Solving Incompatibility and Inconsistency Problems in Industrial Coatings Through Pigment Dispersions Registration

Duration:30 minutes

Abstract:

The broad diversity of industrial coating bases can add complexity to tinting and lead to costly reformulating in order to achieve an exact color match. Manufacturers frequently experience problems such as color float, rub-up, or inconsistent tinting; finally, a true “drop-in” solution is available for industrial coatings.

The next generation of pigment dispersions for solvent-borne industrial coatings, Hostatint™ SI, has been engineered to eliminate reformulation across base types while ensuring the highest pigment quality and batch consistency. Join us for this educational webinar to learn about this new global product range and to experience the new benchmark in pigment dispersions.

Attendees will develop an understanding of:

Common challenges in tinting industrial coatings
Formulation challenges across base chemistries
Solutions to improve tinting consistency and compatibility
How to minimize reformulating for different industrial coating bases

Speakers

Andreas Harz

Head of Dispersions, Americas

Colorants Solutions USA / Clariant Pigments

Andreas Harz is the Head of Dispersions for the Americas at Colorants Solutions USA, a Clariant company. He joined Clariant in 1998 and has had previous roles with Clariant as Head of Research and Development, Operations Manager, Marketing Manager and Global Product Manager. His 22 years with Clariant have all been in the Pigments Business Unit where he has served the Paint and Coatings industry. In his current role as Product Manager for Dispersions, Andreas pioneered new product development and new applications. He holds a degree in Chemical Process Engineering from Fachhochschule Mannheim.

Romesh Kumar

New Business Development Manager

Heubach Group

Romesh Kumar is with Heubach Colorants. His expertise includes colorants and applications, color measurement, and other related subjects. He began his carrier with American Hoechst Corporation, and has been affiliated with the pigment industry for over 41 years. His job functions included training colleagues and promoting new technologies. He teaches “Pigments for Coatings” educational programs for coatings professionals at University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg), and North Dakota State University (Fargo). Educated at Laurentian University (Sudbury, Ontario), and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) he has made numerous presentations at both national and international events.

Zack Hays

Maketing

Heubach

Zachary Hays is the Regional Head of Marketing for the Americas at Colorants Soultions USA, a Clariant company. He started his career as a Packaging Engineer in the consumer packaged goods industry and has worked with some of the most recognized brands in North Amercia over the past 20 years. With previous roles in packaging, global strategic sourcing, product development, product management and marketing, he joined Clariant in 2019. He is currently the Regional Head of Marketing, Americas for the Pigments business unit and holds a B.S and M.S. from Michigan State University as well as an M.B.A. for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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