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C O N T E N T S

Contents

ReportsThe President’s Report 4

The Chief Executive’s Report 7

Board of Directors 8

EditorialStrategy – The Way Forward 10

Sector-Wide Lobbying Activities and Support 11

Liaison Outside The UK 15

Sector-Wide Business Support 16

Industry Statistics 18

Training 21

Industry Programmes 22

Decorative Coatings 24

Powder Coatings 28

Industrial Coatings 30

Printing Inks 36

Wallcoverings 38

Chairmen of Committees 41

Membership of the Federation 43

Board of Directors 44

Federation Staff 46

Past Presidents and Silver Medallists 49

Accounts 50

Glossary 55

Innovations 56

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

The President’s ReportRichard Chapman

As money became tight, investmentsin industries such as constructionwere curtailed and the impact

sooner or later was felt by all operating inWestern Europe. The recession has hit ourindustry hard, particularly industrialcompanies. Inks had a further threat fromdigital mediums and the internet.

Profitability in 2008 was less than half of theyear before. There are a few companies stilldoing well and it is good to see thewallcoverings sector becoming stronger onthe back of current fashions.

Many companies have acted to cut costsand have stabilised their businesses to aprofitable but lower level and below thesales of 2007. Now we are at the bottom ofthe cycle, we can start to focus on thefuture.

As well as being a threat, recession providessignificant opportunities to us, whencustomers look to challenge their currentpurchasing policy and are more open toinnovations and better value alternatives.Those BCF member companies retainingcore competence by investing in researchand training to increase skills andknowledge, will be in a stronger position togain the advantage as business picks up.

The BCF is helping by working with ourSector Skills Council, Proskills, anddeveloping training to focus on making ourindustry more competitive. Over the nexttwo years, you will see a comprehensive setof training on offer for the industry.

With government recognition that the UKcannot solely rely on invisible earnings, thepromised stronger focus and help formanufacturing industries from thedepartment of Business Innovation andSkills is yet to be seen. This is where anindustry organisation can help,consolidating consensus amongst theindustries it represents. Governments willtry not to talk to individual companies. Wehave another challenge this year, namely achange in government and a shift of policy.The BCF will represent our industry inputting our point of view forward. Joined upthinking on education, skills and training isone area. We are seeing funding fortraining dry up for schools programmes andalso for NVQs, so we will aim to encouragecapturing children’s enthusiasm in coatingsat school age, to provide practical coursesin higher education, develop a higherrecognition for chemistry graduates andprovide a comprehensive skills agenda forthe industry.

Tony Mash has been in the role of CEO fora year now. His dynamic and inclusive styleis a breath of fresh air. The BCF alreadyprovides many useful services, particularlyon technical issues, lobbying, linking withCEPE on EU wide issues and statistics. Tonyis now developing the BCF into a fullyrounded members organisation. Thismeans a comprehensive set of added valueservices such as defining sustainability forthe industry, 21st century training, seminars,functioning sector forums, stronger PR andimproved communication. To find out moreI would suggest the website is the perfect

place to start. The BCF Board is fully behindTony and the team in Leatherhead so pleasemaximise use of these services to make yourcompany stronger and keep the UK coatingand inks industry a world leader.

Richard Chapman, President, British Coatings Federation

As well as being a threat, recession providessignificant opportunities.





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The Chief Executive’s Report

Ihave had the privilege of being yourFederation’s Chief Executive for one yearand have to say, it has been a pleasure to

work with member companies and BCF staff,participate in Federation meetings and get togrips with the issues that require attention.

The openness of everyone to help me get upto speed has been very much appreciated, ashas the strong support and guidance fromRichard Chapman and the BCF Board.Together, we have devised a step-out strategyfor the BCF which not only nurtures andstrengthens the traditional technical andregulatory support provided by the BCF teamto its members, but also delivers a growing listof new services designed to assist members torecover from the recession and begin to growagain in a sustainable and competitive way.

I have been pleased to see new membersjoining the BCF and the return of many ofthose who had resigned as the recessionbegan to take hold. We are being wellsupported by our Associate Members, manyof whom have helped fund events andpublications, for which many thanks are due.Our seminar programme on REACH, GHSand Regulatory Updates has been wellattended. This has been complemented by afurther set of seminars planned for 2010 on Operations Management, Waste, Energy,Finance and Training. Our first Masterclass onChange Management has been a roaringsuccess and will be followed by several more.

I have been impressed by the support thatour membership receives from CEPE. Themajority of the regulations that are eitherwith us today or are coming down the piketo greet us in the future are driven from theEU Commission and Parliament. ThroughCEPE and UK Government Departments, weare able to influence legislation so that itnot only meets the wishes of the marketplace but also ensures that it is bothpractical and achievable.

Looking to the future, I am encouraged thatour industry will prosper thanks to therenewed interests that BCF members have inthe march towards a sustainable industry, thedrive to up-skill the industry workforce of15,000 employees with the support ofProskills, the willingness of other tradeassociations up and downstream to work withthe BCF on issues of common interest, andthe increasing use of high calibre consultantsand academics to show us how individualmember companies can exploit managementbest practice.

From my first moments in the Coatingsindustry last year, I have been excited by theproducts and services that our industry offersto the market place not only in the UK butalso abroad. It is an essential industry whichprotects, decorates and communicates. It’s agreat industry to be part of and the BCF is inan excellent position to support itsmembership to prosper and grow.

Tony Mash, Chief Executive, British Coatings Federation

It has been a pleasure to work with membercompanies and BCF staff, participate inFederation meetings and get to grips with theissues that require attention.

Tony Mash



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Board of DirectorsBritish Coatings Federation 2010

Under the chairmanship of RichardChapman, the Board has not onlybeen responsible for the governance

of the BCF, but has also been instrumental insetting a new strategy for the Federation.

Decisions made by the Board in 2008ensured that the anticipated reducedsubscription income driven by the economicrecession was matched by cost reductionsacross the organisation in 2009. As a result,the year ended with a small operating profit.The Board has drawn on recent web surveysof members’ views to approve a new longterm strategic plan for the Federation. Thisplan has recognised the strength of theexisting regulatory and statistical supporttraditionally offered by the BCF andcomplemented it with new services which aredesigned to improve the competitiveness ofthe industry as a whole.

In its meetings, the Board has focusedspecifically on the key issues of RegulatoryCompliance and Lobbying, Training,Sustainability, the PR image of theFederation, the new format of the AnnualConference, and the developing relationshipswith other organisations that support the UKCoatings Industry such as the CIA, PRA,OCCA and the BPIF.

The Board includes members from all sectors of the BCF and ensuresthat a broad view of the way forward is developed and supported.

Richard Chapman Jotun Paints

David Thomas BASF Coatings

Patrick Benson Plascoat Systems

Paul Barrow Ronseal

Norman Rawlinson Becker Industrial Coatings

Peter Rieck Sonneborn & Rieck

John Boland Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings

John Pearce BASF Coatings

Steve McIntyre PPG Architectural Coatings

John Falder HMG Paints

Paul Nelson Weilburger Coatings UK

Charles Murray Sun Chemical

Barry Forester Anstey Wallpaper

Allan Lewis Domino

Geoff Mackrill Teal & Mackrill

Nick Brannan Flint Group

Brian Widdop Crown Paints

Martin Smith Manor Coating Systems

Alex Stevenson Colorgen

Steve Snaith Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings




S T R A T E G Y

Strategy – The Way Forward

‘Expansion of the envelope’ for the BCF to meet member needs.

On the arrival of Tony Mash as our newCEO in April 2009, he undertook acombination of member visits and

in-depth internet web surveys to understandboth the needs of member companies andtheir views on the future shape of the BCF.

A strategy was developed on the basis of thisinformation with major contributions from thenewly formed BCF Business Leaders Forum.The resulting strategy has been fullyendorsed by the BCF Board.

The BCF has developed over many yearscritical services to members in the areas of statistics and regulatory support andlobbying. These are well regarded and willbe sustained and nurtured in the yearsahead.

In addition, the membership is looking forthe Federation to provide a wider serviceplatform that keeps the Coatings industry upto speed on management best practices. Inaddition, there was an urgent need for theBCF to become more visible in the media to stimulate understanding, interest anddemand for coatings products.

This ‘expansion of the envelope’ for theBCF has been well received by themembership. It has been recognised thatthe BCF has a role to play in helping itsmembers deal with the recession in anoptimal way and come out of it in a morecompetitive position than they went in.This strategy also provides the drivingforce for the Federation to develop newincome streams to replace the anticipateddecline in subscription income resultingfrom the recession.

The strategy has now been rolled out and, inthis Annual Handbook, you will see frequentreferences to new activities or old ones thathave been revived. We now have committedand energetic teams that are addressingissues related to Sustainability, Training andOperations Management. The BCF hasappointed Stevens & Bolton LLP to not onlydeal with the legal issues on behalf of theBCF, but is also available to offer its servicesto members as well. A brokerage service hasbeen launched on the BCF website providingmembers with the facility to advertise anyslow moving stock of raw materials ormachinery which may have value to othermembers and industries outside the coatingsarena. Alongside a programme of seminars

on regulatory and operations managementissues, a Masterclass for individual membercompany teams has been launched toaddress Change Management challenges.Finally, the PR budget of the BCF has beenincreased and a new logo is being launchedwith this Handbook to emphasise thechanging role and image of the Federation asit moves forward.

Many ideas are on the sidelines waiting fordevelopment and the BCF team will beenhanced to support these important ‘step-out’ activities.

We are on our way, but there is a long wayto go!



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Sector-WideLobbying Activities and Support

Health and SafetyHealth and safety issues are handled throughBCF’s Safety Advisory Panel, which consistsof expert health and safety practitioners frommember companies. The BCF has continuedto monitor activities in the industry, liaisingwith the HSE, lobbying on proposedregulations, monitoring other activities anddeveloping guidance for the membership. Inthe last year, it has developed a BCF lobbyingposition on various issues including theControl of Artificial Optical Radiation at WorkRegulations, the HSE Workplace TemperatureReview, the draft Commission Guidance onthe Toy Safety Directive, the EU SimplePressure Vessels Directive revision, the HSEchange to the form and record keepingrequirements for industry, the EC draftDirective on Musculo-skeletal Disorders, theDirective on Safety Requirements for WorkEquipment and the changing classificationand labelling legislation CPL, including thechanging substance classifications underthis legislation.

The Panel developed and issued guidancefor the membership, including a revision tothe BCF Redbook. Also issued was the BCFGuide to the Use of Nitrocellulose and therevised BCF Guide to Good Housekeepingand Spillage Handling.

The Panel continued its liaison with the HSEand other Government departments on therole of the workplace in health and wellbeing,the HSE work to prevent occupational cancerby focusing on local exhaust ventilation, thedeveloping COMAH containment policyfollowing the Buncefield fire, evaluating adraft HSE computerised respiratory protectiveequipment selection tool, developing processsafety performance indicators for the industry,inputting to the HSE Health and SafetyStrategy for Great Britain and inputting to anHSE survey on the use of compressedasbestos gaskets in industry.

The Panel continued its watch over theaccidents and dangerous occurrences in theindustry through its annual collection of dataand also issued a number of safety alerts onincidents that had occurred in the industry.

Classification, Labelling and Information ProvisionMembers devoted time to getting to gripswith the new EU Regulation on Classification,Labelling and Packaging, introducing theGlobally Harmonised System into Europe. Aspart of this, the BCF’s CHIP Panel studied theregulation and worked to develop guidanceon this and, more particularly, on the content

of Safety Data Sheets which would bechanged as a result of the revision to Annex IIto REACH. The guidance was beingdeveloped by CEPE through the Labellingand Safety Data Sheet Committee. BCFguidance, based on that from CEPE, will beissued to all members. The BCF continuedto keep members updated on substanceclassification changes. Links continued withHSE’s SCHIP Committee and the newlyformed GHS Committee to ensure thatindustry’s position was protected. A workshopon the CLP Regulation was held by the BCF(see under Workshops).

The BCF has continued to monitor activities in the industry, liaising withthe UK authorities, lobbying on proposed regulations and developingguidance for the membership.



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EnvironmentalIn the past year the number of environmentalregulations and activities has continuedunabated. These issues were monitored andcontrolled by the BCF’s Environment Panel,which consists of experts from membercompanies who provide invaluable support tothe BCF staff. This year, the Panel addresseda number of significant issues.

Emissions to airThe major issue this year was the start of thereview of the Process Guidance Notes forpaint and ink manufacture and application.Input was made to the various end user notesthrough their technical working groups, bymembers from companies in relevantsectors. The revision of PG6/44, themanufacturing guidance note commencedwith two site visits to International Paint inGateshead and Firwood Paints in Bolton,giving invaluable insight to the draftingauthorities. Other issues included the reviewof the BCF’s VOC Workbook, collecting datafor the National Emissions Ceiling DirectiveMulti Pollutant Database, the UK PollutantRelease and Transfer Register, the Revision tothe Sector Guidance Note for the SolventsSector - SG6 - which covers larger end users,the Transposition of the Ambient Air Qualityand Cleaner Air for Europe Directive. TheBCF-proposed removal of the PowderCoatings Manufacture Guidance Note fromlegislative control and the EnvironmentAgency and Local Authority Fees andCharges Review.

A specific ad-hoc meeting was held by thePanel to review the developing IndustrialEmissions Directive including the SolventEmissions Directive and the IPPIC Directive.

Waste issuesThe BCF submitted responses to severalDEFRA consultations including thetransposition of the EU Waste FrameworkDirective into UK law, the DEFRA strategy forhazardous waste management in the UK, theEnvironmental Permitting Regulations WasteExemption and the pilot trial of electronicwaste transfer notes. Also monitored were theUK packaging recovery note system and the

work of the BCF post consumer decorativepaint waste task force.

Water and soilThe BCF continued to monitor thedevelopment of the Water Framework directiveand pollution reduction plans and the revisedproposal for the Soil Framework Directive.

Environment – otherChanges to the Environmental PermittingProgramme were followed and informationprovided to member companies. Otherissues covered included the DEFRAconsultation on Fairer and BetterEnvironmental Enforcement, the proposalsfor changes to the Part A environmental riskassessment, the Directive on the Protectionof the Environment through Criminal Law, theCOMAH Containment Policy, the PriorInformed Consent Directive for the export ofcertain chemicals and indoor air emissions.

