Coatings World - December 2010

New Products
Valspar Low VOC System features the
company’s signature Clean Air formu-
lation with significantly reduced VOCs.
This system allows auto body shops to
switch to a solvent-based option with
an improved environmental profile,
without having to invest in new equip-
ment. The new system delivers the
same level of performance and ease of
application as traditional refinish coat-
ings and helps body shops achieve their
environmental requirements, the com-
pany said. Application techniques, time
and coating coverage for the Valspar
Low VOC System are the same as tra-
ditional solvent-based automotive
refinish products. From High Build
(HB) sandable epoxy hybrid primers,
high strength mixing components that
maximize coverage and productivity to
a clear coat formulated for superior
durability, the Valspar Low VOC
System provides a complete refinish
portfolio. This system complements
Valspar Automotive’s existing line of
products geared toward meeting air
quality standards including the premi-
um De Beer water-based refinish solu-
tions and the new House of Kolor
Shimrin2 low VOC custom finishing
product line.

low-VOC system including Clear,
Primer and Waterborne Basecoat pro-
vide the sam value, simplicity and
color matching as the regular Wanda
car refinish system.
VITEX LAUNCHES
CLIMATE NEUTRAL PAINT
Vitex, the largest Greek paint manu-
facturer has launched the first climate
neutral paint in Greece. This action
fits into the broader context of Vitex
social responsibility, which recently
completed the construction of a state-
of-the-art production unit in As-
propyrgos. In recent years Vitex has
developed for the Greek market inno-
vative products like paints for interior

Vitex Climate Neutral

use without ammonia, a full range of
ecological products, paints for chil-
dren’s rooms and paints for vulnerable
populations such as those who suffer
allergies. CW
AKZONOBEL’S “WANDA”
REFINISH SYSTEM GOES GREEN
AkzoNobel has made the “green”
debut of its new Wanda Waterbase
VOC-compliant refinish system. The

Wanda Waterbase
VOC compliant refinish system
COMPLEMENTARY COATINGS BOLSTERS
INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE PORTFOLIO

Complementary Coatings Corporation, a Benjamin Moore company,
unveiled a complete portfolio of industrial maintenance coating systems
with the creation of Insl-x-branded Corotech High Performance Coatings.
The new line represents years of research, development and field experi-
ence with high-performing products from Insl-x Industrial Maintenance
and Coronado Industrial Coatings.
The Insl-x brand, which is well known to meet the highest standards
of performance in the industrial maintenance market, will now distin-
guish its line of industrial paints, primers and coatings under the
Corotech sub-brand. In addition, the company’s
Coronado industrial line has been integrated into the new label. The
combined portfolio results in a comprehensive offering of superior-grade
industrial coating solutions, featuring over 40 products that include
waterborne acrylics systems, aliphatic urethane systems and an exten-
sive array of epoxies, enamels and corrosion protection primers.
A complete selection of support materials is also under development,
including new product guides, ready-mix and custom-color cards, and
custom fan decks. Newly rebranded Corotech High Performance prod-
ucts began to roll-through and will continue throughout 2010. Dealers
and end-users can expect the full line of Corotech products to be avail-
able by early 2011. Plans to expand the line are slated for 2011.
“The transition to the new Corotech High Performance line creates a
fuller, more well-rounded range of products that allows us to better
service our customers,” said Don Muller, vice president of sales and
marketing, Complementary Coatings Corporation. “In essence, the new
portfolio provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ of industrial coating systems that
deliver high performance, unsurpassed quality and lasting protection
for any industrial coating requirement.”

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