The window film industry has been talking about the implications of Solutia’s acquisition of Southwall Technologies. Solutia will gain Southwall’s XIR® Technology, used in VKool films and all of the company’s manufacturing capabilities for window film production. Solutia will also now be offering a new product where film is “encapsulated between Saflex® polyvinyl butyral interlayers [...]

Solutia is set to acquire glass and film products company Southwall Technologies for an “aggregate equity purchase price of about $113 million” according to a press release from the company. “This acquisition positions Solutia as the world leader in advanced sputtering technology, combining the industry’s leading commercial expertise with next-generation innovation capabilities to provide advanced [...]

The announcement of the completed acquisition of Solar Gard Specialty Films by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has been met with a variety of reactions to the big news. “This transaction represents what we’ve been saying for years—that the future for specialized films is bright and that Solar Gard is best positioned to lead the market,” says [...]

Solutia has named Craig Ivey as the new president of the performance films division in St. Louis. Ivey succeeds Mike Donnelly who was elected as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Solutia. Ivey has been with Solutia for more than 14 years and was currently serving as vice president of photovoltaics for Solutia’s advanced [...]

In the midst of the crowning of 2011 Tint-Off champion Chris Brooks attendees packed sessions at the International Window Film Tint-Off and Conference looking for new information. Window film attendees spent time with Lyle Hill of Keytech North America learning about the latest in glass and window technology. “One thing the Department of Homeland Security is considering is [...]

Chris Brooks of Kauffs Tint & Graphics in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., walked away as the top tinter in tonight’s International Window Film Tint-Off™ competition. Brooks came in first place with a score of 84, followed by Brian Felts of Jenkins Auto Group in Ocala, Fla., with a score of 78. Troy Peters of Cypress [...]

The six finalists for the International Window Film Tint-Off™ have been announced. The finalists are Eric Bouchard of Reflex Teinte in Quebec City, Canada, with a score of 84; Chris Brennan of Tint King in Indianapolis with a score of 81; Chris Brooks of Kauffs Tint & Graphics in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with a [...]

Memphis is alive as the International Window Film Tint-Off and Conference™ attendees flood through the doors of the Marriott Memphis Downtown. Accreditation review and testing took place tonight and educational seminars begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning with Kelly McDonald’s session, “Understanding the Customer of the Future.” Following this session McDonald will host a second [...]

Window film franchise, Tint World Window Tint and Automotive Styling Center, has been included in Inc. Magazine’s 500/5000 list at #4439. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company earned the honor by being one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States. Starting with just six locations, the franchise has more than quadrupled in size [...]

Some kids are preparing to head back to school, but the students at AMIkids School in Palmetto, Fla., are already learning something new. The kids from the non-profit school for troubled youth spent more than three days with Paul Mello, the owner of Tint Shark in Bradenton, Fla. “I helped teach part of a lesson [...]