Contamination, changes and delays: These three potential problems pose major challenges for the paints, coatings and adhesives industry. Manufacturers depend on the continuity and reliability of their solvent suppliers. This means that consistently high quality and a punctual delivery guarantee are basic prerequisites for a long-term partnership. Haltermann Carless meets these requirements and offers customers additional services.

Manufacturers of paints and coatings are often confronted with the question of alternatives for certain raw materials. There are many reasons for this, ranging from changes in legal regulations to new market requirements. On the one hand, alternative products should have similar properties; on the other hand, the new supplier should offer high-quality products as well as reliable and comprehensive service. Two raw materials in the paints and coating sector are repeatedly the subject of critical discussion. Here you can read why this is the case and what alternatives there are to toluene and xylene.

High-quality solvents are important basic raw materials for the paint, coatings and adhesives industry. Only highest quality guarantees best functionality in end-use applications. After all, automotive coatings, sealants and building adhesives or building paints should be characterised by a long service life and few impurities. Haltermann Carless focuses on the market requirements of its long-standing customers and has relied on extensive quality assurance for its high-purity paraffinic hydrocarbons for generations. Find out more about how this is achieved.

The paint and coatings industry is far more sustainable than one might think - and not only since the European Green Deal. The industry has long been working to meet the high demands placed on modern paints and coatings: Environmentally friendly, durable, harmless, easy to handle. In addition to occupational safety and processing, the right raw materials play a decisive role. Paraffinic hydrocarbons are part of the solution when it comes to sustainability. Learn more here.

It is impossible to imagine our lives without adhesives. Due to the latest developments in this field, many things are no longer screwed or plugged in, but permanently bonded. This saves time, material and enables previously unknown applications and designs. In order to offer the market individual adhesives, the solvents required for the adhesives must also have special properties. Here you can get an overview of paraffinic solvents for your special adhesives.