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Mandy Linossi leaves SAPMA

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Going
green! Polyoak’s new fleet of electric folklifts
are delivering energy-efficiency gains.

Polyoak cares passionately about the environment and is committed to improving environmental
efficiencies, minimising waste and taking a leading role as a responsible producer.

Y
“ ou can’t just say you want to help
shape the future. You have to roll
up your sleeves and get involved
to really make a difference,”
explains Jeremy Mackintosh, Polyoak
group managing director. This year has
been another productive year for Polyoak
regarding its sustainability agenda.
that otherwise would have entered our
waterways, ending up polluting the ocean.
ENERGY-EFFICIENT FORKLIFTS
In line with its ongoing commitment to
having a positive and sustainable impact
on the environment, Polyoak upgraded
to even more energy-efficient forklifts
in August, to assist with the loading
and offloading of its trucks. The new
fleet includes the latest electric forklift
models, said to be amongst the cleanest
and quietest available on the market.
These best-in-class forklifts have

CLEAN-UP EVENTS
On Saturday, 15 September 2018, Polyoak
Packaging conducted its third annual
clean-up programme with hundreds
of dedicated employees and their
families volunteering to collect litter for
recycling at eight locations across the
country in Gauteng, Durban, Cape Town,
Port Elizabeth, East London, George,
Middelburg and Polokwane. This year’s
campaign theme, ‘Littering Kills’ highlights
the responsibility of citizens to dispose
of their waste responsibly, to prevent
it from ending up in the environment
where it poses a risk to marine life, wildlife
and humans. Collectively these Polyoak Polyoak’s 3rd annual clean-up by volunteering employees and family removed almost 3.7 tons
volunteers removed almost 3.7 tons of litter, of litter across the country in September.

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enabled longer operating times between
charges, and increased productivity,
efficiency and safety.
ZERO WASTE PROGRAMME
The company is also nearing
completion in the roll-out of its
bespoke ‘Zero Waste’ programme,
which has now seen almost all
its employees trained on how to
separate waste at source to optimise
recycling, and ultimately eliminate
waste sent to landfill. The programme
includes installation and usage of
purpose-designed recycling bins
at its manufacturing plants and
distribution centres nationwide. The
implementation of this employee
programme, as an extension to its
existing waste management system,
has already delivered significant gains
in the amount of post-consumer waste
being diverted for recycling.
As one of South Africa’s first
signatories to ‘Operation Clean Sweep’,
the company’s ‘Zero Waste’ programme
also includes a disciplined focus at each
news
of its manufacturing sites to prevent including containers made from
pellet loss into the natural environment. recycled material and plastic
“We need to lead by example. We derived from renewable sources such
are proud to make plastic packaging as sugar cane. Its design experts are
that is convenient, prevents food waste constantly exploring innovative new
and is too valuable to throw away as technology and materials, to provide
it can be recycled. With the help of and advise its customers about
our employees, our customers and the most suitable and sustainable
community at large, we can grow the packaging options achievable to
recycling industry which currently meet the demands of convenience,
sustains nearly 60 000 informal jobs affordability and sustainability. c
annually, and
at the same
time enjoy the
benefits of
plastic without
harming our
environment,”
says Mackintosh.
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DESIGNED FOR
RECYCLING
The company
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On Saturday, 15 September 2018, Polyoak Packaging conducted its third annual
range of plastic clean-up programme with hundreds of dedicated employees and their families
packaging volunteering to collect litter for recycling at eight locations across the country.
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 news

Tawazon enters
local market
Industry stalwart, Denzil Mohanial, has
partnered with Tawazon Chemical Company,
a Dubai-based integrated chemicals supplier,
representing the business in the SADC region.

T
awazon is a well-known
raw material supplier
to the paint and ink,
construction chemicals,
packaging, fibreglass,
plastic, rubber and
polyurethane industries.
The core focus for Denzil
and his team is to penetrate
the ink and coatings market
within the region.
Denzil grew his reputation
representing Ferro Coatings
Resins, the unsaturated
polyester resins and coatings
manufacturer at Isipingo
south of Durban. “Having
worked in the industry for
over three decades, I have a
high regard for customers and
suppliers and look forward to
continuing my association in
the sector,” said Denzil.
Established over 27 years
ago, Tawazon has offices in
the Middle East and South
East Asia as well as Nairobi.
Products are supplied direct
from the country of origin or
from its warehouses in Dubai,
Jebel Ali, Riyadh, Jeddah,
Nairobi, Chennai, Bangalore
and Jakarta. c
For more information,
call 031-271-3135.

Government should heed

value of coatings industry
The beleaguered South African coatings market, which has
struggled for government recognition and support for years,
is part of a global industry expected to be worth US$178bn by
2020, an international analysis of this industry has found.

A
global study commissioned
by the International Paint and
Printing Ink Council (IPPIC) has
found that world demand for coatings
is currently growing at an annual rate
of 4.3% and will result in a 2020 volume
of 50-billion litres, with an international
value of US $178bn.
The newest market analysis for IPPIC,
which is represented locally by the SA
Paint Manufacturing Association, included
comprehensive market research, covering
the global paint and coatings industries in
more than 175 countries.
Deryck Spence, executive director of
SAPMA, says it is hoped that the South
African government would take note of
the value of coatings globally and not
continue to turn a blind eye to the needs
of the South African coatings sector,
which locally employs over 15 000
people and contributes over R13bn
annually to the national economy.
“Here we have an industrial sector worth
nearly $180bn a year globally – a market
ripe for South African producers to enter
and exploit via exports. Meanwhile our
government shows little concern about
assisting SAPMA with the funding for
training of future technologists, providing
adequate standards certification for our
members, or protecting local coatings
producers against dumped imports, to
name just a few of the challenges of the
past few years.
“SAPMA’s protracted crusade to have
high levels of hazardous lead banned from
local paints has been uphill all the way,
It is time the government fully appreciates
the contribution of the coatings sector to the
national economy, Deryck Spence, executive
director of SAPMA, has urged.
and still has to be fully legalised. SAPMA
members who have voluntarily adhered
to internationally-driven lead levels have
had to wait for years for any government
intervention to protect their profitability
against cheaper, leaded paints. Members
who have removed methanol from their
production of thinners share a similar
fate,” adds Spence. c

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Awards for
top performing SAPMA students
The SA Paint Manufacturing Association (SAPMA) student award winners for 2018 have been announced.

Hentie van Loggerenberg of SAPMA-member, SAPS (left, at back) who received the SAPS student certificates on behalf of the company at the
Gauteng awards function, was pictured with SAPMA 2018 student awards winners: Danie Brink (on right, at back) and in front (from left): Veshalin
Moodley, Rudine Brink, and Paul Hadjiapostolou. Inset: award winner, Belinda Clasen.

