-acrylic latices. Inelectro-insulatingvarnishes,Ultrafilm260LV
actsasasolvent, and it canalsobeusedasapaint remover,”
saysWalterFazzio,manager,Coatings,Resins&Construction
businessunit.
MERCK
Themajor newdevelopment inperformancepigments from
Merck is theXirallicNXT line. “It is speciallydesigned for the
automotive industry, with possible applications in plastics,
leatherandwood.ThenewgenerationofXirallicproductspro-
videsallwell-knownbenefits,suchastheuniqueLiving-Sparkle
glosseffect,colordepth,andweatheringresistance,pluseven
greater color saturationand clarity. Another highlight at our
booth isour ability toanticipatecolor trends. That translates
into the various trend toolswe are introducing at Abrafati,”
saysFranciscoVeloso, country lead, PerformanceMaterials.
TheGlobalAutomotiveColor Inspirationscomprises40color
styles for theautomotive industry, according toVeloso. “We
arepresentingcolorsandtexturesthatwillbe instyleoverthe
next fewyears. TheGlobalAutomotive InteriorColor Inspira-
tions provide 21modern styles for automotive interiors
andconsumergoods.Wealsoprovidealloftheproposed
colors from the tool Journeyof Life InspiredbyRed. In
addition to trends in red shades, the tool introduces a
concept that connects our perception of color in the
courseofour lives.”
METACHEM
ForMetachem’sexhibit atAbrafati 2015, approximately
ninepartnerswillbe inattendance:Amtex,withCMC;Ari-
zonaChemical,withfattydimeracids;DOGChemie,with
silanes; GEOSpecialties,withDMPA (dimercaptopropyl
phthalamidic acid), specialty polyols, trimethyl ethane
(TME)andhydroxyacrylicmonomers; ICLAdvancedAddi-
tives(formerlyknownasHalox),withcorrosion-inhibiting
pigments; King Industries,withadditives for high-solids
andwaterborne systems; Synthomer,withacrylic, vinyl
andSBRpolymers;Eastman,withsolvent-andwater-ba-
sedPVBresins;GabrielPerformanceProducts,withepoxy
hardeners;andTolsa,withsepiolite-andbentonite-based
