tinted water-based products.”
This new technology allows
Dunn-Edwards not only to make
greener paint, but to comply
with current and future regulatory limits
that may be set on colorants used for tint-
ing paint, according to the company.
Hempel’s new warehouse in Deer Park, Texas (see page 15).
containing metal oxide nanoparticles
that can be incorporated with existing
paint manufacturing methods. Once the
technology is perfected for roof coatings,
it is likely to be available for other applications such as marine and automotive
coating products, said project leader John
Kennedy of GNS Science.
The project has received Ministry of
Business Innovation and Employment
funding of $450,000-a-year for two
years to help establish New Zealand
as a leader in ‘cool coating technology.’
Resene is contributing $100,000 in ‘
in-kind’ support.
GNS Science has designed and built
a prototype chamber that produces the
reflective powder containing metallic ox-
ide nanoparticles. Quantities produced
are small, but enough to allow continued
development of the technology.
Zero VOC Colorants
Now Available in all
Dunn-Edwards Stores
Dunn-Edwards has announced the availability of zero VOC colorants for tinting.
Zero VOC colorants are available in all
of Dunn-Edwards’ 110 stores located
in Arizona, California, Nevada, New
Mexico and Texas.
“While high quality, zero VOC paints
have become widely available in recent
years, there was still the issue of conventional colorants adding VOCs back into
the paint,” said Robert Wendoll, director
of environmental affairs. “Now we can
offer low odor, more environmentally
friendly paints in any color, while maintaining lower overall VOCs in all of our
International Paint’s
Interchar 1120 Acrylic
Intumescent Fireproofing
Now Available in Canada
International Paint, has announced that
Interchar 1120, a fully VOC-compliant,
thin-film waterborne acrylic intumescent
coating, is now available in Canada.
Interchar 1120 is part of the
Firesthetics family of fireproofing technologies introduced by International
Paint to the U.S. architectural and building markets in 2010, which includes the
flagship Interchar 212 epoxy intumescent
fireproofing and revolutionary factory-manufactured castings and self-extin-guishing bolt caps.
“Our team has made a concerted effort over the last couple of years to educate building owners and architectural
professionals on the unmatched safety
and performance benefits of Interchar
1120, and we’re happy that this latest addition to our industry-leading fireproofing line-up is now available in Canada,”
said Bill Dempster, International Paint’s
fire protection marketing manager for the
Americas. “Bottom line; with a full range
of VOC-compliant primers and decorative topcoat options available, you don’t
have to sacrifice aesthetic versatility on
interior exposed steel designs.” CW
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