clipping
parations inpremiumpaints.For industrialcoatings,therestill is
nouseofdispersion inpaintproduction insignificantamounts.
Oneof the factors is a largenumber of types and characteris-
ticsof coatings. Even thoughuniversal solvent-basedpigment
concentrates can be used, the chemists in charge should be
very careful about themaximum concentrations specifiedby
their suppliers, as theycanchange theendpropertiesof their
paints. The segment has goodpotential for growth in certain
nichemarkets, suchasUVapplications.”
For themost part, it canbe said that there is agrowing trend
towardsusingpigmentpreparationsforthissegment.“Because
theresponsibilityforpigmentgrinding,which isthehardestpro-
cess inpaintmanufacturing,shiftsfromthepaintmanufacturer
to thepigment supplier,”Ueharasays.
For Sintequímica’s salesdirectorMarceloAmaral LeitedeMa-
cedo,thepigmentdispersion industryhasdisplayedcontinuous
growth.“Eachpassingyear,morecompaniesrealizetheadvan-
tagesofusingpigmentdispersions insteadofpowderpigments
intheirproductionprocesses.Producingdispersions internally is
acostly, time-consuming, complexprocessthat involvesmany
losses.What ismore, thepigmentdispersionmanufactu-
ringprocess isnot thecorebusinessofpaint companies.
Whenpaintmanufacturersrealizetheamountofresources
andtimetheycansaveusingpigmentdispersionsthatare
readytouseandwereproducedwithinstandardspreviou-
slyapprovedbycustomers, theywindupacknowledging
that it’s reallyworthusing them in their processes.May
yearsago,producingpigmentdispersions internallymade
sensebecauseofthedifference inpricethatthereusedto
bebetweenbuyingpowderpigmentsand readypigment
dispersions. Today, however, that difference practically
doesn’texistanymore.”
Paint& Pintura Forum Shows the Industry’s
Strength intheNortheast
The19thPaint&PinturaCoatingsTechnologyandManage-
mentForum intheNortheastRegiontookplaceonMarch
11and12atDorisonRecifeGrandeHotel, inthestatecapital
ofPernambuco.Theeventhad186registeredattendees,17
sponsorsan24participating/supportingpaintcompanies,
