Coatings SA December 2021

Issue 4 | Volume 9 | 2021

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News: Letter from SAPMA’s Executive Director

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Dulux launches Colour Sensor

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Dulux’s Colour of the Year for 2022

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Coatings for Africa returns in 2022

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SAPMA AGM- tackling important issues

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OCCA: An overview

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Technical Article

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Half-measures don't work!

The more things change, the more they stay the same. We are approaching the final days of 2021, but it feels as if I have been taken back in time. It was almost a decade ago, that I first listened to Dr Mathee speaking at a SAPMA meeting about lead in paint. Why it was dangerous and how the industry needs to eradicate its use in coatings.

But the South African government implemented a half-measured approach. Lead was bad for certain applications, and fine for others.

What a mess.

Now, lead is back in the spotlight.

This time around the legislation is much tougher. However, as Tara Benn, executive director of SAPMA, rightly says in her letter this month – the proof is in the pudding. It is all fine and well to have legislation, but if it is not enforced – then it is not worth the paper it is written on.

I call on members of our industry to hold each other responsible to ensure we create a better environment for our communities. Hold your colleagues accountable if they transgress – this

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is good business practice.

The next thorn in my time machine – load shedding. How is it that it has been nearly 15 years since the first time Johann Gerber we experienced load shedding, and the problem has not improved? I am dumbstruck. And my positive self has left the building.

My fellow colleagues of this wonderful industry, we must do what must be done to ensure we survive. I have no message of positivity – there is none. Run your businesses as efficiently as possible, navigating the dreaded load shedding, and position your brand and product as well as you can to survive. All we can do is pray that we will jump two decades into the future and find our industry in a more certain position.

I trust you will all have a strong end to the year and enjoy the short industry break before we tackle 2022.

Happy Trading

Message from the Executive Director

New leaded paint laws are great – but will they be enforced?

By Tara Benn SAPMA welcomes the news that the government has decreed that, from 22 October 2022, lead will virtually be a banned component of coatings. The new legislation was announced

by SA Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, in the Government Gazette, in October 2021.

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he new technical laws shift the classification of leaded paint under South Africa's half-century-old Hazardous Substances Act, and effectively changes the legal definition of leaded paint. It follows decades of lobbying for the removal of lead in paint by SAPMA in collaboration with the Medical Research Council.

Back in mid-2010 already, South Africa declared leaded paint as a Group I Hazardous Substance, but with exceptions. Paints with lead at a level below 600 parts per million were then not affected, and there were exceptions for paint used as industrial coatings, garden equipment and some toys.

The new rules will now totally ban paint with lead above 90 parts per million (0.009%, instead of 0.06%) – and apply to all ‘paints and coating materials’. Dr Angela Mathee, director of the Medical Research Council’s Environmental Health Research Unit, has told the press that the new law is ‘tantamount to a ban on the addition of lead to paint’.

SAPMA is delighted with the new legislation. But we have one major concern: we want to see whether – and how effectively – the government will police the new regulations.

We have for many years urged the authorities to start prosecuting unscrupulous paint producers who blatantly included hazardous lead

SAPMA is convinced that the new legislation will only be effective if the government make examples of culprits and prosecute them.

levels in their paints. We have urged that retailers who sell such paint be taken to court. Random samples taken from hardware shelves by the government regularly showed that hazardous levels of paint were still being sold. But that was that. No report of any offender being charged by the police appeared in the press.

SAPMA is convinced that the new legislation will only be effective if the government make examples of culprits and prosecute them. In fact, why wait until the new laws become effective in October next year? Start arresting offenders who are transgressing even the current limits. Do it now.

Such action would justify the costly and time-consuming efforts our members have made to comply with ethical policies in terms of leaded coatings. Many members, producing South Africa’s major brands, have for some years now already eliminated lead in decorative paint, and have diligently worked towards the total elimination of lead in the manufacture of paint, including industrial products such as road-marking paint.

But these members have not heard of any prosecution of competitors who arrogantly flaunted – and are still flaunting – the country’s laws.

So, SAPMA must be forgiven if we are not yet shouting from the rooftops about the new laws. We first want to see culprits in court. The only way to show offenders that the government means business, and will enforce laws relating to leaded paint, is to nameand-shame the criminals.

And this should happen in massive metros or tiny towns where lead still goes into paint cans. c Tara Benn Executive Director

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News

Discover Clariant’s new Licosperse Licosperse, a new product line from Clariant, is heavy metal and resin free, non-toxic, and non-flammable, recommended as a sustainable replacement for oil- and solvent- soluble dyes. Its ready-to-use blends save time and cost in the colouration process.

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lariant has expanded its contribution to sustainability with the launch of its new product line, Licosperse, eco-friendlier pigment preparations for polish applications. To simplify use in the end user’s manufacturing processes, the preparations are produced with non-toxic raw materials, are non-dusting, and are heavy metals and resin free. “The pastes are readily incorporated in the base media for the effortless production of consistent colour. They can also be incorporated at high temperatures as the production method requires.

There are no dangerous goods restrictions for transport and storage, reducing the risks in product handling and transportation,” said Rossitza

Dimitrova, Clariant’s regional technical marketing manager, Middle East and Africa.

