which can be an alternative to replace high-performance
solvent-basedcoatings,andanano-dispersionforprimersand
sealants,”Giselaannounces.
ARKEMA
Since it entered the Brazilianmarket back in October 2012
as a result of its subsidiary Coatex’s acquisition of Resicryl,
Arkemahas investedmassively to improve its industrial park,
laboratories and safety andenvironmental performance, ac-
cording toLuizCarlosPestana,managerofadhesive, coating
andconstructionemulsions.“In2014weopenedasupportand
application laboratorydedicatedtocustomers,and ithasbeen
considered inthemarketplacetobeoneofthemostadvanced
of itskind inall ofLatinAmerica.Wepurchasednew reactors
that started running in April of 2015, andwe’ve invested in
amodern tank storage area for finishedproducts that has a
storagecapacityof 1.4million liters.”
Thecompanyalreadyprovidescustomerswithresinscontain-
ing very low amounts of residual monomers, according to
NeideJiuliani,developmentandapplicationmanagerfor
Latin America. “In Junewe started producing our first
emulsions with technology from ACR North America.
We are highlighting: Encor 413 BR, for the building and
constructionmarket,plasterandconcretemodification,
aswellascementitiousandnon-cementitiousmembranes
andsemi-flexiblemembranes;Encor161BR, forthebuild-
ingandconstructionmarket,plasterandconcretemodi-
fication, as well as cementitious and non-cementitious
membranes and flexible membranes; and Encor 9801
BR, for thePSAmarket.We alsoprovideCelocor, a line
of opaque polymers that functions as an alternative to
partiallyreplacetitaniumdioxide.TheproductsfromACR
aresoldundertheEncorbrand, forwater-basedsystems,
and theChempol brand, for solvent-based systems.”
AROMAT
Asof 2015, Aromat isanofficial distributorof Cristal, ac-
cording to technical manager Fernando Rosa. “We are
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