Clariant: Pigments and additives for optimum coatings
This year’s Middle East Coatings Show takes place on 9. and 10. March in Dubai/United Arab Emirates. Clariant’s Pigments & Additives Division is again exhibiting at this internationally known trade event. Its comprehensive portfolio of innovative products for paints and coatings will be presented on Stand 56 / Hall 5. The Division is highlighting high quality pigments and pigment preparations for coatings and print products as well as high performance additives. The Ceridust®-range of micronised waxes and the Exolit®-range of futuristic flame retardant systems are ideally suited for use in coatings.
You will find a selection of current new developments in the following sections. Further information is available from Clariant, please see the contacts on the last page.
Creative color perfectly implemented – colorants from the Pigments & Additives Division
New and improved pigments and pigment preparations from Clariant for the coatings industry exhibit excellent properties. These include the high fastness pigments Hostaperm® Yellow H5G, Hostaperm® Red Violet ERX/ERX-WD, Hostaperm® Blue R5R and Novoperm® THI Red 4G 70. Further products are Hansa® Brilliant Yellow 2GX 70-S for industrial and architectural finishes, Novoperm® Red F3RK 70-PCA and Hostaperm® Red Violet ER-PCA for powder coatings and the considerably extended range of phthalocyanine-blue pigments. In the field of pigment preparations, the VOC-free Colanyl® 500 range and Sandosperse® A und E ranges should be mentioned.
The Printing Industries Business Unit is showing first class colorants for its sector. Important developments are: Permanent-Rubine P-L7B 01 and Hostaperm®-Blue P-BFS for solvent-based packaging print, Novoperm®-Red F6RK with exceptionally good fastness properties combined with cost advantages, Reflex-Blue A6L-G MF 31 and Reflex-Blue A6L-R MF 31 for VOC-free sheet-fed offset inks and pigments for UV printing inks.
There are also important new products in the field of digital print. The performance profile of various innovations is perfectly matched to these requirements. Tonerwax S 80 distinguishes itself by a low and sharp melting point, TP Licocene PP6102 is the first metallocene wax for toners, the nanodispersed Hostajet PT pigment dispersions are suitable for even the most demanding print applications and the charge control agents of the Hostacopy range exhibit maximum triboelectric efficiency.
Texture required? Micronised waxes for coatings and printing inks
Waxes primarily improve the physical properties of coatings and printing inks and/or modify the handle and appearance of the surface. TP Ceridust® 6073, 6074 and 6075 from Clariant are new texture additives from the range of micronised Ceridust®-products. The new grades are recommended particularly for use in solvent-based, air-drying coatings systems. With TP Ceridust® 3921 F, Clariant offers a PTFE-containing wax blend based on novel polyolefins intended for use in lacquers, print products and coil coatings.
Flames haven’t a chance – Exolit®
Exolit® AP from the Pigments and Additives Division is a promising flame retardant, based on ammonium polyphosphate (AP), which is halogen-free, easy to process and extremely effective. Other advantages lie primarily in the low smoke density and the fact that, in fires, they do not liberate additional corrosive gases. Emissions are, however, not only reduced significantly in fires: Exolit® AP does not migrate but remains permanently in the system. Clariant recommends the AP range particularly for fire protection of steel structures. Sealants, adhesives, wood, paper, textiles, leather and coatings of all thicknesses can be effectively flame-retarded with Exolit® AP.