New KILZ Pro-X for professionals
KILZ Pro-X is available in the 300 series and
100 series.
Masterchem Industries, manufacturer of
architectural coatings including its flagship KILZ brand products, has introduced KILZ Pro-X Interior Latex Paint,
the company’s newest product line specially engineered for painting and wall
covering contractors, general contractors,
residential remodelers, commercial and
property managers, as well as professionals involved in new construction.
Available exclusively at The Home
Depot, KILZ Pro-X will be offered in two
series. KILZ Pro-X – 300 Series (Product
#s 300, 310, 330 and 370) is a high-quality interior latex paint series that offers
premium performance with an environmental edge. Product 300 is a Dead Flat
sheen available in five classic white colors. The 310 (Flat), 330 (Eggshell) and
370 (Semi-Gloss) products are available
in a two-base system that can be tinted to
more than 1,000 high-hiding colors. The
KILZ Pro-X color palette is distinctively
designed for professional trade applications. KILZ Pro-X – 100 Series (Product
#s 100, 130 and 170) is an economical
production grade interior latex paint series ideal for ceilings and walls. It can be
tinted to five classic white colors. The
100 series is available in Flat, Eggshell
and Semi-Gloss sheens.
Jotun launches Jotafloor
PU Universal
Jotun Paints has launched Jotafloor PU
Universal, a new line, which is being
made available to GCC / Middle East
countries including UAE, Oman, Kuwait,
Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt and KSA. Available in six different colors, the Jotafloor
PU Universal range of floor coatings is
resistant to a wide range of chemicals
and includes key eco-friendly features,
according to the company. It is a high
performance, self levelling, self smoothing, solvent-free, two-component, seamless polyurethane floor coating that is
capable of being applied at varying
thicknesses. The new line of floor coat-
ings offer slip resistance coupled with
flexibility abrasion and impact resistance
that can withstand a wide range of
chemicals. It can also be used as a waterproof membrane for multi-storey
parking garages.
New nanocomposite
barrier coatings
InMat, a manufacturer of high barrier
nanocomposite coatings, has introduced
the Nanolok WR water-based barrier
coating product line. Nanolok WR
20135 provides a high oxygen barrier
over the widest relative humidity range
currently available in water-based
nanocomposites, the company said.
Nanolok WR 301409 provides a new
level of direct adhesion to a wide variety
of flexible packaging films including
many polyolefins. This will enable customers to reduce the number of layers in
their barrier packaging. After drying this
coating has shown resistance to incidental contact with water, and will maintain
its barrier properties after top coating
and or application of water-based inks,
the company said.
APV eCoolRoof with Kynar
Aquatec introduced by APV
Engineered Coatings
APV Engineered Coatings has launched
APV eCoolRoof, a new cool roof coating
system comprised of a Kynar Aquatec
resin-based topcoat and an elastomeric
acrylic basecoat. Working together, these
two products can provide up to 63 percent
increase in life cycle energy savings for a
structure, the company said. The APV
eCoolRoof has a low VOC content and resists UV ray degradation, chalking, water
pickup, dirt pickup, staining, chemicals
and corrosion, algae and fungal growth
along with abrasion. The product increases the comfort level of the interior of
a structure by providing lower indoor
temperatures, which reduces the amount
of energy used from cooling systems. The