Gauteng award winners Rudene Irwin of The Beckers Group:

for the 2018 SAPMA training
final assessments are:
Belinda Clasen of The Beckers Group:
BAMR Award for highest national marks for
Basic Technology Module 1.
Paul Hadjiapostolou of Rhine Ruhr: BAMR
Award for second highest national marks for
Basic Technology Module 1.
Danie Brink of Air Products: Tag Solvents
Award for highest national marks for Paint
Application Module 2 and Technipaint Award
for the highest overall practical marks for Paint
Application Module 2, and joint winner of BAMR
Elcometer Award for highest assignment mark
in Paint Application Module 2.
Hilton Greetham of Prodec Paints: Joint
winner of BAMR Elcometer Award for
highest assignment marks Paint Application
Module 2.
Rolfes Award for highest national marks
for Pigments and Dispersion Module 4, and
Lejn Award for highest national marks for
Evolution Module 6.
Veshalin Moodley of SAPS: Servochem
Award for highest national marks for
Convertible Media Module 7.
The KwaZulu-Natal award winners are:
Kimona Chinsamy of Paintchem: Engen
Award for highest national marks for Solvents
and Media Module 3, and Acti-Chem Award for
All-round Performance.
Zama Ndaba of Resource Link Coatings: Ferro
Coatings Resins Award for highest national
marks for Modifiers Module 5.
The Zimbabwe winner is Gabriel Ngadze of
Kingdom Paints Manufacturing, Kansai Plascon
Award for highest national marks for Basic Science. Belinda Clasen.

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Chemicals from
CO2 and sunlight!
T
he companies formed a partnership
in 2014 to jointly work on a
technology using cyanobacteria that
mimics the way plants use photosynthesis
to produce chemical building blocks such
as organic acids from carbon dioxide (CO2).
These have applications in biodegradable
plastics, personal care products and as
intermediates for the chemical industry.
Photanol has closed a financing round
with a group of Dutch investment firms
that will allow the construction of the
unit to go ahead; completion is expected
in 2020. “The joint development of
Photanol’s production capability is part
of our strategic choice to collaborate with
innovative companies to drive growth by
developing more sustainable chemical
platforms for our customers,” says Marco
Waas, director RD&I and Technology
– Industrial Chemicals at AkzoNobel
SAPMA New
appointments
Tara Benn has been appointed
administrative manager for the SA
Paint Manufacturers Association
(SAPMA). Kgomotso Mokubyane is
SAPMA’s new Administrative Assistant.
A demonstration plant
for a groundbreaking
technology to produce
chemicals from sunlight will
be built at Delfzijl, in the
Netherlands by AkzoNobel
Specialty Chemicals and
partner firm Photanol BV.
Specialty Chemicals. for one of our businesses. This will allow us
“The Photanol team is keen to prove to make a step change in profitability and
to the world that we can make a big product quality. We are proud to support
difference by producing clean chemicals Photanol making chemicals from sunlight at
while reducing the CO2 burden on the scale, and to help grow a profitable, green
environment,” adds Véronique de Bruijn, chemical cluster in Delfzijl,” concludes Peter
CEO of Photanol BV. Nieuwenhuizen, chief technology officer,
The new investors in Photanol are AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals. c
GROEIfonds, Innovatiefonds
Noord-Nederland and
Investeringsfonds Groningen.
“The new investment and the
continued support of existing
shareholders and partners are
a testament to the potential of
Photanol’s CO2 -to-chemicals
technology,” says de Bruijn.
“This is the next step in our
partnership, where Photanol
will ultimately produce a new
and low-cost intermediate Groundbreaking technology produces chemicals from sunlight.
Tara Benn. Kgomotso Mokubyane.
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I
n each of the categories that
Olympic Paints received its
award, the packaging was
supplied by Koogan Plastics.
The IPSA Gold Pack Awards are
about promoting innovation,
identifying the best solutions
that have met South African and
regional packaging challenges
and ultimately maximising
exports and minimising imports
for the continent.
The awards are also about
benchmarking the local industry
and keeping pace with global
technological developments,
as well as recognising
outstanding design, which
includes construction,
graphics, convenience,
product protection and
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Olympic
Paints
scoops 3
Gold Pack
Awards
Olympic Paints won gold in the Household,
Rigid Plastic and Gold Pack Trophy categories.
ecological impact.
The judges looked for
excellent application and
execution of any new, innovative
and creative design, marketing
and technology applied to
packaging in South Africa. It is
understood that the concept or
technology may not necessarily
be original, but it has been used
in a manner that makes it stand
out or is exceptional. The judges
looked for packaging that
demonstrates the ingenuity and
competitiveness of the South
African Packaging Industry.
The scrutiny applied equally
to the disciplines of design,
marketing and technology,
both individually and as a
combination. c
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 news
StonCor leads lead-free
While the SA Paint
Manufacturing
Associations
(SAPMA) urgently
awaits pending
legislation that will
make industrial
paints lead-free,
one of its members
has already been
producing lead
free protective
and industrial
coatings for the
past eight years.
I
n 2010, Midrand-based StonCor Africa
voluntarily introduced the removal of
hazardous lead-based pigments and
driers from its wide range of Carboline
protective and industrial coatings, which
represent the majority its local turnover.
Nico van Eeden, managing director
of StonCor Africa, says although leaded
industrial coatings are still not banned
in South Africa, the company realised
that the coating of large industrial
steel structures with leaded Carboline
coatings at customers’ sites would pose
a threat to the health of their staff and
the environment.
“In 2010 StonCor changed the
formulation for Carboline products to
meet American and European lead-
free specifications. We knew that the
removal of lead from our coatings
would substantially increase the cost
of our raw materials and that the
unavoidable higher selling price would
harm Carboline’s competitiveness in
the local market, but decided to move
to lead-free coatings before we had
even learnt that anti-lead legislation
was planned locally. Hopefully, the fact
that we will already be totally compliant
when the new law is applied will restore
the competitive edge to StonCor Africa’s
business,” states van Eeden.
“From a sales point there are many
inherent challenges in producing safer,
but more expensive coatings. “Our
competitors still use lead pigments to
make their coatings substantially cheaper
so we had to launch a major educational
drive among customers to spell out the
dangers of leaded paint on structural
steel elements. During application and
maintenance, toxic leaded residues can
end up polluting streams and rivers and
leaded paint also endangers the health
of staff working close to, and in contact
with, the coatings,” explained Dave
Thompson, StonCor Africa’s business
manager – Steel Protection.
Thompson says as far as StonCor
Africa’s export market is concerned,
the decision to go lead-free was non-
negotiable as leaded coatings are
banned in some of the countries that
import StonCor Africa’s Carboline
coatings. South African steel fabricators
who coated their products with leaded
Carboline also would have lost their
export markets.
Jonathan Starmer, StonCor Africa’s
technical resources executive and
Sandra Olivier, the company’s QA and
colour manager were tasked with the
formidable practicalities of the switch-
over to lead-free Carboline coatings, say
the reformulation and factory preparation
posed immense challenges, calling for
months of planning back in 2010.
“Even then we encountered some
teething problems, but our lead-free
Carboline coatings production process
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has now been running smoothly since
then,” Starmer states.
“It’s reassuring to know that legislation
will hopefully by next year level the
local market’s playing fields for StonCor
Africa. We sincerely hope the new
law will be adequately policed and
enforced,” Olivier adds.
Deryck Spence, executive director of
SAPMA, says that the new legislation,
scheduled to be introduced next year
or early 2020, will amend the current
Hazardous Substances Act’s to stipulate
that industrial coatings’ lead content
should be a maximum of 90ppm –
currently there is no restriction at all on
the level of lead pigments in industrial
coatings. Decorative coatings are
prohibited by law to have a lead content
of over 90ppm compared to its previous
permissible level of 600ppm.
“It is gratifying to see that StonCor
Africa took such a pre-emptive stand
on a matter SAPMA has long and
passionately campaigned for. SAPMA
has particularly been concerned about
the lead levels in industrial paint as
there was absolutely no restriction on
the amount of hazardous lead it could
contain. The company’s environmental
and social responsibility and concern
for the consumer are therefore highly
commendable and exemplary to
all other producers in South Africa,”
Spence adds. c
 food for thought
Why you
should belong
to SAPMA –
dealing with
officialdom
I have discovered a strange anomaly in the concept of association membership –
companies reluctant to pay annual subscriptions cannot find benefits or reasons why
they joined the association in the first place – or should remain a member. By Deryck Spence
W
e experience it here
at SAPMA every year
when we try to renew
memberships: “There is
no benefit to me being a member” or
“It’s a club for the big guys” are typical
responses not to pay subs.
So, putting myself in the shoes of a
small manufacturer, which I have been,
or a multi-national Chief opening a
branch or factory in South Africa, or
just being Joe Bloggs who is about to
open a paint plant, why do I need to be
part of a body representing my sector
of industry?
Firstly, logic tells me that I should know
something about the market I want to enter,
as well as the Regulatory and Legislative
requirements such an entry may prescribe.
My check list will probably include some of
the following very basic information, not
necessarily in the order below:
I should enquire from the DTI
(Department of Trade and Industry) and
ITAC (International Trade Administration
Commission) about the importation of raw
material and import duties on imported
products, and the protection against
dumping of products from other countries.
Note: to do this, I would first have to
establish how to contact this state body
and all the ones listed below, and then find
the right person to address your inquiry
to – the extent of this obstacle is akin to
trying to contact your local municipality.
I should also contact the
Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries (DAFF) for assistance
regarding dangerous ‘agricultural
remedies’ such as biocides, pesticides,
formaldehyde and algaecides, and ask
whether these are banned or illegal, so
that they are not confiscated before
they get to the market place.
By contacting the Department
of Labour, I should be put in the
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picture about labour practices and
Health and Safety.
The Department of
Environmental Affairs (DEA) should
have input regarding environmental
waste practices.
Next, I would have to speak to the
Department of Health about what
is allowed, or not, in terms of the
Hazardous Substance Act. I would
have to find out whether I am
allowed to use lead pigments or
alternatively methanol, or any other
toxic chemical in my manufacturing
processes or formulations.
The Department of Transport
should be able to brief me about
restrictions about the transportation
of hazardous goods, so that I am
not going to get stopped by the police
on my first delivery.
The SABS would be the target of
my enquiry as to what quality
standards I need to meet and how
much SABS would charge for the
testing of my products.
The National Registrar of
Compulsory Specifications should
be approached for advice on my
protection against unfair imports of
sub-standard products.
Now all SAPMA members who have
tried to do all the above steps required
to start and stay in business in coatings
production, will urge you: “Rather join
SAPMA and pay your membership fee.
Your annual subscription will answer all
of the above and keep you sane!”
Makes you think, doesn’t it? c
Deryck Spence
executive director – SAPMA
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 news
Mandy Linossi has for
20 years passionately
devoted herself to
furthering the SAPMA
cause. She is leaving
the Association and
relocating to Scotland.
Here the respected and
much-loved SAPMA
Administrator looks
back on a career
that earned her the
nickname “Mrs SAPMA.”
Mrs SAPMA
to depart after
two decades
Q: When and how did your career at
SAPMA start?
A: I started working for SAPMA in January
1999. The administration office had moved
from Durban to Johannesburg and I took
over from John Bryce of the Chamber of
Commerce in Durban, who had performed
the secretarial duties for SAPMA. At my
first official meeting were Terry Ashmore,
Mike Russell and Reg Hoddinott. I felt an
immediate rapport with all three gents,
little knowing that they would play an
important role in my working life, and
become close friends, throughout my
career at SAPMA.
Jan de Jong, retired technical director
of Dulux was the first SAPMA Director,
followed by Mike Hayes - with a chemical
background from Engen Chemicals.
During his five years of leading SAPMA,
the development of the lead-free paint
legislation was promulgated in 2009.
I ran SAPMA for 18 months until
Deryck Spence was appointed as
executive director in 2009. Although
a corporate veteran, Deryck is highly
motivated and has the energy of a young
man, which I have never seen in a SAPMA
director. I had a motto in my office “Time
to turn the ship around” and that’s exactly
what Deryck has done. He introduced a
new belief system, new traditions, new
constitution, new membership benefits,
new management committee and
changed the perception of an ‘Old Boys’
club to a fully-fledged industry Association.
The rest is history.
Q: How does SAPMA compare today,
to the one you first joint?
A: Initially, the industry was dominated
by the three largest producers, however,
the last decade has seen a more diverse
membership and a better representation
of the industry.
Q: How did the training provision start
and what role did you personally play
in its development?
A: In 1999, the SAPMA Paint Technology
course was already well established and
well supported by the industry. The course
was delivered by ‘Distance Learning’ with
one tutor per region giving two lectures
in a four-month timeframe, supported
by an in-house counsellor or mentor for
practical demonstrations to students. From
about 2005, mergers and international
acquisitions started, and the calibre of staff
in the industry was changing. There was a
slow, but sure migration towards classroom
teaching. Both employers and employees
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loved the personal interactions and the
industry became converted to this method
of teaching but the high costs involved
forced us to revert to distance learning
through the British Coatings Federation.
Official accreditation of the surface
coatings qualification started in 2000. It
was a very long and painful process, with
CHIETA forever changing the goal posts.
In 2009, CHIETA appointed SAPITI for
the accreditation of the surface coatings
technology qualification as a pilot
project. The qualification was eventually
accredited by the QCTO in 2015, with
SAPMA accredited and the Assessment
Quality Partner (AQP). I was intimately
involved in these processes and progress
was painstakingly slow and frustrating.
Reg Hoddinott played a pivotal role in
the development and realisation of the
accreditation. As with all the challenges we
have had with government enterprises, we
got there in the end, but it was a draining
experience both physically and mentally.
Q: Roughly how many students did you
help train and eventually see receive
their certificates?
A: Between 1999 to 2018, over 4 300
modules had been taught to employees
in the industry. I was heavily involved with

