Cabot offers new additive for powder coatings.

Cabot Corp. has launched a new grade of fumed silica that significantly improves the flow properties, storage stability and application performance of powder coatings, according to the company. CAB-O-SIL CT-1221 is a hydrophobic treated silica that meets the performance requirements of new powder coating technologies, such as high flow systems with lower Tg values, lower cure temperatures, higher particle-to-particle interaction and very low film thickness. CAB-O-SIL CT-1221 also helps to fluidize metallic particles in special finishes and enables high-quality surface finishes with little orange peel effect. More info: Cabot Corp., 32 1639 24000; Fax: [phone]; Web: www.cabot-corp.com.