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Day 2, March 14, 2017 Middle East Coatings Show 2017 Dubai

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Yesterday we were honoured

to have H.E. Eng Hussain

Nasser Lootah, Director

General of Dubai Municipality, once

again, to open this year’s Middle

East Coatings Show, which, as in

previous years provided excellent

business opportunities to visitors

and exhibitors alike. The number

of visitors who attended yesterday

reached more than 3100 from

58 countries.

Here’s to another successful

day in Dubai. Following are quotes

from participating companies who

have taken time to provide their

thoughts and expectations for this

year’s event.

Gert Van Herwegen from De Vree,

a company, which has taken part in all

the MECS events since its inception,

provided his thoughts on this year’s

event. “I have a vivid memory of a

conversation that I had with a potential

customer at the Middle East Coatings

Shows some 15 years ago.

“I will not drop any names here

but the gentleman in front of me was

urging me to give him a good price

because ‘his company was small

now but, one day, he would be as big

as ICI’.

“Well, that didn’t quite work out

the way he predicted but today his

company is an important player in

the paint and coatings industry and

De Vree has had a longstanding

relationship with him. I guess I must

have given him the good price that he

was asking for and some very good

quality equipment as well!

“The Dubai Show is a great

opportunity to reach out to our

existing customers but also to

discover hidden gems like these.

Companies that may just have seen

the light of day, with ambitions

that may seem absurd at fi rst but

determined to become one of the

industry’s major players.

“Thanks to DMG and its wonderful

staff for making these kinds of

meeting possible.”

Pedro Javier Pascual, Commercial

Manager, Oliver y Batlle S.A.U

commented by saying “MECS for our

company means ‘ahlan wa sahlan’:

a great opportunity to welcome again

our friends”.

Daniel Troxler stated: “Bühler AG

has increased its installed base of

bead mills and three roll mills by more

than 30 machines in the Middle East

region in the past two years. This

success is a combination of personal

visits and platforms, such as the

Middle East Coating Show in Dubai.

The show provides a great possibility

to create new leads and supports our

sales activities in a perfect way. We

are looking forward to the event!”

Mohammed Shabbir Hussain,

Marketing Manager, Tinting Systems

Company had this to say about the

show: “MECS is simply the best and

highly valued show for the paints and

coatings industry. And we at Tinting

Systems Company always feel proud

to be here at MECS and we are

looking forward to meeting with key

decision makers from manufacturers

of paints and coatings”.

Dr Meinhart Roth, Hoffmann

Mineral GmbH said: “As in the years

before, Hoffmann Mineral takes the

chance to show its international

presence at the Middle East

Coatings Show but newly together

with our strong partner Rishichem

Mideast. In contrast to the past

years it was decided to join forces,

offering the ideal combination of

technical expertise and local market

knowledge, for our customers and

prospective customers in this region,

who are seeking intelligent solutions

and innovative products.

“Hoffmann Mineral, with more

than a hundred years of experience

in the fi eld of functional fi llers, offers

tailor made materials for a versatile

range of applications and paves the

way from the conventional cheap

mineral fi ller towards the smart high

tech product.

“Attributed to the continuously

changing markets and the increasing

expectations of the industrial

processors it is not enough to offer

well known standard materials – which

makes Hoffmann Mineral stand out

from the crowd. Besides our unique

mineral – the ‘Neuburg Siliceous

Earth’, we support our customers

with our broad expertise not only in

the fi eld of paints and coatings but

also in reactive resins, adhesives and

sealants, which exceeds the status of

a supplier to a reliable partner of novel

developments.

“To underline this position we

found in Rishichem Mideast the

ideal distributor to reinforce our

global network and to support our

customers in the Middle East market.

“We hope to meet you at our booth

K10 to discuss your concerns and

to introduce you to our symbiosis of

innovative solutions and local support

for your specifi c application.”

Brian Ferrer Cabansag at JANA

spoke about his company’s product

solutions: “Currently everyone’s

focusing on value for money. There is

nothing better than an epoxy with its

long track record of high performance,

chemical and corrosion resistance,

and its current value for money has

never been better. Versatile systems

ranging from epoxy polyester hybrids

for decorative powders to self levelling

fl ooring and isocyanate free top coats

are making epoxy truly the resin of

choice in 2017”.

Look out for tomorrow’s Show

Daily for more news and comments

from around the Hall. Don’t forget

there is still the opportunity to sit in on

the Business Presentations being held

today in the Exhibition Hall.

Discovering hidden gems

Jana – renowned as the epoxy peopleJana supplies a range of

thermosetting polymers that crosslink

with a ‘hardener’ to form strong,

chemical resistance coatings with

excellent properties, together with

a range of curing agents to give the

formulating chemist freedom in his

work. Low molecular weight resins

tend to be used in paint and fl ooring,

whereas the higher molecular weight

resins tend to be utilised in powder

coatings, can and coil coatings.

Jana’s high molecular weight and

complex resins are designed for food

contact approval and compliance

with FDA legislation.

Jana manufactures Razeen® and

Araldite® (manufactured under license

from Huntsman) epoxy resins. These

proven technologies give the fl exibility

to work with products tailored for

the markets by its technical team.

The range has been designed to

meet the market requirements and

includes diluents, master batch

and the Novalac modifi ed resins for

high temperature, high chemical

resistance, as well as the regions

demanding pipeline and rebar

markets. Jana is one of the world

leaders in this technology.

Jana serves markets as diverse

as the region itself, majoring on the

chemical resistant high performance

grades for the protective coatings and

marine markets where it is the leading

supplier to most brands present in

the region plus those wishing to try

something new and innovative. Jana

also offers a wide range of products

suitable for everything from pipe and

rebar coating to the white goods,

composite and automotive markets,

with excellent compatibility with

polyesters for hybrid formulation.

Some areas of the market have

adapted and developed more slowly

than others and the packaging and

coil industries were later coming to

the Middle East.

However, global producers already

had experience with Jana resins

in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

This ensured that high performance

formulations were available from day

one of their arrival. Jana’s strong ties

to Europe and the availability of stock

in Europe made Jana the partner of

choice for many multinationals due to

its global supply network and strong

technical support.