the operations of the course and in 2013
we started to employ additional staff to
help me cope with the administrative
demands. I thoroughly enjoyed the
financial and marketing aspect, liaising with
the employers for registration of their staff,
operational duties, presenting the induction
of the course, monitoring the students’
progress and encouraging them along the
way. I got to know our students personally
and knew which module they had studied.
The cherry on top was the training awards
presented at functions at our major cities.
I was so proud of each person receiving
their certificate and in some cases, top
achievers receiving trophy awards,
because I knew how much hard work and
dedication went into their achievement.
Q: What are your future plans?
A: I realised I wanted to do something
else with my life, so decided to go to
my motherland in Scotland to settle in
Edinburgh, where I hope to start a new
career. I want to learn new skills, make new
friends, have some fun and travel as much
as my work allows. I would also like to catch
up with relatives and visit historical places.
Q: Some closing thoughts about the
challenges facing the coatings sector
and SAPMA in future?
A: The industry faces many challenges.
The first is general apathy, which I
believe stems from uncertainty, fear,
nervousness and unfair red-tape
created by our Government,
preventing business from flourishing
and creating more jobs. I believe BBBEE
and tariff parity do not promote local
manufacturing growth and international
investment, which probably contributes to
high unemployment and transgression.
Statistics and determininng the scope
of the is another challenge. SAPMA is
inundated with enquiries about the size
and statistical data relating to the industry
and it is frustrating that we are unable to
provide meaningful information, because
of members’ lack of cooperation. Those
paranoid about disclosure should learn
to trust professionals and the strict
confidentiality measures in place. SAPMA
needs input to collate valuable market and
business confidence trends.
Trying to work with the SETAs, especially
our CHIETA is another challenge, the
constant moving of the goal posts, staff
changes, disorganised administration and
processes and denial of training funding
are crippling the industry. SETAs were put
in place to serve the industry, not the other
way around.
SAPMA also has to constantly chase
membership subscriptions and training
fees to add to our chores of lobbying
with Government and the daily demands
of the Industry.
In closing, I wish SAPMA could become
a professional body in the near future, so
the organisation can offer more benefits
to members. However, this means more
committed participation from member
companies, which is the main reason
why SAPMA has been unable to make
application as a professional body.
Members should remember that
SAPMA is not owned by management
news
or the executive committee nor the
chairperson or executive director. SAPMA
is a branch of your business − would you
ignore your branch?
Instead of relying on 20% participation
to get the work done, let’s have 80%
participsation, which spreads the load
more evenly. So, when you receive a
request to participate on a certain chamber
or committee or statistical scheme and
so forth, try to comply. I believe in the old
adage ‘United we stand, divided we fall’ -
this is how we can overcome challenges.
I am leaving SAPMA, SAPITI and the
Surface Coatings Employers Association at
the end of October 2018, leaving part of my
life behind. I made a personal investment
into SAPMA and saw myself as a guardian
of the industry. I wish to thank SAPMA
management, staff, and chairpersons of the
various committees and you, dear member,
for your support over all the years.
I value the experience, knowledge
and memories gained over the past two
decades. But I have learnt one can’t control
everything. Sometimes one just needs to
relax and have faith that things will work
out. Let go a little and just let life happen.
This is what I’m trying to do in taking a very
big leap in faith. I trust that the new chapter
in my life will be good and hopefully have
some fun along the way, and I will face any
adversities, bravely.
I’m sure our paths may cross sometime
in the future, and then we can look back
fondly of times gone by. Take care all of
you. I shall follow your progress and hope
that SAPMA and the coatings industry will
have only happy times ahead. c

