between the two continues to expand rapidly. For 2009, costs are slated to continue
to escalate to structurally higher levels.
DuPont continues to work on excellence
in sourcing, productivity, pricing, product innovation and sustainable growth
to serve our customers with highest
value in the industry.”
Petroleum-based carbon black pigments are also feeling the pressure. “As
petroleum products are the primary raw
materials used in the manufacturing
process for carbon black, the prolonged
rise in oil prices has had a significant
effect on our business in much the same
way that rising energy prices have affected coatings manufacturers and other
raw material suppliers,” said Reynolds.
“We are pursuing every means possible
to mitigate the effects of this rise in energy prices. Examples of our efforts to
manage energy costs include investing in
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plants and optimizing our supply chain
to reduce working capital requirements.”
In response to the trend toward
greener products, Cabot is investing in
research to develop pigments suitable
for the changing needs of coatings formulators. “One such example of a new
product is our Emperor 2000 pigment
for automotive basecoats,” said
Reynolds. “Designed specifically for use
in water-based formulations, this product features new technology which
delivers best in class color performance
and pigment dispersion stability. Now
that this technology has been proven in
automotive coatings, we are working to
commercialize additional products for
other coatings applications.”
BASF’s Xfast stir-in pigments were
developed as a direct result of collaborations with its customers. “X-fast pigments are innovative, environmentally
friendly granules that are used to color
water-based paint systems,” said
Chevrier. “They are free of solvents,
alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) and
volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
They offer many features that help customers increase the efficiency of their
process, including pigment concentrations equal to or above 80%, easy dispersion and dust-free particles. Additionally,
they have an extensive shelf-life and are
free of surfactant incompatibilities. Xfast
pigments are easy to handle, resulting in
a clean workplace, and do no require
milling, which eliminates the need for
expensive dispersion equipment and
electricity cost.”
DuPont Titanium Technologies
recently launched two new products
into the coatings market. “One, TS-
6200, is designed as a multipurpose
grade with excellent dispersibility and
with durability that is unequaled in the
market place,” said Verdejo. “The second
is Ti-Pure R-902+, an improved version
of our R-902, one of our more mature
offerings. R-902 dispersibility has been
increased while retaining all other performance attributes. In addition, we
have several ‘product concepts’ in our
product development pipe line that will
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