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PAINT & PINTURA
Setembro 2010
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that are developed according to sustainability requi-
rements and with quality assurance. Akzo Nobel’s
Guarulhos unit is certified under the ISO 9001:2008
standard,” Elaine stresses.
For ammonia odor-free paints, Alcolina has the
solution
Alcolina is constantly seeking practical, efficient
solutions for all customers that it serves. “We always
seek new technologies to provide a more and more
comprehensive and versatile product range for all of
the market segments that we serve. To meet the va-
rious requirements of our customers and partners,
we are now launching a new product. It’s an alka-
linizer which we designed to meet the requirements
of not only paint manufacturers, but also several
different processes which involve pH adjustments,”
says Kelly Vieira da Silva, the chemical engineer in
charge at Alcolina.
Alcolina currently provides two kinds of alkali-
nizers: LN 3330 and LN 3350, which have been
tested in several processes and delivered great
performance. In addition, they are environmen-
tally friendly, completely odorless, easy to ap-
ply and handle, and display great stability and
compatibility in the various formulations they are
used in. These products are designed to replace
ammonia, which until now has been the main
product used for pH correction. “While correc-
ting pH, our alkalinizers enhance film hardness,
improve washability, increase paint viscosity and,
most importantly, don’t make the paint smell like
ammonia,” ensures Ailton Ribeiro, manager at
Alcolina’s Additives Division.
Alcolina places at its customers’ disposal a highly
qualified technical team. “Book a visit with one
of our consultants. Through laboratory tests, we
can identify which the most efficient product will
be for each process. That way, we will be able to
achieve our goal of providing all customers and
partners with an option to use an excellent quali-
ty product to manufacture paints free of ammonia
odors, which is nowadays a key consumer require-
ment,” Ribeiro concludes.