WILL BE SORELY MISSED

Mandy Linossi (seated), SAPMA administrator, has left the Association to move to
Scotland. Pictured with her for a farewell picture were colleagues (from left): Tara
Benn, Deryck Spence (executive director) and Kgomotso Mokubyane. Her other
colleague, Michael Masalesa, was at a meeting when the picture was taken.
Mandy has throughout her career at SAPMA been a major
contributor to the growth of the Association, earning her
the affectionate title of “Mrs SAPMA”. Her contribution to
not only SAPMA and SAPITI, but the coatings industry as
a whole, has been significant.
She has decided to join her daughter, Lisa, now
domiciled in Scotland, and on behalf of the SAPMA
management and staff, we would like to thank Mandy
for the tremendous commitment and time that she has
dedicated to the organisation.
We wish her great success in her relocation to the UK
where we have no doubt she will be equally successful
in any business field she is led to. Mandy shall be sorely
missed not only by her employers, but by everyone
she dealt with on our behalf over nearly two decades –
Deryck Spence, executive director, SAPMA.

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 feature

Key manufacturing trends

Kansai Plascon was kind enough to
share what they believe the key trends in
coating manufacturing will be for 2019.
for 2019

Images sourced from Shutterstock

ABOUT KANSAI PLASCON

Kansai Plascon is the largest

coating supplier in southern
Africa operating in the market
for over 128 years and supplies
decorative, professional,
industrial and automotive
products. The company’s ethos,
to design products through
constant innovation and
ground-breaking technologies,
is what drives Kansai Plascon’s
growth and has cemented the
business as a leading coatings
manufacturer in South Africa
and Africa. The continuous
technical advancements have
enabled Kansai Plascon to be
the first coatings manufacturer
to confidently raise the bar on
product guarantees. Dedicated
to being a catalyst for change,
Q: What manufacturing trends do you of the production lines’ must also
see making an appearance in 2019? increase to remain competitive. Data
Kansai Plascon is committed to
service and delivering world-
A: To ensure manufacturing analysis and interpretation is core to
sustainability, people, process and ensure focused improvements.
class products throughout the full
technology need to come together To remain competitive, technology
value-chain of the business.
effectively to maximise productivity is increasingly being leveraged to
In 2012 Plascon South Africa,
and efficiencies in manufacturing. reduce waste in various forms. For
as it was then known, was
Automation is a vital aspect of the example, with ever-rising energy
renamed Kansai Plascon, after
manufacturing industry’s future, to cope costs, the energy consumption of
an acquisition by Japanese
with the more tedious, repetitive or electronic devices is at the forefront
company Kansai Paint, who at
unsafe manufacturing tasks. In this way, of procurement decisions. With the
the time, was the world’s sixth
automated tasks become a complement reduced cost of solar PV solutions,
largest coatings company.
to the workforce and brings about new manufacturing companies are also
Today, the company continues
jobs. As such, the workforce may require increasingly involved in the roll-out
to drive innovation and
re-training and upskilling. of green energy alternatives, which in
excellence in the various coatings
With multiple manufacturing sites turn creates new and sustainable jobs
markets in southern Africa
across Africa, there is a high focus in this sector in the process.
from four strategically placed
to obtain the right data at the right
manufacturing sites in Mobeni,
time to make the right decisions. Q: How far behind with regard to
Krugersdorp, Port Elizabeth
The effective introduction and use of specific international trends is the
and Cape Town.
digital platforms to collate information SA manufacturing sector?
Kansai Plascon’s integrity-based
from customers to directly impact A: South Africa’s coatings
relationships mean the business is
the performance on the production manufacture has been knocked
able to strategically position itself
line is becoming increasingly vital. For back by factors such as a weakening
within specific markets, in a way
example, customers’ expectations of economy, increasing cost and short
that benefits both the brand and
delivery times have increased, and supplies of electricity, and water
the customer.
so the responsiveness and flexibility scarcity in parts of the country.

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COLORS &
EFFECTS HAVE
JOINED FORCES
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value to the BASF Colors & Effects
product portfolio has been a key factor
in joining forces.”

Otto Brinkmann, Managing Director,

IMCD South Africa.

