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Kingsport, Tenn. -- Coil coaters face
the twin challenges of meeting growing worldwide market demand for high-quality
specialty finishes while increasing productivity and efficiency.
Eastman Chemical Company is pleased to announce its Eastman CAB (cellulose
acetate butyrate) product suite for coil coating manufacturers. Part of
the Eastman Coatings Film Technologies portfolio, multifaceted EastmanCABs
are specialized performance additives which enhance efficiencies and substantially
improve finished outcomes.
"With Eastman CAB in your coil coatings formulation,
application is reliable and efficient and the finished products look better,"
said Jennifer Cogar, global market development manager for building and
construction coatings. "This is just the latest example
of Eastman products offering customers a competitive advantage."
From brightly colored metallic- and pearlescent-finished
household appliances to decorative facade and cladding applications in
building and construction, high quality appearance coils are specified
with increasing regularity. High-performance Eastman CABs ensure fewer
surface defects, improved metallic and pearlescent flake alignment, improved
flow and leveling, better gloss consistency, and purer white color value.
Currently, 12 Eastman CAB additives are available and can be used individually
or in concert depending on a coil coater's specific
needs. Easily added to pre-existing formulations, Eastman specialists
work closely with coil-coating manufacturers to identify and implement
the most effective and cost-efficient formulations.
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) manufactures and markets chemicals,
fibers and plastics worldwide. It provides key differentiated coatings,
adhesives and specialty plastics products; is the world's
largest producer of PET polymers for packaging; and is a major supplier
of cellulose acetate fibers. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Kingsport,
Tenn., Eastman is a FORTUNE 500 company with 2005 sales of $7 billion
and approximately 12,000 employees.
Source: Eastman Chemical Company
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