Coatings World - February 2015

Chromaflo Technologies Corp.
Chromaflo Technologies
www.chromaflo.com

Company Description

Chromaflo Technologies is among the largest independent global suppliers of colorant systems, chemical and pigment dispersions serving customers in architectural and industrial as well as thermoset composites industries. Headquartered in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA, Chromaflo has production facilities in the USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Finland, Australia, China and North Africa. Sales and technical support is also provided throughout North and South America, Europe, Australia, China, India and Southeast Asia. At Chromaflo, each colorant and dispersion are a solution to our customers’ most complex color and appearance challenges, created by applying the right blend of skill and craftsmanship. This application is a fine-tuned process, involving the development of superior quality formulations that result in a final product that is unique, consistent and controlled; a color that gives aesthetic power and longevity to our customers’ products. Commitment to excellence is driven by three core values; quality, speed and service. When the art and science of color is mixed with diverse technical skills and customer manufacturing capabilities, the possibilities are endless. This is

Where Art Meets Technology.

Architectural Market

Chromaflo Technologies offers a broad range of universal and
water based colorants for point-of-sale and in-plant tinting, as
well as specialty architectural coatings, sold under the COLOR-
TREND® brand. Based on our experience with thousands of
customers in hundreds of countries, we can meet the most
demanding requests. Other colorant brands include MONICOLOR™
AND NOVAPINT™. Color systems offered under COLORTREND®
include: AMBIANCE PLUS®, FOLIO®, BOUTIQUE®, PROFES-
SIONAL CONTRACTOR®, and VIVID EXPRESSIONS®.

Detailed Chemistries

•Low VOC •APE-free •Amine-dispersed acrylic •Monomer •Polyurea •Polyaspartic •Thermosetting polyol •Epoxy •Thermoplastic acrylic •Plasticizer •Polysiloxane (Phthalate-free, phthalate-containing)

•Unsaturated polyester •Cellulose acetate butyrate •Alkyd (long oil, medium oil) •IR-reflective systems

Industrial Market

Chromaflo Technologies is the leading supplier of additives and pigment dispersions for the industrial coatings market, offering a wide range of high-performance colorants in liquid resin based 100% solids, solvent borne, waterborne, plasticizers and chip dispersions, sold under the CHROMA-CHEM® brand. Products are made with sophisticated equipment for batch-to-batch consistency. To ensure the highest quality possible, products are also rigorously tested in our state-of-the-art laboratory to meet each customer’s unique specifications. Color Systems include CHROMA-CHEM 180 INDUSTRIAL COLOR SYSTEM®, PORTFOLIO OF COLOR®, and UCD® EXPANDED OPTIONS.

Detailed Chemistries

•Low VOC •Glycol-containing •APE-free •Glycol-free

Analytical Services

•Color and Appearance Analysis •Xenon Arc and QUV •Particle Size •Rheology •High Resolution Microscopy Digital Imaging System •Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Microscopy (FTIR)

•UV-Vis Spectroscopy •Gel Permeation Chromatography •Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry Analysis •Thermal Analysis •Differential Scanning Calorimetry •Thermagravimetric Analysis

Major Coatings End Applications Services •Interior, Exterior & Decorative Coatings •Customer Color Matching •Industrial Maintenance •Analytical Support •Marine •Customer Packaging •Concrete Protective •Private Labeling •Automotive OEM •Toll Manufacturing •Automotive Refinishing •Technical Services •Wood •Software - (Innovatint™)