A visit to the Jana stand and a

review with one of the team of your

technical requirements will pay

dividends and help you too to grow

your business. Stand D9

New additives from Patcham (FZC)Pat-Add DA 108 is a wetting and dispersing agent, which enables the

formulation of emulsion paints with superior corrosion resistance. The

product fi nds application in Direct to Metal coatings, as well as in extender

slurry manufacturing.

Pat-Add LE 1433 (EP) is an environmentally friendly fl uoro levelling agent

for WB systems. It gives outstanding DOI and no adverse effect on inter-

coat adhesion. It is suitable for wood coatings, a wide range of industrial WB

applications and coatings on low surface tension substrates.

Pat-Add FL 9 is a new polyacrylate-based fl ow and levelling agent for

industrial baking systems, such as coil coating and others.

Meet us at Stand E4



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(Correct as at March 3, 2017)

COMPANY STAND 20 MICRONS LIMITED ............................................ C7

ABC CHEMICAL EXPORTS PVT LTD ...........................E6

AGC CHEMICALS EUROPE ........................................ F19

AKKIM YAPI KIMYASALLARI SAN VE TIC.A.S. ..........C19

AL KHOWAHIR CHEMICALS........................................K8

AL NAHDA INTERNATIONAL FZCO .............................B6

AL SHIHAB AL THAHABI TR LLC ......................... B8, B9

ANADOLU MIKRONIZE MADECILIK SAN VE TIC AS ...K5

ANHUI HENGYUAN CHEMICAL CO LTD ....................G15

ANHUI SHENJIAN NEW MATERIALS CO LTD............B12

ANICHEM FZCO ..........................................................C6

ANQING HONGYU CHEMICAL CO LTD ...................... E16

ARABIAN CO CALCIUM CARBONATE PRODUCTION ..G5

ARTKIM GROUP ................................................... G2A

ASHA PENN COLOR PVT LTD .....................................E6

ASIA PETROCHEMICALS LLC ................................. K11A

ATP ENGINEERING BV ................................................E3

AXCENTIVE SARL .................................................... D20

BASIL COMMODITIES PRIVATE LIMITED ...................M7

BEVS INDUSTRIAL CO LTD ......................................... J5

BIP (OLDBURY) LTD .................................................E6

BIUGED LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS (GUANGZHOU) . A1

BLACK DIAMOND MATERIAL SCIENCE CO LTD ...... C15

BODO MOLLER CHEMIE MIDDLE EAST FZE ............. G5

BONYAN KALA CHEMIE .............................................. L4

BRILLIANT GROUP INC .............................................F1

BÜHLER DMCC ........................................................... L7

BUSS AG .....................................................................B9

CABOT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC .........................E7

CATHAY .................................................................. B9

CCPIT ...................................................................H1B

CELANESE EMULSIONS ...........................................F6B

CHANGZHOU LONGXIN MACHINERY CO LTD ..........K18

CHEMFILT ................................................................. J16

CHEMICAL MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION ................ C5

CHEMIELAND INTERNATIONAL CO LIMITED .........E18A

CHEM MEDIA ....................................................... G2A

CHEMOURS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SARL ... G1

CHEMPROBE CHEMICAL CO LTD........................... H1C

CHINA CHANGSHA ZHONGLONG CHEMICAL CO LTD F2

CLEAN BLAST INTERNATIONAL .............................. B4

CMMP, FRANCE ..................................................... C7

CNNC HUA YUAN TITANIUM DIOXIDE CO LTD .........G14

COATINGS GROUP ..................................................M5

COLORAY TECH DEVELOPMENT CO LTD ...............G10

COMEC SRL ...........................................................D11

CONMIX LTD ........................................................F15A

COPRABEL SA .........................................................E8

COVESTRO ............................................................ F17

CRISTAL ......................................................................C1

CRISTOFORO TIXE D’ARENZANO SRL.....................D15

CTP CHEMICALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR

POLYMERS GMBH ............................................. C7

DAIREN CHEMICAL CORPORATION ........................ C7

DATACOLOR AG EUROPE ..........................................A10

DEFELSKO CORPORATION ...................................... B4

DELTA CHEMICALS & CO .......................................A10

DEQING TONGCHEM CO LTD ............................... G10A

DE VREE .................................................................... F24

DIAF PILVAD A/S ....................................................F31

DOMINION COLOUR CORPORATION ....................... C7

DROMONT SRL .........................................................D11

DYNACOLOUR (ASIA PACIFIC) SDN BHD .................F31

DYNAMECH INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD ..................F31

ECOD SPECIALTIES (WUHAN) CO LTD .................. C15D

EGE KIMYA SAN VE TIC AS. ......................................K16

EL-MOHANDES COMPANY .......................................F32

EL ZAIN CHEMICALS COMPANY ................................A3

ERICHSEN GMBH & CO KG .......................................E3

ESTERPOL PERFORMANCE RESINS .........................F8

EUCHEMY INDUSTRY CO LTD.....................................A7

EUROCHEM INTERNATIONAL FZE ..........................H1A

FAST & FLUID, THE TINTING COMPANY ................... B8

FENCHEM BIOTEK LTD ........................................... J24

FIELDING CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC .............. C7

FIRSTRUTH COLORANTS CHINA CO LTD ................. D1

FUJIAN JINTAI FINE CHEMICAL CO LTD ..................B11

FUJIAN WANSHUN POWDER COATINGS CO LTD ....B10

G&J RESOURCES ......................................................C10

GALSTAFF MULTIRESINE SPA ..................................H13

GENERAL MINERAL INDUSTRIES CO ....................... N3

GLASSFLAKES LTD - UK ........................................ C7

GREEN EGYPT CO ................................................... M3D

GUAN CHEMICALS INC ......................................... J13A

GUANGDONG KOMO CO LTD ....................................F3

GUANGXI WUZHOU GOLDEN SPOT RESIN LTD..........J1

GUANGZHOU JINZONG MACHINERY CO LTD ........G11A

GULMER MADENCILIK SAN VE TIC A.S. .................. L11

HAINAN SINOTI INVESTMENT CO LTD .................. K28

H.A.K INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (LLC) ......................E7