Transport and PackagingThe cross-sector Carriage of DangerousGoods Panel leads for the BCF on transportissues. It has continued its strong links with

the Department for Transport, beingrepresented on committees dealing with theUN, European and UK land, air and seatransport bodies. Links are also in place to theinternational bodies through the CEPETransport Committee and the IPPIC. TheCEPE TC monitors activities at this level,submitting their own papers and makingcomments on those from other authorities, toensure that the industry is able to carry out itsbusiness activities without heavy burdens butin a safe manner.

Issues addressed at international level includethe development of new tunnel codessignage and environmentally hazardousmaterials by air, the new instructions in writingsystem replacing TREM cards, the size of UNmarks on packages, driver trainingrequirements, safe stacking of IBCs,consignor obligations, harmonisationbetween sea and road modes, and safetyobligations for unloaders. The major change to the rules on Limited Quantities were finally ironed out covering carriage throughtunnels, vehicle marking, air transport anddocumentation.



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The Panel also developed and issuedguidance in the form of transport alerts andarticles in the BCF Digest on a number oftopics including the forthcoming changes tothe transporter regulations in 2011, theLimited Quantities changes, the size of UNmarks on packages, the use of air bags asprotective packaging materials in the USA,the confusion over the transport diamondpictogram for pollutants, telephone numberson transport documents going to the USAand empty uncleaned packages sent to theUSA. The BCF guide to transport was alsorevised to accommodate the new UKregulations that came into force mid 2009.

The BCF continued its liaison with theDepartment for Transport with a number of UKonly issues including segregation codes forsea transport, retail distribution, the timetablefor introducing new Limited Quantitiesrequirements, the work of the DfT TrainingAdvisory Panel, security group and packagingcommittee and the revised SITPRO guidanceon completion of dangerous goods notes.

REACHBCF continued to provide information andguidance to members on REACH and

its requirements. These have includedinformation on the REACH descriptors of useand how to inform upstream suppliers and anumber of guidance notes and informationfrom the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, including guidance on chemical safety assessment, substances in articles,substances subject to authorisation, theformation of the ECHA Helpdesks, changesto the REACH test methods for substancesand requirements and best practices for SIEFmembership. REACH is handled through theCEPE Working Group which devised thedescriptors of use and is currently working onmethods of providing information required insafety data sheets that cover exposurescenarios for mixtures.

The CEPE and ECHA information has beensupported by workshops for BCF members.Members have also been kept updated onthe substances which are being proposed

and included on the candidate list forauthorisation under REACH and thedevelopment of a database for substancehazard information that can be accessed byall. Members were also advised of the newTurkish REACH Chemicals Legislation.

StandardsThe BCF has through its representativesmaintained continued involvement in a wide range of BSI, CEN and ISO working groups and committees involved in standardsrelevant to members.

Much of this work is now conductedelectronically and this enables the work tocontinue without the need for meetings. The

BCF issued at the beginning of the year itsannual Standards News which gives anoverview of the range of activities in whichmembers are involved.

CEPE and ECHA information on REACH hasbeen supported by workshops for BCF members




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Liaison Outside The UKBringing global associations together

CEPE and its sister organisation, EuPIA, have become criticalcomponents of the BCF’s regulatory support for its members.

With the majority of the UK’sregulatory legislation beingderived from EU based

directives and legislation, CEPE and its sisterorganisation, EuPIA, which focus on printingink issues have become critical componentsof the BCF’s regulatory support for itsmembers. The Brussels-based team is wellplaced to understand at first hand the issuesand concerns of the EU Commission andParliament and has been able to influencepolicy and legislation to ensure that they arerealistic in their demands on the CoatingsIndustry both in the UK and elsewhere.CEPE has led on REACH, VOC legislation,the effect of printing inks on packaging anda range of specific formulation issues whicheffect not only the Coatings industry butalso upstream and downstream industries aswell. Newly-developing topics such asNanotechnology and Sustainability havealso been addressed at a European level.BCF members and staff are activecontributors to CEPE and EuPIA sectorgroups and committees relevant to the UK.

The Board of CEPE has benefited immenselyfrom the contributions made by Peter Rieckof Sonneborn & Rieck during his long tenureas a Director. He has been instrumental inrepresenting the interests of both SMEbusinesses in Europe and has also reflectedthe views of UK-based companies. Hiscontribution is much appreciated.

The BCF has become an associate memberof IPPIC, the International Paint and PrintingInk Council, which brings together the paintand printing ink trade associations of Europe,

North America, Mexico, parts of LatinAmerica, Japan and Australia. It brings intofocus in particular those environmental andhealth issues that are global in nature andbenefit from a consistent approach byindustry in all continents of the world.

Issues such as transport and the GloballyHarmonised System of Classification and

Labelling, as well as some specific areas ofwide concern, are global in nature and areoverseen by IPPIC with input also throughCEPE. Wayne Smith continues to chair the‘Coatings Care Industry StewardshipCommittee’ at the annual IPPIC conference,which has expanded its role to prepare globalindustry positions on a number of topicalissues of concern.



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Sector-Wide Business Support

Coatings CareCoatings Care (CC) is the international care andsustainability programme of the industry.Coatings Care is based on a core riskmanagement programme offering a suite ofCodes and guidance notes that integratehealth, safety, environment, product stewardshipand quality under one umbrella. Whilst the basicframework remains, the programme is beingdeveloped to include all aspects of sustainability.The BCF’s Coatings Care Committee has nowstood down and its role of maintenance of theCC Codes and guidance has been taken on bythe Sustainability Committee.

The existing work under Coatings Carecontinues with the annual survey of members’key performance indicators.

The 2009 Coatings Care Indicators ofPerformance survey reported on January toDecember 2008. Over the 12 months, energyused per tonne of production fell by nearly 5%,the total number of injuries showed a furtherdecrease and waste sent to landfill continuedto fall. Recycling is now the largest method ofdisposal, accounting for 51% of all waste.Longer term trends on solvent usage continueto show a steady fall over the last 10 years.

Nearly 60% of all firms now have externalverification of their environmental practiceswhile about 90% of all companies are nowcertified to an external standard for quality. Thenumber of site complaints fell sharply in 2008.

The Coatings Care Award 2009 was won bythe AkzoNobel ICI Paints site in Prudhoe,Northumberland. The annual award ispresented by the BCF to the member site

that achieves the highest measures of overallperformance indicators, which include: healthand safety, energy consumption, waste andrecycling, VOC emissions, management andcommunications.

The site was selected as the overall winner afterjudges visited a shortlist of member sites thattopped the performance indicators survey. Thesite had undertaken a series of initiatives tohelp lower environmental impact, includingwaste streaming and rainwater collection. Theperformance indicators highlighted improvedsolvent recovery from cleaning and a volumereduction of non-hazardous waste.

Teal & Mackrill of Hull won the new CoatingsCare Progress Award for the most improvedsite. PPG Aerospace at Shildon was theother finalist.

Presentation of the Awards took place at aBCF technical update seminar in Novemberand was made by the outgoing Chairman ofthe Coatings Care Committee, Peter Rieck.

SustainabilityAt the 2009 BCF Annual Conference, welearned of the 15 year journey that Marks andSpencer is undertaking to become a trulysustainable business. The BCF has respondedwith a Sustainability Policy subscribed to bypaint, printing ink and wallcovering membersof the BCF. This policy has been commendedby the UK Minister for Rural Affairs and theEnvironment and well received across Europe.CEPE has asked the BCF to lead a team ofEuropean coatings trade associations to sharebest practice and develop a sustainabilitystrategy for the whole of Europe. Links have

been formed with the Chemical IndustriesAssociation and the University of Manchesterto develop a consistent way of measuringcarbon footprints. The BCF SustainabilityCommittee is now working on defining abroader range of measures with which tomonitor progress in this field.

The BCF has recognised the importantcontribution that the Federation’s ‘CoatingsCare’ programme has made to sustainabilityover the past 12 years. While the concept ofsustainability looks beyond the boundaries ofthe Coatings industry, the BCF has elected toretain the ‘Coatings Care’ brand and expandit to cover the broader issues that need to beaddressed in coatings supply chains fromCradle to Cradle.

Operations Management This Group has during the year completelyrestructured its meetings. Over the years theattendance at meetings had been declining.It was therefore agreed that future meetingswould focus on a single relevant issue andexplore it in more depth. During the year theGroup has had meetings on:

• Process improvement (right first time)• Change management in an operational

environment.

Both of these meetings were very wellattended, the latter was so successful that theBCF was asked to organise a full day workshopwith a limited number of attendees so that thesubject could be gone into in greater depth.Future meetings along these lines of a singletopic are planned including energy reduction,waste management and training.

The BCF energy level is on the rise supportinga wide portfolio of initiatives, old and new.



UK Government RelationsThe BCF has continued its participation inregular meetings with UK governmentpersonnel from the BIS, DEFRA, HSE, EA, DfTand DECC departments. The dialogue hasfocused on the developing directives andlegislation on VOC control, transport andlabelling and the administration of REACH.New issues such as nanotechnology, post-consumer waste and sustainability are alsotaking a high priority with Government.

Tony Mash represents the BCF on theChemical Stakeholder Forum (CSF) which is aunique gathering that brings togethermembers of Government, industry and theNGOs such as Green Peace, to guide UKGovernment policy and influence the UK‘srole in Europe on matters related to theregulation of chemicals. At a recent meetingof the CSF, the BCF Sustainability Policy waspresented and was acclaimed by the UKMinister for Rural Affairs and Environment as‘very encouraging and a challenge for othersector bodies to follow’.

Tony also attends the Chemical RegulatoryForum (CRF) which involves government andindustry and takes a more business-focusedlook at the impact of developing regulations.

The BCF also works with other tradeassociation CEOs to develop andcommunicate to Government consensus viewsof up-coming legislation. One such group isthe Alliance of Industry Associations (AIA)which comprises the trade association CEOsfrom the chemical and allied industries. TonyMash is the current secretary to this meeting.

Website – www.coatings.org.ukThe BCF website comprises two sections, thepublic area accessible by all and thepassword-only member’s area. Both areascontinue to be kept updated with allcommunications with members placed in thecommittees areas of the member’s section.The guidance and legislation areas are alsoregularly updated, as are the industrystatistics and REACH areas. Electronic copiesof the BCF Digest and Covered magazine arealso uploaded regularly.

Publications – Guidance and InformationThe BCF continues to support its membershipby providing guidance on legislation andother specific and crossed sector issues.Publications are generally sent to theappropriate categories of membership andare available to all on the BCF website. Newand updated guidance has been produced inmany areas of business, health, safety and the environment. These include the BCFSustainability Policy, the BCF Publication onColour – Guidance for Consumers and DIYusers, the BCF Guide to QC Fire Testing ofIntumescent Coatings, the BCF Guidance onthe Storage and Handling of IndustrialNitrocellulose, the Code of Practice for Saleof Coatings for Use on Vintage Vehicles andHistoric Buildings in connection with Directive2004/42, the BCF Guide to the GB CarriageRegulations, ADR and IMDG Code, the BCFGuide on the Safe Handling and Use ofFlammable Liquids in the Surface CoatingsIndustry and BCF Guidance on Housekeepingand Spillage Control.

In addition, a number of guidance notesproduced by CEPE and EuPIA have beenpassed on to the membership.

New BCF Initiatives

Public Relations / PublicityA new Publicity Committee has been formedto guide the external PR policy of the BCF.CIB Communications Ltd has been appointedas the new public relations agency, anddeveloped and gained approval for a new PRstrategy which focuses our time and effort onthree key messages:

• We are an industry to be proud of• Members of the BCF are committed to a long

term journey towards a sustainable industry• The BCF is here to guide, advocate and

share views on regulatory reform andcompliance issues.

Internally, Kate Robertson has been retainedto look after the BCF’s leading newsletters,‘Covered’ and ‘Digest’ which our web surveysindicate are being well received by themembership. These are complemented by a

range of email commentaries which arechannelled to different interest groups withinthe membership. It is the Federation’sintention to centre the majority of futurecommunications both inside and outside themembership via the BCF website which willbe enhanced in the coming year.

Readers will have noted on the front page ofthis Annual Handbook the new BCF logowhich has been specially designed to reflectthe aesthetic impact that the colours of thepaints, printing inks and wallcoveringsmanufactured and sold by our members haveon our daily lives.

Brokerage serviceAs part of the initiative to enhance theservices offered to member companies, theFederation has developed a programme foradvertising the excess raw material stocksand equipment of member companies on theBCF website. While this programme is in itsinfancy, it has already attracted muchattention and currently advertises a total of150 items of excess inventory. Not only doesit offer members the opportunity to liquidateunwanted stocks for cash, but it also offersbuyers from inside and outside the BCF thechance to purchase valuable lots in anefficient manner.

Legal servicesThe BCF has appointed Stevens & Bolton LLPas its legal advisor. The Federation hasalready benefited from guidance on aspectsof commercial and anti-trust law. Stevens &Bolton has been recommended by the BCFto its member companies and, to introducethemselves to members, the law firm hasoffered half an hour of free consultation onissues of commercial and employment law.

AdvertisingWhile readers of this Handbook have beenused to seeing advertising in BCF literature forsome years, it is only in the last year that thispolicy has been extended to includeadvertising in our newsletters by companieswho supply the Coatings industry. It is plannedthat this programme will be extended to theBCF website in the next few months.

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S T A T I S T I C S

Industry Statistics

BCF provided a range of industry andbusiness statistical services in the lastyear with the aim of keeping companies

abreast of market trends and providing usefulbenchmarking tools for member firms. Servicesincluded regular monthly and quarterly salesstatistics for various market sectors, theMonthly Raw Material Prices Survey as well asthe Annual Performance Assessment for paintand coatings companies.

In all cases the emphasis was on providingpractical and timely information of realbenefit to companies.

The compilation of the data is carried outindependently by Whittle Industry Data whospecialise in producing confidential marketsurveys for trade associations. Whittle IndustryData work closely with member companies,with BCF’s own Statistical Committee, SectorCouncils and Market Groups to ensure thereports meet member requirements but thecollection and processing of data remainscompletely independent and confidential.