Licosperse preparations are recommended as alternative colourants to replace dyes in solvent and oil- based applications such as shoe and floor polishes, fertilisers and herbicides as well as wood stains and varnishes.

Further application areas are expected in the future. With improved durability and low-migration properties compared to traditional dyes, which in many cases need to be pre-dissolved, the new pigment preparations are easy to incorporate with no need to pre-dissolve.

Licosperse pigment dispersions are providing a competitive advantage

to customers. As a single product that is applicable for many different applications, the ready-to-use blends save time and costs in the colouration process. Colour recipes for popular shades are readily available, for easy integration into most systems and simplified quality control.

This new line supports Clariant’s objectives to ensure that products meet international environmental, health and safety performance standards.

The company’s organic pigments and colourants have a global reputation for technical performance and high quality. c For more information, visit www.clariant.com.

Instant colour matching

Dulux Trade’s Colour Sensor will provide accurate colour matches on-demand.

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t is imperative to ensure accuracy and precise colour selection when advising clients. The introduction of the Dulux Trade Colour Sensor, an innovative colour tool that provides accurate colour matches on demand and seamlessly integrates with the new free Dulux Trade Expert App (available on iOS and Android), makes colour matching a breeze.

This is certainly a must have solution for architects, designers, decorators, experienced painters and other colour professionals.

the closest Dulux Trade paint colour.

Technologically advanced and enabling a virtual colour display with innovative augmented reality, the Colour Sensor is easy to use. Simply place the Dulux Trade Colour Sensor flat on any solid surface (with the best results noted on flat surfaces), scan a colour and get a Dulux Trade colour match in seconds.

The Colour Sensor is applicable for use in commercial spaces, from hotels to offices, hospitals, care homes, universities and schools.

In short, the Dulux Trade Colour Sensor provides reassurance to professionals and gives clients the confidence to select the colour of their choice with ease. c The Dulux Trade Expert App is an onthe-go, easy to use app that enables professionals to: • • • •

Select the right products Choose the right colour Visualise the colour on the wall Calculate the amount of paint required • Create projects and locate stores all in one app.

TACKLES THE MOST BESPOKE COLOUR QUESTS This time saving device takes on challenging tasks. Whether to identify an existing wall colour, to colour matching an item from a magazine cutting the app will instantly deliver

For more information, visit www.dulux.co.za

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News

Vice-chairs call for stronger support SAPMA has elected Bobby Bhugwandin and Stephen Reinecke as joint vice-chairpersons for the year ahead. Both new office-bearers have emphasised SAPMA’s vital role in the coatings sector having a unified voice.

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hugwandin, a SAPMA stalwart, is currently the supply chain director for Kansai Plascon, overseeing all manufacturing plants, warehouse and distribution, procurement, SHERQ and forecasting.

His first introduction to SAPMA was serving on the Technical Committee, first representing Plascon and then chairing the Committee for two consecutive years. In addition, he has also served on SAPMA Executive Committee for a few years.

His career in the coatings industry began straight from college at Dulux, where he worked for 13 years in Research and Development. This was followed by two years at Synthomer before joining Kansai Plascon 13 years ago to fill various roles such as senior executive – Research and Development, and general manager of the Kansai Colourants business, prior to his appointment as executive director in 2018.

Bhugwandin is passionate about unity. He explains, “All industries need a representative body to take on industrybased challenges. Together, our voice is stronger, and this becomes critical when dealing with government and other stakeholders on issues such as regulation, tariff conditions etc that will affect the viability of the industry and ultimately the survival of many individual companies. Coatings plays a vital role in the South African economy and for it to grow and survive, we need a unified body such as SAPMA to represent it at the relevant forum,” SAPMA’s other new vice-chairperson, Stephen Reinecke, in 1991 co-founded and became Director of Promac Paints, SAPMA members for several decades.

He has served on the SAPMA Executive and Management committees for the past two years.

With 30 years’ experience in the paint industry, Reinecke is an ardent SAPMA supporter. “SAPMA, for me, remains

to be a critically important forum, voicing the coatings sector’s stance in communicating with government, industry, the public and the exchanging ideas of business practices between members. I believe every member must have a key representative, attending to all meeting and SAPMA matters timeously.

“Members surely cannot be satisfied with decisions from poorly attended forums and meetings. SAPMA’s voice needs to be collectively represented – by at least 80% of its members. The need for retailer and contractor membership is extremely important to strengthen our industry’s image, Health and Safety status and, most importantly, our environment and integrity. The unity and collective contribution by all members, and securing many new members, will strengthen SAMPA to a healthy balance of industry representation,” Reinecke adds. c

We need unity in turbulent times For the past 11 years, Sanjeev Bhatt has served as joint vice-chairperson for SAPMA. He has been elected to take over the reins of the association from Aggie Argyrou.

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ounder and managing director of resin supplier, Synthetic Polymers in Krugersdorp, Sanjeev spoke about his role in SAPMA and the way ahead:

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It started way back in 2007 when I convinced my employer at the time to become an Associate Member.

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What inspired you to join?

At the time I was employed by a relatively new company that had invested in South Africa in 2001 and had heard a lot about SAPMA and its activities in the local coatings market. It seemed the perfect platform for a new entrant to the industry to understand the market dynamics and be part of a robust coatings market.