HANGZHOU COLORING CHEMICAL CO LTD ..............E1

HANZHONG FIRST ADHESIVE CO LTD ..................... K2

HANGZHOU FORWARD FINE CHEMICAL CO LTD ...... D4

HANGZHOU PETRA CHEMICALS CO LTD ................D13

HANGZHOU SYNOX PIGMENTS CO LTD ....................K1

HARCO GROUP ..................................................... D20

HARIS AL AFAQ....................................................... C7

HEFEI SUNRISE ALUMINIUM PIGMENTS CO LTD .....H12

HENAN BOTAI CHEMICAL BUILDING MATERIALS CO LTD G3

HENAN GP CHEMICAL CO LTD .................................J2

HI-TECH MINERALS & CHEMICALS.........................C16

HONGYE HOLDING GROUP .................................... K27

HORIZON CHEMICALS TRADING ................................B5

HORIZON FOR PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO ....................P2

HORMOZ POWDER ................................................... F10

HOSOKAWA ALPINE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ............N1

HUANGSHAN HUAHUI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD .......... J10

HUBEI GREENHOME FINE CHEMICAL CO LTD ...... C15C

HUBEI GURUN TECHNOLOGY................................. K25

HUNTSMAN PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS C ................7

HUNTSMAN PIGMENTS AND ADDITIVES ................ C7

HUZHOU MIZUDA BIOSCIENCE CO LTD .................. F14

IEC PLANT ENGINEERING SDN BHD .......................K12

IMERYS MINERALS LTD .........................................F6A

IMERYS TALC ....................................................... D20

IMMEA SRL ..............................................................F7

INDIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES .................................C8

INTER-CHINA CHEMICALS CO LTD .........................H12

INTERMEDIATE CHEMICALS CO LTD ........................E7

JAI VARDHMAN KHANIJ PVT LTD .......................... C7

JANA - JUBAIL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES COMPANY ..D9

JIANGSU GAXSN CHEMICAL CO LTD ..................... K2A

JIANGSU GUOLIAN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD .............. J13

JIANGSU TIANYIN CHEMICAL IND CO LTD ............J28A

JIFTEX POLYMERS ............................................. L1, L2

JINAN YUXING CHEMICAL CO LTD .........................F33

JINTAI (M) SDN BHD ..............................................F31

JOINT COLOR GROUP ........................................... D20

JORDAN CARBONATE CO .......................................M3C

KEMPRO KIMYASAL MADDELER VE DIS TICARET AS . F27

KEUMJUNG Co LTD ................................................ C7

KH CHEMICALS ME DWC-LLC ..................................F9

KINGSTONE CHEMICAL CHINA CO LTD.................... A9

KONICA MINOLTA .....................................................F5

KRATON .................................................................. D3

KURARY ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD .............................. J18

LAIKERA INTERNTIONAL ............................................A2

LINGBAO PEARL PIGMENT CO LTD ........................ H3

LOTTE FINE CHEMICALS ........................................ C7

LUAN JIETONGDA CHEMICAL CO LTD ....................A11

LUXI CHEMICAL GROUP CO LTD .............................. B3

LY PONT ..............................................................J25A

MANASEER CARBONATE .........................................B1

MAPLE POWDER MACHINES CO LTD ..................... F11

MIKRON’S MIKRONIZE MINERAL ENDUSTRISI TICARET AS A2

MIRODUR SPA .......................................................... F13

MOLBASE (SHANGHAI) BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD ... G9

MPC PROKIM ...........................................................L9

NANJING TIANSHI NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES

CO LTD ................................................................K3

NANTONG GUANGCHENG CHEMICAL CO LTD ........ F15

NANYANG LINGBAO PEARL PIGMENT CO LTD ......... H3

NANYA PLASTIC CORPORATION ............................ C7

NATIONAL PAINTS FACTORIES CO LTD ................... N3

NATIONAL SOLVENTS FZCO .................................... N3

NETZSCH - FEINMAHLTECHNIK GMBH .....................K7

WILHELM NIEMANN GMBH & CO ...........................H10

NIGTAS LTD STI ...................................................... G4

NINGBO HONGDA IMP & EXP CO LTD ........................ L5

NITRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LTD .............................E6

NOBEL NC CO LTD ...................................................E6

OLIVER Y BATLLE SA ................................................B15

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS SAS .................................... F16

OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG......................................M3A

PANZHIHUA DONGFANG TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO LTD . F25

PATCHAM (FZE) .......................................................E4

PERFECT POLYMERS FZ LLC ................................... C9

PETROCHEM MIDDLE EAST .................................... D5

PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LTD ........................................D14

PLASTOFAB TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC .............. A14

POTTERS EUROPE ...................................................E7

PRESAFER (QINGYUAN) PHOSPHOR CHEMICAL .....E20

PUYANG HONGYE HI-TECH DEVELOPMENT CO LTD .. K27

PUYANG ZHONGKE XINYUAN PETROLEUM CHEMICAL A13

QINGDAO ECHEMI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ...............K24

QINGDAO LANQUENS INTERNATIONAL CO LTD ... E20A

QINDAO UNIONCHEM CO LTD ..................................E18

QUANZHOU SANWEI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD . E8B

RAINBOW GENERAL TRADING LLC ......................... G1

RAR RESIN & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ..................... E12

REDA CHEMICALS ...........................................E8A, D9A

RESITAN CO .............................................................. F12

RHOPOINT INSTRUMENTS ......................................... L3

RISHICHEM MIDEAST LTD ........................................K10

RUNTAI CHEMICAL CO LTD ......................................D13

SAMJI CHEMICAL CO LTD ........................................L5A

SANCORA PAINTS INDUSTRIES SDN BHD ................M2

SAPICI .........................................................................H5

SANTINT ................................................................. H6

SAUDI CARBONATE .................................................M3B

SCHLENK METALLIC PIGMENTS GMBH ................ D20

SEA HAWK PAINTS & WHITE SPIRIT ....................... C21

SEAL COATINGS ................................................... J11

SHANDONG JINHAI TITANIUM RESOURCES

TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ......................................J26

