Coatings World - March 2013

Micro Powders, Inc.

HEADQUARTERS
580 White Plains Rd.
Tarrytown, NY 10591 USA
Tel: 914-793-4058
Fax: 914-472-7098
Web: www.micropowders.com
Email: mpi@micropowders.com

Company Description

Micro Powders, Inc. is the worldwide leader in wax technology, manufacturing specialized micronized waxes, wax dispersions and emulsions for the paint, ink and coatings industries. Micro Powders has an extensive and innovative product range and is committed to providing consistent quality products, excellent customer service, and superior technical support to its customers.

Advanced Wax Technology

Since 1971, Micro Powders, Inc. has been supplying high performance wax additives to printing ink, paint and industrial coating manufacturers worldwide through a network of highly trained sales representatives and distributors. All MPI sales personnel offer superior technical assistance and quick delivery from local stocks.

Micro Powders’ products provide a wide range of surface effects to your products including: • Slip and Lubricity • Abrasion Resistance

• Heat Resistance • Anti-Blocking • Water Repellency • Tape Release • Non-skid • Gloss Control/Matting • Anti-Burnish • Scrubbability • Texturizing Effects • Tactile (“soft feel”) Effects

Innovative Technology/Quality Assurance Micro Powders specializes in developing innovative micronized wax technologies to meet the formulator’s needs. In addition to innovative chemistry, the particle size of our micronized waxes is carefully controlled using laser diffraction analysis in order to ensure consistent particle size uniformity from batch to batch. Our quality system has been awarded worldwide recognition under the current ISO 9001:2008 standard. A dedicated and experienced technical staff, backed by the technical service laboratory, is ready to assist customers. The customer service department will direct all inquiries to the appropriate technical expert for assistance. A worldwide network of customer service representatives is available to respond to all global inquiries.

Specialty Products

Micro Powders offers specialty, high-performance micronized wax additives that are easily dispersed without prior melting or grinding. A variety of emulsions and dispersions are also available for ease of use in waterborne applications.

• MP Waxes — for lubricity and economy
• MPP Waxes — for rub and mar resistance
• Fluo Waxes — micronized PTFE for slip and heat resistance
• Polyfluo®/Synfluo Waxes — unique wax combinations pro
viding slip and abrasion resistance
• Aqua Waxes — stir in additives for waterborne applications
• AquaBead® Waxes and Wax Emulsions — for water repel
lency and moisture resistance
• AquaKlean Wax Emulsions — for scrubbability and burnish
resistance for Architectural Coatings
• Micropro/MicroMatte®/PropylMatte/AquaMatte® Waxes —
for uniform matting and scratch resistance
• Propyl Tex Waxes — for texture and gloss control
• Polysilk Waxes — softer wax polymers for improved slip, tape
release and a smooth surface
• Microspersion® Aqueous
Dispersions — “stir-in” wax
dispersions
• NyloTex Waxes — for high
temperature texture
applications
• Aqua Tex Waxes — for tex-
ture and gloss control in
water borne systems
• Superslip/Synslip/SuperGlide
Waxes — for slip and abra-
sion resistance without
PTFE
• MicrospeX — pigmented
polyolefin polymers for use in
decorative floor coatings
• Propylfluo Waxes — gloss control and anti-blocking with in
creased slip