micas and quartz, and France-based Provençale,
whose representative Daniel Moreau delivered a
lecture on calcium carbonate extenders. Monte
Paschoal, based in Brazil, was also there demons-
trating its kaolins through a lecture provided by
its chief executive officer Roberto Rocha.
Other papers were sent by the represented com-
panies and presented by Adexim-Comexim techni-
cians, entitled: “Polyurethane Resins,” by US-based
Bond Polymers; “Additives for Liquid and Other
Coatings,” by Estron Chemical, also based in the US;
“Glass Flakes – Application in Anticorrosive Coatin-
gs,” by UK-based Glass Flake; “Environment-Friendly
Zinc Phosphate, Aluminum Phosphate, Corrosion
Inhibitors, Substitute for Strontium Chromate and
Zinc Chromate,” by France-based SNCZ; “High-Spe-
ed Rotor/Stator Dispensers,” by US-based Kady Mill
Equipment; “Zirconium Oxide and Silicate Beads,” by
US-based Fox Industries; and “Inorganic Thickener
(developed by Comexim),” by Attapulgus Clay.
DMC wants absolute leadership
After effectively integrating Rohm and Haas’ bu-
siness into Dow, thereby creating the Dow Micro-
bial Control (DMC) business unit, the company is
preparing to tackle the challenge of leading all
segments of the market that it serves, growing
65 percent worldwide by 2012, while keeping on
developing innovative products, placing empha-
sis on people-friendly and environment-friendly
technologies. Towards that end, Dow introduced in
September the regional structures of DMC, reaffir-
ming that its primary growth strategy is to serve
several markets, keeping focus on customers and
combining the knowledge and expertise of the two
companies.
“The new business has the most comprehensive
product range in the global performance assets
industry, as well as analytical and microbiolo-
gical testing facilities, combining knowledge of
the market and regulations,” said Mark Henning,
general manager at SMC. According to him, one
of the challenges facing the industry is to provide
biocides that are safe and environmentally friendly
(formaldehyde-free, for example), but at competiti-
ve costs.
He also said in detail where DMC has Regional
Customer Application Centers (CACs) around the