Reconnecting in Person with Customers, Industry Associates, and Friends

Troy is a long-time ACS supporter and exhibitor; we’ve found value in the show over the years and are pleased to exhibit again in 2022. Troy is now part of Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), together forming a new leader in microbial control solutions and performance additives. We are excited to introduce to customers our combined product portfolios, which together form one of the broadest in the industry. With the combined dry-film & wet-state preservative portfolios from Troy and Arxada, customers will benefit from a wide selection of advanced chemistries for optimum performance, formulating flexibility, and regulatory compliance. We will also feature our complete portfolio of performance additives and driers. As such, customers will have one source for complete, 360° Control of their coatings, from antimicrobial performance to surface property and application control. This joining of forces will benefit customers and significantly enhance our value proposition, which we will demonstrate at the ACS. Lastly, we will discuss our premier services, which also are enhanced by the combination of Troy and Arxada. These include regulatory support and full technical service, including microbiology, field testing, analytical, and the unique TMMA process hygiene program.

Troy is looking forward to the return of the American Coatings Show, with what we hope will be a good turnout. Reconnecting in-person with customers, industry associates, and friends will be a welcome return to normalcy after the trying times and hardships of the pandemic. Inviting customers to the booth and walking them through the exhibit, showing them what’s new and on the horizon, and discussing the benefits of the Arxada merger will be a rewarding experience for both parties. While we all learned to cope with remote work and video calls, and we attended a handful of virtual conferences, there’s no substitute for in-person gatherings.

First, we will focus on the breadth of the combined product portfolios of Troy and Arxada, and how the expanded resources of the new company will benefit customers. In terms of specific product technologies, we will be presenting our revolutionary new TIME controlled release dry-film preservative line. TIME stands for Troy Innovative Micro-Encapsulation. These products, including “Polyphase 763CR” and “Polyphase PW20CR,” feature Troy’s innovative encapsulation technology, and offer excellent long-term protection, significantly reduced leaching, improved environmental profiles, and enhanced color stability. These are just the first in an expanding line of new “TIME” products. We will also be focusing on our new line of high-concentration dry-film preservatives, including new “Polyphase 7026” and “Polyphase 8089.” These preservatives incorporate substantially higher active concentrations compared with their conventional “Polyphase” counterparts, offering customers the ability to reduce use levels, achieve lower cost-in-use, cut back on inventory, and reduce their overall carbon footprint. Another product line introduction will be the “Nuosept” MIT-based wet-state preservatives. “Nuosept MIT-10” is an MIT product, while “Nuosept” BM11, BM21, and BM22 are BIT + MIT combinations in varying ratios. These preservatives offer strong performance, with efficacy against common spoilage-causing organisms, as well as excellent cost-in-use. We will also be introducing two new Arxada products, “Effexel” Boost anti-defacement additive, which improves the surface properties of coating systems, and the “Effexel” Open Time Additive series, which delivers superior open-time performance without sacrificing other key coating properties. We invite coatings manufactures to visit our booth and learn more about these new products, as well as the rest of the significantly expanded portfolio and premier services available to them.