Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 226

ABRAFATI PREVIEW 88 | PAINT&PINTURA | Outubro 2017 METACHEM Metachem is going to turn 30 years old in 2018, having been engaged in the business of marketing and distributing chemicals all along, according to business manager Selena Mendonça. “Throughout our history we have always been committed to quality, seriousness and accuracy in selecting our products, which shows that our goal is to provide not just chemicals, but ingredients that are key to our customers’ success.” The company is takingpart inAbrafati 2017with its entire technical sales team, showcasingexistingandnewly launchedproducts from the manufacturers it represents. “We’re highlighting the Amtex sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), the Kraton fatty and dimeric acids, the dimethylolpropionic acid, trimethylolethane and specialty acrylic monomers from GEO Specialties, the ICL\AAHalox corrosion inhibitors, the ICL-IP flame retardants, various additives fromKing, Eastman’s PVB resins, Gabriel Perfor- mance Products’ epoxy hardeners, and sepiolite and bentonite rheology additives from Tolsa, among other products, such as Modaflow, Resimene, andTGIC. Andasour newest partner,weare introducingRahnAGand itsproducts forUV-curingsystems.” METAL G With more than 25 years’ market experience, Metal G is focused on the plastic packaging segment, and is expanding its business. “With a comprehensive array of pails ranging from one liter to 24 liters in capacity and featuring quality printing, heat-transfer and in-mold-label technology, Metal G provides customers with state-of-the-art printing materials. We work with first-rate manufacturers and unprocessed raw materials with a view to supplying to our customers products that are proven by technical reports issued by specialized firms,” sales manager Pericles Lima points out. Lima adds that the company is equippedwith cutting-edgemachinery at their headquarters in Caçapava, São Paulo, near the Rio de Janeiro state line. “Metal G is focused on quality, has ISO 9001 certification, and offers the shortest lead times using our own fleet. In addition, we have a high-end sales office in São Paulo with a showroom for our entire product range, so we can receive our customers to introduce them to new developments, as well as a sales team available for a personalized service. At Abrafati, we are introducing our latest developments for the coatings industry.” MIDLAND DuringAbrafati2017,MidlandisshowcasingitsLED-curingphotoinitiators,specialtyoligomersforUVtechnology,epoxyresins,modified hydrocarbonresins,antioxidants,andUVabsorbers,accordingtoRosanaHermínio,salesanddevelopmentmanager.“Midland,along withDoubleBondChemical, whoseproducts it distributes, is participating in theRadTech seminarwith lectures advertising the entire product range available for UV-curing technology. Toname one example, we are showcasingoligomers that impart greater flexibility and abrasion resistance to the system, while adding a soft-touch effect.We’re alsodisplayingour standardproducts.” Rosana suggests that LED curing is becoming amajor technical option in the Brazilianmarket, announcing that MidlandQuímica has added to its product range a photoinitiator designed for that technology. “Ourmodified hydrocarbon resins are easy for formulators to handle, while providing such properties as hydrolysis resistance and improved spreadingwithout impacting drying times in epoxy andpolyurethane systems.” MIRACEMA-NUODEX Doing business since 1954, Miracema-Nuodex produces specialty chemicals for industrial applications, according to supplies manager Antonio Carlos Coral. “Our focus is on full reliability, which is provided by our expertise on meeting customer requirements from the simplest to the most complex, and by our philosophy of working in partnership with and in close proximity to our customers. For the paint and coatings industry, Miracema-Nuodex provides dispersing andwetting agents, defoamers, biocides - including bactericides, fungicides and algicides - drying agents, siccative action loss inhibiting agents, anti-skin agents, fatty acids, and hydrogenated oils.” Coral says that for this year’s edition of Abrafati, Miracema-Nuodex is reinforcing its Integrated Microbiological Control Program. “The services provided to our customers in the coatings supply chain are tailored to their respective processes and manufacturing facilities, with controls covering raw materials, water, the production plant, and the end product. Monitoring is consistently conducted in accordance to the specific requirements of each plant, and we provide training in best practices and plant audit services, including biofilm control, and analyses of microorganismassociations andmicrobio- logical resistance. All of this is accomplished through a skilled team and with support from our microbiology laboratory.”