Paint and CoatingsFor the paint and coatings sector, BCF providesfour main services with the aim of meetingmember requirements for regular bulletins onmarket trends in general and more detailedsector specific information as well as intelligenceon what is happening to raw material prices andthe state of industry profitability.

General information on market trends is shownin BCF’s Monthly Sales Statistics which cover thekey markets both for decorative paints andindustrial coatings. The Monthly Sales Statistics

is aimed at providing a broad overview of thepaint and coatings sector with the regularbulletins providing details of sales for decorativetrade and retail, woodcare and selectedindustrial coatings sectors. Currently theindustrial coverage includes high performancecoatings, marine and all other industrial salesalthough we are working on ways to make theinformation more useful to the wider communityof more specialist industrial companies. BCF’shandy “Flash Indicator” continued to be issuedthroughout the last year providing a quick fireindicator of sales in advance of the moredetailed monthly report.

Quarterly Market Statistics were also availablefor selected sectors of BCF including tradepaints, marine, coil coatings and woodcare.These services are tailor made for eachmarket group and reflect their often moredetailed requirements. Some includeinformation on debtor days and employeenumbers. In the last year the Trade Marketreport has become monthly.

For Raw Material Prices, which have such abig impact on our industry, we provide aregular monthly survey that allows companiesto see how trends are moving and how theirown purchase prices compare with industryaverage levels. Currently the survey coversabout 50 key materials used in paint andcoatings manufacture.

BCF’s Annual Performance Assessment is a oncea year publication that provides an overview ofthe state of the industry focusing in particular on profitability, costs, employee numbers,productivity and asset utilisation. As such the

report provides a long term and consistentmeasure of key industry indicators such as profiton sales, profit per employee, average costs perlitre sold for raw materials and personnel, salesvalue and litreage sold per employee, averagedebtor days, new investment, etc.

Printing Inks For printing inks, the BCF statistics specificallyfor UK manufacturers ended in 2008 althougha new and enhanced quarterly service is nowavailable to members through the Federation’slinks with EuPIA – the European Prinking InkManufacturers Association. This service isbased on data from a much larger samplegroup of some 25 companies representing anestimated 90% of all European sales andcovering some 30 separate countries.

The statistics cover all the main productmarkets including liquid inks, news inks,heatset, sheetfed and publication gravure,etc. Regular reports to participating membercompanies on market trends continued to bemade throughout the last year at meetings ofthe BCF Printing Inks Council.

WallcoveringsFor the wallcoverings sector, our regularquarterly reporting on the state of the UKmarket continued throughout 2009 and nowincludes a wider sample of companies withfurther improvements planned for later thisyear. The statistics look at the UK market byproduct sector and customer market andinclude a separate analysis of importedwallcovering sales. Sales continued to improvein the latter part of last year. Presentations onthe results were made throughout the last year.

In all cases the emphasis was on providing practical and timely informationof real benefit to companies.


Central Tin Containers Ltd

Wilbraham Place, Scotland Road,

Liverpool L5 5BJ

Tel: 0151 207 2775 Fax: 0151 298 1487

E-mail: [email protected]: www.centraltincontainers.ltd.uk

We are a privately owned manufacturer of

round tinplate containers located in Liverpool.

We operate with in-house U-V printing capability

and dedicated production lines for aerosol cans

and the smaller sizes of lever lid cans for

coatings. We have recently added a fully

automatic high speed 65mm diameter aerosol

production line.

Shareholders are actively involved in the

business offering a personal service with extensive

experience in all aspects of the packaging market,

including design, reproduction, printing, can

making, filling and closing equipment. We are

active members of our trade association The Metal

Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) with

our Managing Director chairing the General Line

Sector Business Committee.

Further investment is planned including the

possibility of relocation to a purpose built factory.

● Tinplate Pails

● Plastic Buckets

Fenton Packaging Limited is a national packaging stockistand distributor, specialising in industrial containers forpowders, granules, pastes and liquids, including for coatingsand inks.

We are the largest company of our kind in the UK thanks tocontinued investment in new products and our expert, experiencedteam are able to work with any company seeking metal, plasticand flexible packaging solutions. We handle projects from conceptto completion providing innovative, efficient and cost effectivesolutions to all our clients. We provide an outstanding, flexible andaccommodating service.

We have handled many complex projects for a range of industrysectors including paints; inks; resins; adhesives; chemicals anddetergents.

Our envied reputation relies on our consistent delivery of first classsolutions, competitive prices and a professionalism that hassecured many blue chip clients. With over 185,000 sq ft ofwarehousing and offices in three key locations plus a modern fleetof vehicles, we fulfil our reputation for 'success through service'.

The range of containers and flexible packaging has increasedfourfold in the past five years. Metal and plastic containers are still

the main sellers, together with new innovations in bulk packaging,a new and rapidly expanding area. Fenton Packaging is proud tooffer exceptional value to its customers by combining a full rangeof products with a sales team that deliver expert, personal andoutstanding service to each and every one of our customers.

Fenton Packaging LtdBridge StreetMorleyLS27 0LE

Tel: 01132 528222Fax: 01132 536394

Fenton Packaging Ltd27 Mark RoadHemel HempsteadHP2 7BN

Tel: 01442 241112Fax: 01442 213605

www.fentonpackaging.co.uk

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Training

Under the leadership of RichardChapman, the BCF has moved forwardto develop a strong accord with

Proskills, the UK Government–funded sectorskills council that is tasked to ensure that currentskills and funding systems deliver against theneeds of process industry employers.

Through BCF’s participation in the CoatingsSector Skills Council, BCF members havebeen able to gain access to a businessimprovement consulting programme whichhas already delivered a solid track record inthe Coatings industry at relatively little cost. The BCF and Proskills are togethermarketing elements from the BCF modulardistance learning programmes. Other trainingprogrammes will follow in the coming months.

The BCF Distance Learning programme isrecognised by the Oil and Colour ChemicalsAssociation (OCCA) as part of that organisation’sprofessional development programme. Proskillsis working on the development of a fullyaccredited link between the BCF DistanceLearning programme and the successor to NVQqualifications, to be known as QCFs.

The BCF is keen to work with other trainingbodies in order to build a full range ofcourses that meet members’ needs. With thisin mind, the BCF has developed arelationship with the British Printing IndustryFederation (BPIF) and will market a range ofBPIF short courses which have been tried andtested over many years. The BCF also has apolicy to promote the technical trainingcourses of the Paint Research Association(PRA) to its member companies.

The BCF is keen to work with other training bodies in order to build a full range of courses that meet members’ needs.

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Delegates join our tutor Pamela Venables of Capgemini during the inaugural Change Management Masterclass.



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Industry Programmes

Events

Annual Business Conference and DinnerThe BCF conference in Derbyshire in May wasan important event in the Federation’s annualcalendar. Not only did it bring togethermembers from many sectors of the Coatingsindustry but it gave us all the chance toconsider some wider aspects of businessmanagement which are critical to the longterm future of our industry.

The Bank of England confessed that theeconomic outlook was uncertain and showeda range of GDP forecasts that projected

recovery anywhere from 2010 to2012. Andy Doyle, the CEO of oursister Federation in the USA,recognised in his country the samekind of issues as we are facing in theUK. He underlined the power ofIPPIC and CEPE getting together tolobby at the UN level.

We heard through presentations by noted Professors from Nottinghamand Leeds Universities about the potential for collaboration on innovation projects with UK-based academic resources. There were

presentations on theapplication of Lean Manufacturing

techniques to save supply chain costs, aview on doing business in China and

prospects for further mergers andacquisitions in industry in general. A polishedpresentation from Marks and Spencer jump-shifted us into the 21st century, with a timely reminder that the consumer marketsexpect us to fully embrace the concept of sustainability.

It was Steve Snaith of AkzoNobel whoreminded the conference that perception isreality in the eyes of the consumer and thatsustainability will become an essential not aluxury item as far as downstream customersare concerned. The BCF have since launcheda very active Sustainability Committee, whichis covered elsewhere in this Handbook.Current views on the environmental lobbywere challenged by Peter Henry ofWeilburger UK and employees’ interests wereaddressed with discussions on safety,communication, training and motivation. TheReception and Gala Dinner was its usualsuccess, with roving magicians andentertaining after dinner speaker AlanWright. Thanks must go to our sponsors whowere CPS Color Group, StortChemicals and

Our programme of events brought together BCF members’skills, experience, and business knowledge.

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StortEskens, Omya UK, Rockwood Pigmentsand NBJ Insurance.

In the light of a web survey following lastyear’s annual conference, the location and theformat of the programme have beensubstantially changed. The programme isnow concentrated into one day rather thantwo, and the chosen speakers address topicsthat are both challenging in their thinking andrelevant to all sectors of the BCF.

The venue for the conference and the galadinner that follows has moved to a Londonfive star hotel and the BCF expects to attractsignificantly larger numbers of attendees thanin previous years. Our kind sponsors includeProskills, Stevens & Bolton LLP, Omya UK andStortEskens.

Update SeminarThe annual BCF Update Seminar took placeat The Gateway Hotel, Nottingham, inNovember. A number of outside speakersfrom the HSE, the REACH CompetentAuthority, Cranfield University, BuildingResearch Establishment, EnerG, Crown Paintsand others gave informative and thought-provoking presentations on: transport 2011 and beyond, carbon footprinting and PAS 2050, life cycle analysis against carbonfootprinting for coated constructionproducts, current developments in indoor air quality, process safety performanceindicators for COMAH and similar sites, theUK’s REACH enforcement strategy, energyreduction and driving down CO2 emissionsand the new Carbon Reduction Commitment(CRC Energy Efficiency) the work of the BCFOperations Management Group and theBCF’s work on sustainability.

Workshops

Masterclass on Change ManagementThe BCF held in conjunction with Capgemini a full day Masterclass on ‘Change Management’. This event wasorganised following a successful OperationsManagement meeting on the same subject atwhich a number of companies expressed thedesire to have a more detailed and in depth

look at the subject and how it related to theircompanies. The day was limited to a smallgroup of companies to allow for each one tofully explore the issues facing them and togain maximum benefit from the day. PamelaVenables of Capgemini led the day and herviews and perspective of the issues were ofgreat help to those present. The success ofthe day and demand from other companiesmean that the BCF will be running furthermasterclasses on change management.

Transport WorkshopThe BCF ran its usual annual TransportWorkshop in October giving an opportunityfor members to get to grips with thechanging rules for the carriage of dangerousgoods; ADR, IMDG Code, GB regulations.This workshop, presented by Nigel Rose andRod Law, also included a round-up of therecent and future changes to the legislation.

REACH WorkshopsSeveral workshops have been held, bringingmembers up to speed on the requirements ofREACH. In February some 50 peopleattended an event that continued updatingon exposure scenarios and safety data sheets,

authorisation and restrictions, informationflow up and down the supply chain and theCLP regulation. The workshop was presentedby Tony Newbould, Jim Casper (PPG) andWayne Smith. This followed on from twoearlier regional events held in July, at whichsome 55 people attended.

GHS Workshop A successful GHS Workshop was held at theNottingham Gateway Hotel in April. Over 40people heard speakers present on the EUClassification and Labelling (CLP) Regulation,bringing European legislation into alignmentwith the Globally Harmonised System. Thenew Regulation introduces a completely newsystem of classifying substances and mixturesand brings in new labelling phrases, symbolsand rules. Topics covered on the day includedclassifying substances and mixtures, the newrequirements for labels, including the newGHS pictograms and new Hazard andPrecautionary Statements.



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Decorative Coatings

Decorative Coatings SalesThe decorative coatings market had adifficult year in 2009 although sales in thesecond-half of the year showed some easingin the rate of decline compared with the verytough conditions seen in the first six months.More recent results indicate a continuationof the pattern of slow recovery although anygrowth is very modest. In total, decorativepaint sales litreage fell 4% in 2009 on top ofa decline of 8% in 2008.

Trade paint sales were particularly badly hit in2009 with volume down 12% although our latestavailable figures for February 2010 show the firstgrowth since early 2008. For retail paint, themarket in 2009 was somewhat more encouragingbeing up 3% but litreage still remained well belowthe levels seen in 2007 with recent results showingno significant change over the last three months.

In woodcare, retail volume recovered stronglyin 2009 from the very depressed levels seen

in 2008 but again the trade market remainedheavily depressed.

Decorative Coatings CouncilThe Decorative Coatings Council has beenrejuvenated with a new generation ofparticipants and has met to discuss a rangeof BCF policy issues. The Council hasprovided guidance on regulatory priorities,discussed the impact of the BCF’sSustainability Policy on the decorative paint

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sector and debated how best to supportpost-consumer waste initiatives. Thedecorative sector has supported the BCF’sexternal publicity initiatives on behalf of theindustry as a whole and has developed keypromotional messages for the BCF tocommunicate in the future. The Council hasagreed to meet three times per year and allthose who do not regularly attend thismeeting are encouraged to participate, giventhe importance of this meeting as it definesthe direction of policies for the sector.

Decorative Coatings TechnicalThe Committee continued to meet duringthe year to discuss the range of issues facingthe sector. These included:

• The enforcement and monitoring of thecurrent VOC Product Directive (2004/42)

• The review of the VOC Directive and thefindings of the consultants’ (Ökopol)report; this included formulating anindustry response for the decorative sectorover some of the findings in the report

• The new proposed Biocidal ProductsRegulation and the impact that it couldhave on products in the decorative sector

• The compliance with current biocidallegislation for woodcare products

• REACH and the actions that membersneed to take

• Raw materials used in coatings and healthand safety concerns over these andchanges that might be required toproducts

• Liaising with the CEPE decorativecommittees, receiving reports of theirmeetings and feeding back informationto them

• The possible impact of the developingConstruction Products Regulation andconcerns over indoor air qualityrequirements for coatings

• The issues facing the post consumer wastetask force work.

VOC Product Directive (2004/42)The Decorative Sector ensured that productswere ready to meet the new 2010 VOCcompliance limits. There was no change forvehicle refinish products. The main issue forthe BCF paint companies was theconsultants’ (Ökopol) report which waspublished in the autumn of 2009.

This report, as well as looking at the currentdirective to see how well it was working,looked at whether VOC limits for any of theexisting sub-categories could be reducedand also looked at extending the scope tocover areas that were not currently having toreduce VOC limits, some of which werecompletely outside the interest of BCFmembers.

