Latest Industry News
Polytoll targets export sales growth 13 | 10 |2011
Polytoll has increased the share of export sales value as a proportion of its revenue to 17% and plans to increase the figure to 25% over the next three years to reduce its dependency on the domestic market.
Domestic sales are improving at an acceptable rate, 22% increase in 2011 YTD over the same period in 2010. This organic growth is expected to continue through to 2013, however with risk of a double dip recession in the UK becoming ever more likely it is prudent to look to developing markets to increase sales and spread the load.
Polytoll achieve EA Technology approval 17 | 11 |2009
Polytoll’s micaceous iron oxide (MIO) alkyd based primer and topcoat system has been given a two-year approval by EA technology for use in the maintenance of the UK’s high voltage transmission towers. These towers distribute high voltage power, up to 230 kV, across the UK.
EA Technology are tasked with ensuring that coatings used in the maintenance of electrical distribution systems not only meet rigorous standards in the lab, but also in the field by regular checks, sampling and measurement of coatings and coated surfaces.
EA Technology is a World Leading Power Asset Management Company with a world-class reputation for delivering innovative business solutions to companies which supply, distribute and use energy, and are world leaders in effective condition-based management systems.
Polytoll launch new range of high performance adhesives 17 | 11 |2009
A new range of high performance laminating adhesives for use In the Decorative Print Finishing market is launched this Month. This range of adhesive allows printed media to be laminated to OPP (oriented polypropylene) film.
Lamination films provide both decorative appeal and protective qualities to printed media. They are also designed to increase the life of printed brochures, cartons, Company reports and accounts, book jackets and most other forms of printed material, other benefits of lamination films are that they give the printed message a much longer shelf life and help retain the pristine look of freshly printed work for longer. The new range of high performance adhesives can be used in conjunction with Gloss, Silk and Matt films.
By using the market leading acrylate copolymers which crosslink at room temperature and a bespoke range of specialist additives these new adhesives offer increased cohesion, giving laminating adhesives good resistance to piping and other common laminating problems.
Polytoll help Global player dispose of 100,000 litres of surplus stock 27 | 07 |2009
Polytoll have begun reprocessing the first 35,000 litres of a potential 100,000 of redundant stock which could have been destined for landfill. A major global player in the coating industry has contracted Polytoll to reprocess the product.
This is seen as a win-win situation as the reprocessing will allow the product to be converted into saleable material and has generated three potential savings for the supplier. Firstly, they have received payment for the product, secondly they have not incurred any disposal costs which would have been incurred had the product been landfilled and thirdly the environmental credentials of the company have been maintained and it could be argued, enhanced.
The successful reprocessing of this initial tranche of product will define the outcome for the remaining 65,000 litres.
Solar paint that generates energy 27 | 07 |2009
The latest association between the scientists from a UK university and the steel industry yielded a photovoltaic paint which, when applied on steel, produces energy.
The photovoltaic paint is formed of a paste mix of electrolytes and dye which can be spread on sheets of steel, four layers of paint per sheet. When exposed to light, the solar cells' affected molecules release electrons into a collector and a circuit (nanocrystalline titanium dioxide). Eventually, the electrons travel reversely back into the paint.
This kind of paint shows a wide range of advantages when compared to the regular solar cells, especially since it doesn't stumble on material limitations like the silicon-based cells, which means it is able, at least in theory, to generate a large number of terawatts of electricity at a relatively cheap expense. Furthermore, it is capable of absorbing all light across the visible spectrum, which makes it still able to render high levels of electrical energy even in cloudy atmospheric conditions. As the steel company Corus Colours estimates, these solar cells are able to yield a power conversion efficiency of 11%
Aussies go green 29 | 05 |2009
Greenpainters Association of Australia have developed a course in sustainable painting practices, which is currently going through the final stages of accreditation. The course is funded by Sustainability Victoria and they are also consulting key industry organisations including GECA, the GBCA, Ecospecifier and MPAV. According to Greenpainters Association, this initiative will help to clean up the painting industry in Australia, leading to better and healthier environments to work, live and play, as well as improve working conditions for tradesmen.
The short course will cover topics such as Green Building Council requirements, EPA compliance, Ecolabels, low-voc paint technology, natural paints, heat-reflective coatings and paint waste management. The pilot course will be run in Melbourne at Holmesglen TAFE. Greenpainters Association invite registrations from painting contractors who are interested to become qualified leaders in the green building industry, to improve their environmental management and to become Certified Greenpainters.
Self healing paints 03 | 06 |2009
University of Southern Mississippi (USM) scientists have just developed a new class of paint that can easily heal itself, and can also fix scratches left behind by keys, screws and other such devices. They say that, with their new polyurethane film paint, the scratch will “magically” disappear within a single hour, if the affected portion is exposed directly to sunlight. A paper detailing the new technology has already been published in the latest issue of the journal Science.