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High-Performance Coatings

High-Performance Coatings

Automative OEM & Refinish Coatings

General Industrial & Protective Coatings

Decorative & Architectural Coatings

Powder Coatings

Conductive & Antistatic Coatings

Products

High-Performance Coatings
Automative OEM & Refinish Coatings
General Industrial & Protective Coatings
Decorative & Architectural Coatings
Powder Coatings
Conductive & Antistatic Coatings

General Industrial & Protective Coatings

Where these coatings are used

Machinery, equipment, agricultural and construction vehicles

Refinish topcoats and primers

Tanks, containers, industrial floors

Why Black Matrix Inks Are Needed

To protect metal and concrete from corrosion, abrasion and chemicals, while still giving appropriate appearance.

Industry Problems

  • Different substrates and application methods (airless, dip, electrostatic) demanding consistent rheology
  • Need for high hiding power at limited DFT
  • Settling and hard-settling of heavy mill-bases
  • Loss of colour strength after over-bake or long exposure

What carbon black must provide

Medium particle size → strong tint strength with manageable viscosity
Adjustable structure → tune sag resistance vs sprayability
Robust surface chemistry → stable colour after bake and weathering

Technical expectations

Good dispersibility in alkyd, epoxy, PU, acrylic and hybrid binder

Stable viscosity in high-PVC primers as well as low-PVC topcoat

No flooding /floating when combined with inorganic pigments

ISTAR solution positioning

EMPIREX®

workhorse series for industrial primers and topcoats.

PLASTEXA®

multi-resin blacks for OEMs using several binder chemistries in one plant.

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