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Eastman coatings & inks

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Now available across Southern Africa

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New to Aerontec

Eastman coatings and inks now available through Aerontec

Eastman is now part of the Aerontec portfolio, bringing a new range of specialty materials for the coatings and inks industries to customers across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Through Biesterfeld’s expanded partnership with Eastman, Aerontec is now an authorised distributor of Eastman’s coatings and inks portfolio in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Eswatini, Namibia, Malawi and Botswana.

For our customers, this means access to Eastman’s established portfolio of additives, resins and specialty materials, backed by Aerontec’s local technical support and distribution network.

Portfolio

Specialty materials for coatings & inks

The range supports architectural, automotive and industrial coatings, as well as commercial and packaging inks, and includes:

  1. Eastman Texanol™ ester alcohol
  2. Eastman Advantex™ neutralizing amine additive
  3. Eastman Solus™ performance additive
  4. Eastman Tetrashield™ protective resin system
  5. Eastman Optifilm™ enhancers
  6. Eastman™ Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB)
  7. Eastman™ Chlorinated Polyolefins (CPO)
  8. Eastman™ Methyl Isoamyl Ketone (MIAK)
  9. Eastman™ Methyl n-Amyl Ketone (MAK)

Applications

Performance across coatings & inks

These materials are used across applications including paints and coatings, automotive finishes, printing inks and graphic arts.

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Architectural coatings

Close-up of a blue car’s painted bodywork and rear light

Automotive coatings

Blue industrial pipes and valves

Industrial coatings

Printing press applying coloured inks

Inks & graphic arts

Local support

Global expertise, supported locally

The expanded partnership builds on a relationship between Eastman and the Biesterfeld Group spanning more than 30 years.

By bringing the Eastman portfolio into Aerontec’s offering, we can provide customers across Sub-Saharan Africa with local access to these materials, together with the technical knowledge and support to help identify the right solution for their application.

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Interested in Eastman products for your application?

Get in touch with the Aerontec team to find out more.

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