New ange of sustainable transparent iron oxide pigments for wood coatings

摘要

Hoover Color, a division of the Cathay Industries Group, has introduced a new class of transparent iron oxides. Being the result of an environmental restoration effort which involves recovering iron oxide from abandoned mine drainage, the EnvironOxide~R products are the world's first iron oxide pigments produced with such unique manufacturing process. Just like their conventional counterpart, these pigments have high purity and quality, show excellent performance and are even easier to disperse. Even long after coal mines were closed, toxic waste water laden with acidic sulfate still migrates to the surface, thus degrading thousands of streams, lakes and rivers. Hoover Color utilises a patented production method to recover iron oxides from mine drainage, leaving behind clear, clean water. Manufactured in Hiwassee, Virginia, USA, the new EnvironOxide~R pigments are similar in their properties to conventional transparent iron oxides. The Cathay Industries' sales network provides global availability.