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To ensure fair trading conditions is an important facet of SAPMA’s role to lead the industry and maintain a healthy manufacturing base.

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tariffs have soared by almost 300% and frequencies between various important ports are now operating 50% lower than before the pandemic. Manufacturing locally is challenging and government policies are not assisting to alleviate the pressure.

How would SAPMA be able to play a role in leading the industry in this regard?

It is very difficult for individual companies to lobby with government stakeholders on their own. Working in isolation will not help.

The only way we could achieve our goals is being collective through the auspices of SAPMA. As an association that is over 80 years old, SAPMA has experience in lobbying government to institute policies conducive to the coatings sector locally. The African Free Trade Agreement is a classic example: sure, it’s good to open free trade across the African continent, but are the playing fields level when we compare

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What are your personal aspirations in terms of SAPMA? How do you see the association, say, in five years’ time?

As a core focus, I would like to see membership increase and members become more active. Moreover, we should also broaden the membership base to include many more retailers and contractors. And try and revive the training of young chemists and ensure true empowerment and transfer of skills. An organisation is only as good as its members. With unity and increased involvement by all members, SAPMA’s future is assured and membership will become even more meaningful. c

News

Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2022 Dulux has revealed the Colour of the Year 2022, an airy, light blue that’s fresh, open, and good for the soul.

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he colour is called Bright Skies, which reflects the limitless skies around us, it brings a hint of the natural world inside and can breathe new life into any space. As the pandemic has dragged on, people are craving expansion — the great outdoors, the open air, a sweep of limitless sky. A feeling of release and revitalisation with a breath of fresh air.

Extensive global trend research conducted by a team of in-house paints and coatings colour experts and international design professionals revealed that there was a need for open air, connections to the great outdoors and a fresh approach to everything.

Many events over the past two years have thrown the social, economic and environmental aspects of our lives into sharper focus. We’re reassessing what really matters: family, friends, home, and the world around us.

“In 2022, Bright Skies will help us embrace new ideas and shape a new future,” says Heleen van Gent, creative director of AkzoNobel’s Global

Aesthetic Center. “The colour reflects the limitless skies above us, giving us the space to redefine the role of our homes, nature, the arts and new voices in our lives. As consumers look to express themselves and transform their spaces, our aim as colour experts is to inspire their colour confidence.”

“A light and optimistic shade, Bright Skies is a perfect way to bring a breath of fresh air into any room. It’s also incredibly versatile, working alongside four different complementary palettes to give any room an instant sense of light and space, no matter the size. The palettes make it easy to choose and combine an array of soft neutrals and joyful hues. They can be used to define zones in multipurpose spaces, bring a sense of nature indoors, create a soothing atmosphere or encourage a sense of unity,” says Dulux colour expert Palesa Ramaisa.

The four CF22 palettes: Workshop colours (kaleidoscope hues) Multicoloured and joyful, this light, bright palette is perfect for

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reinventing the home, and zoning a multipurpose, do-it-all space. Positive and complementary, these tones make the functional fun.

Greenhouse colours (fresh naturals) Made up of fresh greens, greys and blues, this palette can make any room feel in touch with the natural world.

These are colours that bring in the positive effects of nature to create a vital space.

Studio colours (consoling tones) Pale pinks, reds and oranges, these warm, consoling shades can help turn any space into a soothing sanctuary.

Subtle and inspiring, they can help us recharge and escape the everyday.

Salon colours (airy neutrals) Comprising soft whites and light neutrals, this palette can help create the perfect blank canvas. Fresh and unifying tones, they can help create an open space and a home that’s ready for anything. c For more information, visit www.dulux.co.za

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Sustainability leader AkzoNobel receives royal seal of approval!

AkzoNobel is proud to be one of the first recipients of the Terra Carta Seal, which was launched recently at COP26 by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.

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he Terra Carta Seal is a new major award, which recognises global companies that are driving innovation and demonstrating their commitment to, and momentum towards, the creation of genuinely sustainable markets. It’s part of the Terra Carta, a recovery plan for nature, people and planet which was introduced early this year through HRH The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative.

As the only paints and coatings manufacturer to receive the prestigious honour, AkzoNobel is among an elite group of companies who have been acknowledged for holding a leadership position within their industry, and who have credible transition roadmaps underpinned by globally recognised, scientific metrics for achieving net zero by 2050 or earlier.

“The Terra Carta Seal recognises those organisations, which have made a serious commitment to a future that is much more sustainable, and puts nature, people and the planet at the heart of the economy. We all need to make changes if we are to preserve the planet for our children and grandchildren, and these businesses have pledged to make it easier for us all to do so,” commented HRH the Prince of Wales.

“Having our efforts recognised by the award of the Terra Carta Seal is a source of great pride for everyone in our company. It’s a clear endorsement of all the work we’re doing across AkzoNobel and everything we’ve achieved so far.

It also confirms the vital role that paint and coatings can play when you combine the precious and irreplaceable power of nature with the transformative power of paint – which lies at the heart of what we do for people and the environment,” said Thierry Vanlancker, CEO AkzoNobel.

“There’s a clear and obvious link between the aims of the Terra Carta charter – which puts nature, people and planet at the heart of global value creation – and our own people.

