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6 NEWS www.finishingmagazine.co.uk BCF’s essential coatings and inks campaign highlights industry involvement in fight against coronavirus Many shades of grey The latest powder usage figures from Vertik-Al reveal that shades of grey dominated its powder coating lines in the 11 months to April 2020. Of the top 10 colours most used, five were a tonal variation of grey, with Anthracite Grey leading the charge with almost 20% share. In fact, the powder coater’s top 10 comprises only neutral tones, with the five remaining colours a variation on this theme - Jet Black, Signal Black, Heritage Black, HIPCA White and Pure White. Vertik-Al director, John Park-Davies believes that this neutral dominance is down to their versatility; providing a blank canvas. “For many years white has been the principal finish for window and door products, while black and a uniform grey accounted for the majority of roofline products. “As tastes and trends have evolved, designers and homeowners have embraced the entire neutral colour palette, seeking hues that don’t compete with other colours but can easily be layered with stronger tones, both inside and out. Our powder usage is proof of this, with greys and blacks prevailing.” Vertik-Al also crunched the numbers on finish usage and matt dominates at 83.91%, followed by satin, gloss and then finally, metallic. In combining colour and finish, variations of grey in a matt finish obliterate the competition with 20 entries in Vertik-Al’s top 50. In fact, Anthracite Grey is the only grey to feature in both a matt and satin finish. The powder usage data has also supported a rising interest in bolder, more extraordinary colour and finish combinations. Anodic Pewter, White Aluminium and Gold Metallic all rank in the top 50, featuring in metallic finishes. Vertik-Al uses around 400 colours regularly and can access over 3500. By working with global powder companies, including AkzoNobel, Synthapulvin, Axalta, IGP etc. the company can respond to the most elaborate of requests, coating aluminium to complement all manner of products, and architectural styles and features. Order books are down The latest Supply Chain Trends Survey from the Chemical Business Association (CBA) shows a major decline in order books and current sales as well as the industry’s forecast for employment turning negative. Peter Newport, CBA’s chief executive, said, “This Survey shows the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic with order books and current sales showing more than a 60% negative swing since our last survey in March. Worryingly, trends in employment have turned negative for the first time since we started running these surveys eight years ago.” “Emerging from the Covid-19 lock-down, an imminent and severe economic downturn, plus the increasing likelihood of a No Deal Brexit represents a perfect storm for the UK’s chemical supply chain and are beginning to be reflected in our survey,” he added. British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched a new #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign to highlight the critical role the coatings and printing inks sectors play in the UK economy and, in particular, as part of the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. At any given time, coatings have a vital role to play in a modern economy, however, above and beyond this, over the past few months the sector has played an increasing role in the nation’s response to coronavirus. BCF members have been playing their part supplying key coatings and inks used in products and components for items such as ventilators, hospital beds and trollies, sneeze guards for checkout counters, oxygen cylinders, hospital isolation units, and also in meeting the increased demand for food and pharmaceutical packaging. In addition, BCF members have also demonstrated a strong communitarian role. They have been using their facilities to switch production to now much-needed products for the NHS and local communities, like hand-sanitiser and PPE, as well as helping out in their local areas more generally. The new #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign serves to showcase the essential functions of coatings and inks in the fight against the coronavirus with a dedicated webpage featuring BCF member case studies along with a social media campaign to promote the efforts. Visit www.coatings.org.uk/essential for more information. Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British Coatings Federation said: “The coatings industry is playing its part in the ongoing fight against coronavirus, supplying the vital goods and components others in critical frontline sectors need. I am proud of the way in which our members have contributed and our #essentialcoatings and #essentialinks campaign helps make clear to a wider audience what they have been doing. “However, while we are all rightly focussed on the response to coronavirus at the present time, we also want to make sure that the industry’s wider, historical and ongoing contribution to our economy gets the recognition it deserves. So our campaign will continue, over the course of the year, to highlight the diverse and important ways in which coatings and inks help UK industry and consumers day in, day out. From the health sector to defence and from automotive to any number of home and office applications, coatings and inks are essential products.” New sales manager BOFA International, a global leader in portable fume and dust extraction systems, has appointed Tom Reimann as sales manager - International to help drive the company’s continued plans for growth in overseas markets. Tom joins BOFA with more than 20 years’ experience in international sales and global business development for advanced technology businesses – and although his customer engagement of late has been via video conferencing because of COVID-19 lockdowns, he’s looking forward to getting on the road when conditions allow. Finishing – July/August 2020
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