Ralston Colour, part of Royal van Wijhe Verf (a Dutch family company with over 100 years of coating experience and one of the pioneers of tinting systems since the 1980s), offers a comprehensive portfolio of advanced colourants for both decorative and industrial applications.
PT Jaya Warindo Abadi is proud to distribute Ralston's innovative tinting solutions across Indonesia, enabling paint manufacturers, coating producers, and point-of-sale operations to achieve accurate, consistent, and sustainable colour matching with exceptional efficiency.
Why Choose Ralston Tinting Systems?
Ralston provides formulators and tinting operations with a unique combination of technical excellence and sustainable innovation:
- Complete Colourant Portfolio: Comprehensive range of colourant series — UNI Plus, DECO Alkyd, DECO Aqua, and IND Pro — designed specifically for different binder systems and application requirements.
- Proven Decorative Solutions: Trusted by leading decorative paint manufacturers worldwide, Ralston's tinting systems deliver wide colour gamut, excellent hiding power, and batch-to-batch consistency.
- Groundbreaking Industrial Technology: IND Pro series uniquely compatible with many different coating chemistries: 1K/2K polyurethane (solvent & waterborne), 1K/2K epoxies, alkyds, nitrocellulose, acrylics, and more.
- Sustainable Innovation: Ralston is committed to combining durability with sustainability — offering VOC?free colourants, biobased technology (utilizing organic waste product raw materials, not from the food chain), and lead?/cadmium?free alternatives.
- Flexible for Any Scale: Suitable for both 'in?plant' and 'point?of?sale' use, with packaging options from 1 litre cans to 200 kg drums and IBC tanks.
Ralston Tinting System Product Series
| Series | Binder / Carrier | Key Features | Applications | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNI Plus Colourants (formerly DECO Aqua) | Low-VOC waterborne | Excellent for waterborne lacquers, wall paints, plasters, structure paints. UV Plus module enhances outdoor durability; Façade modules provide alkaline stability & inorganic pigments. | Decorative paints, exterior coatings, wood stains (transparent module), architectural coatings. | Ralston |
| DECO Alkyd Colourants | Alkyd?based (solvent) | Specifically developed for solvent-based alkyd paints. Up to 20?dition possible for maximum hiding power. Often combined in one machine with AQ series. | Solvent?based alkyd paints (decorative & maintenance). | Ralston |
| IND Pro Industrial Colourants | VOC?free, biobased technology (avg. 30% renewable content) | Uniquely compatible with 1K/2K PU (solvent & WB), 1K/2K epoxies, alkyds, NC & acrylics. Max pigment concentration ? typical addition only 5?10% (up to 20?25%). VOC?free, lead?/cadmium?free, excellent heat/chemical/outdoor resistance. | Heavy?duty industrial: infrastructure, transport, oil & gas, protective coatings, primers. | Ralston |
Key IND Pro Advantages: Optimized pigment concentration for maximal opacity (only 5?10?dition typically sufficient); excellent alternatives to hazardous lead chromate pigments for yellow/orange/red shades; contains epoxy groups that react with epoxy coatings & alkyds, plus a long molecular tail that fixes colorant in PU coatings (prevents floating out, creates stability).
Ralston tinting systems enable “Colour on demand, faster delivery” — unlimited colours in any quantity, decentralized production closer to the customer, and reduced cost & transport time.
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