Raw Materials & Equipment
August 10, 2005
Eckart America Unveils Non-
Leafing Aluminum Pigments
● Eckart America is adding new non-leafing
aluminum pigments to its SDF-6 series
designed for the specialty coatings
market. The product additions are
comprised of four new grades incl…
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August 10, 2005
New Hiding Effect Pigments
from Merck and Toyo Aluminum
● Merck KgaA will launch new hiding
effect pigments in a joint development
with Toyo Aluminum. The first effect pigment
is a reddish orange which is comprised
of aluminum flakes coat…
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August 10, 2005
Buhler Launches
New R60 Bead Mill
● The new Buhler R60 bead mill features a
swiveling agitator, an intensive cooling
system which produces high grinding
capacities, convenient operation and
easy cleaning which minimizes
downtimes. The R6…
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August 10, 2005
Tego Coating and Ink Additives has introduced three new products, Airex 936, Airex 938 and Airex 962, designed for dearating and degassing solventborne wood coatings formulations. Airex 936 and Airex 938 are recommended for solventborne primer formul…
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August 10, 2005
l BYK-Chemie has added BYK-102 for VOC-free systems and BYK-017 silicone defoamer to its line of defoamers for aqueous systems. BYK-012 is an efficient mineral oil- and silicone-free defoamer for aqueous systems. It is especially recommended for emul…
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August 10, 2005
Netzsch Inc. has expanded its MiniZETA laboratory-sized equipment line to include two new non-metal versions, the MiniCer and the MiniPur. The MiniCer is manufactured with zircon oxide wetted components and the MiniPur has polyurethane wetted compone…
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August 10, 2005
BASF has launched Acronal DS 6250, a new aqueous acrylate dispersion that acts as a binding agent for high-gloss paint. Acronal DS 6250 matches the technical properties of solvent-based alkyds for high-gloss applications, according to the company. Th…
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August 10, 2005
l Lee Industries now offers horizontal blenders from 25 to 5,000 gallons with a wide choice of agitator styles. New, high-efficiency insulated heating and/or cooling jackets, which utilize operating pressures up to 150 PSIG, are optional for all unit…
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August 10, 2005
l Sunbelt Corporation has launched Navisurf, a new line of surfactant base pigment dispersions that contain the highest pigment loading available. All pigments are ground in the same single universal non-ionic surfactant. This allows more versatility…
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August 10, 2005
Hoover Color is now offering
EnvironOxide pigments to the paint
and coatings industry, offering a way
companies can further develop their
“green” technologies. Through an
accord between Hoover and Iron
Oxide Recovery, Inc., iron ric…
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August 10, 2005
Parker Offers Improved
Watertight Coils for Valve Lines
● Parker Hannifin Corp.’s fluid control
division is offering improved watertight
coils for its Skinner 7000 series
and Gold Ring valves. These encapsulated
coils, which totally…
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August 10, 2005
Compact Balances
● Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. is offering
the EK-i/EW-i series of compact balances.
The balances feature large
LCD displays with backlight, full digital
calibration with optional user
definable mass setting, standard co…
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August 10, 2005
Polyolefin Waxes
From Clariant GmbH
● Clariant GmbH now offers Licocene, a
new line of polyolefin waxes manufactured
using metallocene catalysts.
These waxes have a property profile
that can be optimized and tailored to
suit diverse appl…
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August 10, 2005
Liquid Corrosion Inhibitor for
High Gloss, DTM Applications
● Halox is offering Halox 510, a liquid
organic corrosion inhibitor specifically
designed for direct to metal (DTM)
waterborne acrylics.
Halox 510 does not affect gloss,
allowin…
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August 10, 2005
New Generation IPBC-Based
Biocide from ISP
● International Specialty Products (ISP)
now offers Fungitrol 720, a new generation
IPBC-based biocide for house
and wall paint and other decorative
coatings. ISP’s new dry-film solution
p…
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