Clariant highlights key products at Middle East Coatings Show

Muttenz, March 29, 2010 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant showcases its latest products to visitors of the Middle East Coatings Show from March 29-31, 2010 in Dubai. On stand E 20, the Company underlines its commitment to the coatings industry whilst demonstrating the key benefits of its extensive portfolio of colorants and additives that can improve the environmental profile of paints and coatings.

Clariant is a well-established single source supplier to the paints and coatings industry. Its most recent developments to be featured at this year’s event include: innovative pigment preparations, Colanyl® 500, Hostatint® 500, Hostatint A 100; easily dispersible ED pigments for many widely used coating systems; and non-halogenated flame retardant Exolit® AP for steel structures.

Colanyl 500: this is a broad range of APEO-free and VOC-free aqueous pigment preparations that is particularly suitable for tinting emulsion paints labeled with the German “Blue Angel” (Guideline RAL UZ 102), and those paints regarded as more environmentally-friendly according to EU Directive 2004/42/EC (phase I 2007 and phase II 2010). Thanks to their specific formulations, these pigment preparations can be processed with automatic dosing and mixing equipment, taking advantage of their extremely narrow specification tolerances and using a wide range of water-based coating systems.

Hostatint 500: this range meets the same ecological and technical requirements as the Colanyl 500 range. However, this new range is also highly suitable for water-based and solvent-based modern decorative base paints.

Hostatint A 100: this is a new range of solvent-based pigment preparations specifically developed for use in industrial coatings. The pigment selection is based on Clariant’s extensive range of pigments for the industrial coatings market.

The carrier material is a special aldehyde resin that has virtually universal compatibility with all types of solvent-based coatings. Solvents and additives are carefully selected to avoid the need for hazard labeling and the special storage requirements associated with flammable materials.

ED pigments: these can be dispersed into the binder system with a high-speed dissolver. The production of coatings with ED pigments usually permits higher pigment loads and offers significant advantages over the conventional production method, which includes a pre-dispersion and a grinding step. This reduces the production cost and increases productivity.

Exolit AP: this flame retardant system is based on ammonium polyphosphate (AP), which is non-halogenated and easy to process. Exolit AP has very low water solubility and is used in many high quailty intumescent coatings systems from leading suppliers. Its environmental profile has been evaluated in a number of independent studies. Exolit AP has low smoke density, so it significantly reduces emissions in case of a fire, whilst remaining permanently in the system.

For more information contact Clariant at booth E 20 at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE.

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