The BCF consulted with its members over thecoating issues that were of concern andformulated a strong response which it sent toDEFRA and to CEPE to help them puttogether an industry position.

The negotiations will continue during 2010and it is envisaged that any changes will beimplemented in 2015.

Post Consumer WasteA Task Force has been actively engaged withthe retail sector through the British RetailConsortium and Association of IndependentMerchants and with WRAP and ResourceFutures to prepare ideas for a post consumerwaste producer responsibility scheme asrequested by DEFRA.

The areas being covered are reduction ofwaste by specific labelling of containers andin-store consumer information, collectionschemes - in communication with LocalAuthorities and various independentorganisations, reuse/recovery of productthrough the Community RePaint and othercommercial organisations and the planningand preparation for pilot trials.


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Powder Coatings

Powder Coatings Council and Technical CommitteeThe Council is the senior policy makingcommittee for the powder coatings sector.

The Powder Coatings Technical Committee isresponsible for the health, safety,environmental protection and standardsissues for the sector. Issues addressed in thepast twelve months included:

• The annual collection of accident andincident statistics

• Monitoring and inputting to the CEPEPowder Coating Sector Group on issuessuch as new RAL colours, the promotionof powder coatings through a Europeanwebsite and the possibility of an ecoefficiency project for powder coatings andEuropean statistics gathering

• Maintaining the BCF training modules

• Review of the process guidancenote for powder coatingapplication

• Health and safety issuesincluding reviewing the HSEguidance on controlling exposureto powder coatings, the effect ofREACH on the sector and the newclassification and labelling scheme, CPL

• The industry was able to confirm that theyno longer manufacture product containingany lead or TGIC materials

• Standards matters were covered includingpowder coating of aluminium, powdercoating of galvanised steel, paint coloursand light reflectance values

• Sustainability as an issue was also beingfollowed

• The BCF had proposed to DEFRA duringthe review of the Process Guidance Notefor powder coating manufacture PG6/9,that this note was no

longer required. Emissions from powdercoatings manufacture were, as part ofbusiness, controlled and with thecomplete removal of TGIC and leadchromate from powder coatings, therewas no need for this legislation.Consequently BCF has produced a draftCode of Practice for members which hasbeen submitted to DEFRA for theirconsideration as an alternative to

legislation.

The BCF has submitted a Code of Practice to DEFRA to replaceProcess Guidance Note PG6/9.

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Industrial Coatings

Industrial Coatings Sales The recession has hit the UK industrial coatingssector very hard in the last year with ourmeasure of industrial sales volume down 13%in 2009. Although with more recent resultsshowing at least some signs of a slowing in therate of decrease and with the December 2009figures indicating the first small improvementin overall sales for well over a year. Thebellwether market of all other industrial salesfell 16% in 2009 with high performancecoatings down 11% and marine falling 3%.

Plans are in hand to improve the coverage ofthe statistics for the industrial coatings sector.

Industrial Coatings CouncilThis Council has the overall responsibilityfor any policy covering the industrial sectorbut has not met for some considerabletime. It is hoped this Council will bereactivated with the appointment of JohnBoland of AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings asthe new Chairman.

Vehicle RefinishThe Group has continued with its regular halfyearly meetings and has discussed thefollowing issues:

• The enforcement of the VOC PaintProduct Directive (2004/42) and theconcerns that the Group has over thecontinued availability of non-compliantproducts

• Helped CEPE promote the changes that the consultants (Ökopol) have

recommended in their final report toamend some of the VOC categories andlevels

• Had a presentation from Elcometer on thework they have done on test methods todistinguish between normal and scratch-resistant finishes

• Continued to work with the HSE and had

representatives attend the HSE MotorVehicle Repair Health and Safety Forumon health and safety issues in the sector

• Held a meeting at which an industrymagazine editor from Body attended withthe aim to get the Coatings industrymessage across to the end users and togenerate greater publicity for the vehiclerefinish sector.

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• Received reports of and fed back informationto the CEPE Vehicle Refinish Group.

Packaging CoatingsThis small sector-specific Group has not metin the last year as most of their work is donethrough CEPE due to the European nature ofmost companies in this sector.

The Group has however been monitoring thereview of the Process Guidance Note coveringthis sector.

High Performance CoatingsThe Group continued to meet regularlyduring the year to discuss technical issuesrelevant to the sector and these included:

• Concerns that companies were havingwith the Highways Agency regardingapprovals of coatings and the costs ofthese approvals

• Network Rail specifications and the need for full alignment with Highways Agencyregarding tests and products

• The inclusion of this sector in the revision of the VOC Product Directive (2004/42) and supporting the consultants’recommendation to expand the scope tocover on site maintenance paints

• Receiving information and full reports ofthe two CEPE Protective Coatings Groups’work and feeding back information to them

• Reviewing the impact of REACH on the sector and highlighting those ofsubstances that could become unavailableto companies.

WoodfinishesThis Group has suffered during the year by lossof BCF members operating in this sector andtherefore it decided to hold meetings in conjunctionwith the General Industrial Coatings Group as many of the issues are common with them.

The Group has however continued tomaintain its liaison with the Furniture IndustryResearch Association (FIRA).

Aerospace and DefenceThis Group continued with well attendedmeetings which covered the following issuesthat face companies:

• Training of applicators of coatingsdeveloping course requirements andseeking independently accredited trainingthat could be available for all members to use

• The work of the MoD Coatings andCoatings Removal Group with a memberof the Group participating in theirmeetings and providing information toand from it on MoD standards issues

• BSI and MoD control of paint standards andhow to resolve the current problems to thebenefit of members of the Group and alsoto users

• REACH and its impact on this sector andin particular the substances of very high concern

• Providing input into the review of theguidance note on controlling emissionsfrom applicators of this sector’s coatings.

General Industrial CoatingsThis Group held a couple of meetings during the year in conjunction with the WoodfinishesGroup. The main issues discussed at these meetings were:

• The review of the VOC Product Directive(2004/42) and the possible impact thiscould have on sectors that are currentlyout of scope of the Directive

• Formulating a position to send to theauthorities on the problems that couldarise from the recommendations on thescope of a revised 2004/42 and theSolvent Emissions Directive (SED) whichregulates many coatings in this sector

• Receiving reports of the CEPE IndustrialWood Coatings Group and providingfeedback to this Group

• Reports of the work of the BCFSustainability Committee and ensuringthese sectors were involved

• Ecolabels for wooden furniture andfloorings.




Intumescent Coatings GroupThis group of companies has continued tomeet and to deal with a number of businessand technical issues, including the following:

• Finalised and issued guidance on qualitycontrol fire test regime for intumescentcoatings

• Continued to develop a communicationstrategy, which has the aim of widerpromotion of the manufacturers’ Vision fortesting and certification of intumescentcoatings, use of certified applicators andinspection of applied materials

• Transferred responsibility for European-focused technical issues to the CEPEIntumescent Coatings Technical Committee,which was fully established during the year

• Monitored and provided comment on the proposed Construction ProductsRegulation, to the UK’s Communities andLocal Government Department, and toCEPE for European Commission lobbying

• Continued to participate in BSI standardscommittees relating to intumescentcoatings, and to have contributed to thedevelopment of a European standard onintumescent coatings

• Up to the hand-over of Europeantechnical issues to CEPE, to activelycontribute to the review of the Europeantechnical specification for intumescentcoatings.

Marine CoatingsThis Group which represents the smallnumber of BCF members involved in marinecoatings held two meetings in the year. TheGroup during the year:

• Continued to establish liaisons with othermarine organisations such as the Maritimeand Coastguard Agency, Shipbuildersand Shiprepairers Association and theMarine Painting Forum

• Discussed the issues facing companies ingetting their products assessed and

registered against the Biocidal ProductsDirective (BPD)

• Helped the BCF respond to the HSEconsultation on the new Biocidal ProductsRegulation that is being developed inEurope as well as inputting to CEPE to getan EU wide industry response to theproposed Regulation

• Received reports from the CEPE marineand antifouling groups

• Invited the Environment Agency to attenda meeting to discuss REACH and theenforcement side of it

• Monitored the work of the variousstandards groups working on release rates and environmental impact ofantifouling paints

• Continued to encourage the UKratification of the IMO antifoulingconvention with a successful outcome formembers.




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Printing Inks

Printing Ink Sales In common with Europe as a whole, the UKmarket for printing inks fell nearly 10% in 2009and although demand remains depressed,the rate of decline has slowed significantly inrecent months. In Q4 2009, sales weight fell5% whereas in the first-half 2009 the marketwas down 13% on a year earlier.

Consolidation and site closures to reducecosts and improve efficiencies continuedduring 2009.

The problem of higher raw material costscaused by the weakness of sterling remains amajor concern for all sectors.

The trading climate is expected to improveduring 2010. The rapid growth in the internetis having an impact on print media, as is thegrowth in digital printing; both representchallenges for the conventional printing inkmanufacturer. Campaigns to promote the useof print such as the ‘Two Sides’ initiative areon-going.

Printing Ink CouncilThe Printing Ink Council is made up of seniorexecutives from the Printing Ink Industry. Theydetermine BCF policy for the printing inksector. Members of the Council meet two tothree times a year. The last meeting took

place in November 2009 at the facilities ofFlint Media in Irlam near Manchester, whenthere was a record attendance under theChairmanship of Charles Murray of SunChemical. Discussions took place on the wayforward for the industry focusing onregulatory and PR policy, together with areview of industry statistics.

BCF continues to improve its services toprinting inks members. The recession hasincreased the threat of printing companyclosures and the astute management ofreceivables has been essential. BCFcontinues to promote the highly specialised

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credit checking facilities of ICSM which givesspecial rates for BCF members. A new servicehas been introduced on BCF’s website formembers to advertise the availability ofredundant raw material stock for sale.

Managing and reducing the environmentalimpact of printing inks has been an importantfeature of manufacturers’ activities over manyyears, and continues to be an on-goingelement of product and processdevelopment. As a result, BCF has recentlyproduced a new brochure ‘EnvironmentalImpact of Printing Inks’ which outlines therelatively small impact printing inks have onthe environment and is available to members.

Printing Ink Technical CommitteeThe Printing Ink Technical Committee focuseson health, safety, environmental protection,raw materials, packaging, transport, andconsumer health protection issues, as theyaffect the printing sector. 2009 was yet againa busy year, during which the Committee:

• Monitored and contributed to the work ofEuPIA’s technical committee, through thedirect involvement of BCF staff andmember company representatives

• Actively contributed to EuPIA initiatives on consumer health protection, whichincluded preparation of industry guidesand customer briefing documents, andlobbying on EU and member stateregulatory initiatives, on Food Packaging

• Maintained contacts with the UK’s FoodStandards Agency on EU and UK activitieson food packaging health protectionissues

• Continued the industry’s involvement inBSI standards committees dealing withprint and print-related topics

• Completed the drafting of a brochure onthe environmental impact of printing inksand print for the Printing Ink Council

• Supported the British Printing IndustriesFederation preparation of guidance forprinters on compliance with foodpackaging legislation, specifically inrelation to migration assessment

• Monitored EFSA [European FoodStandards Agency] initiatives onsubstance migration from print

• Reviewed and contributed to developmentsin European standards supporting therevised Toys Safety Directive

• Contributed to the DEFRA reviews of UKair emission and integrated pollutioncontrol guidance notes for printers

• Provided comment to the AmericanPrinting Inks Association (NAPIM) onexperiences with the Pantone formularyguide, as part of an industry liaison meetingwith Pantone

• Reviewed the future sector VOC emissionsforecasts, as part of the BCF preparationfor the anticipated EU revision of theNational Emissions Ceilings Directive

• Contributed to an EU initiative on theidentification of harmonised denaturantsfor ethanol

• Participated in the activities of thetripartite HSE/industry/union Printing InkAdvisory Committee.



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Wallcoverings

Wallcovering SalesThe recovery in wallcovering sales seen in recentyears continued in 2009 with UK companiesbenefiting from both a general move to highervalue products and from reduced imports.

In value terms, UK sales were just 1% lower in2009 with more recent results for the finalquarter of the last year showing sales growthof 20% for UK based manufacturers.

Statistics are compiled from membercompanies and form a separate group ofstatistics-only companies. It is hoped that thesecompanies will move over to full membership inline with the other wallcovering manufacturersin 2010 and 2011.

Wallcoverings Sector CouncilThis Sector Council met three times during theyear to discuss issues relevant to the wallcoveringsindustry. During the year, the WSC has:

• Reviewed industry statistics following apresentation at each of the three meetings

• Followed the work of the TechnicalCommittee, receiving reports from this veryactive Committee at each of its meetings

• Had input into and received an update onthe work of BCF’s Sustainability PolicyCommittee

• Received a presentation on BCF PR strategyand the new initiatives available to members

• Received a presentation from the ChemistryInnovation Knowledge Transfer Network,about their work and assistance available tomembers

• Invited non-members to part of theirFebruary meeting by way of a recruitmentcampaign

• Gained representation on the BCF Board,with Anstey Wallpaper’s Barry Forester.

Wallcovering Sector Technical CommitteeThis Committee has continued to meetregularly throughout the year to discusstechnical, standards, health, safety andenvironmental issues relevant to wallcoverings.The Committee during the year has:

• Continued work on the recovery and reuseof PVC from coated wallcoverings,progressing this on two fronts – one in theUK and another in Japan

• Monitored the progress of the new ConstructionProducts Regulation being developed to replace the current Directive (CPD)

• Discussed the fire safety testing standardEN 15102 and the requirements to CEmark wallcoverings (through the CPD) nowthat the standard has been published inthe Official Journal of the European Union

• Had a presentation from the BuildingResearch Establishment on what they as atest house could offer to members on firetesting of products

• Monitored the indoor air quality standardsand the requirements to label products insome countries

• Considered standards for measuring thesustainability of products and assessed the workinvolved in compliance to these for the sector

• Participated in the ongoing DEFRA reviewof the Guidance Notes (PG6/18 and SG/6) for controlling emissions fromwallcovering manufacture

• Discussed requirements of companieswith the various energy regulationsincluding climate change levy and theCRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Climate Change Levy SchemeThe current scheme, available forwallcovering members, comes to a close atthe end of 2010, and companies have startedto consider where their largest energy usesare and gather data for negotiations for thenext phase of the scheme following questionsfrom the scheme administrator. The BCF has,with all other trade associations involved inthe scheme, been negotiating with DECC thecriteria for the next set of milestone years upto 2015. During the coming year companieswill enter into negotiations on futuremilestone targets for energy use.

