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rheologyagents. “Thebignewsat arebooth isournew
partnerDOGChemie,aswellasa lineofpowderpolymers
for construction applications,” says business manager
SelenaMendonça. “We also provide a new clay-based
thickener forwaterborne coatings. Tolsa is launching a
line ofmicrobeads for coatings and construction appli-
cations. King Industry, for its part, is introducing a few
newadditionsto itsrangeofthixotropicagents forboth
water- and solvent-basedcoatings,”Selenapointsout.
SelenasaysthatMetachemhastwobranches in Itupeva,
SãoPaulo,withamodernstoragesystem.“Whenneces-
sary,weusegeneralwarehouses.Goingaboutchoosing
whatwedistributewithgreatseriousnessandstrictness,
Metachemseekstoestablishsolidpartnershipsfocusing
onqualityand innovation,whilereinforcingourcommit-
ment to themarket.Qualityand innovationare found in
adiversifiedproductrangewithmorethan300 itemsfor
several industries.”
MIDLAND
DuringAbrafati 2015,Midland is exhibiting itsmainpro-
ducts, such as cellulose esters, PVB, specialty solvents,
adhesionpromoters, andepoxy, vinyl andhydrocarbon
resins. “We also provide specialty chemicals for UV-
-curingapplications,antioxidants,couplingagents,flame
retardants, impactmodifiers,hollowglassmicrospheres,
PIA, NPG, optical brighteners, additives forwaterborne
systems,andmultifunctionalpolyamide-basedadditives,”
says salesanddevelopmentmanagerRosanaHerminio.
MOINHOPIRÂMIDE
MoinhoPirâmide is a company specializing inmanufac-
turing production equipment for the chemical and coatings
industriesat large, according to technical director JuniorMa-
chado. “Wemanufacture grinding, dispersing, agitation and
processing equipment, while being experts on the develop-
mentandengineeringofnewplants,providingcustomerswith
complete turnkey solutions. Themain pieces of equipment
we provide are mills, additives stations and homogenizing
machines,dispersingtanks,finishedpainttanks,storagetanks,
reactors, dispersers, pots, electric panels/automation,metal
structures and buildings, construction equipment, piping,
blades, beads, fillingmachinesandpalletizers.”
Inordertoservesmallandmedium-sizedpaintmanufacturers,
thecompany is introducing itsnewLUSequipmentatAbrafati
2015. “It is an entry-level line featuring the sameproduction
efficiency,but is45-percentcheaper.Wearealso introducing
Envasike,acompanyspecializing inmanufacturingcutting-ed-
gefillingmachinesfordomestically-producedpaints, textured
coatings,compoundsandsolvents.TheLinearfillingmachine is
acomprehensive,practicalandcost-effectivesolutionthatwill
takemanufacturers to thenext level. Thismachine increases
efficiencyupto20timesandreduceswastebyupto8times,”
saysdirectorofoperationsHenriqueLinhares.
MOMENTIVEPERFORMANCEMATERIALS
MomentivePerformanceMaterials isexhibitingnewdevelop-
mentsatAbrafati 2015.“WearehighlightingtheCoatOSilFLX
coatingsmodifier,whichhelpstomaintainflexibilityandgloss
retention in adverseweather conditions. Systems improved
with theCoatOSil FLXmodifierhaveshownsignificant impro-
vements in flexibility and UV resistance in relation to other
existingcoatingson themarket, andareexcellentoptions to
consider for applications in coatingsdesigned for substrates
difficult topaint inmarine and industrial maintenance
environments,” says André Victor Danc, marketing
manager, Silanes, LatinAmerica.
TheCoatOSilFLX isdesignedforuse inhighperforman-
ce,silane-curedcoatingsystems, includinghybridepoxy
polysiloxane formulations, according to Danc. “This
producthasbeenshowntoreducecure-inducedstress,
delivering improveadhesionandcorrosionresistance.”
NETZSCH
AmajornewdevelopmentfromNetzschatAbrafati2015
