New Partnership with VB Technochemicals
VB Techno is a fully backward-integrated company with its own production facilities and many years of experience in the development and manufacture of barium- and zinc-based systems. Production is carried out in accordance with European quality standards and complies with all relevant international regulations. The product portfolio stands out for its consistent quality and broad applicability in common applications.
Martin Rathke, Managing Director of Nordmann
As part of this partnership, Nordmann offers a comprehensive range of fillers/extenders and high-quality inorganic pigments from VB Techno, including in particular:
- Precipitated barium sulfate BaSO₄ (Blanc Fixe / Bianco Fisso®)
- Micronized natural barite
- Zinc sulfide ZnS
- Lithopone pigments
- Other barium salts (including barium carbonate, chloride, hydroxide, nitrate, and pharmaceutical grades)
The products are used in numerous applications, including:
- Coatings (powder coatings, industrial, automotive, protective, and marine coatings, pigment pastes)
- Polymers (masterbatches, compounds, composites, films)
- Building materials (fillers, adhesives, sealants, mortars, plasters)
- printing inks, rubber, batteries, and other specialty applications
Benjamin Delorme, Managing Director of Nordmann France, explains: “With VB Techno, we are expanding our product range in France to include proven inorganic fillers and pigments. This collaboration strengthens our market position, particularly in the construction, coatings, and polymer industries, and offers our customers new alternatives.”
Francesco Cambria, Director at VB Techno, adds: “Our top priority is to work with partners who have in-depth market knowledge to deliver our products as close as possible to the specific applications. Nordmann embodies precisely this proximity and understanding—which is why we greatly value this new partnership.”
About VB Techno
VB Technochemicals SA (VB Techno) is a Switzerland-based company specializing in white fillers and pigments based on barium and zinc. The company was newly founded in 2010 and builds on more than 70 years of experience in the development, manufacture, and distribution of barium and zinc chemicals.
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