SHANDONG XINDADI INDUSTRIAL GROUP CO LTD .H11

SHANDONG YUHONG NEW PIGMENT CO LTD .........F8A

SHANGHAI ELE MECHANICAL & ELEC EQUIP ......... E15

SHANGHAI FARFLY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD G11

SHANGHAI JIUTA CHEMICAL CO LTD ...................... H4

SHANGHAI KINGSTONE CHEMICAL ......................... A9

SHANGHAI SOWER MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL

EQUIPMENT CO LTD ......................................... J17

SHANGHAI YIPIN PIGMENTS CO LTD ....................... H9

SHANGHAI YUEJIANG TITANIUM CHEMICAL CO LTD A5

SHANXI FULIHUA CHEMICAL MATERIALS CO LTD . K26

SHEPHERD COLOR ................................................ D20

SHIFANG TAIFENG NEW FLAME RETARDANT CO LTD .A4

SICHUAN LOMON TITANUM INDUSTRY CO LTD ......G18

SINOTI/TONGHUI .................................................. K28

SNCZ, FRANCE ...................................................... C7

SOLVOCHEM FZCO ................................................F6B

SOZER MAK VE TIC LTD STI .....................................H15

SYNTHOMER MIDDLE EAST ..................................... E11

TASNEE .................................................................. C1

TECH POLYMER MATERIALS CO LTD FOSHAN ......F15B

TIANJIN ICASON TECHNOLOGY CO LTD .................. A12

TIANJIN JIATENG CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CO LTD .....J3

TINTING SYSTEMS COMPANY ....................................H2

TONGLING JINTAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO LTD ..C15B

TONGLING RELY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ..................... J9

TOYOBO CO LTD .......................................................D18

TOYOBO STC CO LTD ...............................................D18

TQC .........................................................................F5

UKSEUNG CHEMICAL CO LTD ................................F30

UNILEX COLOURS & CHEMICALS LTD ..................... A8

UNIONCHEM ............................................................. E18

UNION COLOURS LTD .................................................K6

UNIQUE CHEMICAL LIMITED ..................................D12

UNITED CHEMICALS MARKETING EST CO LTD .......D13

UNIVAR .......................................................................H5

VENKTRON DMCC ....................................................F5

VIBFAST PIGMENTS PVT LTD ...................................B2

VIBRO-MAC SRL .........................................................F7

VINAVIL EGYPT FOR CHEMICALS ............................ G6

VISEN POLYMER FZE .............................................. H1

WACKER CHEMICALS MIDDLE EAST FZE .................F6

WILLY A BACHOFEN AG, MASCHINENFABRIK (WAB) B9

WUHAN SHINE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ................. C15H

WUHAN YINCAI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD ....................B10

X-RITE EUROPE GMBH ............................................ B8

XIAMEN ASHIKA COLOUR CARD CO LTD ................. K11

YANTAI FENGLIN ADVANCED MATERIALS CO LTD .. J14

YANTAI HENGDA POWDER MACHINERY CO LTD .......G2

YANTAI LONGCAI ADVANCED MATERIALS CO LTD .. G8

YANTAI MEICHENG ADVANCED MATERIALS CO LTD .. B11A

YANTAI PUSHINE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO LTD .F29

YANTAI YUANLI MACHINERY MANUFACTURING CO LTD F26

YILLONG CHEMICAL GROUP LTD ............................. E10

YOKES MAKINA SAN TIC LTD STI .............................L6

YSTRAL GMBH MASCHINENBAU & PROCESSTECHNIK . K13

ZEHNTNER GMBH TESTING INSTRUMENTS ..............A6

ZEN FZE ...................................................................... J6

ZHEJIANG CHEMICALS IMPORT & EXPORT CORP . B2A

ZHEJIANG COLORAY TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT ....................................................G10A

ZHEJIANG HONGYU NEW MATERIALS CO LTD ........D16

ZHEJIANG JINKUN ZIRCONIA INDUSTRY CO LTD ......J4

MIDDLE EAST COATINGS SHOW 2017 DUBAILIST OF EXHIBITORS

MARKETING SUITE ROOM

NTS PRAYER

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DWTC, DUBAI, UAE



FREE BUSINESS PRESENTATIONSThese presentations are taking place today – March 14, 2017

Time Slot Day 2 Company Speaker Name Presentation Title

11.0-11.20 Atilim Makina Mohamed Mostafa Brief introduction about Atilim Makina

11.30-11.50 Synthomer Dr Francois Simal Synthomer’s range of speciality dispersions

12.00-12.20 Petrochem Dr Henning Vogt EPI-REZ™ Epoxy Waterborne Resins & Curing Agents – How to reach high

performance in waterborne primer systems

12.30-12.50 Tinting Systems Company Mr Faraz Shahid, Technical Manager Challenges of Point-of-Sale colourants

LUNCH

14.00-14.20 Kraton - Arizona Patrick Van Waes Sylfat* Tall Oil Fatty Acid as building block for high quality alkyd binders

14.30 14.50 AGC Chemicals Europe Dr Floris Kooistra Lumifl on, fl uorinated resins for ultra-durable coatings

15.30-15.50 Dromont Comec Group Marco Garello Total automated paint factory and bacteria analyser

Programme may be subject to change. All visitors are invited to attend the Exhibitor Business Presentations, which are FREE-OF-CHARGE and will

take place in the exhibition hall

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Indutint 100 from TSCTinting Systems Company (TSC),

is a one-stop tinting solutions provider

for the paint, coating and composite

industry. Based in Saudi Arabia, TSC

has been serving customers in the

MENA, Asia Pacifi c and European

regions for more than a decade.

Within a short span of its inception,

TSC has established a benchmark in

the industry through its wide variety of

point-of-sale colourants and in-plant

pigment pastes for architectural,

industrial and speciality applications.

Indutint 100

Indutint 100 pigment preparations are

aldehyde-based pigment pastes for

industrial paints and heavy Industrial

maintenance coatings. They are

aromatic free and feature low VOC

and they can be used in point-of-sale

and in-plant tinting.

These colourants offer excellent

resistance to heat, chemicals, abrasion

and humidity. They have high opacity,

due to which the paints have increased

concealing power that makes a

single coat of the paint suffi cient to

give bright and vibrant colour. They

are non-aromatic, high performance

colourants that offer wide compatibility

across industrial technologies. This

makes them a versatile and ideal

choice as coating producers.

