Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 20 Issue 12

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Four new resin grades developed by Shell Chemicals specifically for powder coating applications have become the prime components in a virtually limitless set of combinations which…

Electrodeposition of water soluble pigmented coating compositions and their film properties

Rajshree Parvani, M.C. Shukla

Water soluble alkyds were prepared from phthalic anhydride, maleic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride and maleopimaric acid separately by monoglyceride process. Pigmented electro…

Process line increases output at worlds largest manufacture of metallic offset printing inks

The demand for metallic offset inks from Wolstenholme Bronze Powders of Darwen, Lancs, has meant substantial capital investment for the automation of some processes to meet an…

Pechiney Packaging — the UK coatings industry's major can supplier

We recently saw a change of name for Nacanco Food & General Line Ltd to Pechiney Packaging Food & General Line. This results from the recent purchase of Nacanco's parent, American…

Containers from T&D Packaging

Since the award last year to Bradford‐based, T&D Packaging Division of a National Measurement Accreditation Service (NAMAS), enabling the company to test products to UN standards…

Range of British made short wave IR lamps — and a bespoke lamp production service

In a major move to strengthen their product base, Amba Lamps Ltd of Banbury, Oxfordshire is now manufacturing short wave IR lamps. Since entering speciality lamp production just…

Equipment

Sheen Instruments is now offering what is said to be the world's smallest glossmeter with full statistics capability. It measures only 43 × 141 × 72mm, with a weight of 500g and…

Industry

To commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Michael Faraday, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, president of the Royal Institution, was the principal guest at The Institute of Metal…

People

Henri Irrthum, Du Pont de Nemours International S.A., Geneva, has been named director of titanium dioxide (TiO2) operations for Du Pont's White Pigments and Mineral Products…