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pigments for South Africa and its neighbouring countries, effective the 1st of October 2018.
The BASF Colors & Effects brand encompasses BASF’s broad portfolio of colourants and effect
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Increased competition from
international companies has forced
South African companies to focus
on efficiencies, optimising processes,
reducing costs using internationally
recognised production methods
and processes. Increased levels
of automation and upskilling of
labour continue to close the gap to
international manufacturers.
Q: Do you see the South African
coatings sector catching up?
A: With exports into 10 African
countries, Kansai Plascon has
developed a roadmap to become
Africa’s fastest growing coatings
company and thus enable Kansai
Paints growth globally. For South
African manufacturing to stay relevant
and cost competitive, automation in
this sector will speed up over the next
few years to drive up efficiency and
drive down the per unit costs.
Q: Which manufacturing trends
do you believe are important for
SA to adopt urgently?  in place to bring state owned
A: Amid these conditions, Kansai
Plascon is taking steps to continuously
improve the cost position of the
company and continues to maximise
global procurement benefits. The
current focus is to bring flexible
manufacturing methods and processes
to reduce inventory and optimise costs.
Key manufacturing facilities are being
upgraded to maximise production
efficiencies and minimise waste.
Strides have been made to balance
supply and demand in all regions, and
there are ongoing efforts to reduce
working capital. The responsiveness
of manufacturing facilities to changing
market demands will be a key trend
going forward, this includes small batch
manufacture, colour dispensing accuracy
as well new dispersion technology to
further maximise the efficiency of key
raw materials such as titanium dioxide.
Q: With the global coatings industry
growth set at above 4% can SA
exceed this in the near future?  coating is significantly higher, five to
A: The current economic climate
of low economic growth and low
construction activity is affecting the
coatings industry negatively. Without
an upturn in economic activity it is
unlikely that growth targets will be
exceeded in the near future.
With the 2019 elections, the
government has put strong measures
enterprises back on track. Hopefully,
this will mean investor confidence in
South Africa is growing.
Q: Locally, we have seen a move
towards specifically lower quality
coatings. Is the premium market still
growing or have we hit a plateau?
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A: There is a combination of factors
at play, a combination of financial
pressure, stagnant paint market as
well as changing consumer needs.
With a stagnant coatings market and
consumers are under financial pressure,
there has been a move to more
economical lower quality coatings,
resulting in a stalling premium market.
Q: How will manufacturers overcome
this challenge?
A: This is a reaction to a short term
financial problem, the effect of which
will only be felt in a few years’ time
when premature repainting will be
required. The cost of applying the
six times higher than the actual cost of
the paint. So, in the long term the value
proposition for premium high quality
paint will always exist.
The Plascon brand is a strong
and recognisable paint brand in
South Africa, known for its premium
product positioning. The brand
continues to weather the storm and
when consumers are faced with low
disposable income a brand that they
can trust becomes most relevant. The
premium market has been stagnant
with some volumes migrating to the
mid-tier products. This trend will
continue in the short term and
then stabilise. Manufacturers will
have to stay relevant by improving
their cost competitiveness.
Q: When do you think premium
brands will make resurgence?
A: Despite the premium market being
under pressure the premium brands are
still resilient as they offer customers peace
of mind and confidence in their investments.
Traditionally quality and performance have
driven these brands but as consumers
come to accept these qualities as the norm,
innovation and services are becoming more
and more important.
Premium brands will remain a strong
feature in the South African coatings
market segment. This sector will however,
remain flat for the next few years as
the upper as the middle class expands.
The growing lower quality market will
increase in volume and become a
strong volume driver for manufacturers
who can harness this to reduce the
overall cost of manufacturing. c
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 product feature
Polymers
Ferro and Sancryl feature their polymers available to the South African coatings manufacturing sector.
Sancryl
Sancryl is a privately owned
manufacturer of polymers and
speciality industrial chemicals based
in Durban, South Africa, with sales
offices and distribution warehouses in
the major areas of Gauteng, Durban
and the Western Cape. The company
supplies its products to the southern
African region with local demand
accounting for the majority portion.
Continual growth since its humble
beginnings in 1991 has resulted in
ever expanding projects to build
on capacity and manufacturing
capability. Sancryl’s active
and forward thinking technical
departments have been in the
forefront of this growth and
influential in ensuring continuous
business strength from new
products, new markets and
innovative business designs.
Sancryl plans to continue its growth
in the paint and coatings industry
in the main, whilst maintaining its
market involvement in the water
treatment, detergent, mining and
related industries. The company
currently manufactures a range
of acrylic binders, speciality
binders, dispersants, defoamers,
deflocculants, antiscalants,
sequestrants, biocides and other
speciality surfactants and additives.
After much research, the
company now offers the South
Africa market a complete range
of green products needed in
the manufacture of water based
paints that safely satisfies all the
requirements of an environmentally
friendly paint, as per the European
Decopaint Directive 2004/42/EC,
for VOC, APEO, ammonia, heavy
metals and isothiazalone free along
with other added environment
friendly advantages.
The business is currently an
ISO9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004
accredited facility. Further, in keeping
with management desire to conform
to clean manufacturing, Sancryl
is a signatory to the Responsible
Care Initiative. It is also involved at a
strategic level with Durban Chemicals
Cluster in helping to promote the
competitiveness and development of
its chemical sector and employment
in general within the sector.
enviro-cryl PA 64
enviro-cryl PA 64 is a new high
performance, waterborne pure acrylic
polymer that is designed to provide
very good colour development
and enhanced durability. It allows
the paint formulator the luxury of
designing a variety of different
paints using one emulsion. Paints
formulated using enviro-cryl PA 64
will conform to the VOC regulations
of European directive 2004/42/EC.
Enviro-cryl PA 64 is recommended
for the manufacture of zero to low
VOC coatings.
Another very significant feature is
its excellent hydrophobicity. It can
be used for both interior and
exterior wall coatings.
Envripol SP14
Enviropol SP 14 is an environmentally
friendly, APEO free, water reducible
solution polymer designed for use in
bonding liquids and masonry primers.
Enviropol SP 14 possesses the
following characteristics:
Its use on masonry and concrete
surfaces offers the following on
the coating:
• Exceptional water long
term durability
• Water repellence
• Breathability.
Enviropol SP 14 offers the
following advantages of a
conventional solution polymer
coupled with the ease of formulating,
equipment washability and
dilutability of an Acrylic emulsion:
• Adhesion
• Penetration
• Breathability.
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Enviropol SP14 should be formulated
as for water based acrylic Paint.
The Millbase should be traditionally
prepared using standard
Polyacrylate dispersants, defoamers,
biocides and surfactants.
The viscosity of the paint based
on Enviropol SP 14 may be adjusted
with an acrylic thickener in an
alkaline medium. The use of Sancryl’s
environmentally friendly additives is
recommended in the preparation of
the grind phase.
No coalescing solvent is required
in the paint based on Enviropol SP14.
Water should be used for the washing
of utensils and brushes
Enviro-cryl PA65
Enviro-cryl PA 65 is a high
performance, APEO free, zero VOC,
water borne pure acrylic emulsion
polymer, designed for a variety of
coating applications offering an
environmentally friendly advanced
option to traditional pure acrylics. PA
65 exhibits excellent water resistance
and very good flexibility. PA 65 can
be used in areas where low to zero
odour is a prerequisite. Suitably
formulated coatings will conform to
the VOC regulations of European
directive 2004/42/EC.
Advantages:
• APEO free
• Ammonia free
• Formaldehyde free
• Zero VOC
• Low odour
• Iso-Thiazalone free
• Improved flexibility
• Improved alkali resistance
• Improved water resistance
• Improved hiding power.
Physical properties:
Appearance: Milky white liquid
Solids content: 49%
PH: 8.0
Viscosity: ± 2000cps
SG: 1.03
MFT: 0 °C

