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NEWS & NOTES
Washington, DC
The National Associa-tion for Surface Finishing (NASF) hasannounced the names of the new officersand board members for 2009. MichaelSiegmund, MacDermid, Inc., Waterbury,Conn., has been selected to serve as thepresident of the trade association for2009. He will succeed Ray Lucas
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ValleyChrome Plating, Inc., Clovis, Calif., whohas completed a two-year term. Otherofficers for 2009: Tony Revier
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UyemuraInternational Corporation, Ontario , Calif.,vice president; Pat Gleason, MicrofinishCo., Inc., St. Louis, Mo., secretary/treasurer; Rick Delawder, SWD, Inc., Addison, Ill., executive committee mem-ber at-large; and Ray Lucas, past-president.
Nashville, TN
The dates for COATINGEAST have been moved up twoweeks. The conference will be co-locating with the Electrical Mfg. & CoilWinding show and they have encoun-tered a conflict within their industry thatrequired a date change. They have there-fore agreed to change the dates soCOATING EAST can continue to co-locate. The new dates for COATING EAST2009 are: September 30 & October 1,2009. Also, they have announced theirprogramming for COATING WEST, sched-uled for March 2 & 3, 2009 in Las Vegas.
Grand Rapids, MI
GE Aviation wasselected by the US Army to partner with Aviation Applied Technology Directorate(AATD) to research, develop and applythe technology behind an integrated cor-rosion health monitoring system (I-CHMS) for rotorcraft fleets. The contractis valued at $2 million and will cover a 2-year span of rotorcraft research andmonitoring.
Johnsonville, TN
DuPont announcedthe start-up of a new titanium tetrachlo-ride purification unit at the company’stitanium dioxide site. Majority of the pro-duction of the high-purity chemical will beused in the growing titanium metalmanufacturing industry. In addition to itsspecialized applications in pearlescentpigments used in products ranging fromcars and cosmetics to bicycle helmets.
London, UK
Rolls-Royce said on Dec.23 it had struck deals to supply and ser-vice engines for Airbus planes owned byEtihad Airways of the United Arab Emir-ates worth $575 million. The Britishmaker of plane engines said that Etihad,the national carrier of the UAE, has cho-sen its Trent 700 engines to power an-other eight Airbus A330 aircraft. The Air-bus jets, which will be delivered between2009 and 2011, will bring Etihad's Rolls-Royce powered A330 fleet to 24 aircraft.
Orlando, FL
Event Chairman, Ken Han-kinson, of the National Association forSurface Finishing (NASF) Regional Com-mittee, has decided to cancel the 2009Regional / Energy Conference previouslyscheduled for January 20–21 in Orlando,FL. due to poor attendance and speakerresponse.
Tokyo, Japan
Toyota Motor Companyhas forecast its first ever operating lossIn a statement Monday, the companysays profits for its business year ending inMarch 2009 have been slashed by boththe soaring value of the Japanese yenand a worldwide decline in auto sales.Toyota sales were down by more than athird in the United States and Europe inNovember. In the last financial year, Toy-ota enjoyed an operating profit of morethan $25 billion. Last week Japaneseautomaker Honda cut its annual profitforecast by two thirds. In the UnitedStates, automakers are in even biggertrouble. General Motors and Chryslerhave been granted federal governmentaid of up to $17.4 billion to stave off bankruptcy while they undertake a majorrestructuring. Ford says it can do withoutfederal aid for a while longer, but willlikely need help next year if sales do notimprove
Correction:
There was a typo in the Nov/Dec 2008 issue of Finishing Talk in the article What Your Chemical Supplier Should Tell But Doesn't by Jack Berg,President of SERFILCO. At the end of the top paragraph on page 5 - the word should be adsorption, not absorption, as carbon is used for adsorption. Our apolo- gies for the mistake.
Gebze, Turkey
Rohm and Haas Co.celebrated the opening of its new manu-facturing facility for plastics additivesacrylic impact modifier and processingaids. This new manufacturing facility hasa potential capacity of 40, 000 metrictons, to respond to the growing demandfor acrylic impact modifiers and process-ing aids from the plastics industry in thelocal domestic and neighboring markets.This is the first time that Rohm and Haashas opened a new plastics additives plantin 25 years.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The BluegrassState will roll out the red carpet for metalfinishers, suppliers, end users, and OEMson June 16 - 17, 2009. That’s when theparticipants of SUR/FIN 2009 - the North American surface finishing industry’s pre-mier trade show and technical confer-ence—are expected to descend on theKentucky International Convention Centerin Louisville to network, preview newproducts, and share best business andoperational practices. SUR/FIN 2009 issponsored by the National Association forSurface Finishing (www.nasf.org). AtSUR/FIN 2009, you’ll find a technical pro-gram that includes sessions focused onOEM and captive platers, as well as theexpansion of exhibitors and attendees toreflect the entire supply chain. Potentialattendees are also invited to submit tech-nical papers for presentation at the con-ference. For more information, visitwww.nasf.org or contact Cheryl Clark at202-457-8403; (e-mail) cclark@nasf.org.
Roswell, GA
The Research TriangleRegion of North Carolina is the new homeof Sipcam Agro USA, Inc. and its twowholly owned subsidiaries, Advan LLCand Sostram Corp. The new corporateheadquarters officially opens on Jan. 5,2009.The relocation coincides with thecompany’s plans for growth, based onnew technologies as well as traditionalplant protection chemistries. Owned bythe Sipcam/Oxon Group, an Italian com-pany known for its formulation andmanufacturing expertise, Sipcam AgroUSA utilizes a distribution-focused mar-keting strategy to provide fungicides,herbicides and insecticides to the agricul-tural marketplace.
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