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Chairmen of Committees

Board of Directors R Chapman, Jotun Paints - President

Sustainability Committee B Widdop, Crown Paints

Coatings Care Committee (until Oct 09) P Rieck, Sonneborn & Rieck

General Purpose & Finance Committee R Chapman, Jotun Paints

PRINTING INKS SECTOR COMMITTEE CHAIRMANPrinting Inks Council C Murray, Sun ChemicalPrinting Inks Technical Committee P Hunt, Sun Chemical

DECORATIVE COATINGS SECTOR Decorative Coatings Council S McIntyre, PPG Architectural Coatings (From Jan 10)Decorative Coatings Technical Committee K Briggs, PPG Architectural Coatings

POWDER COATINGS SECTOR Powder Coatings Council P Benson, Plascoat SystemsPowder Coatings Technical Committee P Benson, Plascoat Systems

INDUSTRIAL COATINGS SECTOR Industrial Coatings Council P Henry, Weilburger Coatings (until Sept 09)J Boland, AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings (from Feb 10)

Aerospace and Defence Coatings Group B Parrott, PPG AerospaceGeneral Industrial Coatings Group A Norton, Indestructible PaintsHigh Performance Coatings Group M Morris, Leighs PaintsMarine Coatings Group J Hunter, AkzoNobel Marine CoatingsPackaging Coatings Group A Dickie, AkzoNobel Packaging CoatingsVehicle Refinish Group J Falder, HMG PaintsWood Finishes Group J Shea, Sonneborn & Rieck

WALLCOVERINGS SECTOR Wallcoverings Sector Council B Forester, Anstey WallpaperWSC Affiliates Group M Lill, Henkel Consumer ProductsWallcoverings Sector Technical Committee P Whitehead, Graham & Brown

TECHNICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEES Environment Panel M Aldred, Leighs PaintsSafety Advisory Panel P How, PPG Industries (until Nov 09)

J McLearie, AkzoNobel Marine and ProtectiveCoatings (from Nov 09)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods Panel R Law, Consultant CHIP Panel E Campling, Fujifilm Sericol (from March 10)

BUSINESS SUPPORT COMMITTEES Operations Management Group P Nelson, Weilburger Coatings UKBusiness Leaders Forum M Wallen, Firwood PaintsPublicity Committee A G Mash, BCF

SUPPORT With expert support from:R Grainger, Coatings Care M Griffiths, TrainingCIB Communications, Public Relations W Noad, Training R Stanfield, Training T Jenkins, Training




M E M B E R S H I P

Membership of the Federation

A

AkzoNobel Coatings

AkzoNobel Decorative Coatings

ICI Paints

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings

AkzoNobel Marine and Protective

Coatings

AkzoNobel Marine Coatings

AkzoNobel Protective Coatings

AkzoNobel Yacht Coatings

AkzoNobel Car Refinishes

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings

AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings

AkzoNobel Coil Coatings

AkzoNobel Plastic Coatings

AkzoNobel Wood Coatings

Ardenbrite Products (see Tor Coatings)

Armourcoat

AVKO

B

Bailey Paints

BASF

BASF Coatings (Coil, Industrial)

BASF Coatings (Vehicle Refinish)

Becker

Becker Industrial Coatings

Belzona Polymerics

Blackfriar Paints (see Tor)

Blakes Marine Paints (see Hempel Paints)

Bradite Paints

C

Chestnut Products

Chugoku Paints UK

Coating Concepts

Colorgen

Colour-Therm

Conren

Craig & Rose

Cranfield Colours

Crosbie Casco

Crown Paints

D

Dacrylate Paints

Decorative Resins

Domino UK

EEuropean Printing Inks

FFirwood Paints Flint GroupFujifilm Sericol

GGardiner Colours

HHB BodyHempel Paints

Blakes Marine PaintsHMG Paints HMG Powder CoatingsHycote (see James Briggs)

IIndestructible Paint Inver Coatings INX International

JJames Briggs

HycoteJenkins & CoJohn MylandJotun PaintsJotun Powder Coatings

LLeighs PaintsLuminescence IncorporatedLVH Coatings

MMankiewiczManor Coating SystemsMG DuffMirage InksMobile Colors

NNeogene Paints Newlife PaintsNP Automotive Coatings (Europe) Nullifire

PPaintmaster (2000)

Peerless Plastics & CoatingsPlascoat SystemsPlasti-Kote (see Valspar)PPG Industries (UK)

PPG Aerospace PPG Architectural PPG Industrial (Vehicle Refinish)PPG Packaging CoatingsPPG Protective & Marine Coatings

PromatPro-spray AutomotivePronto Industrial Paints Protega CoatingsPulse Printing Products

RJ H Ratcliffe & Co (see Tor Coatings)Resin SurfacesH S RichardsRonsealRustins Rust-Oleum UKRW Coatings

SSchloetter CoSherwin-Williams UK CoatingsSiegwerk UKSonneborn & Rieck Stehlin Hostag Ink UKStokes & CoSun Chemical

TTalke Chemical CompanyTeal & MackrillTechnico Surface CoatingsTetrosyl Tor Coatings

Ardenbrite Products Blackfriar PaintsJ H Ratcliffe & Co

UUpoxy Research

VValspar (UK) Corporation

Plasti-Kote

WWatco UK

Weilburger Coatings UK

Trimite Powders

Whitford

Witham Oil and Paint

Z

Zeller & Gmelin (was Intercolor)

Wallcoverings Members

Anstey Wallpaper Co

Fine Décor

Graham & Brown

HA Interiors

Muraspec

Renolit Cramlington

The Surface Print Company

Associate Members

Atotech

Bayer

Central Tin Containers

Cray Valley

DSM Resins UK

Eliokem

Elite Business Services

Exova

Hydra Polymers

Impress Metal Packaging

Indulor

NBJ Insurance

Neorelva, Metal & Plastic Packaging

Nobel AC Europe

Rockwood Pigments

RPC Containers

Synthomer

Whitehall Recruitment

Wallcovering Affiliate Members

Ahlstrom UK

Henkel Consumer Products

M-Real UK

Neenah Lahnstein GmbH & Co

Speciality Coatings (Darwen)

Vinnolit

Aerospace Coatings Distributor

Members

Paint Services Group

Pexa

Full members at April 2010



D I R E C T O R S

Board of DirectorsMay 2009 – April 2010

President R Chapman Jotun Paints

Immediate Past PresidentD Thomas BASF Coatings

Industrial Coatings Council RepresentativesP Henry (until Sep 09) Weilburger Coatings UK P Nelson (from Aug 09) Weilburger Coatings UK J Boland AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings

Powder Coatings Council RepresentativesP Benson Plascoat SystemsH Wilson (until Nov 09) Trimite (now Weilburger Coatings UK)

Decorative Coatings Council RepresentativesP Barrow RonsealS McIntyre PPG Architectural CoatingsS Snaith ICI Paints/AkzoNobel Decorative Coatings

Printing Inks Council RepresentativesC Murray Sun ChemicalR Foxley (until May 09) Flint GroupN Brannan (from Jul 09) Flint GroupA Stevenson (from Dec 09) Colorgen

Wallcoverings Council RepresentativesB Forester (from Nov 09) Anstey Wallpaper

Larger Companies Group (not already appearing above)N Rawlinson (until Apr 10) Becker Industrial CoatingsB Widdop Crown Paints J Pearce BASF Coatings

SME Companies Group (not already appearing above)J Falder HMG PaintsM Smith Manor Coating SystemsG Mackrill Teal & MackrillA Lewis DominoP Rieck Sonneborn & Rieck

Alternate directorsS Falder HMG PaintsH Hargreaves RonsealM Murphy DominoM Booth Jotun PaintsD Roberts Weilburger Coatings UK


IMCD UKPart of the IMCD Group, a leading global chemical distribution company

We partner with major Western chemical manufacturers to offer

an extensive range of specialty and commodity chemicals.

Through our fully flexible supply chain we offer a premium

delivery service to meet any customer requirements.

With over 140 years of experience in the UK chemical industry,

we are renowned for our prompt service, excellent commercial

and technical support, and a comprehensive material portfolio

for the Coatings, Inks and Adhesives markets.

For further details please contact our Sutton office:

Tel: + 44 (0) 208 770 3419

Web: www.imcdgroup.com

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S T A F F

Federation Staff

ConsultantsTony MashChief Executive

Karen TraiesFinance & Board Assistant

Ulla ReadFinance & Accounts

Alison BrownProject Manager / Membership Services

Tracy JaggerSecretary, Regulatory Affairs

Yvonne FarthingSecretarial / Events Support

Wayne SmithDirector, Regulatory Affairs

Hugh WilliamsManager, Regulatory Affairs

Peter MorrisNano & Sustainability

Tony NewbouldIntumescent & Inks

John DixonStatistics

Nigel RoseTransport

Paul CovellInks

Peter DavysTraining


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Devine Chemicals Ltd supply chemical productsto a diverse range of manufacturers including:surface coatings, paint, inks, lacquers, adhesives,building chemicals, agricultural chemicals,janitorial supplies, paper and plastics. Ourexperience in chemical manufacture and specificend market applications, as well as process andgrade of product to enable a quality fit with ourclients specific needs.

Telephone: +44(0)1207 580101Fax: +44(0)1207 580096Email: [email protected]



Past Presidents and Silver Medallists

Past Presidents

1963/64 E B Calvert1964/65 A P Low1965/66 S G Barnett1966/68 P A J Sturge1968/69 B Butler1969/70 P J Keep1970/71 A G Cameron1971/72 S C H Dix1972/73 A S Hooper1973/74 M A Carr1974/75 S Coppins1975/76 R L White1976/77 H Rose1977/78 D N Hughes1978/79 A J Hughes1979/80 L H Silver OBE1980/81 E W Osmond1981/82 D Johnson1982/83 R Chester 1983/84 D C Wall1984/85 P H Burns1985/86 J Myland1986/87 Q I L Knight1987/88 P H Harland1988/89 W Junner1989/90 G V R Watson1990/91 D Penrice1991/92 J T Richards1992/93 M H Brent1993 A Van Dijk1993/95 J H Ratcliffe1995/96 C Harris1996/97 J Cunningham1997/98 R G Purshouse1998/99 P Harland1999-2000 S Falder2000/01 P Rieck2001/02 J Boland2002/04 P Rieck2004/05 N Bond2005/06 A Pitchford2006/08 D Thomas

Silver Medallists

1981 Philip SturgeGervase Willis

1982 Harold Hardie1983 John Cox

Derek EddowesDennis Reynolds

1984 Leslie SilverRobert White

1985 Tom GrahamBill Moffat

1986 Len O’Neill1987 Don Clement

John Myland

1988 Dennis Howe1989 Michael Levete1990 David Penrice1991 Quintin Knight

Arthur Hopgood1995 Tony Rieck1996 Jeff Ratcliffe 2000 Peter Harland2002 Robert Purshouse2003 Bruno Giordan2008 Tony Newbould2009 Peter Henry

Moira McMillan

P R E S I D E N T S



A C C O U N T S

AccountsBCF Income and Expenditure Account for the 12 month period ended 31st December 2009

Notes 2009 2008

INCOME £ £Members subscriptions 857,240 850,795Training receipts Open Tech 18,810 18,905Rent & service charges receivable 12,720 55,868Miscellaneous income 81,231 163,090

3 970,001 1,088,658

EXPENDITUREAccommodation:Rent 79,044 86,250Service charges & rates 8,486 17,651Electricity, gas, cleaning & repairs 5,188 20,672Dilapidations 20,000 30,000

112,718 154,573

Personnel:Salaries, pensions & pension fund 2 & 5 510,269 567,787Consultants fees & expenses 76,683 73,505

586,952 641,292

Office & general overheads:Printing, stationery, publications & general expenses 15,078 19,465Postage & telephone 16,167 16,468Insurance 12,226 14,988Professional charges 71,823 77,052

115,294 127,973

Regions & meeting expenses:Expenses of meetings & functions (including staff travel) 38,927 46,094Subscriptions & affiliation fees 12,098 17,232Communications to members 30,017 32,292Training expenses - Open Tech 3,344 3,803Projects 33,093 68,266

117,479 167,687

Capital expenditure written off: Depreciation 2 & 7 10,945 10,490(Profit)/Loss on sale of assets (137) 2,704

10,808 13,194943,251 1,104,719

Operating Surplus/(Deficit) 4 26,750 (16,061)

The attached notes on pages 52 - 54 form part of the financial statements.



A C C O U N T S

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the provision of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) relating to the audit of thefinancial statements for the year by virtue of section 477, and that no member or members have requested an audit pursuant to section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for:(i) ensuring that the company keeps adequate records which comply with section 386 of the Act, and(ii) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its profit

or loss for the financial year in accordance with the requirement of section 394 and 395, and which otherwise comply with the requirement of the Actrelating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to smallcompanies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities ( effective April 2008 ).

Approved by the directors and authorised for issue on 25 February 2010, and are signed on their behalf by:R Chapman, President, 25 February 2010

The attached notes on pages 52 - 54 form part of the financial statements.

Notes 2009 2008£ £

Operating Surplus/(Deficit) 4 26,750 (16,061)

Interest receivable 1,127 33,239

Surplus on ordinary activities 27,877 17,178

Tax on ordinary activities 6 (236) 0

Surplus after tax 27,641 17,178

Retained surplus brought forward 246,856 229,678

Retained surplus carried forward 274,497 246,856

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2009

Fixed Assets 7 18,830 28,052

Current AssetsDebtorsTrade 585,809 235,436Other 30,638 14,661Prepayments 10,809 40,112Cash at bank and in hand 132,271 104,864Short term deposits 300,064 244,511

1,059,591 639,584

CreditorsAmounts falling due within one yearOther taxes & social security costs 78,090 35,575Creditors - Trade 18,760 33,646

- Sundry 17,654 22,454Accruals & deferred income 589,420 249,105

703,924 340,780

Net current assets 355,667 298,804

Net assets 374,497 326,856

Provisions for liabilities and charges Dilapidations 2 & 8 100,000 80,000

Reserves

Surplus of the Federation 274,497 246,856



A C C O U N T S

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements as at 31 December 2009

1 STATUSThe Federation is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limited to £10. There is no

controlling party.

