ST POWDER COATINGS

ST POWDER COATINGS

The new company

Summer 2004: the owners of the old Pulverlac decide to re-enter the Powder

Coating market.

September 2004: ST POWDER COATINGS was borne.

The fundamental idea is to replicate the past philosophy that had brought the

company to success, and to optimize

all those aspect that had been

neglected in the past.

In this optic, a basic step for the

successful growth of ST Powder

Coatings will be the cooperation

with dynamic and modern

companies.

Our mission

ST’s mission is to understand the Customer’s requirement and to fulfil its

expectations.

Highly qualified technicians and salespeople with years of experience work

together to reach a common goal: the Customer’s satisfaction.

The flow of knowledge within the company and continuous evolution for

constant improvement of the production process represent ST’s guidelines

and assure the products’ high performance.

To reach his mission, ST has chosen to use

only the best raw materials present on the

market. This means that ST has chosen to

collaborate only with the best suppliers.

Our philosophy

Starting from the past experience, ST’s philosophy will be considering also some

new important aspects.

high flexibility

real time replies

excellent after sale service OUR SUCCESS ! the logistic process is absolutely

linear and simple

all the system is modular

strong investments in technology

Technology

ST’s plant represents the state-of-the-art of production technology for

thermosetting powder coatings.

It is fitted with the most modern machinery for highly automated solutions

which minimize manual intervention

and guarantee high standards of

coating quality, all while respecting

the environment, safety the regulations

in force.

The innovative heart of ST Powder Coatings is the laboratory , which is split in

Applicative Laboratory and Research and Development Laboratory.

The Applicative Lab aims to guarantee the highest and most consistent

quality standards throughout the different manufacturing phases - from

checks in the incoming raw materials to the final approval of the finished

products.

The R&D Lab guarantees – throughout the

pure research phase – the continuous

progress of the company and insures

market leadership.

Research and development

Logistic positioning

“5th corridor” is a combined set of transport and communication infrastructures

that the European Union has decided to realize in order to favour the traffic of

goods and people across the line that goes from Lisbon (Portugal) to Kiev

(Ukraine) passing through the northern part of Italy **.

ST Powder Coatings is located in a strategic position along the 5th corridor.

The company is just 5 minutes away from

the motorway and half an hour from both

Verona and Venice airports.

This allows us to reach quickly all major

European cities and to be easily reached

by everyone.

** www.corridoio5.it

The market and our strengths

ST Powder Coatings enters the market with large competitive advantages: latest technologies strategic position perfect layout excellent team

The customers demands and ST Powder Coatings replies in real time.

Our strength lies in versatility,

flexibility and in giving a high

degree of performance at all times,

starting from the preparation until the

finishing of every product, which

remains, in all cases, unique and

personal.

Strategy and market positioning

Our objective is to develop new technologies, new products and to enter new

markets (in terms of applications).

“The powder coatings process is widely

accepted as one of the fastest growing

finishing technologies in the world, making

the international powder coating market an

extremely attractive one and offering a

viable alternative to traditional coating

techniques**”

We see all this as a great opportunity.

To become leaders, however, we do need great

and reliable partners.

** From “Paints and coatings market research and analysis” IRL, division of Business Research Group

ST Powder Coatings conducts business with the deepest respect for

environmental protection and workers’ health and safety.

The powder coatings produced by ST have 100% solid content and contain no

solvents; they therefore:

have very low environmental impact; are easy to store; minimize the problems related to

explosion or fire.

Moreover, ST’s thermosetting powder coatings are considered ten times safer

than traditional liquid coatings.

Environment

Products

ST Powder Coatings takes advantage of the most modern technologies in

order to manufacture high quality thermosetting powder coatings with very low

environmental impact.

The company offers a wide product range, both standard and special items,

including epoxies, epoxy-polyesters, polyesters and polyurethanes in all RAL

colors.

Depending on the application field, ST’s different product lines can be

personalized with respect to the gloss levels (from high gloss to matte),

finishes (smooth, orange peel, wrinkling, hammered and marble effects),

metallization (sparkling, chromo effect, bronze and mica finishes) and other

special effects (fluorescent, pearlescent, transparent or colored transparent).

Typical applications include:

aluminum or iron frames and fixtures,

shelves, fridges, household appliances, lighting

appliances, chemical end electrical equipments,

office and garden furniture,

agricultural machinery,

radiators, camping articles,

fire-extinguishers, pipes,

car accessories, cycles, toys.

Typical applications

Powder Coatings advantages

The use of ST’s powder coatings offers innumerable advantages:

Extremely easy application: our powder coatings need

neither special preparation before application nor

specialized labor;

ST’s thermosetting powder coatings guarantee

yields up to 98%: the solvent-free final product,

together with the dry production process, allow for

almost complete waste recovery;

Remarkable energy savings thanks to the very

low air exchange in the polymerization oven.

The ground lies in Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza), near the main road nr. 246.

The factory is only 2 km away from the new highway exit of Montecchio.

Total surface of the ground : 26.200 m2. Main building surface: more than 12.000 m2.

Internal usable height: 12 m. Office building on 4 floors : 3.000 m2

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ST Powder Coatings is committed to continue investing in technology and

innovation.

We want to go always higher!

“A love for art, an eye for detail, the

search for the best materials and a

craftsman’s true passion… all combine

to produce excellence”.

The future of our company