New BloodHi all our valued customers, suppliers, service providers, associates and staff add resins has recently made some changes to its operational and personnel structure to ensure the most cost effective and efficient servicing of our customers and the market in general. We welcome M-J Robb to the Gauteng and national team and Michael Purchase, who will be looking after the KZN region. Great to have energetic multi-tasking youngsters on board and we look forward to their drive and enthusiasm, which will complement their technical and business skills. M-J ROBB MICHAEL PURCHASE Market NewsAfter a couple of tough years and a slow/shrinking economic and manufacturing environment in SA, there seems to be some greater positivity and a general improving business sentiment. A bit more life seems to be returning to the market and hopefully will continue as such for the foreseeable future. However, this will likely be tempered by the ability to manage costs and ever sharply increasing expenses such as petrol, electricity, salaries and wages etc. Pricing is coming under pressure with some raw materials having increased recently (especially maleic anhydride and epoxy) and the ever present vagaries of the exchange rate of the South African Rand vs US dollar and Euro, which is currently being experienced in South Africa. Remember that most of the raw materials and resins, glass fibre, peroxide catalysts etc. are imported products. The recent global Novolac epoxy shortage which affected the availability of Derakane™ 470-300 resin supplies, is over, but we are now facing a possible global fumed silica shortage which could last 6 months or so. This may effect thixotroped products such as gelcoats and flowcoats. We will keep you updated if it becomes necessary. add resins has decided to up their stock levels of imported products to provide better service and availability. Erratic forecasting and offtake, long lead times, unreliable shipping lines, compounded with weather issues in the ports has lead us to increase stock levels. The main benefits of this policy will be Derakane™ resins, Silicone rubber moulding and Lantor Coremat™ and Soric™ products. “Meet your new, old friendDerakane™ Signia™”add resins is very excited to introduce you to the next generation of global leading Derakane™epoxy-vinylester resins. This is the new Derakane™ signature formula, incorporating the best features of the legacy Momentum and previous ranges, while continuing to elevate the industry through Signia’s™ modern list of features and benefits. Features include In The Factory Improved efficiency +formulated to provide a no prep surface. +increased secondary bonding. +reduced gassing. +faster consolidation and shorter process time. +less grinding, a major improvement, health and time. Low styrene emission +innovative styrene suppression system greatly reduces emissions. +low odour environment. Longer shelflife +already the best on the market, now even greater! (higher stock levels).
In The Field Identical backbone +unchanged polymer chemistry. +same corrosion properties as previous generation. +same mechanical properties as previous generation. +better processing. Verifiable backbone +unique proprietary detection system to verify the integrity of your design wherever corrosion resistant FRP pipes, tanks and other vessels are specified. +backed up TSD centre in Kjell Germany for rapid resin approvals and selection as per process and chemical environment. +science, support, trust, proven experience, case histories - more than 50 years. Now undeniable and verifiable! We have limited initial trial product in stock and will be carrying out tests and trials at select customers over the next few weeks. Following this process and once we are familiar with the product, we will then bring in regular supply and stocks for those who would like to move over to the Derakane™ Signia™ range. We are positive it will be extremely successful as the initial launches and trials in USA and Europe have been very well received! Best for last is that it will be offered at the same pricing as the current Momentum™ range, even with all the extra benefits!!!!! Left : Derakane™ 411 Signia™ ♦︎ Right : Derakane™ 411-350 Momentum™ Going ForwardFinally, we are pleased to announce that add resins passed its annual ISO9001:2015 review audit with flying colours in July 2018. Going forward, we are in a good position to provide you with your quality product requirements, technical backup and competitive pricing and look forward to hearing from you and your continued valued business. Best regards From the add resins Team ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gauteng : +27 (0)11 879 8460 • KwaZulu Natal : +27 (0)31 701 0713 • Cape : +27 (0)21 380 0022 Suppliers of Addupol™ Polyester Resins and Gelcoats, Derakane™ Vinylesters, Addpoxy™ Epoxies, Polyurethanes, Solvents, INSTINT™ and a full range of Accessories, including Gelcoats, Pigments, Glassfibre & Calcite Filler
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