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JUL 2016

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10 JULY 2016 COATINGSPROMAG.COM Building Code Compliance of Premium Spray Products Premium Spray Products — a brand of Accella Poly urethane Systems, a leading manufacturer of spray foam insulation and coatings — today announced that its Foamsulate 220 closed-cell spray foam has recently been qualified as an interior wall insulation system. T he system complies w ith the International Building Code and International Residential Code when covered w ith Staycell ONE STEP 255 closed-cell spray foam insulation, which contains integral fire resistance ty pically referred to as thermal barriers in the nation's building codes. T hese all-foam " hybrid systems" are code-compliant as a result of passing the code-des- ignated UL 1715 large-scale fire test. For more information, contact: Accella Performance Materials, w w w.accellacor p.com Reader Inquiry #4584 Honeywell's New Course on Closed-Cell SPF Honeywell has developed a free, online, narrated course to provide an overview of building insulation. Topics include: • Fundamentals of how building insula- tion works and common types used • How spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is made and how it contributes to the building environment • Differences between open- and closed-cell SPF • Common foam blowing agents used in closed-cell SPF • Developments in blowing agent technology, i.e., hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) vs. hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) technology • Performance/environmental consid- erations of common blowing agents, including field case studies as examples For more information, contact: Honeywell, (800) 631-8138, www.honeywell-blowingagents.com Reader Inquiry #4585 Tnemec Company Names New President, COO Tnemec Company Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-per- formance protective coatings, has named Chase Bean as president and chief operating ofcer, says former president, Pete Cortelyou. In this new role, Bean assumes responsibility over all of Tnemec's operations. Bean served Tnemec as executive vice president for the past eight years, where he managed the sales, market- ing, research & development, and technical services departments. Before this position, he held several other roles at Tnemec, including vice president of sales and director of national accounts, and before that, he spent time in the feld as a principal sales representative in Minnesota. For more information, contact: Tnemec Company, Inc., (800) 863-6321, www.tnemec.com Reader Inquiry #4586 Sauereisen Launches New Website Sauereisen, a producer of protective linings, coatings, and ceramics for indus- trial users, launched a new website, www. sauereisen.com, that provides a wide range of user enhancements, including a responsive design that enables easy viewing and navigation from mobile devices. Sauereisen ofers more than 130 products for countless applica- tions. Responding to customer interest for quick and easy access to product information, the Sauereisen website now includes the ability to search by keyword. Additional features on the new website include a language translator to view all pages in 12 languages, easy access to view and print all product data sheets and safety data sheets, and interactive domestic and international maps to locate Sauereisen sales network contacts. For more information, contact: Sauereisen, www.sauereisen.com Reader Inquiry #4587 Personnel Changes at Progressive Materials Progressive Materials recently made two personnel changes on its sales team. Garry Nye, the former West Coast business director, has taken a position as the national accounts manager. Garry will continue to serve his exist- ing customers and will help in fnding his replacement. Jef Heusman has added a position to his résumé, becom- ing the national sales manager for all Progressive Materials product lines. He will continue to serve as the private label manager as well. For more infor- mation, contact: Progressive Materials, (812) 944-7803, www.pmsilicone.com Reader Inquiry #4588 Castagra's Deal With StonCor in Canada One of the most advanced anticorrosion green coatings ever developed is going nationwide in Canada in an exclusive deal with StonCor of Whitby, Ontario, after years of successful application in the oil and gas felds of the United States. Castagra Products CEO, Peter Roosen, said, "Tis is a major step along the path of building product volume and proft- ability. It comes after our coatings have proven themselves in one of the toughest corrosion-prone industries in the world, the fracking industry. We have also had Industry Briefs

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