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Imerys buys BASF's paper-grade hydrous kaolin business
FOCUS and Zeeospheres (ceramic microspheres). Towards the end of 2015, ET Horn took on three more distributorships – for Applied Minerals Inc, for Engineered Polymer Solutions (EPS) and for Color Corp of America (CCA). Applied Minerals produces halloysite (an aluminosilicate clay) and natural iron oxide products based on ores from its Dragon mine in the Tintic Mountains district of Utah. The administrative offices of the mining venture are located in the town of Eureka (120 km south of Salt Lake City, UT). Halloysite has a naturally occurring nanotubular structure and it has good biocompatibility characteristics. In addition to serving the traditional halloysite markets for use in technical ceramics and catalytic applications, Applied Minerals has developed a number of niche applications that benefit from the tubular morphology of its halloysite. These applications include carriers of active ingredients in paints, coatings and building materials, flame retardants, molecular sieves, controlled-release and other agricultural applications, environmental remediation, and highperformance additives and fillers for plastic composites. Applied Minerals markets its halloysite products under the Dragonite brandname. The goethite and haematite ores in the Dragon deposit are described as the world's purest in situ resource of natural iron oxide, with very low levels of impurities. Applied Minerals markets natural iron oxide, mainly for pigmentary applications, under the Amiron brandname. ET Horn will distribute Dragonite and Amiron products throughout the western US and in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. EPS supplies water-borne acrylic, styrene-acrylic and alkyd resins, while CCA supplies pigment dispersions and colorants for the architectural and industrial paints industry. EPS and CCA are under common ownership. CCA's headquarters are at Louisville, KY and the company has a manufacturing facility there plus plants at Rockford, IL and at Dongguan, Guangdong province, China. EPS's headquarters are at Marengo, IL and the company has manufacturing facilities here and at four other locations within the US. ET Horn will distribute products from EPS and CCA throughout the West February 2016
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Coast and Southwest territories of the US. Original Source: ET Horn Inc, 10 Sep & 23 Nov 2015 (16050 Canary Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90638, USA, Website: http://www.ethorn.com) © ET Horn 2015
HB Chemical will sell Orion carbon black to North American customers Orion Engineered Carbons LLC has signed a letter of intent to establish HB Chemical as a distributor for North America in respect of Orion's full line of carbon black products, focusing particularly on the Ecorax grades for truck tyre carcass compounds and Sable grades for non-tyre rubber goods. Mr Jose Briones (Orion's Marketing Manager, Rubber – North America) said: "HB Chemical is recognised in the industry for its knowledge of rubber technology and its understanding of the market. Also, HB Chemical sells many other chemicals and additives products that complement carbon black.'' HB Chemical also sells: zinc oxide supplied by US Zinc Corp (part of the Votorantim group); antimony oxide sourced from Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Co (a subsidiary within the Henan Non-Ferrous Metals group); and alumina trihydrate sourced from RJ Marshall Co (of Michigan, US). Its portfolio also includes TiO2 pigments R-237 (rutile type) and BA-01-01-AD (anatase type), manufactured in China. Original Source: HB Chemicals, 22 Dec 2015 (1665 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087, USA, Website: http://www.hbchemical.com) © HB Chemicals 2015
Lansco will sell Shepherd’s complex inorganic coloured pigments Shepherd Color Co (of Cincinnati, OH) has appointed Lansco Colors as its official North American distributor for complex inorganic colour pigments, with effect from 1 December 2015. Announcing the appointment, Shepherd referred to Lansco's expertise in supplying pigments to a wide range of customers, backed up by a network of strategically located warehouses and customer service centres. Lansco's activities focus solely on pigments, sourcing products from many different factories in 14 different countries. The company states: "Lansco is the largest US importer of organic pigments from Asia. Some of our organic pigments are toll produced (specifically for Lansco), using our formulas and raw materials. We are also an important supplier of: aluminum pigment pastes from Sweden; anti-corrosive pigments from Norway; ultramarine blues from India; lead chromates (chrome yellow and moly red) from Japan and Mexico; and TiO2 pigments from Ukraine. Lansco is also a large distributor of chromium oxide green from five different sources throughout the world.'' Original Source: Lansco Colors, 23 Nov 2015 (Floor 11, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, PO Box 1685, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA, Website: http://www.pigments.com) © Lansco Colors 2015
Imerys buys BASF’s paper-grade hydrous kaolin business
Pagliara to sell for Silberline in Italy
On 2 November 2015, BASF and Imerys closed the transaction for the sale of BASF's business in hydrous kaolin for the paper industry. The sale included the kaolin processing plant in Wilkinson County, Georgia (150 km southwest of Augusta) – often referred to as the "Gibraltar Mill.'' To facilitate a smooth transition for customers, BASF will continue to manufacture and supply paper-grade hydrous kaolin to Imerys under a tolling agreement of limited (but unspecified) duration. BASF will continue to own and operate its other assets in Georgia, including kaolin reserves, mining and production facilities as well as a slurry facility in Ghent (Belgium).
