Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 17 Issue 9

Comment

J.E.B.

The issue of TBT in antifoulant paints has been the subject of several proposals in the United States Congress. Just recently, an amended version of H.R. 2210 was enacted into law…

Development of polyester powder coating systems for outdoor architectural application in Europe

Erwin Bodnar, Paul Taylor

Over the last few years, the share of powder coatings used for the protection of aluminium extrusions and claddings for architectural uses in competition with conventional liquid…

Extenders and Fillers: for paints and inks

Although in recent years RBH has extended its activities into a wide range of chemicals and oil products, nevertheless, mineral extenders and fillers remain a very important…

Coloured pigments from petroleum oxy acids for surface coatings

S.A. Fam, O.F. Moustafa, T.M. Ezzat, A.M. Motawie

A dewaxed and dearomatized petroleum fraction having a boiling range 180–250°C was oxidised by air at 140°C. under atmospheric pressure using cobalt or manganese naphthenate as…

ICI and Ellis & Everard in colours sales link

A marketing and customer service company geared to the needs of small lot UK users of industrial colours and nitrocellulose was launched in June by ICI Colours and Fine Chemicals…

New Coatings

An intumescent flame retardant paint, Flamebloc, has been introduced by Granyte Surface Coatings plc. Systems featuring the special purpose coating on a variety of substrates have…

Equipment

A new computerised paint dispensing system that promises to revolutionise paint retailing by instantly dispensing paint to any required colour or shade has been featured on the…

Industry

International Paint plc, the coatings subsidiary of Courtaulds plc, has acquired La Minerva srl, Italy, and the business of Drogasy Suministros s.a. (DYSSA), Spain.

People

Dr Norman Harnby has been appointed a power technology consultant to Anchor Chemical.

Free Literature

An informative bulletin on Monsanto's Modacure resin coating additive has recently been published by the company. The leaflet sets out the principal process benefits of the…