Processing
PA 65 should be used in the
traditional manner in paint
manufacture. The pigments and
extenders should be dispersed
in an alkaline medium using
dispersants and wetting aids,
prior to the addition of the binder.
Envirosperse SS 70 a sodium
polyacrylate and Envirowet BD are
the recommended dispersants and
wetting aids. Envirofoam SB 20 is
the defoamer of choice.
Ferro South Africa Group
Ferro Coating Resins, Ferro
Dispersions and Arkem are all part
of the Ferro South Africa group,
which is in turn part of the Bud
Group. These companies cover a
broad range of polymer solutions
for several markets and have
more than 60 years’ experience
operating in South Africa, Sub-
Saharan Africa
and the Indian Ocean Islands.
The companies manufacture
and supply a complete package of
solvent-borne resins, dispersions
and additives to the architectural
and industrial coatings, vehicle
refinish, construction, adhesives,
detergent, textiles, graphic arts
and water treatment industries.
Its two manufacturing plants
are located close to each other
in Jacobs and Isipingo, south
of Durban. Classified as Major
Hazardous Installations, these
plants meet the highest safety
and legal compliance standards,
including ISO 9001:2015 and ISO
14000:2015.
Ferro Dispersions
Ferro Dispersions offers a vast
range of water-based acrylic
polymers.
Aquafer
The new trade name Aquafer has
been trademarked and all Ferro
Dispersions products are being
branded with the Aquafer name.
All Arkem Grades will also be
included in this branding exercise,
but the original product codes will
still be used to keep ordering
product feature
simple for customers.
The Ferro range of products
include high performance binders,
including styrene acrylics, pure
acrylics, and vinyl acetate home
polymers and copolymers. With
many improvements made to
these technologies, water-based
polymers now offer the formulator
an alternative to solvent-based
technologies, in both decorative
and certain industrial applications,
with the added benefits of reduced
VOC levels and significantly lower
environmental impact.
Ferro’s water based polymer
dispersions are successfully used
in areas such as light industrial
coatings, high-gloss finishes and
high-performance decorative
finishes. The benefits of using
water-based acrylic polymers in
your formulations include:
• Improved adhesion to porous
and non-porous surfaces
• Excellent finish, gloss and clarity
• Outstanding durability and
weatherability
• Exceptional alkali-resistance
• Anti-corrosion properties.
The following chemistries are
produced under the Ferro
Dispersions Aquafer brand:
Styrene Acrylics: Diverse range
providing excellent binding
for decorative interior paints,
waterproofing and cement
additives.
Pure Acrylics: Highly durable
range used for UV-resistant roof
coatings, water-based gloss
enamels, water based wood
finishes, and pure acrylic pressure-
sensitive adhesives used in
ready-mix ceramic and vinyl tile
adhesives.
Vinyl Acetate: Vinyl acetate
homopolymers used in the
laminating wood and furniture
industry, high-solids adhesives
for use in compounding and
packaging adhesives.
Polyacrylates: Large range of
polyacrylates used as a dispersant
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and deflocculates for decorative
coatings, mining slurries and
detergents.
Specialties: APEO and
ammonia-free styrene-butadiene
copolymers, used in repair mortars
and cement-based sealing slurries.
In-can preservative biocides:
Used in water based coatings, PVA
adhesives and acrylic polymers,
providing protection against
bacteria and fungi.
Ferro Coating Resins
Ferro Coating Resins offers a
comprehensive range of high-
quality solvent-borne resins
and additives. Product offerings
include alkyds and modified
alkyds, acrylics, saturated
polyesters, polyamides, rheology
modifiers and surface modifiers.
The products are all marketed
under well-established registered
trademarks, namely Synolac,
Synocryl, Crayamid, Crayvallac,
Gelkyd and Super Gelkyd. South
African resins are recognised by
the XSA codes. 
The following chemistries are
produced under the Ferro
Coating Resins brands:
Alkyds: A range of conventional
and modified alkyds providing top
quality enamels, primers and for
the architectural and industrial
markets.
Gelkyd and Super Gelkyd:
A range of thixotropic resins
providing structure to coatings
designed primarily for the
decorative market.
Acrylics: A range of thermoplastic
and hydroxy acrylics providing
quality solid colour topcoats,
primers and clears for the vehicle
refinish and industrial markets.
Saturated Polyesters: A unique
range of OPFEs for the coil and
can coating markets.
Polyamides: The Crayamid range
of reactive and thermoplastic
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polyamides for the heavy-duty
coatings, adhesives and graphic
arts markets.
Additives: A diverse range of
rheology and surface modifiers as
well as flow and levelling agents for
the coatings market.
Synthetic Polymers
Synthetic Polymers specialises
in the manufacturing of
synthetic resins and polymers
for the coatings industry.
The company entered the
industry in late 2015 and has
grown to become an integral
part of the southern African
coatings market over the last
three years.
Driven by a goal to push the
limits and its vision to redefine
the industry, Synthetic Polymers
believes in taking manufacturing
to a new level. The business is
proud to be associated with
leading paint manufacturers
and have a key focus on
export markets throughout
Africa. It boasts a team of
highly-skilled Polymer
Chemists in the laboratory
and at the plant to ensure
quality control and superior
standards of resin. Adding to
the mix is its maintenance
team of qualified engineers,
fitters, welders and
electricians. The vision is to
redefine the coatings industry
with its QCCP (Quality,
Consistency and Competitive
Prices) theory.
Long Oil Alkyds (LOA)
LOA for manufacture of
decorative high gloss enamels
for interior and exterior,
varnish floor sealers (high
build as well), porch and deck
enamels, wood stains,
penetrating varnishes and
many others with various
non-volatile content and viscosities
to suite specific applications.
Medium Oil Alkyds (MOA)
MOA for manufacture of
economical industrial and
architectural enamel paints.
Excellent resistance to
yellowing and good balance
between brushability, drying
and gloss. Water reducible
medium oil has also been
developed to assist paint
formulators to formulate paint
with high dosages of water.
Short Oil Alkyds
SOA non-drying or non-oxidising
for manufacture of stoving or
baking enamels, nitrocellulose
lacquers for automotive and
industrial wood finishes and
acid catalysed wood finishes.
Castor and Coconut Oil alkyds
for non-yellowing AC & NC
lacquers have also been
developed earlier this year -
SX1060 and SX2060.
Urethane Alkyds and Oils
Urethane alkyds and oils for
manufacture of varnishes for
parquet floors, furniture,
marine, wood and as sole
binder for floor coatings.
Chain stopped medium
and short oil alkyds
Chain stopped SOA and MOA
for manufacture of fast dry metal
primers and finishes as well as
truck and tractor or coach
enamel and roadmaking enamel.
Modified Alkyds
Gloss enamel coatings that
dry and have capabilities of
two-coats in a day have pushed
the company to develop a resin
specifically for this market
segment — MLW160.
Styrenated and Modified
(Copolymerised) Alkyds
Styrenated alkyds for
manufacture of quick drying
paints with good gloss,
primers and hammer finishes.
Modified alkyds for fast
curing enamels and varnishes
for metal decorating with
good flexibility and excellent
adhesion. Recently the company
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has developed a 60% solids
styrenated alkyd VX60
specifically for road marking
enamels and high build QD
Enamels. Specifically, for
Hammertone paints is
product VX7050.
Thermoplastic acrylic resins
Thermoplastic acrylic resins for
manufacture of plaster primers,
masonry paints as well as high
build road marking enamels.
Thermoset Acrylic Resins
Thermoset acrylic acrylamide
resin for high build metal
coatings have good flexibility,
detergent resistance and
excellent adhesion.
Hydroxy Acrylic Resins
Hydroxy Acrylic Resin 2K for
manufacture of automotive
refinishes top coat and clear
coats, primers and as protective
coat on metal structures like
off-shores, cranes, rigs and
many others and on difficult
metals such as galvanised steel
and aluminium. Due to market
pressures Synthetic Polymers
has developed an economical
2K hydroxy for the refinish
market OHXE360.
Amino Resins
Amino Resins both Urea
Formaldehyde and Melamine
Formaldehyde for manufacture
of AC lacquers and heavy-duty
stoving enamels or baking enamel.
Saturated Polyester Resins
Saturated oil free polyesters
for general purpose coil and
can coatings as well as
metallised basecoats, automotive
finishing systems and stoving
finishes in conjunction with
amino resins. c
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Email coatingssales@ferrosa.co.za
Sancryl: Call 031-902-1422
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Q: What do you view as your
immediate challenges taking over
from Mandy at SAPMA?  • The SAPMA Golf Day in May
A: Whilst Mandy was still employed
with SAPMA, I worked closely with her
in terms of training, attending various
quarterly meetings as well as event
management. I see the finance side
of the business as a small challenge at
the moment, as this is not something I
have worked with before. I am sure with
the guidance and assistance from our
bookkeeper and auditors we will have a
system in place that works for both them
and me in terms of finance and invoicing.
Q: What are the opportunities you’d
like to focus on for 2019?
A: I would like to grow and develop
SAPITI training and see the industry
benefit from the revised training
programmes we have to offer. We
have revisited our training programmes
and will be marketing these to the
industry in 2019. I would also like to see
the SAPMA membership increase as
there are significant benefits of being a
member of SAPMA.
Q: Briefly, what are the key
objectives SAPMA would like to
achieve during the coming year?
• Marketing SAPITI training programmes
to our members
• Online training development
(more videos) to educate the
retail sales personnel
• Increase SAPMA membership
• Develop good, ethical working
Tara Benn -
Ready to break
new ground
Tara Benn is tasked with taking the reins from Mandy
Linossi and she is more than ready to tackle many of the
issues facing SAPMA head-on. Coatings SA had a moment
to chat with her and she shares her ideas with our readers.
relationships with the CHIETA,
SETA and CETA institutes
• Maintaining and updating the
industry database.
Q: How, in your opinion, can
SAPMA stimulate more industry
involvement?
A: I believe SAPMA can stimulate the
industry to become more involved with
negotiations with various government
departments, CHIETA, CETA and
SETA’s. The way we hope to achieve
this, is through regular meetings with the
members, both on a one-on-one basis as
well as quarterly meetings with executive
members. We need to educate them as
to what is happening within the industry
in order for them to get more involved.
Q: Mandy mentioned, member
apathy as a big concern, do you have
specific ideas how you believe you
can tackle this head-on?
A: This is a difficult one to tackle. The
members are very busy with their day-
to-day operational issues within their
businesses. Unfortunately, it has become
a ‘way of life’ to constantly follow-up and
nag to receive feedback, however, the
same goes for our members. I believe that
building solid relationships with people and
more interaction with our members will
assist with this relationship development
and will help the flow of information
when it is requested. Hopefully members
will be more forthcoming supplying the
association with information.
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Q&A
Q: Describe SAPMA in five words
Successful: Our success is
determined by how hard we work to
keep the industry informed constantly
about changes both locally and
internationally. This in turn, ensures our
members are successful.
Ambitious: We have an ambitious
team of people working at SAPMA, to
assist members timeously, effectively
and to the best of our ability.
Personalised: We believe
personalised interaction with our
members is important in building
strong, ethical, working relationships
in order to succeed.
Membership: We have a solid
membership base of manufacturers,
suppliers, contractors and retailers. We
hope to build on this each year and
increase our membership database.
Attitude: It is the right attitude at the
beginning of a task that will determine
your success or failure!
Q: Where do you see yourself
in five years?
A: Sitting on a beach, drinking cocktails!
No, I see this position as a long term role
and would love to see both SAPMA and
SAPITI grow from strength to strength
both with regards to membership as well
as the internal staff that run SAPMA and
SAPITI. I believe that staff development
is the key to a successful business. If your
staff is motivated and willing to learn, you
will only have success. I would like to be
part of the growth and success of SAPMA
and SAPITI in the years to come. c
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Neutralising agents are used in only small quantities in water-based paints. However, they can have a significant
effect. Not only do they regulate the pH-value, they also make a positive contribution to the storage stability of
the paint by reducing the interaction between the paint ingredients. If neutralising agents also comply with
health and environmental-relevant aspects, such as being VOC-free and hazard label-free, they are of particular
interest for ecolabel certified paints.

