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displaying waxes for producing powder coatings, fea-
turing advanced technologies to control gloss, scratch
resistance, texturing,degassingandflow.Stillonsurface
modifiers,wearehighlightingLanco1380F,amicronized
wax formattingvarious systems that alsoprotects coa-
tingfilms fromabrasion.”
LUMASA
LumasaProdutosQuímicos, a company that represents
and resells chemicals in LatinAmerica, is introducing at
Abrafati 2015 new partners for businesswith the paint
andcoatings industrythatsupplyperformanceproducts,
andalsonewproductsfromtraditionalpartners,saysco-
-owneranddirectorPaulo Intelizano.“TroyCorporation is
oneofthecompanieswearerepresenting,andwecarry
itsentirerangeofadditives, fungicides,bactericidesand
anti-skin agents (Meko), complementing our range for
thepaint and coatings industry. BlueGiant, for its part,
isbringingtoBrazil, throughLumasa, itsphthalocyanine-
-basedpigments for coatings, plastics, inks, etc.”
At its booth for the trade show, Lumasawill alsobeac-
companiedby twomorepartners. “CTP is exhibiting its
new lineofhardeners lineforepoxy(CeTePox), featuring
excellent performance and low yellowing. And Jana is
reinforcing thepresenceof a leading supplier of epoxy
resins intheworldandSouthAmericanmarkets,stressing
itsPAAhardeners,” Intelizano says.
MANCHESTER
Manchester’smain distinguishing feature is the invest-
ment itconstantlymakes inresearchanddevelopmentofnew
products,accordingtosalesdirectorEduardoVeitonis.“Weare
always improvingourproducts,andofferingatthesametime
low-cost and sustainablealternatives forour customers.Our
greatest innovation inrecenttimeshasbeenthedevelopment
andmanufacturing of urethane rheologymodifiers, andwe
are thefirstBraziliancompany todevelop this technology.”
To be highlighted at the trade show are new versions with
significant improvements inresistanceandapplicationcompa-
redtopreviousproducts,providingmoreoptions inurethane
productsforthemarketplace,accordingVeitonis.“Wearealso
exhibitinganewadditive theprovides excellentwashability,
delivering to formulators cost reductions and an increase in
quality levelsof latexpaints. Inadditiontothesenewproducts,
it isworthpointingoutourcomprehensive rangeof specialty
chemicals that is recognized for itsdiversityandquality.”
MAST
Founded inMay 1995, theMASTGroupnowhas 20 years of
success. “We import anddistribute technologies andquality
solutions for the paint and coatings, plastic and automotive
industry,aswellusers ingeneral, forallofSouthAmerica,and
inpartnershipwith20 internationally recognizedcompanies.
The incorporation of the ISO 17025-certifiedMAST Serv and
MASTLab laboratorieswasanaturalmoveaimedatproviding
servicesdirectlytocustomers,andtheywillberepresentedat
the trade show,” saysMarcoStorel, CEO.
At this 2015 edition of Abrafati, MAST is celebrating its 20
years of success in the company of all its friends, customers
andpartners. “Wearegoing tobewithBYKGardner,Q-LAB,
Taber, GTI, Fischer, Cyberchome, GAST, Brookfield, Cannon,
FeltonHatchLange,VMAGetzman,Wolf Innovation,DJHand
PhoenixColor,”Storel adds.
MCASSAB
MCassab isexhibitingnewadditionsto itsportfolioatAbrafati
2015. “The highlight of our exhibit is Ultrafilm 260 LV, from
Oxiteno, a low-odor coalescing agent for different types of
coatings and adhesives. It features low evaporation rate,
low content of volatile organic compounds (VOC), and high
solventpower fordifferent typesofpolymers. It canbeused
asacoalescingagent in solvent-basedadhesivesand inpaint
andcoatingformulationscontainingvinyl,acrylicsandstyrene-