2 ACCOUNTING POLICIESBasis of accounting. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting

Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

Depreciation of tangible fixed assets. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset evenly

over its expected useful life as follows: Computers and office equipment over three years; Motor vehicles - over four years;

Furniture, fixtures and fittings - written off in the year of acquisition.

Pension costs. The Federation provides a final salary scheme to eligible employees which is administered independently from the Federation. Costs are

charged to the Income & Expenditure Account as they become due.

Foreign currency translation. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates ruling at the year end.

Exchange differences arising from the translation are taken to the income and expenditure account.

Deferred taxation. Deferred tax is provided in full in respect of taxation deferred by timing differences between the treatment of certain items for

taxation and accounting purposes. The deferred tax balance has not been discounted.

Special projects. Any residual balance arising on these schemes is taken to the Income & Expenditure Account in the financial year in which the scheme

is completed.

Consolidation. The Federation and its subsidiary undertakings comprise a small sized group. The Federation has, therefore, taken advantage of the

exemption provided by Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 not to prepare group financial statements and accordingly these financial statements

present information about the Federation as a single undertaking.

Financial instruments. Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered

into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducing all of its financial liabilities.

Where the contractual obligations of financial instruments (including share capital) are equivalent to a similar debt instrument, those financial instruments

are classed as financial liabilities. Financial liabilities are presented as such in the balance sheet. Finance costs and gains or losses relating to financial

liabilities are included in the profit and loss account. Finance costs are calculated so as to produce a constant rate of return on the outstanding liability.

Where the contractual terms of share capital do not have any terms meeting the definition of a financial liability then this is classed as an equity instrument.

Dividends and distributions relating to equity instruments are debited direct to equity.

Dilapidation provisions. Provision is made in the financial statements for the expected dilapidation costs at the balance sheet date from rented premises

where those costs can be estimated with reasonable certainty.

3 TURNOVERTurnover represents amounts receivable exclusive of VAT.

4 OPERATING SURPLUS2009 2008

£ £The operating surplus is after charging:

Depreciation (see notes 2 and 7) 10,945 10,490

Hire of equipment 2,142 3,443

Other operating leases 79,044 86,250

and after crediting:

(Profit)/Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets (137) 2,704



A C C O U N T S

5 EMPLOYEE INFORMATIONThe average number of persons employed during the year, including executive directors, was 8 (2008 - 10).

2009 2008

£ £

Staff costs:

Wages and salaries 333,451 365,330

Social Security costs 31,605 35,679

Company Pension costs 124,659 118,252

Other costs 20,554 48,526

510,269 567,787

6 TAX ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES2009 2008

Domestic current year tax £ £UK corporation tax 236 0

(over) provision in prior year 0 0

Current tax charge 236 0Corporation tax is payable on bank interest received during the year.

7 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Furniture ComputersFittings & Motor & Office

Equipment Vehicles Equipment Total£ £ £ £

Cost:At 1 January 2009 62,133 34,400 9,895 106,428

Additions - - 1,723 1,723

Disposals (30,133) - (6,602) (36,735)

At 31 December 2009 32,000 34,400 5,016 71,416

DepreciationAt 1 January 2009 62,133 9,440 6,803 78,376

Provision for year 8,600 2,345 10,945

Disposals (30,133) - (6,602) (36,735)

At 31 December 2009 32,000 18,040 2,546 52,586

Net Book ValueAt 31 December 2009 - 16,360 2,470 18,830At 31 December 2008 - 24,960 3,092 28,052

8 PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES

Dilapidation Provision£

As at 1 January 2009 80,000

Increase in provision 20,000

As at 31 December 2009 100,000

The dilapidation provision relates to contractual obligations of the company on the surrender of the property lease to re-instate the premises to the

same state and condition as before occupancy.



A C C O U N T S

9 PENSION COMMITMENTSThe Federation operates a defined benefit pension scheme. The assets are held separately from those of the Federation in an independently administered

fund. The pensions charge represents contributions paid by the Federation to the fund and amounts to £116,000 ( 2008 - £116,000) and payments made

to personal pension schemes £8,659 (2008 - £2,340).

An actuarial valuation was undertaken at 1 January 2007 which concluded that there was a funding shortfall at that date of £83,000. The Federation has

agreed a recovery plan with the scheme provider which will eliminate the shortfall by 31 December 2012.

To minimise costs, the Directors have not obtained an independent valuation of the defined benefit scheme at 31 December 2009 as required under the

Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). Consequently, the Federation has not included a valuation of the defined benefits

scheme in the accounts.

10 COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES

Operating leases which expire: 2009 2008

Within 1 year - 86,250

Within 2 to 3 years 84,000 -

84,000 86,250

11 CONSOLIDATIONThe Federation is the sole member of the Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers and the Wallcovering Manufacturers Association both of which

are registered in England and are companies registered by guarantee and are dormant. The Board has relied upon the exemption from preparing

consolidated accounts on it by Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006.

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OFBRITISH COATINGS FEDERATION LIMITED

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009In accordance with the terms of our engagement, and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006. we have compiled the

financial statements of the company set out on pages 50 - 54 from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us.

This report is made to the Company’s Board of Directors, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken

so that we might compile the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, report to the Company’s Board of Directors that we have done

so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do

not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company’s Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

We have carried out this engagement in accordance with technical guidance issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and

have complied with the ethical guidance laid down by the Institute relating to members undertaking the compilation of financial statements.

You have acknowledged on the balance sheet as at 31 December 2009 your duty to ensure that the company has kept proper accounting records and

to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the company is exempt from the statutory

requirement for an audit for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the

accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the financial statements.

We draw your attention to note 9 in the financial statements which discloses and explains a departure from applicable accounting standards. The

company has not included a valuation of the defined benefits pension scheme in these accounts and this is a departure from the Financial Reporting

Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008) and from the Companies Act 2006.

MENZIES LLPChartered Accountants, Ashcombe House, 5 The Crescent, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8DY1 March 2010



G L O S S A R Y

Glossary

A

ADR European agreement concerning the

international carriage of dangerous goods

by road

AIA Alliance of Industry Associations

ASFP Association for Specialist Fire Protection

B

BCF British Coatings Federation

BERR Department for Business Enterprise and

Regulatory Reform

BPD Biocidal Products Directive

BREF Best Available Techniques Reference

Document (for IPPC)

BIS Business Innovation & Skills

BPIF British Printing Industries Federation

BS British Standard

BSI British Standards Institution

C

CAFÉ Clean Air for Europe

CASU Chemical Assessment Schemes Unit (part of

HSE)

CEFIC European Chemical Industry Association

CEN European Standards Committee

CEPE European Council of Paint, Printing Ink and

Artists Colours Industry

CHIP Chemicals (Hazard Information and

Packaging for Supply) Regulations

CIA Chemical Industries Association

CIKTN Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer

Network

CLG Communities and Local Government

Department

CLP EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging

Regulation (GHS)

COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards

Regulations

CPD Construction Products Directive

CPR Construction Products Regulation

CSF Chemical Stakeholders Forum

D

DECC Department for Energy and Climate Change

DEFSTAN Defence Standards

DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and

Rural Affairs

DfT Department for Transport

E

EA Environmental Agency

EHS Environmentally Hazardous Substance

EN Euro Norm (European Standard)

ESFA European Food Standards Agency

ETAD Ecological Toxicological Association of the

Dyestuffs Manufacturing Industry

EU European Union

EuPIA European Printing Ink Association

F

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

G

GHS Globally Harmonised System

H

HSE Health and Safety Executive

HSL Health and Safety Laboratory

I

IARC International Agency for Research into

Cancer

IBC Intermediate Bulk Container

ICCT International Certificate in Coatings

Technology

IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods

IMO International Maritime Organisation

IPPC Industrial Pollution Prevention and Control

legislation

IPPIC International Paint and Printing Ink Council

ISO International Standards Organization

ITX 2-Isopropyl thioxanthone

M

MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency

MoD Ministry of Defence

MPMA Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association

MVRA Motor Vehicle Repairers Association

N

NA National Associations

NEC National Exhibition Centre

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NVQ National Vocational Qualification

O

OCCA Oil and Colour Chemists Association

OSRA Occupational Safety and Risk Assessment

group (of CEPE/EuPIA)

P

PDA Painting and Decorating Association

PERA Consulting and Training Group

PG Process Guidance Note

PRA Paint Research Association

PVC Polyvinyl Chloride

R

REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and

Restriction of Chemicals

RIP REACH Implementation Project

S

SCHIP Standing Committee on CHIP

SCP Sustainable Consumption and Production

SED Solvent Emissions Directive

SG Sector Guidance Note

SIEF Substance Information Exchange Forum

SITPRO Simpler Trade Procedures (Part of BIS)

SMART Small and Medium Area Repair Technique

SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

SPA Screen Printing Association

T

TGIC Triglycidyl Isocyanate

TREM Transport Emergency card

V

VBRA Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association

VOC Volatile Organic Compound

W

WAG Welsh Assembly Government

WSC Wallcoverings Sector Council


Innovations

The BCF represents over 100 companies active in a market that isworth £2.2 billion in the UK. These companies produce about 90 percent of the country’s decorative, industrial and powder coatings,printing inks and wallcoverings.

These products are all around you. From this modest industry of highlyinnovative companies flow the materials that protect and create thebuilt environment, and deliver information and education.

Half of the UK’s workforce couldn’t do their job if these products didnot turn up for them to use, yet coatings and inks are taken forgranted. Despite the Internet, life still depends on ink and paper forinformation. About 14 million newspapers are produced every day inthe UK, while more than 100,000 books are published annually.

There are not many industries with the record of innovation andexcellence that the coatings industry can claim. From cars to trucks,buildings to food wrapping, the coatings industry plays an importantrole in everyone’s lives.

Caring for the environment is not ignored. A fouled ship’s hull causesa 40 per cent increase in fuel consumption. Multiply that by thenumber of ships travelling around the globe and it is easy to see thisis a massive problem. Special anti-fouling coatings reduce the risk offouling and improve fuel efficiency.

Similarly, wood benefits from the industry. Coatings preserve andprotect the material so it lasts longer and fewer trees need to be cutdown. Coatings also enable the use of renewable soft woods insteadof precious hard woods. Coatings save precious metals like steel andaluminium – and the fuel needed to make them – by preventingcorrosion and rust. Savings for the economy and environment areincalculable but immense.

In line with these innovations, many BCF members will launch new andhighly developed products in the coming months, with the aim ofenhancing existing products as well as creating new ones. TheCoatings Industry is here to stay and new products just begging to beinvented.

Coating products are manufactured by, literally, Britain’s most visibleindustry. They preserve the environment and natural resources, maintainand decorate homes, protect food and print newspapers.

Innovations in the Coatings Industry

BCF and the Publishers make no recommendation in respect of any of the advertisers,and no recommendation may be implied by way of the presence of their advertisements.




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Under wraps at the moment, a significant programme of work is underwayto develop a product series that will be used for the water-based Industrialsector and, in the medium term, for the water-based automotive segment.

For further information please contact: [email protected]



We at Profiltra feel that working together withProfiltra should be a partnership. Based on thisconcept we have been a reliable partner for the

industry for almost 70 years.

Profiltra is a customer focussed business with the aim ofbecoming one of the most reputable suppliers of products to avariety of industries including the colour industry. Decades ofexperience and the know-how of our staff make our productsan industry standard for technical performance and quality.

Our activities are split up in five separate business units whichare Additives, Filtration, Seals, Piping Technology andRefractories. For each individual industry we offer the bestcustomized solutions with added value

Being globally organized with branches in Europe, China andpartners in the America’s and India we can provide you withexcellent global logistics and local application know how.

The business unit Additives can supply you with a widevariety of organic pigments for inks (aqueous, solvent, offsetand UV), paints (solvent-borne and aqueous), plastics, textilesand special applications.

❚ Quality of ServicePigments are not a commodity at Profiltra. We are familiarwith your production process and your laboratory facilities.With our office in China we are close to our suppliers whichgives us the ability to make the best selections and secure thequality level of our pigments. With this, Profiltra can offerservice levels tailored to your needs. Our aim is to deliverquality, on time and in full.

❚ Quality in PeopleProfiltra is committed to a long term relationship with thecolour industry. As a part of this commitment we have aresponsibility for long term training and development of ourstaff. Our consultants and engineers all have extensiveknowledge and experience of working in the colour industry.It is this that makes us unique amongst our competitors.

❚ Supply SystemsPigments can be shipped from China in full or mixed containers.We have a warehouse close to Amsterdam and a warehouse inU.K. from where we can supply local markets. Profiltra has theability to deliver large or small shipments locally.

❚ Quality SystemsProfiltra operates the quality management control system ISO9001:2008. Our customers demands lead our technicalactivities in terms of consistency and performance. Ourfactory partners in China fully test each batch of pigmentusing test methods approved by Profiltra. We are continuouslyinvesting in testing facilities in China ensuring we have theability to perform the same test methods with the sameequipment used by our customers. This ensures every batchof pigment is tested twice guaranteeing excellent consistencyfor the customer. Any technical problems can be looked at byour team in China and our engineers in Europe.

❚ Environmental IssuesProfiltra operates a business duty of care. Our products aremanufactured at factories which have requirements to, at aminimum, meet safety and environmental standards set bylocal Governments. We assure the Health and Safety of all ouremployees, our neighbours and the local ecology. Ourbusiness operation and our care of the environment sets usabove our competitors.

❚ REACHProfiltra has taken the step to ensure it obtains full REACHregistration for the pigments we sell throughout Europe.

Call Profiltra Uk on:+44 (0)190 2780785 www.profiltra.co.uk

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Central Tin Containers offers an extensive product rangeincluding aerosol cans and the smaller sizes of lever lidcans that are often referred to in the industry as General

Line or Speciality Packaging. These cans are used by variousindustries and market sectors including of course coatings. CTCis growing an already successful brand and plans to continuedeveloping products that could help coatings manufacturers todifferentiate themselves in their respective sectors.

