1. pigments dispersions for the coating industry

2. Born in 1984, still today AB Chimica is focused on the production of pigments concentrate pastes. Our huge experience made us able to acquire the position of leadership in the Italian market, offering products of recognized quality and absolute reliability Sales organizations present in: Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Greece, Romania, Cyprus, Malta We are currently looking for exclusive distributors for other countries

3. Whoever produces varnishes is today facing a big dilemma: producing from the pigments in powder or from the concentrate pastes? INTRODUCTION PASTES ADVANTAGES The dispersion phase implicates the use of machineries, the mills, with relative employment of manpower both for the production, maintenance and stock of numerous raw materials, with the related costs and problems of logistic, control and management. reduction of the production time, avoiding the grinding phase, and the related costs, reduction of the production time, avoiding the grinding phase, and the related costs, difficult to calculate, i.e. the expenses of cleaning the machineries, difficult to calculate, i.e. the expenses of cleaning the machineries, general manpower, etc general manpower, etc reduction of money investments dedicated to the machines used for the dispersion reduction of money investments dedicated to the machines used for the dispersion reduction of the warehouse costs, avoiding the production of an entire batch, reduction of the warehouse costs, avoiding the production of an entire batch, purchasing only the necessary quantity for the immediate use purchasing only the necessary quantity for the immediate use reduction of the pollution inside and outside the business premises reduction of the pollution inside and outside the business premises increasing of the productive rhythm without related costs increasing of the productive rhythm without related costs reduction of the raw materials quality control costs reduction of the raw materials quality control costs

4. AB CHIMICA “A VALID PARTNER” Our twenty-year experience stands guaranteeing an absolute reliability, both in terms of constant and certified product quality, and market demands deep knowledge: Guarantee that the product satisfies the requested standards requisites and Guarantee that the product satisfies the requested standards requisites and always comply to the specifications always comply to the specifications Specialized technical support Specialized technical support Colours formulation assistance through our Colour Software Manager Colours formulation assistance through our Colour Software Manager The numerous and accurate tests we do on all the entering raw materials, on the products during the production phase and on the finished products, guarantee the constant compliance with the followings main characteristics: Maximum grinding fineness Maximum grinding fineness High covering High covering Tone purity by the high saturation value Tone purity by the high saturation value Low flocculation tendency Low flocculation tendency Respect of the required quality standards Respect of the required quality standards Assured conformity to the specifications Assured conformity to the specifications

5. SOLVENT-BORN DISPERSIONS Main Applications: Air drying alkyd coatings with systems based on the above mentioned binders, do-by-yourself varnishes, long-oil enamels, etc.Main Applications: Air drying alkyd coatings with systems based on the above mentioned binders, do-by-yourself varnishes, long-oil enamels, etc. SERIES - LO 600 - Binder: Long-oil alkyd resin Binder: Long-oil alkyd resin Main Compatibilities: Medium and long-oil alkyd resin even urethanes, Main Compatibilities: Medium and long-oil alkyd resin even urethanes, linseed oil and stand-oil, chlorinated and cyclised linseed oil and stand-oil, chlorinated and cyclised rubber rubber

6. SERIES - CO 500 - - Binder:Medium-oil alkyd resin - Main Compatibilities: Alkyd resin of all oil length, nitrocellulose, chlorinated and cyclized rubber, amino resins, hard resins: practically may be used in all systems compatible with alkyd resins - Main Applications: The CO 500 Series has a universal application for all the solvent-based systems, including the other solvent-born AB Chimica Series, deco, industrial, road signs and tinting machines

7. SERIES - CO 800 - Binder:Non-drying short-oil alkyd resin based on - Binder:Non-drying short-oil alkyd resin based on saturated synthetic fatty acid saturated synthetic fatty acid - Main Compatibilities:Short-oil alkyd resins, nitrocellulose, amino resins, two-component urethanes amino resins, two-component urethanes - Main Applications:Particularly suitable for the general and wood industries, polyurethanes two- components systems, industrial tinting systems, etc.

8. SERIES - UD 200 - -Binder: Thermoplastic resin - Binder: Thermoplastic resin - Main Compatibilities: The binder used into this series has a large compatibility with several solvents one or two-components clear varnish large compatibility with several solvents one or two-components clear varnish - Main Applications: It includes dispersions of those pigments suitable and suggested for the eventual substitution of the lead-chromates, having high resistance and covering characteristics. It is extremely compatible with all the other solvent-based AB Chimica Series

9. SERIES - EP 400 - -Binder:Epoxy resin - Binder:Epoxy resin - Main Compatibilities:Most of two-component epoxies regardless of the curing system used of the curing system used - Main Applications:Industrial floors treatment and all those application requiring mono and two-components epoxy converters

10. WATER-BORN DISPERSIONS -Binder:Water-soluble acrylic resin - Binder:Water-soluble acrylic resin - Main Compatibilities:Acrylic emulsions and other vehicles commonly used for water-based coatings commonly used for water-based coatings - Main Applications:Water-based woodstains, industrial and deco coatings, printing inks SERIES - AW 300 -

11. SERIES - UWS 1000 - -Binder:Mix of polymeric surfactants - Binder:Mix of polymeric surfactants Low VOC’s Series - Main Compatibilities:Solutions, dispersions and emulsions water based resins based resins - Main Applications:Water-based woodstains, industrial coatings, high quality mono and coatings, high quality mono and two-component coatings, printing inks, wall-paints, tinting machines

12. SPECIAL PRODUCTS - Transparent Iron Oxides : AB Chimica best known and best seller products, for their tone pureness, high transparency and high colour strength. Available into our solvent-born Series LO 600 (do-by-yourself applications) and CO 800 (industrial applications), and into our water-born Series AW 300 (acrylic paints) and UWS 1000 (universal applications); in this Series it is available the new Brown Transparent Iron Oxide, by the use of which it is possible to avoid the introduction of the Black pigment into the woodstains formulation, obtaining an high quality brighter finished product and avoiding the possible sedimentation problems of the Black.

13. SPECIAL PRODUCTS -Dispersions of High Performances Pigments: Into our water-born UWS 1000 and solvent-born UD 200 Series we disperd the Bismuth-Vanadate-Molibdate Yellow Into our water-born UWS 1000 and solvent-born UD 200 Series we disperd the Bismuth-Vanadate-Molibdate Yellow and in the UWS 1000 Series the DPP Red and in the UWS 1000 Series the DPP Red preparations who offer the maximum preparations who offer the maximum light and weathering resistances light and weathering resistances characteristics, even in reduced shade characteristics, even in reduced shade (with TiO 2 ). (with TiO 2 ).

14. AB CHIMICA TINTING SYSTEM - Products Series : Solvent-based LO 600 (do-by-yourself main applications) CO 500 (universal) Water-based AW 300 (acrylic systems main applications) UWS 1000 -VOC’s low Series- (universal) - Colour Charts Formulations : and customized charts and customized charts

15. AB CHIMICA TINTING SYSTEM - Software Manager: Easy to use, customizable, free of charge

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