Silberline (headquartered in Tamaqua, PA) has appointed Pagliara Prodotti Chimici (based in Lurano, 20 kmn south of Bergamo) as its distributor for the Italian market, supplying the full range of metallic and special effect pigments. Pagliara has an established reputation as a pigments distributor, representing the Italian manufacturers Sogomet (organic pigments) and Sochimint (organic and inorganic pigments) and the Chinese manufacturers Longyu/Union Colours (organic and inorganic pigments) and Pritty (pearlescent pigments).
Original Source: BASF, 2 Nov 2015 (Carl Bosch Strasse 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany, Website: http://www.basf.com) © BASF 2015
Original Source: Pitture e Vernici - European Coatings, Nov-Dec 2015, 91 (6), 73 (Website: http://www.pittureevernici.it) © GBP Communications 2015
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Coast and Southwest territories of the US. Original Source: ET Horn Inc, 10 Sep & 23 Nov 2015 (16050 Canary Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90638, USA, Website: http://www.ethorn.com) © ET Horn 2015
HB Chemical will sell Orion carbon black to North American customers Orion Engineered Carbons LLC has signed a letter of intent to establish HB Chemical as a distributor for North America in respect of Orion's full line of carbon black products, focusing particularly on the Ecorax grades for truck tyre carcass compounds and Sable grades for non-tyre rubber goods. Mr Jose Briones (Orion's Marketing Manager, Rubber – North America) said: "HB Chemical is recognised in the industry for its knowledge of rubber technology and its understanding of the market. Also, HB Chemical sells many other chemicals and additives products that complement carbon black.'' HB Chemical also sells: zinc oxide supplied by US Zinc Corp (part of the Votorantim group); antimony oxide sourced from Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star Co (a subsidiary within the Henan Non-Ferrous Metals group); and alumina trihydrate sourced from RJ Marshall Co (of Michigan, US). Its portfolio also includes TiO2 pigments R-237 (rutile type) and BA-01-01-AD (anatase type), manufactured in China. Original Source: HB Chemicals, 22 Dec 2015 (1665 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087, USA, Website: http://www.hbchemical.com) © HB Chemicals 2015
Lansco will sell Shepherd’s complex inorganic coloured pigments Shepherd Color Co (of Cincinnati, OH) has appointed Lansco Colors as its official North American distributor for complex inorganic colour pigments, with effect from 1 December 2015. Announcing the appointment, Shepherd referred to Lansco's expertise in supplying pigments to a wide range of customers, backed up by a network of strategically located warehouses and customer service centres. Lansco's activities focus solely on pigments, sourcing products from many different factories in 14 different countries. The company states: "Lansco is the largest US importer of organic pigments from Asia. Some of our organic pigments are toll produced (specifically for Lansco), using our formulas and raw materials. We are also an important supplier of: aluminum pigment pastes from Sweden; anti-corrosive pigments from Norway; ultramarine blues from India; lead chromates (chrome yellow and moly red) from Japan and Mexico; and TiO2 pigments from Ukraine. Lansco is also a large distributor of chromium oxide green from five different sources throughout the world.'' Original Source: Lansco Colors, 23 Nov 2015 (Floor 11, 1 Blue Hill Plaza, PO Box 1685, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA, Website: http://www.pigments.com) © Lansco Colors 2015
Imerys buys BASF’s paper-grade hydrous kaolin business
Pagliara to sell for Silberline in Italy
On 2 November 2015, BASF and Imerys closed the transaction for the sale of BASF's business in hydrous kaolin for the paper industry. The sale included the kaolin processing plant in Wilkinson County, Georgia (150 km southwest of Augusta) – often referred to as the "Gibraltar Mill.'' To facilitate a smooth transition for customers, BASF will continue to manufacture and supply paper-grade hydrous kaolin to Imerys under a tolling agreement of limited (but unspecified) duration. BASF will continue to own and operate its other assets in Georgia, including kaolin reserves, mining and production facilities as well as a slurry facility in Ghent (Belgium).
Silberline (headquartered in Tamaqua, PA) has appointed Pagliara Prodotti Chimici (based in Lurano, 20 kmn south of Bergamo) as its distributor for the Italian market, supplying the full range of metallic and special effect pigments. Pagliara has an established reputation as a pigments distributor, representing the Italian manufacturers Sogomet (organic pigments) and Sochimint (organic and inorganic pigments) and the Chinese manufacturers Longyu/Union Colours (organic and inorganic pigments) and Pritty (pearlescent pigments).
Original Source: BASF, 2 Nov 2015 (Carl Bosch Strasse 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany, Website: http://www.basf.com) © BASF 2015
Original Source: Pitture e Vernici - European Coatings, Nov-Dec 2015, 91 (6), 73 (Website: http://www.pittureevernici.it) © GBP Communications 2015
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