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02,which isnota launch,buthasbeenreallysuccessful in
themarketforacrylicfillersandspacklingpastes.Wealso
postwarningsonpaint labelswhentheycontainMPswith
APEO in their formulation. Depending on thematerial
used, theyhave tobe labeledashazardousmixtures.”
Also tobe in thespotlight is theCoapur lineofPU-based
productsforpremiumcoatings.“Finally,weareshowca-
singtheCoadis lineofspecialtydispersingagents,which
accentuategloss inhigh-glosscoatingsandalsodisperse
TiO
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veryeffectively,”Medeiros says.
COIM
CoimBrazil is showcasing it s range of alkyd, polyester
and isocyanate resins, as well as new polyesters for
the can coating segment, andpolyesters forwood and
metal,accordingtocoatingresinssalespersonFernanda
Santos. “The competitive edgeof thesenew resins lies
in the fact that they are locallyproduced,making them
affordable to customers who previously had to import
andstorethesetypesofpolyesterresins.Theresinshave
been developed by a partnership between Coim Brazil
and Coim Italy that enabled the Italian technology and
know-howtobeadaptedfortherequirementsofBrazil’s
thedomesticmarket.”
COLORMIX
Colormix Especialidades is introducing innovative pig-
ment,additiveandspecialty resinsolutions for thepaint
and coatings and graphic arts markets, according to
Carlos FernandodeAbreu, CEO. “Weareexhibiting the
most comprehensive polymeric additive portfolio from
BYK, which is now reinforced by rheology additives, of
whichwearehighlighting100%eco-friendly,biodegrada-
bleandVOC-freedefoamers,suchasBYK1640,aswellas
newgreentechnologiesforwater-basedsystems.Eckart
is launching theHydroPelletaluminumpigment forsafe
andsustainableapplicationsand itsSymicC393Whiteand
Luxan Series B lines of pearlescent pigments, featuring
earth, champagne and copper shades designed for the
automotive industry.”
Inadditionto itstraditional representedcompanies,such
as Jeco, Ruicheng, Choksi, Yipin, andBriscent, Colormix
Especialidades is bringing news to the marketplace.
“We are introducing Pidilite, a renowned manufacturer of
performanceorganicpigments forcoatingsandprinting inks;
Alberdingk Boyle, a German-based company specializing in
waterborne resins for coatings, adhesives, printing inks and
plastics, with emphasis on itsUV-curing resins forwaterbor-
ne systems; and Ferro Enamel, aworld leading producer of
inorganic pigments, such as titanates, chromium cobalt gre-
en, cobalt alumina blue, chromium cobalt alumina blue, and
photoluminescentpigments,”Abreuconcludes.
COLORNET
Colornet is now the exclusive representative of three addi-
tional companies: Budenheim, Polygel, and Alphanano. “A
companybased inGermany,Budenheimprovideshalogen-free
flameretardantsbasedoneither inorganiccomponentsorni-
trogen,whichareharmless,biodegradableandnon-hazardous
andused inmodernarchitecture.Polyphosphatesareused in
paintsandcoatings,” saysdirectorMarcosRaicher.
From the Indian-basedcompanyPolygel, Colornet is introdu-
cingorganic titanate-basedadhesionpromoters. “Thesepro-
ducts impartexcellent technical properties topaints, suchas
optimizedcrosslinking, adhesionandcure, aswell as fastand
effective reactions. The Polygel PUREti adhesion promoters
areused inprinting inks as additives to improveadhesionon
flexible packagingmaterials. They are alsoused in industrial
coatings to improve adhesion tometallic substrates and in
decorativepaintemulsions,andascatalysts intheproduction
of acrylates andmethacrylates, where the PUREti TM line
enhances alcohol conversion andprevents the formationof
undesirable byproducts. And from the UK-based company
Alphanano Solutions, we are introducing a nano-technology
