Our Role in the South African Coatings and Paint Industry

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Introduction

We market and distribute a composite range of products to the Coatings Industry throughout Southern Africa. These include overseas, as well as local in-house manufacture of calcium carbonate, pyrophyllite, calcined clay, silica's and feldspar.

Our service includes technical specialists backed by technical service laboratories. Our Customer Service department has an extensive distribution network.

Principals that we represent in the Coatings Industry

* Alusiuisse Martinswerk - Martinol flame retardant and Pergopak matting agent/pigment extender. For detailed information, visit their Web Page at www.martinswerk.de

*Columbian Carbon - Carbon Blacks pigments for coatings and inks. Their trade name is Raven. For detailed technical recommendations, visit their Web Page at www.columbianchemicals.com

* Efka Additives - Specialised additives as defoamers, slip and levelling agent, dispersants and anti-settling agent.

For detailed technical recommendations, visit their Web Page at www.efka.com

* Elf Atochem - SMA Resins as pigment dispersants for paints and inks.

* Engelhard - A major American producer of calcined and hydrous clays. As an extenders for white and coloured pigments. Their trade names are ASP and Satintone. For detailed information, visit their Web Page at www.engelhard.com

* Idwala Carbonates - A local manufacture of specialised calcium carbonates. Used as a filler and extender for a variety of coatings. Their trade names are Kulu, Kulubrite and Kulucote.

* Idwala Industrial Minerals - Micronised minerals for coatings. Used as a filler and extender for a variety of coatings. Brands names are Pyrofil - hydrous pyrophyllite, Silkidwala - calcined clay, Feldspar and Silica.

* Mondo Minerals - A selection of talcs from Australia, Norway and Finland. Used as a filler and extender for a variety of coatings. Their trade names are Microtalc, Westmin, and Finntalc. For detailed technical recommendations, visit their Web Page at www.mondominerals.com

* Plüss-Staufer - A world leader in Calcium Carbonates. Used as a filler and extender for a variety of coatings.

Their trade names are Omya, Micromya, Hydrocarb, Albarex, Durcal, Omyacarb and Millicarb. For detailed technical recommendations, visit their Web Page at www.omya.com(still under construction)

* Rohm & Haas - Performance Polymers as binders, dispersants and rheology modifiers. Their trade names are Acrysol, Orotan, Primal, Paraloid and Ropaque are best known brands. For detailed information, visit their Web Page at www.rohmhaas.com

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