Planet. Paint. approach to sustainable business and innovative collaboration.

So, we’re honored to receive this recognition and are fully committed to continuing to lead our industry in pioneering a more sustainable future,” said Vanlancker.

AkzoNobel’s sustainability ambitions highlight the extent of what the company is aiming to achieve regarding transitioning to a more sustainable future.

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The Terra Carta Seal recognises those organisations, which have made a serious commitment to a future that is much more sustainable, and puts nature, people and the planet at the heart of the economy.

As well as aiming to cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, the company is also targeting 100% renewable electricity and zero nonreusable waste, also by 2030.

In addition, AkzoNobel recently became the first paint and coatings company to have science-based sustainability targets officially validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). More details about AkzoNobel’s People. Planet.

Paint. approach can be found here: www.akzonobel.com/en/about-us/ sustainability. c

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Paint coatings are composed of different chemicals, which combine to give the paint its unique properties.

However, to get the most out of any paint and ensure the coatings last as long as possible, apply the coating using painting best practices and according to the paint manufacturer’s specifications, namely: 1. Remove any surface contaminants that will affect the adhesion of the coating system. Adhesion to the substrate is the key to coating longevity.

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Coatings for Africa returns in May 2022!

Following a tough period for industry in South Africa, Coatings for Africa is returning on 4-6 May 2022, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

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he long-awaited threeday exhibition, conference and networking event will provide participants with the opportunity to take advantage of the recent surge in construction activity and government investment.

With a rich history of success through its association with the Oil and Colour Chemists’ Association (OCCA) and SAPMA, the live and inperson showcase by dmg Events will provide a forum for exhibitors and visitors to meet global buyers and suppliers at Africa’s leading event for the coatings industry.

Interest in Africa’s emerging coatings markets is well-established and South Africa is among the largest and most influential markets on the continent. Producing around 324 000 litres of paint per year with a value of approximately US$947m, the country’s paint industry is home to more than 300 coatings manufacturers and dominated by the decorative paint segment, as well as

being an attractive market for the automotive and architectural coatings industries.

Coatings for Africa is the largest dedicated coatings event in Africa for raw material and service suppliers, equipment and paint manufacturers. It creates the perfect environment for manufacturers, raw materials suppliers, distributors, buyers and technical specialists from the coatings industry to meet faceto-face.

The event also offers an opportunity to gather insight on the latest processes, exchange ideas with industry leaders and build a strong network in the African continent.

The last Coatings for Africa event, held in 2018, attracted more than 250 exhibitors from 18 countries, with more than 2 500 attendees.

Of these, 80% of exhibiting companies said they would recommend Coatings for Africa as an important, positive and profitable event. c For more information about a presence at the show, contact Knowledge Tenza at KnowledgeTenza@dmgevents.com or visit www.coatingsforafrica.com.

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The polymer that creates colour Synthetic Polymers produces high-quality polymers for various myriad sectors such as decorative coatings, automotive coating, medium to heavy industrial coating and wood coating etc. Solvent based polymers are Synthetic Polymers core focus; however, our plant also has the capability of producing water-based polymers. A wide variety of resins including acrylics, aminos, saturated polyesters and the more popular alkyd resins as well as some specialist resins are produced using the strictest quality standards in our plant. Research and development take place in our state-of-the-art laboratory with the latest equipment and highly qualified polymer chemists. Convenient delivery with our twenty-metric ton bulk delivery vehicle with lead times between twenty-four and seventy-two hours.

• Long oil alkyds • Medium oil alkyds • Short oil alkyds • Short & Medium chain stopped alkyds • Urethane alkyds & Oils • Styrenated alkyds • Hydroxy functional acrylics • Thermoplastic acrylics • Specialty alkyds • Amino resins • Thermoset acrylics • Saturated oil free polyesters

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For us, it is about: • SAFETY • COMPLIANCE • QUALITY • PEOPLE • the ENVIRONMENT • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE and so much more ...

Sancryl Chemicals manufactures industrial polymers and speciality chemicals for the following industries: • Paints and Coatings • Detergents • Industrial Water Treatment • Mining • Slurry We make a series of binders and speciality performance additives with a particular emphasis on innovation and environmental sensitivity.

The recent public environmental focus on chemical manufacturing plants motivated us to inform both the public and stakeholders in our business of our products and processes.

Safety and Processes At Sancryl we are committed to ensuring high standards in all of our work. This impacts our products via legal compliance and the continuous application of business ethics.

Our employees comply with the regulatory Acts governing us and adhere strictly to internal policies. Thus we protect one another at the micro level and our environment at the macro level.

We constantly keep abreast of the latest international best practices regarding safety standards in our industry. Process safety is our particular focus. We make use of interactive smart technology to streamline otherwise complex process management and this also includes automation. The timely identification of potential hazards and the correct assessment of the consequences of unsafe actions is a continuous process to provide the framework for safe operations.

Health, Safety and the Environment are all high priorities within the company and no compromises are made in this regard.

Internal and external monitoring, test analysis, calibrations, audits and inspections are conducted throughout the year to ensure the company meets legislation at all times.

Sancryl aims for a 100% safety compliance every year.

To achieve this we rely on our people, thorough training, equipment, preventative maintenance, our processes, industry experts, compliance auditors and of course knowledgeable suppliers.