The colour and colour strength

can be controlled both volumetrically,

as well as gravimetrically. This gives

precise and consistent reproducibility

of the base paint combinations.

Moreover, they have excellent storage

capacity and is resistant to frost and

other harsh weather conditions

Stand H2

Introducing the PosiTector SST from DeFelskoDeFelsko is pleased to announce

the new PosiTector SST Soluble Salt

Tester and Bresle Method patches

for measuring the concentration of

soluble salts on metal surfaces. The

PosiTector SST is the fi rst conductivity

probe designed specifi cally for the

Bresle Method and is compatible with

any Bresle Method patch, including

the innovative new PosiPatch and the

economical DeFelsko Adhesive Patch.

Features include an intuitive step-by-

step interface that guides users through

the Bresle Method, an onscreen timer

to report test duration and automatic

computation of surface density of salt

(mg/m2 or μg/cm2) with adjustable test

volume. The American-made PosiTector

SST is also ideal for the determination

of water-soluble contaminants in non-

metallic blast media.

The innovative, reusable PosiPatch

uses a magnetic ring for attaching to

steel surfaces and leaves no adhesive

residue to clean. Sharp needles are

replaced by safe, fl exible dispensing

tips and air is automatically removed

through a watertight, air permeable

membrane, therefore, saving time.

The proprietary DeFelsko Adhesive

patch provides the same performance

as Latex Bresle patches, at a fraction

of the price.

For more information call +1-315-

393-4450 or visit www.defelsko.com/

Soluble-Salt-Tester. Stand B4

Minimised cleaning effort in powder coating production linesDue to decreasing stock and more

order-based production, the batch sizes

in powder coating production are getting

smaller. The downtime, during cleaning

intervals of the system, becomes an

increasingly important factor not least with

regard to operational costs.

How to simplify cleaning? The main parts,

such as the ACM classifi er mill, cyclone

classifi er and cyclone are already designed

for easy cleaning. Manual or automatic

opening devices can be used for access to

all internal parts and the connected fl anges

and piping can be equipped with ‘fast-action’

connections. With a compact installation,

product-contacted piping can be reduced

to a minimum. Despite all these measures,

some neuralgic points, such as the fi nes

discharge or classifying wheel, require special

cleaning efforts due to often hard deposits.

Special surface treatment is a possible

solution to make these points easy to clean.

From the large number of possible coatings /

treatments, the right material that is suitable

for powder coating products must be found.

Not only the product deposit behaviour but

also the mechanical properties (abrasion

resistance), material properties (conductivity)

and, of course, the investment costs (cost-

effective application of the coatings) are

essential factors to enable selection of the

right coating. Hosokawa Alpine invested in

intensive development work to select suitable

coatings and conducted long-term trials with

several coatings.

The results are very promising. At

the neuralgic points with previously hard

deposits, only dust layers, which can

be cleaned easily with, eg compressed

air, remained with the new innovative

surface treatment.

Try it in your production line!

Visit us on Stand N1 or contact us:

[email protected]

De Vree fi lling equipment for the paint & coatings industryDE VREE, operating out of Antwerp,

Belgium, designs and manufactures

semi automatic and fully automatic

fi lling equipment for the paint and

coatings industry. Filling of paint

and coatings has always been the

company’s core business but De

Vree also offers equipment to fi ll a

number of related industrial fl uids,

such as solvents, thinners, hardeners,

adhesives, wood stains, wood

preservers, putties etc.

Every machine is designed and

built in Antwerp. Export fi gures

amount to more than 90% and over

the years, De Vree has delivered and

installed in excess of 4000 machines

worldwide. There are representatives/

agents in more than 60 countries.

Over the years, De Vree has proven

to be a very reliable partner for a

number of big international players

in the paint and coatings industry,

such as AkzoNobel/ICI, DuPont,

BASF, Jotun, Hempel, PPG, Sherwin

Williams, RPM, Asian Paints etc. The

company is proud to be the preferred

supplier to some of these companies.

This Year, 2017, will see De Vree

supplying several state-of-the-art,

multihead fi lling machines to some of

this year’s landmark projects, such as

Polisan’s new factory in Turkey and

the new manufacturing plant of the

DuluxGroup in Victoria, Australia.

Stand F24

Marking 30 years of growth and success!The Dromont name originates

from the letters, which combine

elements of the founder families,

Drocco and Monticelli. This

anniversary symbolises 30 years

of growth and progress in the

dispensing automation business. It

expresses the spirit of a forward-

looking, progressive organisation,

which prizes responsiveness and

responsibility: Dromont will always

remain committed to the needs of

its customers and will adhere to the

highest standards of responsibility to

its stakeholders, the community and

the environment.

DROMONT TIME LINE:

1987: Dromont foundation

1993: First patented inplant

dispensing ‘Selecta’

1999: Launched the fi rst simultaneous

tinting with piston pumps ‘Prima’

2002: Construction of the new retail

production site

2003: Opening of the US branch

Dromont Corporation

2005: Opening of Dromont’s Japan

branch

2008: New building for central

Automatic Warehousing

2009: Establishing of Dromont

Eastern Europe Poland branch

2012: Comec is acquired by Dromont

2013: Launching of the Kynesis In-

Line Dispersing

2016: Automatic Paint Factory 4.0

THE FOUNDER’S SPIRIT

Mr Claudio Drocco, founder of

Dromont, impacted the coatings

world with his pioneering ideas. We

are proud to carry on his remarkable

vision and entrepreneurial spirit,

across our whole organisation,

enhancing the company culture

and ethics.

“Excellence is at the core of

everything we do at Dromont”, Mr

Claudio Drocco, Founder of Dromont

(1983-2007). Stand D11

Comparative results after

15hr production time. Top:

Hard deposits at fi nes

discharge = mechanical

cleaning necessary.

