Silberline broadens Archway's sales territory for Al pastes & pigments
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Business Centre in Switzerland. BASF’s Paper Chemical division, which has its headquarters in Basel, will be unaffected by the restructuring programme. Thanks to increased efficiency in the polyacrylamide value-chain, there will be some retrenchment in the company’s water chemicals business , mainly at the Bradford and Grimsby sites in the United Kingdom. BASF also intends to sell its industrial water management business, located in Lyons (France). BASF’s leather and textile chemicals activities will be increasingly focused on the Asia/Pacific region and on high value- adding applications. Global research and development for both businesses will be established in Shanghai. Original Source: BASF SE, D-67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany, tel: +49 (0) 621 600, website: http://www.basf.com (23 Apr 2013) © BASF 2013 Police TiO 2 plant swept up in Polish Govt’s chemical industry consolidation The Polish Government has taken further steps to consolidate and streamline the country’s fertiliser and heavy chemicals industry. This will affect the ultimate ownership of Zaklady Chemiczne Police (ZChP), which operates a 40,000 tonnes/y sulfate-route TiO 2 pigment plant at Police on the Baltic coast (15 km north of Szczecin) alongside large- scale phosphate fertiliser and sulfuric acid facilities. Zaklady Azoty Tarnow (ZAT) paid about $170 M to acquire a 66% stake in ZChP in August 2011. Ten months earlier, ZAT had acquired a 52.62% controlling stake in Zaklady Azotowe Kedzierzyn (ZAK) and it increased its stake to 93.48% in October 2011. At that time, the Polish Government had a 32% shareholding in ZAT. Last May, OAO Acron (of Russia) launched a hostile bid to gain financial control of ZAT, offering shareholders Zloty 45 per share, which represented a premium of nearly 50% over ZAT’s average share price quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange over the previous six months. However, the Polish Government resisted Acron’s bid for ZAT and by mid-July it became clear that the bid had failed. (See also ‘Focus on Pigments’, Jul 2012, 5-6 & Sep 2012, 5). During the second half of 2012, with Government encouragement, Grupa Azoty was established as a corporate brandname for ZAT, ZAK and ZChP. On 24 April 2013, ZAT formally changed its name to Grupa Azoty. Meanwhile, in mid-March 2013, the Government tightened its grip on the group thanks to the passage of a resolution whereby, so long as the Polish Government holds a stake of at least 20% of Grupa Azoty, no other shareholder can exercise voting rights representing more than 20%. Currently, the Government holds a 39.4% stake in Grupa Azoty, Norica Holding (a subsidiary of Acron) holds an 11.5% stake and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) holds a 5.75% stake. The Government is committed to reducing its shareholding in Grupa Azoty to 33%. For 1Q 2013, the TiO 2 business unit of ZChP reported an operating loss of Zloty 4.1 M, reflecting lower sales volume and prices compared to 1Q2 2012, when the unit reported an operating profit of Zloty 33.1 M. Original Source: ICIS Chemical Business, 19 Mar & 24 Apr & 10 May 2013, (Website: http://icischemicalbusiness.com) © Reed Business Information Limited 2013 Silberline broadens Archway’s sales territory for Al pastes & pigments Silberline (headquartered at Tamaqua, PA) has broadened the sales territory of Archway Sales Inc (of St Louis, MO). Archway is now the exclusive distributor for Silberline’s aluminium pigments and pastes for the states of: South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Original Source: Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Mar 2013, 29 (3), 18 (Website: http://www.pcimag.com/) © BNP Media 2013 LITIGATION BASF aims to enforce patent rights on its Irgacure-819 photoinitiator BASF is taking firm steps to stop the distribution of counterfeit versions of its Irgacure-819 photoinitiator. After repeatedly issuing notifications, BASF has contacted those distributors identified as offering counterfeit Irgacure-819 products for sale and has insisted that they cease marketing these products or face litigation. Irgacure-819 is a well-known and widely used photoinitiator that triggers chemical reactions when exposed to ultraviolet light, which helps to speed up the drying process for coatings and adhesives. It is currently protected by several patents covering the synthesis process. These are meant to prevent other companies from using this process to produce Irgacure-819 and certain product formulations including aqueous suspensions and mixtures that contain other photoinitiators. Following an intensive chemical analysis of the counterfeit products, BASF can prove that they were manufactured using BASF’s patented synthesis process. According to BASF, these counterfeit versions are all produced in China and sold globally via distributors. “We expect that all distributors will respect our patent rights and that no Court rulings will be necessary,” said Mr Ralf Spettmann (Head of BASF’s Pigments & Resins business in Europe). Original Source: BASF SE, D-67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany, tel: +49 (0) 621 600, website: http://www.basf.com (15 Apr 2013) © BASF 2013 Merck wins patent dispute with CQV (Korea) over gold pigments In October 2011, Merck filed a lawsuit in the Seoul District Court against CQV Co (formerly known as Sky Chemical Co, headquartered at Jincheon-gun, South Korea), alleging infringement of its patents for manufacturing metallic pigments with “unique natural gold-like effects.” The two companies have now reached an out-of-Court settlement, whereby CQV will continue to produce and market its Chaos Super Gold C-603S pigments, but will pay Merck an agreed licence fee. Original Source: Chemical and Engineering News, 11 Feb 2013, 91 (6), 20 (Website: http://www.cen-online) © American Chemical Society 2013 JUNE 2013 7 FOCUS ON PIGMENTS
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Business Centre in Switzerland.BASF’s Paper Chemical division,which has its headquarters in Basel,will be unaffected by the restructuringprogramme.
