COATINGS RAW MATERIALS
We are the exclusive U.K. agents for the following raw material suppliers into the U.K. coatings and allied industries. Our highly-trained and experienced technical sales representatives cover the whole of the UK & Ireland and can be contacted as below :
Sales Manager, Tinting Systems
Graham Branton - 0771 444 9735
email: graham.branton@stortchemicals.co.uk
Sales Manager, Inks & Lacquers
Ken Nicholls - 0771 444 9733
email: ken.nicholls@stortchemicals.co.uk
Sales Manager, Coatings
Iain Coull - 0787 260 0377
email: iain.coull@stortchemicals.co.uk
Composites Industry specialist
Peter Hellon - 0797 625 9979
WE REPRESENT THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPALS :
WACKER POLYMER SYSTEMS
WACKER POLYMER SYSTEMS
FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
Vinnol® Vinyl Acetate / Vinyl Chloride copolymer resins
Vinnapas® Polyvinyl Acetate solid resins
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - BUSINESS LINE COATINGS AND INKS & PRINTING
Raw Materials for the paint, ink and allied industries
POLYMER SPECIALITIES
Dispex, Rheovis, Viscalex, Alcopol, Glascol
COLOURS (Pigments, Dyes & Dispersions)
Cinquasia, Cromophtal, Hornachrome, Irgacolour, Irgalite, Irgasperse, Irgazin
Microlen, Microlith, Orasol, Unisperse
ADDITIVES
Darocur, Irgacure, Irganox, Irgarol, Tinuvin, Tinopal
EFKA Problem-solving Additives
CPS COLOR GROUP
LEADING SUPPLIER OF ADVANCED TINTING SYSTEMS
COLORANT RANGES
Industrial Coatings
TEMACOLOR T™ - for solventborne coatings
TEMACOLOR S™ - for solventborne coatings
TEMACOLOR W™ - for waterborne coatings
Decorative Coatings
MONICOLOR A™ - Universal
MONICOLOR C™ - Universal, VOC-free
COLTEC™ - Universal
SAPICI SpA
The company is a long established chemical producer based in Cernusco near Milan, Italy.
They commenced production of polyurethane resins based on TDI in 1962 and introduced IPDI and MDI based polyurethane resins over the next few years.
In 1997, they started to produce Polyurethane adhesives and in 2004 opened a new plant in San Cipriano.
In 2006, they opened a new plant in China.
Their product range includes
Polurgreen - high solids low monomer content poly-isocyanates.
Polurene - isocyanurates
Ucopol - moisture curing polyurethanes.
Ucoflex - solvent based elastomers
Ucopol - Urethane oil and urethane alkyd resins
Hydrorexin - Hydrorene - Waterbased polyurethane dispersions
Rexin - short oil alkyds
Rexin DP - saturated polyesters
Polurene LP - blocked isocyanate adhesives
Polurene LPI - Industrial adhesives
Polurene FP- Flexible packaging adhesives
Polurflex- Flexible packaging adhesives
BENTEC SPA
Today, Bentec SpA is one of the major manufacturers of VISCOGEL organo-bentonite thixotropes and markets the products worldwide.
Following investment in expanding plant capacity and introduction of novel purification technology, Bentec has recently launched a complete new range of products which give increased viscosity, improved pigment settling and sag resistance.
ARIZONA CHEMICAL
International Paper and American Cyanamid founded Arizona Chemical in 1930. Arizona was sold to Rhone Capital in March 2007. Arizona Chemical is one of the leading global producers of tall oil fatty acids, dimers and polyamide - and the only producer integrated back to the pine tree.
From the timberland owned and operated by International Paper in the USA and Scandinavia, Arizona utilises the crude tall oil raw material that is fractionated into high quality fatty acids, dimerized and used as the raw material for UNI-REZ polyamide production.
Employing 2000 people worldwide and with a major Polyamide facility at Bedlington in Northumberland, recently re-built and expanded, in addition to production in the USA, Arizona is well situated to service the needs of users in the UK and Europe.
Stort is selling the UNI-REZ polyamide epoxy curing agents & polyamide ink resins
ROBERT KRAEMER GMBH
High quality resins based on rosin chemistry for paints and inks (including UV)
BREMAZIT Resinates
BREMAPAL Phenolic modified Resins
ERKAMAR Maleic Resins
BREMASIN Rosin Esters
KRAMOREX Modified Urethane Resins
ROKRALUX Alkyd Resins
ROKRAPOL Polyester Resins
ERKARAD Modified Polymer Resins
BREMAR Rosin Derivatives, Ketone Resins
ROKRACURE Radiation curing Resins
PRINTPASTE wax compounds
BENASEDO SPA
The company is one of the largest alkyd and polyester resin manufacturers in Italy, and a significant force on the European market. With the recent purchase of ICI Italia's polyester plant for can coatings, Benasedo now manufactures at three sites in Italy.
Benasedo has a well established position in the wood finish market but has recently concentrated efforts in coilcan coatings and in water based technology for both air drying and stoving alkyds, especially polyesters.
BENASOL solvent-based alkyd resins
HARTBEN Poly-isocyanates
BENESTER solvent-based polyester resins
IDROBEN water-based alkyd, polyester & polyurethane resins
INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS (ISP)
International Specialty Products (ISP) offers one of the most comprehensive global lines of actives, solutions and formulated blends of Preservatives and Fungicides for use in a broad range of end-use applications.
PO.INT.ER S.R.L.
Under the ownership of Eurobeta, one of the largest chemical distributors in Italy, PO.INT.ER. S.r.l. was established to develop and expand the market for amino hardeners and epoxies for the civil engineering industry.
EPAMINE Amino Epoxy curing agents
SILVA GROUP
Silva Group, based in Northern Italy, is one of the world's leading producer of raw materials derived from tannin.
For the Coatings Industry we promote Tannic Acid T80 for rust preventive coatings.
We also have grades of tannic acid suitable for inks & textiles (in particular the flocking industry).


