Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 8 Issue 3

Comment

Some of the comments we made on this page in January in regard to solvent trends are now outdated by recent developments: not least the situation in Iran and the startling rise in…

Polycarbonate modified alkyds

J.K. Vinaik, S. Chandra, A.K. Vasishtha

Polycarbonate was incorporated in castor oil and nigerseed oil alkyds of various oil lengths. Compatibility of polycarbonate with these alkyds was investigated. It was found that…

Commercial printing ink pigmentation: Part 2: Selection and evaluation of pigments

C.A. Smith

The ink maker and printer are vitally concerned with the behaviour to be expected from a pigment in terms of its contribution to printing properties (such as rheology, bleeding…

OCCA Exhibition 1979: Alexandra Palace, London, April 3rd‐6th Preview of some main exhibits

Silberline Ltd will be showing the extended range of Sparkle Silver non‐leafing aluminium pastes which are now available from production in Scotland, and used principally for…

Materials

A new levelling agent for powder coatings, Borchigol PK 800 manufactured by Gebr. Borchers, is now being marketed in the UK by the Stratton Chemicals divn. of Chemitrade Ltd.…

Equipment

A new semi‐automatic filling machine capable of handling highly viscous materials is now available from Neumo, Quarry Road, Newhaven, East Sussex BN9 9DE.

People

Mr M. F. Kooistra (54) is now president of FATIPEC for 1979–80. Currently chairman of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Verftechniek—NVVT, Ir. Mart F. Kooistra took his degree as a…

Industry

Revertex services to Northern customers have been strengthened with the completion of extensions to the Ossett factory, laboratory and offices. The extensions include a new…