Below: Only fi ne dust

layer at fi nes discharge =

soft cleaning suitable



Equipment

Milling equipment Bühler Cenomic 3 Standard mill in the industry

Grinding media Zirconia Oxide, 1.0-1.2mm Zirconia Oxide, 1.0-1.2mm

Grinding chamber

volume

20.81 18.51

Process Parameters

Flow rate pass 1 675kg/hr 370kg/hr

Flow rate pass 2 460kg/hr 1270kg/hr

Energy consumption P0 12kW 10kW

Fineness [GM value]

after pass 2

8μm 8μm

Colour strength [dE] 0.46 0.51

Gloss 41.2 44.3

Opacity [%] 31.5% 29.4%

Summary

Net productivity 274kg/hr 156kg/hr

Specifi c energy

requirement

42kWh/t 67kWh/t

The very high fl ow rates result in:

• Reduction of grinding time by 43%

• Reduction of mass-specifi c energy consumption by 37%

• Decline of total specifi c grinding costs

Lumifl on from AGC: The perfect combination of quality and value Lumifl on is one of many quality

products made by AGC, the Asahi

Glass Co, which was established in

Japan in 1907. In 110 years, AGC

has gone from a small glass

company to a diversifi ed, multi-

billion-dollar enterprise.

AGC fi rst developed its solvent-

soluble Lumifl on fl uoropolymer 35

years ago and very soon manufacturers

discovered that this resin was different.

Lumifl on resins allow fl uoropolymer

coatings to be cured at room

temperature. For the fi rst time, the

durability, weatherability and long-term

cost effectiveness of fl uoropolymer

coatings were now available for

fi eld application. With their superior

performance and life cycle cost

advantages, it is no wonder fl uororesin

paints, based on Lumifl on, have since

been produced by many manufacturers

and applied to more than 150,000

industrial and architectural structures,

aircraft and automobiles worldwide.

Lumifl on is just one of the many

innovative products and materials

created by AGC, a company that

is driven to excel in a high-tech

world. What a difference it makes

for manufacturers, designers and

builders who demand the combination

of quality and value that only

Lumifl on delivers.

Lumifl on is known generically as

a FEVE resin. Its unique alternating

structure of fl uoroethylene and vinyl

ether segments is key to its ultra-

weatherability. Lumifl on is available in

a full product range of solventborne,

waterborne and powder resin

technology. It is offered as an OH

functional resin, thus allowing for

crosslinking in traditional polyurethane

chemistry but also as a high molecular

weight resin in emulsion form for

applications where crosslinking is

not desired.

Lumifl on coatings offer brilliant,

long-lasting colours with a wide gloss

range, which keep looking great year

after year. Due to its ability to resist UV

degradation, corrosion and chemical

exposure, Lumifl on continues to look

good without maintenance required –

estimated at up to 60 years! Its unique

chemical structure improves resistance

to corrosion from water, oxygen and

even chloride ions, ensuring a longer

life for industrial structures like bridges

with far less need for repainting.

With its long lifespan, Lumifl on

eliminates the environmental impact

of repeated repainting and recoating.

No other coating type can match

its combination of attractiveness,

application fl exibility and, as tests

and studies confi rm, long life and

weathering resistance. Because they

last so much longer, Lumifl on-based

coatings can substantially reduce any

project’s life cycle costs, including

maintenance costs, replacement costs

and recoating costs.

The product’s advantages are

superior durability and weatherability,

more brilliant, longer lasting colours,

a far wider gloss range than with

alternative products, the toughest, most

durable fi nish ever and the industry’s

leading longevity record. Add Lumifl on’s

unique capabilities for fi eld application

and you have an end product that looks

better for longer and ultimately costs

less. Longer life is also a formula for

sustainability, which is in keeping with

AGC’s mission statement, ‘Chemistry

for a Blue Planet’. For more information

on Lumifl on’s applications worldwide

please visit Stand F19. Discover

for yourself how good your bottom

line looks when you raise your own

standards with Lumifl on.

The Bühler way of producing coatings and inksBead mills deserve the centre stage

in the production process of the

coatings and inks industry. The quality

requirements from the customers are

becoming ever more demanding and

the cost pressure is increasing. With

standard milling approaches the profi t

is diminishing and choosing cheaper

raw material is causing troubles in the

grinding process, such as clogging

screens, out of range particle size

distribution and longer grinding

cycles. Saving on capital goods and

pigments, therefore, leads to the

opposite effect – increased costs and

quality issues.

The right milling equipment

makes the difference

A case study in an industrial

environment confi rms the importance

and benefi ts of choosing the most

suitable milling equipment and

grinding media size for a specifi c

grinding task. Bühler’s Cenomic™

full volume bead mill incorporates

patented solutions that allow higher

fl ow capability without compression of

grinding beads in the front section of

the chamber. The Cenomic bead mill

stands for a reduction of the specifi c

energy requirement, a narrow particle

size distribution and a higher product

quality with lower grinding costs.

The bead mill Cenomic is highly

recommended for processing

high-quality products like protective

coatings, paints, gravure inks and

many more.

Milling equipment comparison

The following example illustrates how

grinding time can be remarkably

reduced. A shorter grinding time

not only results in a more effi cient

production process but also realises

savings in labour costs. In addition,

the chart clearly states the decrease

in mass-specifi c energy consumption

only by using the right equipment.

The table above shows Grinding

of Non-Toluene and Non-MEK PU-

based gravure ink by comparing two

milling equipment:

Overall savings can be realised

As mentioned above, even with highly

increased product fl ow rates, the same

or even a better dispersion quality in

terms of fi neness, gloss and colour

strength can be achieved using the

Bühler Cenomic full volume bead mill.

The reduced grinding time per batch

has a direct impact on minimising the

grinding costs. But most important

are those savings that result from the

cutback in manpower, the depreciation

and utilities. Furthermore, not only the

grinding time was reduced but also

the specifi c energy amount per batch

was diminished, which again results in

energy cost savings. Stand L7

Four colour production lines of

solvent-based liquid inks with the

Bühler Bead Mill Cenomic 3Simplifi ed schematic of a patented

Cenomic process chamber

Swiss precision measuring and testing equipmentZehntner, the renowned Swiss

manufacturer of precision instruments

is exhibiting at the MECS 2017. This

exhibition is a valuable opportunity

to get in personal contact with our

growing client base on the Eastern

market, as well as to get direct

feedback on their specifi c needs.

