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ASHLAND INTRODUCES COLOUR-COMPLIANT GEL COATS
26 October 2004 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
| Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, has released a new boat MACT-compliant line of colour gel coats.
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Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, has released a new boat MACT-compliant line of colour gel coats. Maxguard 33LE colour gel coats feature Ashland's patented low emission (LE) technology and are formulated for use in marine applications. 'Maxguard 33LE colour gel coats have 33 % maximum hazardous air pollutant (HAP) content, ensuring boat MACT compliance with the added benefit of reducing blushing over standard marine gel coat formulations,' said Andrew Beer, Global Marine Market Manager, Ashland Composite Polymers. 'These gel coats also have improved weathering and excellent application properties. Available in custom colour matches to meet the colour trends of our customers' products, this is another example of how Ashland continually innovates to provide value to the marine market.' Ashland Composite Polymers will highlight its line of Maxguard 33LE colour gel coats, as well as other gel coats and resins for the marine industry, at the International Boat Builders' Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) trade show on 25-27 October in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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About: Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Ashland is a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company providing innovative products, services and solutions. A Fortune 500 company, we have sales and operations throughout the United States and in more than 120 countries around the world. Our operations include four wholly owned divisions: Ashland Paving And Construction (APAC), Ashland Distribution, Ashland Specialty Chemical and Valvoline. In addition, we own 38 percent of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the nation's fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Ashland Composite Polymers is a leading worldwide resin and gel coat supplier, serving the fiber reinforced plastics and cast polymer industry. Ashland has invested many years of research into the development of specifically tailored products that together represent the broadest product line in the industry. Primary research and development activities are based at our company headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA working closely with our R&D and Product Development teams in Europe and Asia. The full line of products, services and technology includes: Hetron epoxy vinyl ester, corrosion-resistant and fire retardant resins; Arotran world leading resin technology for the automotive market; award-winning Maxguard gel coats; Aropol polyester resins; AME premium marine resins; Modar modified acrylic resins; and Polaris resins for solid surface and cast marble. |
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