Because we believe that prevention is better than cure, our employees are exposed to training opportunities that seek to enhance risk awareness.

Hazard Identification & Risk Assessments (HIRA) have become an integral part of all business management systems. Sancryl confirms its total commitment to the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14 001:2015 & ISO 45 001:2018 Management Systems.

WE TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY! TO US PEOPLE MATTER MOST!

Sustainability and Products With our focus on sustainability we use our expertise in chemistry to innovate responsible solutions. Therefore our products are manufactured with absolute minimal environmental impact from the development phase through to handling and finally application.

Every new development or product modification seeks advances in innovative chemistry to negate, as far as possible, environmental impact through responsible sourcing. We endeavour to make sustainable choices in our procurement. Going beyond regulatory compliance to ensure every ingredient’s safety, we use proven risk assessment methods to understand both hazards and potential exposures. This mandatory part of our product development process commences from the early stages of a product’s design.

Every step we take in product development is done to reduce our footprint - one step at a time.

We are committed to do our best for our people and our

planet. Our environmentally safe and innovative Enviro range of products is testimony to this approach.

Threat of Covid and our response Because of Covid’s impact worldwide, we developed a comprehensive Covid management plan to maintain employee and business health.

Risk assessments were key in the development of the management plan. Sancryl has embarked on a policy of education and vaccination creating awareness and dispelling rumours and falsehoods by getting the advice of health experts. We aim to have 100% of our people vaccinated before the end of this year.

Our Objectives • To produce products that, when used as intended, are consumer and environmentally safe.

• To ensure that our operations are safe for our employees, neighbours and the environment.

• Meet or exceeding all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements with respect to product safety, labelling and handling.

• Providing relevant and appropriately factual information about the safety of our products and packaging to any interested party.

Accreditation, Registration & Certification • ISO 9001 • ISO 14001 • CIPC • SARS • BEE • PAIA • POPI • Air Emissions Licence • Schedule Trade Permit • Trade Effluent • Certificate Of Registration • Certificate Of Compliance in Respect of Fire Safety • Compliance with Department of Labour & OSH Act.

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Feature

SAPMA 2021 AGM report The Coatings Confederation – There’s little doubt that the sustainability and impact of SAPMA will be dependent on the effective formation of a broad-church or organisations, which together with SAPMA can maintain a healthy and progressive Confederation for Coatings in South Africa (CCSA).

By Dr Ivor Blumenthal To this end, SAPMA has resolved to: • Create and register this confederation with SAPMA as its Patron • Ensure that for the industries included within the scope of the confederation are either active and wish to participate within the confederation, or need to be established under the ambit of SAPMA.

Industries currently included in the Coatings Confederation which SAPMA would be responsible for: • The SCEA • Retail Paint & Hardware Association

The Surface Coatings Employer Association Report • Currently the SCEA represents 17 out of the full complement of SAPMA’s Membership.

• The SCEA is a party to the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry.

The SCEA has negotiated a role as a party within the NBCCI which results in: • A sectoral addendum to the main agreement for the Industrial Chemical Chamber of the NBCCI, specifically for surface coatings relating to Wages and Conditions of Employment • A moratorium for four years preventing the extension of any NBCCI agreement to SAPMA Members who currently are regarded as non-parties • An agreement with the NBCCI that on a voluntary basis, SAPMA can offer its members NBCCI membership designed to ensure that those members do not have to enter into individualised plant based agreements with trade unions, and access to the NBCCI Dispute Settling Mediation and Arbitration Services so that SAPMA members do not have to appear before the CCMA without representation. On this basis any annual agreement reached by the SCEA constituting the addendum would need to be applied by those SAPMA members.

The Retail Paint & Hardware Association This Association has recently been registered by SAPMA. It is designed to cater to retail members of SAPMA who require a collective voice where two structures are currently being created by two different government departments: • A Bargaining Council for The Wholesale and Retail Sector by DE&L • A Wholesale and Retail Charter Council by the DTI&C

THE SAPMA CERTIFICATION MODEL The South African Paint Manufacturing Association is launching an Internal Member Accreditation Service, designed to cater for the recognition, registration, and quality assurance of two specific organisational initiatives amongst a section of SAPMA’s members.

Firstly, training and development of staff within the paint manufacturing sector has become so specific in many instances, especially in relation to product designed for customised market requirements that internal training has had to be developed and, in some instances, accredited in South Africa or through multinational arrangements in other countries.

In some instances, the motivation in offering internal training has to do with strategic advantage and market presence.

The requirement from those members who have internal training departments, is for those divisions to be registered, assessed, and recognised against a National Standard.

Once identified, SAPMA members that engage in internal training and competency certification, will collaborate with SAPMA on a collective standard of training,

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development and certification which all SAPMA-registered internal training departments and activities will ascribe to and follow.

SAPMA maintains that the national standard must speak to the training division itself in terms of structure, administration and quality control.

Once the actual administration of training is dispensed with and recognised, the focus shifts to the quality of the training programmes themselves, including the credentials of those offering the training as well as those assessing competency.

What should be attractive to SAPMA members, in this regard, is that the final certification offered to those who complete the programme, would be done in association and partnership between the registered member company and SAPMA. The second SAPMA initiative relates to the registration, recognition and endorsement of internal laboratory services for product certification amongst our members.