Zehntner displays its complete

product range, mainly Glossmeters,

automatic and manual fi lm applicators,

cross-cut and other adhesion testers,

hardness testers and other high

quality testing equipment.

Once again, Zehntner stands

out with its continuous product

development. As recently as MECS 2016 the ZAA 2600 Zehntner-

Automatic Film Applicator Coater has

been presented to the Eastern market.

As part of the Automatic Universal

Unit, all ZAA 2600 models have a

modular construction and can be

equipped with different kits.

This year Zehntner will show the

kits for crockmeter, scrub, scratch and

mar resistance tests for the fi rst time

in the Eastern market. The purchase

can be scaled chronologically;

upgrades can be achieved at any

time by simply purchasing an add

on kit. Many features ensure a high

user-friendliness: Time saving thanks

to storage of various profi le settings,

fast tool change, easy to use multi-

language menu guidance.

Up to four crockmeter or scrub

tests can be carried out at the same

time. Even curved samples can be

tested. Use the opportunity to fi nd

out all about the latest developments

and Zehntner’s extensive portfolio on

Stand A6.

An exemplary resin exporterResitan Co has been established

since 1981. With a capacity of 110,000t/

yr, It produces more than 130 types of

industrial resin.

Its main products include: Phenolic

resins (Resole and Novolac): Can

be applied in brake linings, roughing

wheels, cutting wheels, refractory

products, insulation felts, can coatings,

etc; Foundry resins and hardeners:

For foundry industry and moulding;

Phenolic moulding powders

(Bakelite): For electrical parts, gas

and electricity boards, lamp couplings,

kitchen appliances etc; Unsaturated

polyester resins: For the fi breglass

industry, pipes, marine industry, artifi cial

stones etc; Vinyl ester resins: For all

types of pipes and fi breglass tanks,

profi les, chemical storage tanks,

surface coatings, etc; Alkyd resins and

modifi ed alkyd resins (long, medium

& short oil): For paints, coatings

etc; Epoxy ester resins (air and/or

stove drying): For paint and coating

industries etc; Acrylic resins (solvent-

based) including thermoplastic

and thermoset resins: For traffi c

paints, primers on wood, plastic and

paper surfaces, printing inks and

fi nal fi nishes; Acrylic resins (water-

based): For interior and exterior paints,

enamelled paints, lacquers, primers,

concrete coatings, textile industry,

etc; Solid epoxy resins: For powder

coatings, electronics and electrical

industries; Solid polyester resins: For

powder paints production; Saturated

polyester resins: For industrial

paints, can & coil coatings, automotive

paints, marine industry paints etc;

Amino resins (Urea formaldehyde,

Melamine formaldehyde and

Benzoguanamine): For paints,

coatings etc.

Resitan Co, by trusting and co-

operating with Iranian experts, has

succeeded in fulfi lling local market

requirements and achieving a

considerable share of the global paint and

coatings market. It has been awarded

‘The Exemplary Resin Exporter in Iran’ for

many years and with its high standard of

quality, has received the ISO9001:2000

Certifi cate of quality management and is

the only resin producer that has received

ISO/TS-16949:2002 certifi cate of quality

management system of URS, England.

Stand F12



Oliver + Batlle’s fi lling solution for high viscosity productsRecently Oliver + Batlle was

commissioned to automate a wall

putty fi lling process. The request

posed several challenges, such

as high viscosity product, defi ned

and limited space in the customer’s

factory, high production needs and

optimisation of workfl ows.

The recommended solution

comprised a fully automatic packaging

line including a gravimetric fi lling unit

OB-130T, an automatic stackable

container dispenser Pailmanager V Flex,

a lid dispenser and a closing machine.

The OB-130 T fi lling unit can

process high viscosity products up to

500.000cP with signifi cant loads of

solids and can handle tapered, oval

or rectangular containers. Its double

fi lling station is equipped with two

dosing units, each with a 3” head,

and 60kg weigh-scale with motorised

roller conveyors.

Equipped with the intuitive and

easy to use control system OBmatic

Fill, the operator can customise the

most suitable fi lling fl ow for each

product formula and container format,

optimising its speed and dimension to

achieve the target weight accurately.

These fl ows can be recorded in

a recipe that will run whenever

it is required to manufacture a

combination of product/format,

thereby minimising the unit setup.

With the automatic stackable

container dispenser Pailmanager V

Flex, the company received a fully

automatic line from container de-

stacking until its closure.

The implementation of the

automatic line caused an impressive

increase in the production capacity

and the reduction of two employees

dedicated to the fi lling process,

as only one person is needed to

feed, manage and control the

entire line. Oliver + Batlle’s solution

provided the customer with a list of

advantages that radically changed its

production methodology:

• Small footprint

• High accuracy fi lling

• Easy cleaning of the fi lling heads

• Repeatable packaging process

• Continuity of the process

• Batch traceability

• Elimination of errors

• Filling two containers at once

Stand B15

The latest products from BEVS IndustrialBEVS Automated

Particle Analyzer

As you know, insuffi ciently or over-

ground material will cause a loss of

production time and higher costs.

With the traditional manual method

it is diffi cult to observe the fi neness

result correctly for the same sample

under different operators because the

fi neness is micron level and causes

differences between true particles and

air bubbles or erroneous matter.

With technology innovation and

improvement, BEVS has developed

the advanced Automated Particle

Analyzer, which can automatically

draw down the sample on the grind

gauge, generating the image by a

high resolution camera under the

light source, the image is processed

by using customised software

to generate the rating on the

touch screen.

It can ensure repeatability and

accuracy for the testing result,

avoiding human error and greatly

improving production effi ciency.

BEVS Automatic Film Applicators

with Heated Vacuum Bed

BEVS Automatic Film Applicators are

made with high precision machined

components, sturdy mainframe and

heavy duty power train assembly, to

ensure long term reliable operation,

consistent drawdown conditions,

such as speed, fl atness, combined

with applicator gap and geometry,

are essential to obtain perfectly

reproducible samples, eliminating

human error and uncertainty. The

new version adds an electrically

heated vacuum bed, which can be

set from ambient +5°C to +150°C

and temperature is uniform over the

whole bed.

