Kerry Pianoforte, Editor 02.15.17
Sustainabilityis one of the key issues impacting the paint and coatings industry. From best practices at manufacturing plants to developing environmentally friendly products that meet stringent regulations, suppliers to this industry are very much focused on this issue. Coatings World spoke to a number of pigment suppliers to see how they are responding to their customer’s demands for sustainable solutions.
UK- based Union Colours has invested in the sustainability of its manufacturing, environmentally and for cost “We keep developing pigments which meet the regulatory requirements and we make sure that we will have a broad portfolio available to our customers after May 2018 when the final stage of REACh comes into effect,” said Oliver Pfefferkorn, sales director at Union Colours. “Last but not least we are building a new production facility in South Africa which will be focusing on clean pigments for various applications.”
Heubach reports that is evaluating opportunities for reduction of energy consumption and exploring ways to utilize less
UK- based Union Colours has invested in the sustainability of its manufacturing, environmentally and for cost “We keep developing pigments which meet the regulatory requirements and we make sure that we will have a broad portfolio available to our customers after May 2018 when the final stage of REACh comes into effect,” said Oliver Pfefferkorn, sales director at Union Colours. “Last but not least we are building a new production facility in South Africa which will be focusing on clean pigments for various applications.”
Heubach reports that is evaluating opportunities for reduction of energy consumption and exploring ways to utilize less
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