Once identified, SAPMA members that engage in internal product certification, will collaborate with SAPMA on a collective standard of certification, which all SAPMAregistered internal laboratories will ascribe to and follow.

Where a SAPMA member company has elected to implement internal product certification using a standardised nationally recognisable system, SAPMA would encourage that company to register this activity with it, so that the division within the company can be assessed and recognised by SAPMA for this purpose.

This activity of recognising a member's internal laboratory services is not designed to bypass any SANAS accredited quality assurance process

Feature nor is it designed to represent that in SAPMA recognising an internal laboratory service, such recognition is offered in any way, in partnership with SANAS or that it confers any SANAS Accredited Status on the company being recognised for this purpose.

What is, however, accomplished, is that the self-certification of product by the SAPMA member company, which is permitted by the SABS and SANAS by-way of affidavit, is reinforced when the internal laboratory service is registered,

quality assured and recognised

by SAPMA. The self-certification will certainly have more credibility because of the level of accountability to SAPMA. SAPMA will endeavour to formalise its quality assurance activities in this regard with the respective regulators ASAP. THE PROFESSIONAL BODY PILOT PROJECT The Coatings Confederation will be introducing professional recognition for employee’s covered by the scope of the confederation. SAPMA will commence the exercise with retail members of SAPMA. Within the Retail Chamber (The Retail Paint and Hardware Association) SAPMA will be implementing the following professional designations for employees within retail establishments, in-association with the Canadian Retail Association.

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THE PILOT PROGRAMME FOR SAPMA’S ‘PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY & ETHICS OMBUDSMAN’ BRANDING CAMPAIGN SAPMA has commenced with the advertising and brand building campaign about SAPMA members accountability to SAPMA in-terms both of trained and recognised professional competency and of behavioural accountability.

This campaign will be replicated in provinces which currently represent inexcess of 15% of SAPMA Members.

THE SAPMA TRANSFORMATION BAROMETER The DTI&C have impressed upon SAPMA the fact that for SAPMA to legitimately be the mouthpiece as a sectoral association, SAPMA will be held accountable for creating a Real-Time Dashboard of Gender and Racial Transformation for the Coatings Sector. Where there is a confederation

that burden will be placed on the confederation instead.

It has been stressed that such transformation is required to be reflected not just in the economically active population amongst SAPMA’s members, but also amongst the management structures of members.

Importantly, the same EAP Profile needs to be reflected amongst the office bearers of SAPMA. In this regard the DE&L has urged SAPMA to take responsibility for engaging on the Employment Equity Targets and creating an EE Profile for Coatings, which is acceptable to the DE&L for purposes of the certification of our Members for Preferential Procurement. The table below reflects the impact which the new DOL targets for the Construction Sector will have on coatings unless we are able to negotiate a sectoral profile more in-line with our actuals, than what the DE&L think is the case. Below find some of the DE&L views on how transformation needs to be implemented in the construction sector.

which SAPMA currently has a relationship, look to SAPMA to coordinate trade and marketing data for the benefit of STI&C and DE&L planning purposes.

This information in-turn effects the nature, volume and content of supply-side incentive programmes, which are made available to our members from government as well as labour and import and export policy.

SAPMA established a Hands-Off Research Programme with Boake, our auditors where at one stage we had 14 companies supplying information regularly and participating both in providing information and having access to the amalgamated reports when they were produced.

Unfortunately, that number of 14 has now dwindled to less than five companies participating despite all assurances of confidentiality and anonymity having been provided and contracted by all parties concerned.

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Benefits of becoming a member include: • Technical education and learning outside of the company environment • Involvement in accredited training courses via SAPMA (South African Paint Manufacturers Association) • Technical meetings, webinars and symposia – at national and international level • Access to recorded webinars on a variety of technical subjects related to coatings • Free subscription to the bimonthly Surface Coatings International journal, featuring the latest technological advances and now also the quarterly Coatings SA magazine, with news from South African companies and products • Social networking opportunities.

The association drives education and learning through educational section meetings, webinars, and technical articles in the Surface Coatings International journal and the Coatings for Africa exhibition – again taking place in May 2022.

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By Udo Schonhoff, Carlos Feito, Frank Abschlag, Elke Piron and Sebastian Heinz

Marine and protective coatings typically have very high requirements in terms of sag stability. The systems are generally spray applied in high layer thickness of around 1000µm or even more in one pass. This high demand of the systems limits the selection of suitable rheology modifiers.

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rganic thixotropes are providing the properties to fulfil this specific need.

However, especially older classes of this technology have complex requirements in terms of incorporation and activation. Elevated temperatures, at a specified range, combined with high shear, for a defined period of time, in accordance with the system, which can be based on a manifold of binder chemistries and various solvent composition are required to achieve optimum performance (Figure 1).

As from a processing point of view, usually a batch-by-batch technique is used. External heating or cooling equipment is often not available so that active temperature control during processing is either not possible or only available at lab scale. The necessary energy to obtain and adjust the activation temperature is in such cases normally generated by friction during dispersion. The end temperature is dependent on parameters such as disperser speed and pigment/extender loading level and has a strong influence on the entire processing time. Therefore, rheology modifiers which are suitable for use over a wider temperature range show significant benefits.

to for example fumed silica, the low shear viscosity is much higher. With respect to practical relations this means that organic thixotropes are providing potentially the highest film build properties. On the other hand, fumed silica is providing higher viscosities at high shear rates. This effect often is adversely affecting the sprayability, especially the atomisation during the balanced anti sag performance.