BEVS Intelligent Robotic

Testing System

The Intelligent robotic testing system

is applied to university, research

institute, inspection organisation,

enterprise etc. The user can

customise the unique confi guration

upon different requirements to

achieve the intelligent remote

control and testing report output

automatically and completed

unmanned operation.

BEVS Intelligent Robotic

Inspection System

Intelligent robotic inspection

system is applied in the quality

control in the daily production and

manufacturing, such as the coating

surface inspection of 3C products

and automotive, precision machining

parts inspection, product defect

inspection etc. Stand J5

Q. What do you feel the top two challenges for the

coatings industry are likely to be over the next fi ve

to 10 years?

A. Challenge 1: Sustainability: In my view,

sustainability of coatings will require more

modern research and more investment in R&D.

The regulations are becoming stricter with time

and to satisfy these regulations along with a

competitive customer oriented market will be

a challenge in the next fi ve to 10 years. One

thing should also be very clear, the fact that

lowering the concentration of VOC obtained

from lower concentration of various chemicals,

leading to low emission, is the complete

answer. This is especially true if performance

is diminished requiring greater quantities of

product and more application. This will lead

to an even higher carbon footprint than the

original product formulation. It should be kept

in mind that carbon footprint is calculated

based on raw materials consumed and energy

spent during manufacturing and application

and ultimately transferred to carbon

dioxide emission.

Challenge 2: Economic conditions: Because

of present economic conditions, it is getting

very diffi cult to predict the uncertainness in the

market. Most of the companies are looking for

a new market to sustain in present conditions.

Companies are undergoing many Internal

changes in BU operations to have good

control on revenues and also getting rid of

BU, which are not performing well. In 2016 we

have seen many businesses been sold to new

equity fi rms, which also brings uncertainty in

manufacturer- supplier relations.

Q. What are the major changes you’ve seen in

the Middle East and Gulf region over the past

fi ve to 10 years?

A. Downstream manufacturing using

petrochemical derivatives. There are two phases

of the answer, fi rst is before oil prices slumped

and second is the recovery story. Before

October 2014 the Middle East was performing

well, with a growth rate of 3.6%. New projects

were coming up and government spending was

good in civil projects. The UAE aimed to spend

US$8.4bn on the World Expo Trade 2020, Qatar

got the bid for hosting the FIFA World Cup for

which it has started working on extended soccer

stadia at a total coat of US$100bn.

After the oil price slump in mid 2014,

governments in the GCC have reduced

spending basically in infrastructure projects,

which has had an impact on the coating

industry as well. The GCC countries have

ambitious plans to diversify their economies by

becoming less dependent on revenue from oil.

This is to be achieved by downstream

manufacturing using petrochemical derivatives

as raw material for a variety of consumer and

industrial products, which will open new sectors

for industrial coatings. One good example of this

is Sadara Chemicals Co, which has recently

inaugurated a US$20bn giant petrochemical

company at Jubail Industrial City.

Q. What trend in the market did you notice in

2016, which you feel will continue this year?

A. Environmentally friendly paints and

coatings. Authorities in the Middle East have

begun to acknowledge the region’s sizable

carbon footprint, most evident in per capita

terms. Energy production accounts for the

majority of carbon emissions in the Arab world.

The awareness about environmentally friendly

paints has increased among customers. People

are asking for safer paints for their homes. Big

projects related to governments in the GCC

are asking for zero VOC and anti-allergy paints.

TSC’s cool pigment technology also offers

to reduce urban heat effect, which ultimately

reduces the need for air-conditioning.

One environmental perspective highlighting

the outstanding opportunities for the industry’s

players has been the plan to build Masdar City, in

the UAE, billed as the world’s fi rst carbon-neutral,

waste-free city. The city, under construction in

Abu Dhabi, is an emerging ‘cleantech cluster’.

Governments are getting really strict about

waste water treatment and imposing a heavy

penalty if found guilty. Another project of

a community waste water treatment plant

is emerging, which could reduce the cost

of waste water treatment for companies.

Customs approval of any import also requires

more documents for health and safety so it’s

high time for each company to have a separate

EHS department to deal with all environment

issues related to its products.

Q. Where, in your opinion, will be the next

emerging market to make its presence felt?

A. Africa. Africa is in the process of becoming

the new frontier for emerging market

investment. Flow on investment in the entire

continent is gathering pace, Yes, South

Africa and Egypt entertain a good chunk

of that but countries, like Kenya, Ghana,

Botswana, Angola, Mozambique and Ethiopia

are attracting good investment. The IMF has

projected that during the next fi ve years 10

of the 20 fastest growing economies will

be in sub-Saharan Africa and two will be in

North Africa.

Many MNCs have visualised the potential

in Africa. Companies, like AkzoNobel has long

been positioned with paint interest in North

Africa, while PPG has also extended its reach

with its takeover of Sigmakalon. BASF is slowly

getting business in the refi nish market and Asian

Paint’s takeover of SCIB paints has increased its

infl uence in the North African market. Besides

these MNCs, local companies are also

performing extremely well and gaining their

share in the market.

North Africa is certainly promising. Egypt

is valuable to the paint industry as it holds

enormous consumer potential. The country

has a population approaching 79M but a paint

market of only about 230,000t. After the Arab

Spring, the coating industry was impacted a

lot in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Sudan. Current

currency fl uctuations against the US dollar

have also impacted the local economies.

But these economies are recovering and,

probably, in the next few years they will be

back on track.

We caught up with Faraz Shahid, Technical Manager, Tinting Systems Company, to ask him about his views on the coatings market in the Middle East

Challenges and trends in the market place

JZ Series: essential lab equipmentThe JZ series of synthetic resin pilot

plant, from Jinzong Machinery is

widely used in a variety of chemical

industry, coatings, resins and other

industry research and development of

laboratory formulations.

The main confi guration of the

equipment is based on the design of

large-scale production equipment. It is

versatile and can be fl exibly combined

with different products for research

and development. It is very useful

laboratory essential equipment.

JZ / M series are manual control,

JZ / AS series are the semi-automatic

control, JZ / AF series are the fully

automatic control; the user can order

as needed.

Stand G11A

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