Novel sugar-based neutralising agent

for ecolabel certified paints
by Silvia Ziebold, Jörg Rüger

O
ver the course of a human lifespan, it is estimated that How sustainable are neutralising agents?
up to 90% of that time is spent indoors. As people Environmental, health and safety apects play an increasing role
desire to live in healthier indoor surroundings, they in the selection of suitable ingredients. To fully assess a product’s
increasingly demand water-based paints that are sustainability profile, a variety of aspects need to be taken into
free from air pollutants, hazardous substances and allergens. consideration.
For consumers, it can be difficult to keep track of the different To support this, Clariant, developed the EcoTain® label a few years
critical substances, therefore they rely on ecolabels in their ago. EcoTain is a sustainability concept at product level that helps to
buying decisions. evaluate a product’s impact on three dimensions: people, planet and
With currently available raw materials and additives, it is no performance. Hereby products are screened against 36 sustainability
easy task for a paint formulator to develop a high-quality paint criteria, overarching the complete product lifecycle and are also
that offers performance advantages, is easy-to-use and at the benchmarked against market standards. A selection of important
same time fulfils the stringent ecolabel criteria. Formulators sustainability aspects are listed in Table 1.
therefore consider not only function but also environmental
profile when it comes to selecting paint ingredients. Additives
should be multifunctional and universally applicable in order
to reduce formulation complexity, raw material handling and
logistics costs. In addition, they need to comply with regulatory
requirements, safety and environmentally-relevant aspects.
This article introduces the novel, sugar-based amine
(glucamine) Genamin ® Gluco 50 that was developed specifically
for use as a multifunctional performance additive in eco-friendly,
water-based paints. In the course of the article, the application
and performance profile is discussed in detail in comparison to
common neutralising agents on the market.

Standard versus multifunctional neutralising agents?

Neutralising agents can generally be classified as standard
or multifunctional. Standard neutralising agents are only
used to adjust the pH to the range of 8-10 and thereby
provide a stable paint system with little interaction between
the different formulation components such as thickeners,
binders, fillers and biocides.
Multifunctional neutralising agents also offer other properties
that would normally be provided by other additives in a paint
formulation. For example, they can act as a wetting agent or
compatibilizer for pigment pastes or can significantly improve
the paint’s storage stability. Thus, they enable paints with
superior quality and performance. Reducing the number of
paint components in the formulation is a great advantage for the
manufacturer as it means lower formulation complexity, less raw
materials handling and lower logistics costs.
There are various neutralising agents available to the paint
industry. The most common neutralising agents on the market are
standard products such as caustic soda (NaOH) and ammonia or
the multifunctional additive 2-Amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol (AMP).
Clariant has developed a sugar-based specialty amine that is new
to the market. In order to create a comprehensive assessment of
these neutralising agents, environmental, health and safety aspects
have been considered in addition to performance characteristics.
Table 1: Evaluation of neutralising agents based on environmental,
health and safety aspects
Due to their hazardous substance labeling and the VOC/SVOC
content, many common neutralising agents have limitations when
used in a modern and environmentally-conscious formulation.
Matters such as labeling or VOCs play an important role, especially
in light of eco-labels such as the German Blue Angel, the EU Eco
Flower, the Nordic Swan and the French Décret seal. It is no easy
task for a paint formulator to develop a high-quality paint that fulfills
stringent ecolabel criteria. The VOC/SVOC-limits of the German
Blue Angel for example represent a real challenge. Even by using low
VOC/SVOC ingredients, the formulation might already exceed the
limit of 1 g/L for indoor paints or 2 wt.% for lacquers.
In the evaluation of the neutralising agents’ suitability for ecolabels,
glucamine as a multifunctional neutralising agent stands out as it is
the only one that can be used in unlimited amount in paints which are
certified with the Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, French Décret and the
EU Ecoflower. Although the renewable content is not yet a criteria for
ecolabels, another advantage of glucamine is that it consists of up to