For activation, the diamide based rheology modifiers need to be exposed to mechanical forces applied alongside with a specific temperature over a defined period. The mentioned activation temperature needs to be in line with the relevant solvency forces.

PRODUCT CHEMISTRY After the activation, the rheological structure is built up by the molecules orientation towards each other forming a fibrillar structure due to the nature of the amide functionality as described in Figure 3. The driving forces for this process are intermolecular interactions such as hydrogen bonding- and van-derWaals forces.

COMPARISON TO OTHER THICKENER CLASSES Organic rheological additives provide outstandingly high low shear viscosity in combination with a strong thixotropic flow character in non-aqueous systems.

As shown in Figure 2, in comparison

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Castor waxes, the oldest class of organic thixotropes, require a similar processing, however, are much more sensitive to changes in the systems solvency forces and processing temperature. Further, they do not cover the entire solvent range. Additionally, they have a much higher risk of side effects such as seeding and false body.

The latest class of diamide rheology modifiers, from the THIXATROL® PM and THIXATROL® AS series, allows the formulator to pull off robust and predictable processing under real life conditions when temperature variations often occur such as summer and winter.

These products are applicable at markedly lower temperatures than traditional grades based on similar chemistries. This is of great importance in solvent-free systems where the activation temperatures are normally high. The main advantage of such low temperature activation is energy and cost saving in the manufacturing process. The process can be carried out without external heating and is faster.

RESOURCES Also, from a sustainability point of view these kinds of rheology modifiers are very interesting. The new rheology modifiers out of the THIXATROL® product line is produced from renewable resources (>75% bio content).

However, even with these major improvements by the described latest developments not all formulations could be covered.

In systems of higher polarity, especially when formulating with various alcohols such as benzyl alcohol or butanol, a drop in efficiency in comparison with less polar systems is often the result. Alcohols are becoming

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Technical more popular and are often formulated at higher concentrations to reduce aromatic solvents. In addition, they are also required to stabilise the system and to enhance the adhesion of the coating to the substrate.

The new THIXATROL® PM 8058 has been developed to provide solutions exactly for this kind of formulation utilising higher amounts of highly polar solvents. Furthermore, THIXATROL® PM 8058 is significantly more effective than the other rheology modifiers in the THIXATROL® PM and THIXATROL® AS series.

These improvements with THIXATROL® PM 8058 become obvious in the following model study in which a high solid epoxy-based primer of 83% solid content has been formulated with variating solvent ratios in comparison to commercially available reference organic thixotrope. In all case the concentration was chosen on a very level of 0.5%. This was done to emphasise the effect of the organic thixotrope at lower viscosity levels and to show the effect of the various solvent compositions on the viscosity build.

As visible in Figure 4, in the standard formulation the solvent part is dominated by the Xylene portion.

In case of both other versions either isobutanol or benzyl alcohol is used in the highest concentration. The activation process was performed by a tooth bladed cowles dissolver at 16 m/s. The activation temperature was in all cases adjusted to 66°C for 25 minutes.

A comparison of the rheological characteristics was done 24 hours after manufacturing.

The data visualised in Figure 5 display the performance of both organic thixotropes in the systems equipped with described various solvent compositions with a special focus on the low shear viscosity. The small graph in the upper right corner displays the viscosity variations of the alcohol rich samples to the sample in the Xylene dominated system.

With both alcohol-rich systems, it is evident that the reference thickener loses significant viscosity at low shear rates. A different picture can be observed when utilising THIXATROL® PM 8058 in the same range of systems.

Contrary to the market reference product, a viscosity rise in comparison to the reference product has been observed. This is the case when benzyl alcohol is dominant in the formulation.

For systems dominated by isobutanol, the difference was slightly less than 10%.

The viscoelastic characteristics of the tested coating, generated in a structure recovery test, are also underlining the benefits of THIXATROL® PM 8058.

To simulate the post application behaviour systems, the structure of the coating was disrupted in a rotational measuring step by high shear rates of 1000 s-1. In a second, oscillatory step, the behaviour after the removal of initially applied shear, to analyse the properties of the coating after impacting the substrate. This is shown in Figure 6.

If the displayed damping factor, also called the tan delta value, is above 1, then the fluid behaviour of the sample rules, and indicates that practically no structure is relevant to the system flows. If the damping factor acts below 1, the elastic behaviour of the sample is dominant and indicates the presence of an internal structure. A strong structure indicates excellent sag stability and should consequently correlate with the results generated in practice.

However, in this testing also the time behavior plays a major role. The faster the structure recovers, indicated by the crossing a tan delta value of 1 coming from higher, the lower the time window for eventual sagging will be.

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It can be seen that all samples display a dominance of the fluid character, indicated by tan delta values of above 1, directly after shear removal. In the case of the reference organic thixotrope, a pronounced influence of the solvent composition on the viscoelasticity can be observed. Directly after shear removal, both alcohols are shifting the characteristics strongly towards a further fluid dominated behaviour.