Thanks to increased efficiency inthe polyacrylamide value-chain, therewill be some retrenchment in thecompany’s water chemicals business ,mainly at the Bradford and Grimsbysites in the United Kingdom. BASFalso intends to sell its industrial watermanagement business, located inLyons (France). BASF’s leather andtextile chemicals activities will beincreasingly focused on theAsia/Pacific region and on high value-adding applications. Global researchand development for both businesseswill be established in Shanghai.
Original Source: BASF SE, D-67056 Ludwigshafen,Germany, tel: +49 (0) 621 600, website:http://www.basf.com (23 Apr 2013) © BASF 2013
Police TiO2 plant swept up in PolishGovt’s chemical industry consolidation
The Polish Government has takenfurther steps to consolidate andstreamline the country’s fertiliser andheavy chemicals industry. This willaffect the ultimate ownership ofZaklady Chemiczne Police (ZChP),which operates a 40,000 tonnes/ysulfate-route TiO2 pigment plant atPolice on the Baltic coast (15 kmnorth of Szczecin) alongside large-scale phosphate fertiliser and sulfuricacid facilities. Zaklady Azoty Tarnow(ZAT) paid about $170 M to acquire a66% stake in ZChP in August 2011.Ten months earlier, ZAT had acquireda 52.62% controlling stake in ZakladyAzotowe Kedzierzyn (ZAK) and itincreased its stake to 93.48% inOctober 2011. At that time, the PolishGovernment had a 32% shareholdingin ZAT.
Last May, OAO Acron (of Russia)launched a hostile bid to gain financialcontrol of ZAT, offering shareholdersZloty 45 per share, which representeda premium of nearly 50% over ZAT’saverage share price quoted on theWarsaw Stock Exchange over theprevious six months. However, thePolish Government resisted Acron’sbid for ZAT and by mid-July it becameclear that the bid had failed. (See also‘Focus on Pigments’, Jul 2012, 5-6 &Sep 2012, 5).
During the second half of 2012,with Government encouragement,Grupa Azoty was established as acorporate brandname for ZAT, ZAKand ZChP. On 24 April 2013, ZATformally changed its name to GrupaAzoty. Meanwhile, in mid-March 2013,the Government tightened its grip onthe group thanks to the passage of aresolution whereby, so long as thePolish Government holds a stake of atleast 20% of Grupa Azoty, no othershareholder can exercise voting rightsrepresenting more than 20%.Currently, the Government holds a39.4% stake in Grupa Azoty, NoricaHolding (a subsidiary of Acron) holdsan 11.5% stake and the EuropeanBank for Reconstruction andDevelopment (EBRD) holds a 5.75%stake. The Government is committedto reducing its shareholding in GrupaAzoty to 33%.
For 1Q 2013, the TiO2 businessunit of ZChP reported an operatingloss of Zloty 4.1 M, reflecting lowersales volume and prices compared to1Q2 2012, when the unit reported anoperating profit of Zloty 33.1 M.
Original Source: ICIS Chemical Business, 19 Mar & 24Apr & 10 May 2013, (Website:http://icischemicalbusiness.com) © Reed BusinessInformation Limited 2013
Silberline broadens Archway’s salesterritory for Al pastes & pigments
Silberline (headquartered at Tamaqua,PA) has broadened the sales territory ofArchway Sales Inc (of St Louis, MO).Archway is now the exclusive distributorfor Silberline’s aluminium pigments andpastes for the states of: South Dakota,North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas,Tennessee, South Carolina, NorthCarolina, Mississippi, Louisiana,Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
Original Source: Paint & Coatings Industry (PCI), Mar2013, 29 (3), 18 (Website: http://www.pcimag.com/)© BNP Media 2013
LITIGATIONBASF aims to enforce patent rights onits Irgacure-819 photoinitiator
BASF is taking firm steps to stop thedistribution of counterfeit versions ofits Irgacure-819 photoinitiator. After
repeatedly issuing notifications,BASF has contacted thosedistributors identified as offeringcounterfeit Irgacure-819 products forsale and has insisted that they ceasemarketing these products or facelitigation.
Irgacure-819 is a well-known andwidely used photoinitiator thattriggers chemical reactions whenexposed to ultraviolet light, whichhelps to speed up the drying processfor coatings and adhesives. It iscurrently protected by severalpatents covering the synthesisprocess. These are meant to preventother companies from using thisprocess to produce Irgacure-819 andcertain product formulationsincluding aqueous suspensions andmixtures that contain otherphotoinitiators. Following anintensive chemical analysis of thecounterfeit products, BASF canprove that they were manufacturedusing BASF’s patented synthesisprocess. According to BASF, thesecounterfeit versions are all producedin China and sold globally viadistributors. “We expect that alldistributors will respect our patentrights and that no Court rulings willbe necessary,” said Mr RalfSpettmann (Head of BASF’sPigments & Resins business inEurope).
Original Source: BASF SE, D-67056 Ludwigshafen,Germany, tel: +49 (0) 621 600, website:http://www.basf.com (15 Apr 2013) © BASF 2013
Merck wins patent dispute with CQV(Korea) over gold pigments
In October 2011, Merck filed alawsuit in the Seoul District Courtagainst CQV Co (formerly known asSky Chemical Co, headquartered atJincheon-gun, South Korea),alleging infringement of its patentsfor manufacturing metallic pigmentswith “unique natural gold-likeeffects.” The two companies havenow reached an out-of-Courtsettlement, whereby CQV willcontinue to produce and market itsChaos Super Gold C-603Spigments, but will pay Merck anagreed licence fee.
Original Source: Chemical and Engineering News, 11Feb 2013, 91 (6), 20 (Website: http://www.cen-online)© American Chemical Society 2013
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