga7%growthworldwideforitswaterborneemulsionsbecauseofregulationslimitingVOCs(volatileorganiccompounds)inpaintandthenewfactoryispartofitsstrategytoexpandsustainableproducts.ThefactorywillbebuiltonDSM’sexistingsiteinWaalwijk,whichismainlyusedfortheproductionofspecialityproductssuchasacrylicemulsions,acrylicbeadsandurethaneresins.DSM,20September2007OMGacquiresBorchersandgainswater-basedadditivesGermany’sspecialitycoatingsadditivesupplier,Borchers,partoftheLanxessgroup,hasbeenacquiredbyUS-basedOMGroup.Borchers’operationswillbeintegratedwithOMG’sAdvancedOrganicsbusiness.Throughtheacquisition,OMGhaswideneditsproductportfoliotoincludewater-basedcoatings,whileexpandingintoEuropeandAsiaandacceleratingsalesgrowthofthewater-basedadditivesintheUSmarket.Borchers,whosesaleslastyearreached€36million,hasproductionsitesinFranceandregionaltechnicalservicecentresinGermany,theUSandChina.Theproductsimproveprocessingoptions,free-flowingproperties,consistencyandgloss,controlsurfacedryinganddrying-outproperties,enhancerheologyanddispersancy,optimiseresistancetoadiverserangeofstressesandshapetheenvironmentalcompatibilityofcontemporarysurfacehardening.Borchersspecialisesindevelopingandmanufacturingadditivesforcoatings,dispersionsandprintinginks,withaglobalworkforceofmorethan90.ThecompanywasacquiredbyBayerin1986andassignedtoLanxessin2004inpreparationoftheLanxessspin-off.ThetransactioncoversBorchersinLangenfeldanditsFrenchsubsidiaryBorchersFrance,whichoperatesaproductionfacilityinCastres.Inaddition,theagreementbetweenLanxessandOMGcomprisesBorchers’salesemployeesinChina,US,IndiaandSingapore.Theacquisitionisexpectedtocloseinthefourthquarter.OMGroup,4September2007ProductionmovesaheadatRussianCoatingsonwaterborne