Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 22 Issue 4

Comment

Further to comments we have made in the past on the ball and chain effect on industry of excessive environmental legislation, we were pleased to read the opinions on this issue of…

A newly developed polyvinyl acetate emulsion latex adhesive made by the semicontinuous process

R.M. Mohsen, A.M. Ramadan, K.A. Shaffei, A.S. Badran

A newly developed polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion latex for adhesive has been prepared by the semicontinuous process using a newly developed octyl aldehyde sodium…

DeVilbiss Ransburg establishes finishing training centre

DeVilbiss Ransburg announces the establishment of an Industrial Finishing Training Centre at its UK Headquarters in Bournemouth.

Activity and evaluation of additives to improve the scratch‐resistance of coating surfaces

Wernfried Heilen

Paint‐films are very susceptible towards contact with hard object, i.e. they are subject to marring and scratching.

The European market for industrial solvents

Before the 1980s, commodity industrial solvents appeared to be a mature and stable market. But with a growing awareness of environmental issues — especially owing to more…

Ceramic blue pigment from Iranian materials

F. Moztarzadeh, S. Boghozian, F. Halek

Pigments are fine solid particles which when exposed to light they emit different colours, depending on the nature of substances they are composed of.

Demand grows for electronic dosing and mixing of two‐component coatings

With the high cost of two‐component coatings and adhesives, plus the need for precise dosing and mixing to obtain the full effectiveness of such coatings and adhesives, industry…

Materials

Borchibond 145 is a new water‐based silicate binder from Borchers AG, formulated for use as a resin, or with other resins, in waterborne paint systems.

New Coatings

A new satin finish, water‐based, sprayable UV acrylic lacquer from Kemira Coatings meets BS6250 heavy/severe use requirements, as well as offering users important benefits in…

Equipment

The new PosiTector 6000 now being offered by Sheen Instruments is believed to be the only low cost thickness gauge that can measure coatings on ferrous and non‐ferrous substrates…

Industry

Haverhill‐based Kemira Coatings, a leading manufacturer of factory applied coatings for wood, has been awarded four stars under the British Safety Council Five Star rating for…

People

Johnson Matthey announce the appointment of George Hughes as general sales manager — Pigments and Dispersions.

Publications

A Commercial Directory of Paint Manufacturers in South East Asia, Australasia, the Indian Subcontinent and the Far East, edited by Helma Jotischky.