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75% glucose and is therefore very much in line with the trend of
renewable raw materials.
The multifunctional aminomethyl propanol (AMP) on the
other hand is only allowed to <1% in lacquers and <0.07% in
interior paints labeled with the Blue Angel. For the Nordic Swan
the usage concentration is limited to 4.5% for gloss lacquers
and only 1.1% for matt paints. The EU Ecoflower is even stricter
and the dosage should be below 0.5% for class A,B,C.
The picture for the standard neutralising agents looks
varied. Ammonia cannot be used at all in indoor paints with
the Blue Angel seal or is limited to <1% for lacquers. For the EU
Ecoflower, the maximum dosage concentrations are between
0.5%-1% depending on the paint category. Caustic soda on the
other hand can be used in unlimited concentrations for the EU
Ecoflower, but is also limited for the Blue Angel lacquers to <1%
and for the Nordic Swan to <2% due to the labeling.
Neutralising agents put to the test
In addition to the environmental, health and safety aspects, the
performance of the products was also evaluated. Hereby, the
neutralising agents were formulated into standard acrylic gloss
and semi-gloss lacquers, both low PVC paints, as well as in high
PVC indoor and outdoor paints, and in pigment preparations.
In the following graphs, mainly the results for the low PVC
acrylic lacquers are shown, as it is here that the influence of the
various neutralising agents is most pronounced and therefore
ideal for visual representation. The influence of the neutralising
agents on both the liquid paint as well as on the dried paint film
that was applied, was studied.
Storage stability
Figure 1 shows that it is possible to formulate stable paints with
all neutralising agents.
When stored for 28 days at 50°C, which corresponds to
two years’ shelf life at room temperature in the Central European
climate, none of the lacquers showed the appearance of
syneresis or more pronounced sedimentation. Likewise, the
pH level remained stable. With regard to rheology, there are clear
differences, especially in the semi-gloss system. Immediately
after manufacturing the lacquers, the viscosity remained nearly
the same between the different neutralisation agents. However,
after 28 days warm storage, the viscosity of the glucamine-
containing lacquer increased only slightly compared to the other
neutralisation agents.
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technical
In addition to storage at room temperature and in heat, frost is a
further factor that can affect paints and, in the worst case, make them
unusable.
To assess the freeze-thaw stability, the paints were first frozen for
12 hours at -18°C and then thawed at room temperature for 12 hours.
Afterward, it was evaluated whether the paints were still technically
flawless.
Figure 2 shows that both glucamine and AMP have withstood the
maximum number of five cycles and contributed additional stabilising
properties to the paints. The coatings with the standard neutralising
agents NaOH and ammonia were unstable after three cycles.
Dried and hard-dried coatings
In addition to influencing the stability of the liquid paint, the
ingredients also affect the dried film and therefore the decorative and
protective functions of the coating.
VOC-containing paint ingredients notoriously migrate from the
coating and can therefore have an effect on the drying behavior of the
coating. The König pendulum hardness was tested1 in order to evaluate
both the drying behavior and the hardness of the paint films.
Figure 3 shows the results of the pendulum hardness tests,
measured in seconds,after different drying times over a period of
1–4 weeks, which corresponds in practice to the drying and complete
drying of the coating.
A comparison of both multifunctional neutralising agents – the VOC-
containing AMP and the VOC/SVOC-free glucamine – shows
that the products have no significant effect on the drying rate,
either to achieve the final film hardness or on the film hardness
itself. Therefore, replacing AMP in a formulation with the non-
migrating glucamine neutralising agent will have no negative
impact on the drying process.
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Flash rust
Regarding the drying behavior on metallic substrates, the neutralising agents
show different behaviour in the rust formation and discolouration of the paint.
A 120 µm thin wet film was applied on a metal plate (Q-Panel type S-46)
and then immediately stored at 23°C and 50% relative humidity for
24 hours for drying. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the rust film appears as
brown rust spots and the discoloration appears over the entire paint film.
Glucamine showed the lowest tendency to initiate rust and create a
discoloration in the film.
Shift of shades in tinted systems
Paints are currently not only used as white or colourless coatings, but are
tinted to various shades in construction and professional markets. The
effect of the neutralising agent on colouring was therefore evaluated.
During evaluation, acrylic gloss coatings neutralised with ammonia
tinted in blue, green, red and black shades were set as a standard and
compared to the alternatives. Figure 6 shows that the multifunctional
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neutralising agents AMP and glucamine demonstrate a comparable
shift of shades in the L and +b axis for all pigment pastes used and
therefore allows these products to be interchangeable in mixing
systems. (Note: a shift of shade of 0.1–0.2 is not evaluated as a
significant deviation since it is still in the measurement tolerance.)
Pigment compatibility
It was initially described that multifunctional neutralising agents could
also act as a wetting agent or compatibilizer, for example when tinting
a high PVC emulsion paint with pigment pastes.
For the test, a standard low VOC emulsion paint with various
neutralising agents was adjusted to a pH-value of 8.5 and subsequently
tinted with a water-based iron oxide red pigment paste (3% each). After
the homogenisation using a paint shaker, the paints were stored for
24 hours; then 200 µm was applied and subjected to a rub-out test.
As can be seen in Figure 7, glucamine increases the tinting strength
in the water-based paint system by more than 50%
SUMMARY
Neutralising agents are only used in small quantities in water based
paints. However, their effect is of significant importance. Not only do
they regulate the pH-value, they also interact with paint ingredients and
influence the stability of the paint during storage. There are a number
of neutralising agents for the paints and coatings industry. The most
frequently used neutralising agents are caustic soda, ammonia and AMP.
Glucamine from Clariant is new to the market. It consists of up to 75%
renewable raw materials, does not require labeling and is VOC/SVOC
free and is therefore especially suitable for eco-label certified paints.
From a performance point of the view, glucamine as a multifunctional
additive improves the storage and freeze-thaw stability, reduces flash-
rust discolouration and enhances the compatibility with pigments. These
properties can be achieved in low PVC acrylic paints, high PVC indoor
and outdoor emulsion paints, and pigment paste preparations. Thanks
to this multi-functionality, the glucamine Genamin® Gluco 50 helps to
reduce the number of components in the paint formulation and thus
contributes to process and logistics cost savings.
Credit: This article has also been published in the European Coatings Journal, Issue 03, 2017;
Farbe und Lack, Issue 03, 2017; PPCJ September 2017 and PCI Magazine, June 2018.
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