CTC is a successful privately owned manufacturer of cans basedin Liverpool and operates modern efficient production lines. Inhouse printing, two colour offset with UV curing ensures fastturnaround and short lead times for any run length. All themain industry smaller diameters are available and can heightscan be varied if promotional cans are required.

CTC is conscious of recycling and environmental issues wheretinplate, which is infinitely recyclable, is a good news story. Products are produced with this in mind and a balance is struckbetween minimum weight and ensuring cans adequately protectthe contents including all coatings. Cans are produced to MetalPackaging Manufacturers Association industry standards.

Central Tin Containers LtdWilbraham Road, LiverpoolL5 5BJsales@centraltincontainers.ltd.ukwww.centraltincontainers.ltd.ukTel: 0151 207 2775 Fax: 0151 298 1487

Fenton Packaging is a national packaging stockist and distributor,

specialising in industrial containers for powders, granules,

pastes and liquids including of course coatings.

Established in 1945 and at one time a can manufacturer, Fenton has

grown to become the largest company of its kind in the UK thanks to

continued investment in new products and suppliers, computerised stock

systems, warehousing, short lead times and efficient transport.

Consistently innovative and groundbreaking, Fenton has recently adopted

the “Cans Naturally” truck livery for three of its national fleet to help spread

the word across the UK about the environmental benefits of metal

packaging. Working in partnership with Impress, a global market leader in

the consumer metal packaging industry, Fenton has helped to drive

forward the environmental message and benefits of tinplate packaging by

adopting the Impress design on their trucks.

Tinplate is 100% and infinitely recyclable and metal packaging is a

significant part of about 50% of the product range today including cans,

pails and drums. Plastic packaging represents approximately 40% of

the range and includes the larger sizes of buckets sometimes also

called pails. The balance is flexible packaging and includes pillow bags

and structured bags in boxes which now have UN Accreditation.

Fenton contributes where it is able to raising awareness about

important issues such as increasing the recycling rates of all the

packaging it sells.

Fenton operates from Morley near Leeds, Hemel Hempstead and Bristol

and is one of the largest packaging distributors in the UK. The company is

always seeking to develop and stock metal, plastic and flexible packaging

solutions that offer exceptional value to customers.

Consistent short lead time delivery of any quantity at competitive prices

combined with a professional approach has enabled Fenton to secure many

blue chip customers and the list is still growing.

Fenton Packaging LtdBridge Street, Morley LS27 0LE

Tel: 01132 528222 Fax: 01132 536394

27 Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7BN

Tel: 01442 241112 Fax: 01442 213605

www.fentonpackaging.co.uk

Fenton Packaging Promises ‘Success Through Service’

Central Tin Containers


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RAHN is constantly working on its development program.

The polymeric photoinitiator range of GENOPOL products

has been extensively tested and improved for the use in

food packaging inks. All products are conforming to

guidelines and regulations. This has also been verified by

downstream users such as Nestlé who explicitly lists the

RAHN-products on its positive list of substances that can

be used. Find out more in recently published Product Flash.

Green chemistry or renewable products are hot topics. During

the 2010 RadTech Show in Baltimore RAHN is emphasising

interesting aspects on the subject of ‘renewable and sustainable

product development’. RAHN continues to advance renewable

and green chemistry through new and enhanced products.

Recently new launched RAHN-products

GENOMER* 4267 is an aliphatic urethane acrylate for radically

curable inks, coatings, artificial fingernails and adhesives.

GENOMER* 4267 is recommended for applications where

both high flexibility combined with the toughness expected for

an urethane acrylate are required.

Key points are

❚ very high flexibility

❚ tack free surface

❚ midrange reactivity

❚ good solvent resistance

❚ low yellowing

❚ good adhesion

❚ monomer free

GENORAD* 50 and GENORAD* 51 are high molecular weight

dispersing aids (DA’s) for e.g. radically curable inks and

pigmented coatings. Both products provide easy separation of

pigment particles during the milling process and sterically

stabilize the pigment particles, thus minimizing flocculation and

agglomeration. Key points are

❚ highly efficient dispersion capability

❚ low % levels needed based on pigments

❚ liquid and easy to use

❚ good solubility in acrylates and methacrylates

GENOMER* 6052/TM is a chlorinated polyester resin in

TMPTA, designed for use in radically curable inks, coatings and

adhesives. GENOMER* 6052/TM is especially recommended

for UV inks where excellent adhesion to difficult substrates is

required. It provides good lithographic behaviour and pigment

wetting properties. Key points are

❚ excellent adhesion

❚ good pigment wetting

❚ good lithographic behaviour

❚ low misting of inks

❚ good flexibility

❚ good flow

❚ high gloss

RAHN EnergyCuring is a premier international supplier of specialty chemicals

focused on additives, oligomers, photoinitiators and reactive diluents. The

products are used mainly in ultraviolet and electron beam cure technologies.

Excellent products, years of experience, know how and competent technical

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Rio Tinto Minerals’ Jetfine® talcs are part of the Luzenac

talc product range. They have been developed using

proprietary, ultrafine, micronizing technology to produce

highly lamellar talcs with a high specific surface area.

Jetfine 1A is a natural, high purity, microcrystalline talc

which provides paint formulators with differentiated

product compared to traditional white mineral fillers. With a

top cut of 5μm and a median particle size of less than

1μm, Jetfine is unique and the finest talc grade available on

the coatings market.

Jetfine 1A is based on high brightness talc ore. It can be

used as a TiO2 extender in low and high PVC coatings and

as a filler in low PVC coatings. Due to its platy form and the

inert nature of the platelet surfaces, Jetfine 1A is highly

hydrophobic. It is suitable for use in indoor and outdoor

coatings as a water repellent.

Jetfine 1A improves dry hiding in emulsion decorative paints

with a high PVC content (74%) compared to formulations

without talc or containing talcs with a 10μm top cut.

Jetfine 1A can be used as a filler for gloss alkyd paint

without diminishing gloss. It is a cost-effective alternative to

more expensive fillers or resins and improves paint

performance in terms of application, adhesion and behavior.

Jetfine 1A is available in powder form in bags or in bulk, for

optimum dispersion in emulsion or alkyd paints.

Jetfine 1A talc as an extender in high PVC emulsion

decorative paint

Rio Tinto Minerals performed extensive tests on high PVC

(75%), styrene acrylic emulsion paint. Due to a significant

difference in oil absorption levels—70 instead of 140

ml/100g, tests concluded that Jetfine talcs can be used to

replace extenders such as synthetic aluminium silicate. This

difference in oil absorption enables formulators to reduce

binder content for a similar PVC/CPVC ratio. The resulting

formulation cost is cut by at least four percent, while

maintaining principal paint properties, such as whiteness,

opacity, scrub and sheen at 85°, at constant levels.

Jetfine 1A talc as an extender in gloss alkyd paint

Extensive lab studies conducted by Rio Tinto Minerals have

demonstrated that Jetfine 1A can be used as a filler for

gloss alkyd paint without diminishing gloss — the principle

drawback of using white natural mineral fillers in this

application.

We studied a formulation where Jetfine had been added in

partial replacement of TiO2 and alkyd thixotropic resin.

Results showed that in the optimized formulation containing

5% Jetfine 1A, opacity was maintained as well as the gloss

level at 60° and 20° in a more cost-effective formulation. The

formulation containing Jetfine 1A was easy to apply and

conferred superior hiding power on irregular surfaces such

as mouldings.

Conclusion

Thanks to its ultra-fine grind, new Jetfine provides

formulators with a cost-effective alternative to TiO2 and

confers superior dry hiding properties in low and high PVC

coatings.

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BYK: Close to the customer and globally present. Researching today for tomorrow’s products.

BYK Additives & Instruments is a globallyoperative, branch-leading supplier of additivesand measuring instruments.

Additives are chemical substances that are used in smallquantities to improve product properties such as scratchresistance or surface gloss. Manufacturing processes arealso optimised through the use of additives.

The coatings, printing inks, and plastics industries are someof the main areas of application of BYK additives. Yet inpaper surface finishing, or the production of adhesives andsealants as well as construction chemistry, BYK additivesare also improving the product properties and productionprocesses. In 2009 BYK extended its portfolio with rawmaterials for the production of mold release agents foraluminum die casting.

BYK Instruments develops measuring instruments for theobjective assessment of colour, appearance, and thephysical properties of coatings, plastics, and paper surfaces.

As one of the four divisions within the ALTANA Group,BYK Additives & Instruments employs around 1200 staffworldwide, more than 600 of them in Wesel. In 2009,company turnover amounted to EUR 420 million. Some87% of that turnover was earned abroad, especially inneighbouring European countries, the USA and theAsian market.

The first-ever BYK additive on the market was launched in1935 for coatings. This was when BYK developed theirANTI-TERRA® product. It ensured that pigments incoatings could be evenly distributed – a significant qualityimprovement for the manufacture of coatings.

In 1962, BYK established its Wesel works and launchedproduction of paint and plastics additives there. As aglobally active specialty chemicals company, BYK also hasproduction plants in Kempen (Germany), Deventer (theNetherlands), Wallingford (USA) and Tongling (China). TheBYK instruments section (BYK-Gardner GmbH) is centeredin Geretsried in Upper Bavaria.

Innovative additive developments In the late 1990s, BYK was the first additives manufacturerto begin successfully utilising controlled polymerisationtechnology (CPT), thus allowing improved control of thefine structures of additives. BYK has since developedseveral CPT-based products which are internationally indemand.

BYK was also very quick to embrace nanotechnology.Minute quantities of nano particle solids significantlyimprove the properties of coatings and plastics. By usingnano additives, it is possible not only to increase the UVscreening of wood coatings or improve the scratchresistance of coatings, but also to generate “self-healing”effects in coatings.

In 2008, BYK introduced the first rheology modifying waxemulsion to the market. AQUATIX® 8421 improves theorientation of effect pigments in aqueous coatings whilealso reducing sedimentation.

Every year, BYK invests approx. 8% of its sales in researchand development – a figure that is three times higher thanthe industry standard. For BYK, innovative developmentsare closely oriented towards present and future customerdemands.

One in five BYK staff works in interdisciplinary teamsdedicated to furthering new developments and leveragingstaff competence from the various specialty fields. BYKrewards excellence in development work (annually) withits internal “BYK Advance” innovation prize.


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Promising Outlook For Certified Quality

The quality of our products is secured by existing quality management

procedures certified to DIN EN ISO 9001: 2000. The tendency in large-scale

chemical industry to outsource production to smaller chemical factories is

seen as a major potential for POLY-CHEM, helped by our flexibility, location

and technical equipment. This development should strengthen our specialty

chemicals unit significantly over the coming years.

An impressive presentation of the characteristics and advantages of the

Bitterfeld site can be found at www.chemiepark.de

<http://www.chemiepark.de/> . The marketing model of POLY-CHEM is

based on direct sales to national and international industry customers and on

contract production.

Innovative Solutions In All Segments

We offer to the pharma-, plastic- and cosmetic industry, to the chemical

industry and as well to the segments dyes, lacquer and resins efficient and

innovative solutions. Our main challenge is to be seen to assist our customers

in achieving their goals faster and less expensive. All of our employees are

involved in an ongoing process of development for meeting customer needs.

The present business activities of POLY-CHEM AG include the following

business units:

● Production of solvent-containing acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesives

through polymerisation

● Production of specialty chemicals

● Contract drying and distillation

● Contract formulations

● Innovative reprocessing of average chemicals; recycling of

chemical odd lots

● Services such as drum filling and tank leasing

● Trading (export/import)

What Makes Us Unique

Combinations exceptional in their way POLY-CHEM is unique in its

combination of synthesis reactors and distillation systems. Processes range

from thin-layer evaporation to bubble distillation with various packed

columns. This combination of technologies is optimally supplemented by a

2000-cbm tank storage farm. Additionally, POLY-CHEM is operating all other

plants needed for the processing of organic chemicals, e. g. dryers, agitated

pressure nutsches, etc.

Leading with a universal production permit POLY-CHEM are holders of a

comprehensive operating permit (8 different basic reactions for a wide

spectrum of products) disposal permit for the redemption of damaged

chemicals. This puts the company in a unique position. The tank storage unit

is one of the very few facilities left holding a permit for all classes of

flammable liquids. The permit covers the following reactions: Alkylation,

Halogenation, Condensation, Neutralisation, Polymerisation, Esterification

Addition reactions and Saponification. Organic solvents: Recycling wanted

POLY-CHEM is one of the major manufacturers of solvent-containing

pressure-sensitive adhesives in Germany. With its exceptional plant structure,

POLY-CHEM is the only company in this sector that can offer an attractive

concept including the redemption of solvent mixtures released and

recovered after coating with adhesive solutions. To reduce freight and

cleaning charges, the mixtures are taken back in the same tank truck that was

used for delivering the adhesive.

For the coating factory this represents an optimal solution (e.g. an adhesive-

tape manufacturer) to handle the recycling of the solvent regenerate, and

POLY-CHEM can return these substances to the production process in an

economical way. Another market potential presents itself in the arrival of

solvent-free UV curable acrylic hotmelt pressure-sensitive adhesives, whose

production at our site is secured by the existing distillation plants.

Furthermore, POLY-CHEM successfully established itself as a contract

manufacturer and service provider, which would be impossible without the

complex interplay between different plant components, ranging from the supply

of chemical solutions for large-scale chemicals manufacturing, through catalysts

for PET plastics production to flame retardant formulations. This program is

rounded off by specialty chemicals for the cosmetics and adhesives industry and

the recovery of sodium iodide. We give fast and creative solutions to customer

requirements and have built up very strong relationships with a large clientele.

POLY-CHEM AGChemiepark Bitterfeld-WolfenOT GreppinFarbenstrasse, Areal B06803 Bitterfeld-WolfenPhone +49 (0) 2687 9277-52Fax +49 (0) 2687 9277-88Email [email protected] of IVK

www.poly-chem.de


Croda Coatings & Polymers – your natural choice for sustainable solutions...Croda is a leading global supplier of naturally derivedspeciality chemicals to a wide range of industries suchas personal care, lubricants, polymer additives, cropcare and coatings and polymers.

Croda Coatings & Polymers provides environmentally friendlysolutions to resin manufacturers, paint formulators and additiveproducers through its wide range of natural, high performanceoleochemicals and speciality surfactants.

