“At Sun Chemical, we have
made a major investment to
support the growth in the
South American region,” said
Designed for in-plant tinting of emulsion paints and ideal for low-odor architectural coatings, Aquadisperse pigment
dispersions provide extra strength and
value that customers find difficult to
achieve on their own, and are formulated
to be heavy metal-, APEO- and VOC-free.
The well balanced dispersant combination ensures broad compatibility and easy
incorporation into many other applications. They also offer high physical and
color stability, good wet rub resistance,
meet stringent specifications and are intermixable and pourable/pumpable.
The Aquadisperse family of water-borne dispersions features a range of 10
popular pigments ranging from Yellow
3, Yellow 74 and Yellow 42 to Orange
5, Red 112, Red 122, Blue 15:1, Green
7 and Black 7. Each are formulated specifically for the requirements in the South
American market.
Lonza Revamps Hygiene
and Preservation Website
Lonza has launched a revamped website
for its Hygiene and Preservation busi-
ness with new functionality that makes
it easier for chemists and formulators to
quickly explore and select the most suit-
able disinfectants, sanitizers and preser-
vatives for their end-use applications. The
website – www.lonzabiocides.com – of-
fers a fresh new look and quick access to
Lonza product offerings and applications
support expertise across eight market ap-
plication segments.
Lord Business Center
Achieves LEED Gold Rating
Lord Corporation has received
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Gold certification from
the U.S. Green Building Council for the
Richard L. McNeel Business Center, a
50,000-square-foot building honoring
the company’s former president and CEO,
Rick McNeel. The U.S. Green Building
Council approves projects for LEED certification through a rating system that
offers points to projects that contain various sustainability features. Within each
of the LEED credit categories, projects
must satisfy prerequisites to earn points
in order to determine the level of LEED
certification.
Arsenal Capital Partners
Acquires International Fiber
Corporation
Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired
International Fiber Corporation, a leading supplier of cellulose-based insoluble
fiber products for food and industrial applications globally. Prior to close of this
acquisition, IFC was a portfolio company
of Swander Pace Capital.
Founded in 1917, and headquartered
in North Tonawanda, NY, IFC is the in-
dustry leader in insoluble fiber products.
IFC’s fiber is in industrial applications,
to thicken paints, strengthen rubber used
in industrial hoses and belts, for filtra-
tion as well as to control viscosity in
thermoplastics. IFC’s products include
brands such as Solka-Floc, Alpha-Cel,
KEYCEL, JustFiber, FloAm, Qual Flo,
and NutraFiber. IFC has operating fa-
cilities in North Tonawanda, NY, Urbana
and Oberlin, OH, Nitro, WV and Temse,
Belgium.
Asahi Kasei to Build
Plant for Duranol
Polycarbonatediol
Asahi Kasei Chemicals has plans to construct a plant in China for Duranol polycarbonatediol (PCD), an intermediate for
high-performance polyurethanes.
PCD is used to make high-performance
polyurethanes with characteristics such
as exceptional heat resistance and water
resistance. Demand for PCD is growing
throughout the world as the polyurethane
market increasingly shifts toward higher-performance. A highly functional PCD
developed by Asahi Kasei Chemicals,
Duranol features greater compatibility
than ordinary PCD and enables polyurethanes to be obtained with greater softness than is possible with ordinary PCD,
according to the company. Duranol has
the leading share of the Asian PCD market for polyurethanes for synthetic leather in automotive interiors, polyurethane
coatings and UV-curable polyurethanes.
Demand for highly functional PCD is
forecasted to continue to grow briskly