With respect to the time scale, no redomination of the elasticity could be detected. The effects are strongest with a dominant concentration of Benzyl alcohol.

The influence of the various alcohols on the sample with THIXATROL® PM 8058 is different. The absolute damping factors are only slightly differing in comparison to the reference sample in the standard, Xylene dominated system.

The main difference is the point in time when tan delta is crossing the line of a value of 1.

This structure recovery time is in both alcohol dominated systems are somewhat shorter. Consequently, these data are making potentially higher layer thicknesses after application of the coatings with THIXATROL® PM 8058 than with the reference rheology modifier expectable.

To identify the optimum activation temperature window, the Xylene dominated system was chosen (Figure 7). In this study, individual samples were equipped either with THIXATROL® PM 8058 or a reference thickener activated at individual temperature.

It can be observed that THIXATROL® PM 8058 provides significantly higher viscosities at a shear rate of 0.1 s-1 than the reference product over the entire tested temperature ranges from 35°C to 75°C. Stable and predictable viscosity build with THIXATROL® PM 8058 can be obtained in a temperature range between 45°C and 75°C. The influence on the activation time at

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Technical various temperature on viscosity build and sag control of THIXATROL® PM 8058 is shown in Figure 8.

The results are confirming the wide activation temperature window. Already with 30 minutes dispersing time at the lowest activation temperature of 35°C excellent viscosity build at low shear of 0.1s-1 could be detected.

The most stable values have been obtained in a temperature range as of 45°C up to until 75°C could be repeated. In this range, an activation time of 30 minutes is sufficient for proper viscosities. An extension of the activation period to 45 minutes is generating a further slight increase of the performance.

Also, in terms of stability after four weeks of storage at elevated temperature of 50°C, THIXATROL® PM 8058 provides excellent results. In Figure 9 it is shown that only when activated at 35°C noticeable changes of the viscosity or the sagging stability could be observed.

As of an activation temperature of 45°C only slight variation of the viscosity could be detected. In the case of the sagging control no changes at all were seen.

Comparing the achievable maximum applicable layer thicknesses after application by airless spray in Figure 10, is showing that THIXATROL® PM 8058 is clearly outperforming the reference rheology modifier clearly.

The market reference organic thixotrope allows a maximum a layer thickness of 300 µm. THIXATROL® PM 8058 formulated at equal concentration and activation conditions guarantees sag control up to a range of 500-700µm.

The investigation of various processing conditions has shown that the activation of THIXATROL® PM 8058 can successfully be performed by various methods (Figure 11). The best results at all were achieved when adding THIXATROL® PM 8058 to the grind process from the beginning of manufacturing, or alternatively, in a readily formulated, but unthickened coating system. In the last case, the applied shear can not be equally high as with the grind activation to avoid squirting out material from the vessel. In this case, a dissolver tip speed of 12m/s should be used. The relevant activation temperature needs to be controlled externally. In case of the direct addition, 16m/s or even higher tip speeds can be used. Also, no artificial temperature control needs to be done as the friction is high enough to generate the required energy.

Adding the organic thixotrope to the millbase has mostly performed in factory-based production.

Post activation offers additional options, eg, a time efficient lab screening. Due to the low shear requirements of THIXATROL® PM 8058 for activation, it might also be possible to create pregels in certain solvents or solvent/resin blends that can then be used further in the coating process.

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CONCLUSION As discussed, THIXATROL® PM 8058 extends the series of thixotropes with outstanding efficiency. THIXATROL® PM 8058 utilises the latest technology of highly sustainable diamide waxes being based on more than 75% renewable raw material.

Thixatron® PM 8058 can withstand higher amounts of various alcohols and other highly polar solvents, and when compared to other amide based rheology modifiers, it exhibits superior viscosity and sagging stability.

THIXATROL® PM 8058 provides a wide activation temperature window for very robust manufacturing under real life conditions.

Additionally, when processed at low temperatures for limited periods of time, it is storage stable. Short activation periods of 30 minutes are providing viscosity stable coatings system.

Also, the potential activation temperature starts from low levels. At 45°C a significant and stable viscosity build and excellent sagging stability was noticed. A further rise of the activation temperatures up to 75°C at equal dispersion period resulted in only small variations.

In comparison to commercially available reference organic thixotropes, THIXATROL® PM 8058 acts significantly higher in efficiency. This allows the formulator to significantly reduce the loading level whilst keeping viscosity and sag control. Consequently, THIXATROL® PM 8058 is an ideal rheology modifier in the cost-effective and sustainable formulation of industrial, marine, and protective coatings as well as other nonaqueous systems.

Acknowledgement We say thank you to the entire Cologne lab team Anja Wingerath, Wolfgang Fuchs, Jörg Bungarten, Parwis Adli and Thibault Leseur.

Literature Rheology Handbook, 2013, Elementis Specialties, Inc., East Windsor,NJ Mathy, G.C., J. Phys. Sci., 2007, 11, 156-171 Van Esch, J.H. Schoonbeek, F. de Loos, M. Koijman, H. Spek, A.L. Kellogg, R.M. Feringa, B.L. Chem. Eur. J. , 1999, 5 (3), 937-950

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