Croda is an innovative partner offering its customers the highest level of applications know-how and a variety of technologies such as bio-based building blocks and polymeric surfactants.

Croda’s products for the coatings and polymers industry combine high performance characteristics such as low temperature flexibility, durability and emulsion stability with a good environmental profile.

● Sustainable products – bio-based polymer building blocksCroda Coatings & Polymers product portfolio is used in decorative andindustrial coatings, engineering plastics, elastomers and adhesives.

The products can be used to modify a wide range of resins includingpolyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes and epoxies. The technologies aredesigned to bring improved performance characteristics such as waterrepellency, balance of hardness and flexibility to the end product.

Priamine™A new bio based ingredient to improve adhesion e.g.in footwear and electronics

Priplast™ C36 dimer based polyester polyol building blocks for polyurethanes and elastomers

Pripol™ C36 dimer fatty acids and dimer diols used as building blocks for polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes and epoxy resins.

For coatings and adhesives Croda also offers a sustainable technology whichfits well with water borne systems. For instance, Priplast polyester polyolssolve a number of the problems associated with conventional polyurethanedispersions – improving the shelf life, drying time (also reducing energydemand), adhesion and flow together with the resistance properties of thefinal coating.

● Sustainable products – speciality surfactants In addition to our bio-based products, Croda Coatings & Polymers offersa number of solutions which offer the ability to develop low- and VOC-free coatings without compromise on performance.

LoVOCoat™ - The environmentally friendly low VOCsolution for decorative paintsCroda’s LoVOCoat surfactant technology enables the formulation of solventborne alkyd resins into high quality, VOC compliant trim paint, varnishes andstains. The LoVOCoat polymeric surfactants allow up to 30% waterincorporation into the solvent borne alkyd formulations for partial hydrocarbon replacement. LoVOCoat is a cost efficient, easy toformulate low VOC solution, supporting our customers in meeting theirlegislative targets.

MaxemulTM polymeric surfactants for VOC free alkyd based coatingsMaxemul advanced surfactant technology for alkyd resin emulsificationallows for the total elimination of solvents in alkyd based coatings. Thisallows alkyd resin manufacturers the ability to develop water borne alkydsfor zero-VOC, high quality trim paints, varnishes and stains. Emulsions havelow viscosity, excellent shelf life and dry film properties. Maxemul requiresminimal investment, brings cost saving on solvent elimination and is easy tohandle and apply.

Maxemul non-migratory surfactants for high performance water borne polymersCroda offers Maxemul non-migratory surfactants technology for emulsionpolymerisation. This technology allows the development of waterbornepolymer systems and dry films that do not show the drawbacks commonlyassociated with the presence of surfactants. It gives binder properties thatare closer to solution polymer performance than latices stabilised withconventional surfactants. NMS surfactants enhance latex stability and dryfilm properties and known drawbacks of free surfactant presence in the dryfilm are avoided.

Sustainable developmentCroda has over 150 years of experience in the oleochemical industry and, assuch, has developed various technology platforms, leading to one of the widestranges of natural based products worldwide. Caring for the environment andthe well being of future generations is at the heart of Croda.

For more information please visit www.crodacoatingsandpolymers.com oremail [email protected]


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Imerys is the world’s largest producer of white industrial minerals, with a networkof plants across five continents, including major sites in the UK, Belgium, Italy, Spain,USA, Brazil, Australia, Japan and China.

We are a major supplier of high quality mineral extenders to the paint and ink industriesthroughout the world.

Our extensive range of products include: calcium carbonates, dolomite, alumino-silicate,diatomite, Hydrous & calcined kaolins, perlite and mica. We specialise in highperformance functional additives that can improve paint performance and deliversignificant savings in prime pigment levels.

The wide choice of particle size, shape and morphology available from Imerys allows thecoatings formulator to select the most appropriate products to reduce pigmentcrowding and improve pigment extension. The finer particle size products may alsoimprove the primary pigment spacing enabling the coatings producer to formulate morecost effective or higher performance products.

The unique morphology and narrow particle size distribution of our products enablesvery effective matting while limiting the number of undesirable particles and associatedproperties.

Imerys products provide exceptional performance in both solvent and water-basedformulations at high and low Pigment Volume Concentration (PVC).

The low bulk density and high bulking value of our diatomite products, help controlsyneresis and in-can settling. Additionally, our unique particle structures reduce dry timeand increase vapour permeability. Similar improvements in reduced syneresis andsettling can also be found when using our platy, Hydrous Kaolin products.

The high Moh’s hardness of our Diatomite products, combined with uneven particleshape, provides excellent resistance to scrubbing and burnishing.

Where whiteness is important we offer products with low “b” values, providing a bluishundertone and cleaner tint. Furthermore, Imerys products enable excellent tint retentionin deep and accent base paint lines.

Depending on the formulation, our materials can also modify rheology, paint stability,stain resistance, improve mudcrack resistance and barrier properties.


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For more than 40 years the company Willy A.Bachofen AG Maschinenfabrik, also known underthe name WAB, has been the unchallenged

specialist in the grinding and dispersing technologywith its world-famous DYNO-MILL®.

30 years ago our industry list would have read; Paint,Ink and Chemicals, today our list would be as follows and growing; Paints, Inks, Chemicals, Wood finishes,Oil additives, Fuel cells, Electronics, Ceramics,Thermo-electrics, Bio fuels, Aeronautics, Lighting,Displays, Pharmaceutical, Fibres, Textiles, Inkjet,Filtration, Electromagnetic shielding, Automotive, Selfcleaning paint/glass, etc.

Today we have a completely new vocabulary suchas; Led, Plasma, Lcd, Oled, Nano, Carbon NanoTubes, Bucky balls, Fullerenes, Chemical VapourDeposition, Sputtering, Inkjet, Bio fuel, Photo Voltaic,flat panel displays, scratch resistant and selfrepairing coatings, particle surface activity and so on.

In the 80’s 1-1.5 mm beads were considered “small”and were first used to produce high quality Flexoinks. Now we are using 0.05mm beads to produceNano sized particles.

We saw glass beads replaced by Zirconium Silicateand now we use Yttria or Cerium stabilised Zirconium2.5 times heavier.

It would not have been possible for us to embrace any ofthis technology without the research and development ofWAB AG, manufacturers of the Dyno Mill®

WAB have developed new agitator systems to bemore efficient in the production of Nano particles,they have developed new separator systems to retainthe micro beads. To evaluate the new developmentsWAB have developed a new Laboratory mill thatincorporates all of the features required to handle thelatest processes in particle size reduction.

DYNO®-MILL MULTI LABThe modular designed laboratory agitator bead millDYNO®-MILL MULTI LAB is used in research,development and small scale for dispersion and wet grinding.

With the smallest grinding container of 150ml,formulations of approx. 100ml can be tested. Thenext size is the grinding container with a volume of300ml which is suitable for batch sizes up to 1 litre.In addition, a grinding container size of 600ml can befitted with either the traditional agitator discs or withthe patented “Accelerators” so that both technologiescan be compared to each other.

Its flexibility and superb performance make theDYNO®-MILL MULTI LAB an ideal laboratory mill tofulfil all grinding and dispersing requirements in awide range of industries.

Willy A. Bachofen UK Limited4 Brownfields CourtBrownfields, Welwyn Garden CityHertfordshire, AL7 1AJ, England

Tel: +44 (0)1707 327777, Fax: +44 (0)1707 327778

Email: [email protected]: www.wab.uk.com

IMCD UKIMCD UK is a leading distributor of specialty and commoditychemicals, supplying coatings customers across the UK withresins, pigments, solvents and additives. The company has grownsignificantly over the last few years, building on its 140 year history (first as the Stein Brothers, and then as Honeywill andStein), and maximising business opportunities presented locallyand through the Rotterdam-based parent company, IMCD.

The comprehensive portfolio offered to the UK market is composed primarily of products from Western European and USmanufacturers, who are often among the top three producers intheir relevant market sectors. Some of the partnerships wereestablished more than 20 years ago, whilst others are still in theirinfancy. IMCD is proud of its reputation as a major specialtychemicals distributor that can provide flexible optimised logisticssolutions to manufacturers and customers, along with extensivetechnical knowledge and a professional recommendation process,to support customer product development.

In response to the ever-changing demands from the market todevelop new products, IMCD are currently introducing a numberof key technologies to the UK Coatings and Inks market, including:

• High solids solvent-based alkyd resins for decorative paintapplications, including silicone-modified alkyds

• Water-based alkyd, acrylic and hybrid resins for decorative andindustrial metal coatings meeting 2010 VOC requirements

• Water-based and high solids solvent-based hydroxyl-functionalacrylic resins for 2K automotive refinish and general industrialmetal protection

• High performing water-based acrylic / polyurethane dispersions

• Novel UV cure technology (100% and hybrid water-based)

• Blocked Isocyanate curing agents with low temperature cureresponse, as well as standard isocyanate cross-linkers

• High performing Silicon-based resins for high temperature andhigh weathering resistance applications

• Specialty solvents for VOC-compliant high solids formulations

• Improved performance Carbon Black pigments

• Environmentally-friendly defoamer and dispersant technologies

• Cost-effective and advanced performance synthetic rheologymodifiers for all types of waterbased coatings

• Cobalt-replacement patented metal drier technology for alkydpaints with full formulation support to match drying profiles

• Metal catalysts (e.g. Bismuth, Zinc) to replace tin-basedcompounds in polyurethane chemistry

• Alternative anti-skin technology to replace MEKO

For further information please contact

IMCD UK’s Sutton office on 0208 770 3419

or Trevor Fielding, [email protected]



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Jotun Leads the Way with Healthcare Paint RangeThere are over 5 million asthma sufferers in the UK - more than anyother country in Europe - and the cost to the nation is high. Almost13 million working days are lost to the condition annually and theNHS spends almost £900m on treating asthma every year.

Now Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd claims to be the first company tolaunch a range of allergy free paints into the UK, significantlyreducing the risk of users developing or aggravating a variety ofrespiratory problems.

The Sens interior paint range was developed in cooperation with theNorwegian Asthma Society (NAAF) and approved by Sweden’sAsthma and Allergy Association (AAS). Its formulation allowspotentially-harmful substances to rapidly evaporate, making it saferto use by everyone, including those suffering from asthma, andcertain allergies.

The raw materials undergo an additional cleansing phase during theproduction process and Jotun had to develop a specific compositionin order to satisfy NAAF’s stringent requirements.

“The NAAF label scheme is one of the world’s strictest eco-labelschemes with regard to health-promoting properties.” commentsMark Robinson, Jotun’s marketing manager. “‘We worked closely

with their experts to develop a paint range that has the lowest VOCemission rate on the UK market, is allergen-free, and therefore theideal choice for situations where health considerations areparamount. This relationship will continue, demonstrating Jotun’slong term commitment to producing coatings that have minimalimpact on the environment’”

Available in three products and three can sizes – 1 litre, 3 litre and10 litre. Sens primer is for use on wood and panelling whereas Sens10 (matt) and Sens 30 (silk) are suitable for walls, panels and trims,thereby eliminating the need for a number of products for differentsurfaces. The products are highly durable, leading to improvedmaintenance cycles and their 100% acrylic formulation means thatthe surfaces are scrubbable and can be easily cleaned. With fastdrying properties – two coats in one day - disruption is kept to aminimum with trade users and clients alike benefiting from rapidproject completion.

Brenntag Specialties Europe: Shared Values -Shared SuccessBrenntag Specialties Europe brings together specialty chemicalcompanies, whether global or niche, with Brenntag’s own dedicatedmarket sector experts, to offer customers secure and effectivesolutions, technologies and leading brands to the UK market.

The international network ensures that customers benefit from thelatest in market trends and technological know-how. Whether it’s inthe field of industrial or architectural Coatings, Adhesives orConstruction chemicals Brenntag specializes in meeting theindividual distribution requirements of the companies we serve.

Brenntag Specialties Europe works closely with suppliers andcustomers to provide timely, innovative solutions.

The broad product portfolio of specialty chemicals simplifies orderprocessing and these synergies help reduce costs for everyone.Brenntag Specialties Europe new and informative website provides anoverview of all the specialty chemical operations in each majorapplication field and links together each part of the organisationacross Europe. www.brenntag-specialties-europe.com

The technical sales approach used in combination with the extensiveindustry experience of the Brenntag Specialties Europe sales teamsallows complex problems to be solved. They offer new ideas andperspectives to solve problems, not only by recommending the rightproducts but also how to use them in the right way.

The highly skilled sales force are dedicated to specific industries andtechnologies. This means there is a greater understanding ofcustomers needs and solutions found.

Brenntag has an excellent record. Delivering reliability, integrity andsafety in the value chain is a commitment at all levels.

A core value is the compliance to all regulations and legislation and adedication to maintaining the highest health, safety andenvironmental protection standards. This commitment is underlinedby voluntary participation in industry initiatives regarding product stewardship and “Responsible Care”.


The new universal primer, Hempadur Quattro, is the first

anticorrosive coating in a new epoxy category: Universal

Epoxy. Hempadur Quattro is suitable for a wide range of

surfaces and offers a year-round application window.

And it has now been type-approved in accordance with

IMO/PSPC rules for ballast tanks which call for 15-year

protection.

Hempel has created a new Universal Epoxy with a high solid

content and has excellent anticorrosive performance. Quattro

can be applied to almost any surface, greatly simplifying the

specifications, and so reducing costs, on large coating projects.

With the development of Quattro, Hempel have developed a

coating that has many applications and uses, it offers better

protection from corrosion than its predecessors, and offers value

for money and a good return on investment for customers.

Suitable for application 365 days a year, Hempadur Quattro

can be applied in temperatures from 40°C to -10°C, and this

wide range means it can be applied at any time of the year

almost anywhere in the world. It also protects an extensive

range of surfaces and structures, from ballast tanks and

underwater hulls on vessels to offshore oil platforms and other

onshore steel structures. This combination of year-round

application and universal coating can save customers time

and money on anticorrosive protection.

Hempadur Quattro has a high solid content, so applying it to

many areas of a structure or vessel limits the amount of volatile

organic compounds (VOCs) released into the environment.

Hempadur Quattro: Universal coating for

year-round application


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